Finally, I found the mental clarity needed to let go of the gear, the idols and my underlying need to prove myself. The truth was, I’d always had everything I needed in myself and it was only my reluctance to leave the past behind stopping me. Letting Go (Almost) With renewed purpose to play and… Continue reading Falling Into the Double-Bass Trap: Part 6 – Letting Go and Moving On
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Falling Into the Double-Bass Trap: Part 5 – Recovery & Rebirth
A potential career-ending injury became the wake-up call I needed to rebuild everything — not just my technique, but my sense of self behind the kit. Reinvention #6 (Rebirth) The words of Billy Ward did eventually find a gap through my stubborn resistance to let go of the past, but only after experiencing the excruciating… Continue reading Falling Into the Double-Bass Trap: Part 5 – Recovery & Rebirth