by Johnny Conga » Tue Jan 13, 2004 6:42 pm
Well after being in Seattle for more than a year, I have to tell you it isn't cracked up to be what I thought it would be. The bands here "play for FREE". The musicians don't have any kind of seriousness about them and don't consider music playing anything to be serious about. As they say here "it's just another gig", which offends me, personally. They don't even want to rehearse here. Most gigs are for the door or for FREE. It took me 3 months to get a bunch of guys to learn 12 of my tunes-3 months to learn 12 tunes, can u imagine that? Then nobody wants to commit to anything. Once again that west coast mentality, of yea whatever!. I am very dissapointed in Seattle's music scene, with a lot of talent here and going nowhere with it, seems a bitter shame. I mention the word "tour" and everybody cringes or their too comfortable in their element and don't want to upset it. I rocked the boat here and I've been "tagged" grumpy and complainer, well "dont give me any ammunition and I won't shoot you"! I say. So maybe in about 6 months I may be going back to my band in Miami, which is still happening and I already have a good paying gig waiting for me come June, should I decide to go back. This story is not over by a long shot........At your Sevice...JC JOHNNY CONGA...