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IMHO DukeX is SPOT ON -- I've only been doing solo gigs within the past year, with open mics and encouragement from friends and family being key. Lots of free advice from friends who told me that to get gigs I need to learn more current songs and do what they do. Well, I do mostly 50's - 80's "oldies" because I LIKE OLDIES, and I've gotta be me. I just do my own thing and don't worry about it. As a result, I'm having a blast, play about one gig a month (which is all want to do), and proud of the musical resume I'm building ! I'm just an average player with an average voice -- enjoying retirement! THANKS for a GREAT post Duke X ! Cheers!
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There's a local performer who plays solo backed by a raft of electronics ( backing tracks, drum machine etc).
I quickly realised that, although he didn't actually promote it, the impression given was that he was ripping out those Mark Knopfler et al solos during the song when actually be was just strumming rhythm, letting the backing track carry the tune. I initially felt somewhat ripped off by this until I looked around and realised that the vast majority of the crowd neither knew nor cared about the technicalities of the performance, they were just enjoying hearing some banging tunes being played live in the pub. Was he an imposter? Umm, still undecided....... |
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Imposter Complex. Oh yeah!
I had a twenty year career in a multinational computer company because the manager and HR people who were to interview me were off with flu and the only one available was an "undermanager" who discovered that I used to play rugby (left hook/wing) and a good pint of beer! I left secondary school at 18 whereas just about everyone in the company apart from the maintenance guys had one or more degrees in this and that. After that, I was recruited into a QUANGO (a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation) and I'm sure I got the job because I turned up with my left arm in a sling (cycling accident) after driving 40 miles to make the interview. That job lasted for seven years until Politics changed, then I was headhunted and found myself as a Economic Development Manager in a small office with Oxbridge types (one had a degree in Urban Development but was semi illiterate and sent his reports to me to put into readable English!) I had no imposter complex when I was a drummer after Ginger Baker watched me one night and told me that I was a good drummer. I had no imposter complex as a guitarist because I've always known my limitations, but made the best of my limited abilities. Now I'm retired, I'm amazed that we can still eat and pay the bills on my moderate pensions - seems I did something right!
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I know the feeling you are trying to get across though...I used to have some thoughts like that creeping in and rationalized past them. Better tools can help you learn better too, even if it is that it just motivates you more because you like and enjoy the instrument. Now that is a good thing, and it makes that instrument more justifiable. Having just recently received a higher end RainSong guitar, I also didn’t realize how badly my cheap Aria was playing. It was an impediment to learning relative to the RainSong.
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Yes Doctor, good session. You don’t mind just sending the bill do you? |
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I’m no fan of backing tracks. Lots of performers in my area (even bands) make a living playing to backing tracks. I don’t like backing tracks.
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If you suspect you're an imposter, you may have imposter complex.
If you know you're an imposter, and you're getting away with it - you've got (or possibly are lacking) something else.... |
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You have expressed my feelings exactly. Anything that I do, I could do better. But, if I do it, I love it. I never set out to be a "star", just love playing at the skill level I have at the time, whether it is day one with an old Kay guitar with strings way off the fingerboard, or strumming the Collings, I do it because I love the way I feel when and after I play.
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I feel the same, but I think the most important part of dealing with imposter syndrome is being ok with it. I have yet to learn how to play a guitar solo that goes beyond the pentatonic scale in first position, but that hasn't kept me from playing in various bluegrass outfits, including paid gigs. As long as people like what you do, by all means keep doing it.
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I feel like I am listening secretly to a confessional booth of over-the-hill guitar players. Wait, I may be describing myself.
I too should be better than I am after many years of guitar strumming, and occasional finger picking. And yes, my guitar is also much better than I am. But, Lordy, do I love the sounds my guitar can make when everything is right. And I do love to sing, so that part works out. But it does amaze me, that some neighbors come up to me and say... oh you're the guitar player guy. I am so honored to be thought of that way. I am (gulp) 78 and only in the last three years have I been playing in public. So, to you young whippersnappers...don't wait. Get out there and learn how to smile and keep going when you screw up. I feel incredibly blessed to have the opportunities to make some music at this stage in my life. Are there better musicians/guitar players/singers around me...absolutely...all the time. I am just happy they don't realize how limited my skills are...and they let me hang around. Enjoy life and make music.
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