My duo partner and I, who have been playing some of his originals for years and of course know them cold, often say "you don't HAVE to be thinking about what you're playing/singing, but you better not be thinking about something else".
When you're familiar with a song it's easy to let the mind wander to the hot bar maid, that guy standing in back with his arms crossed, the cappuccino machine, the poor EQ or mix you hear in the monitor, etc, etc, etc. Mental discipline keeps it from being a train wreck.
Last edited by Kerbie; 03-19-2018 at 05:04 PM.
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