Bad Art

As I was watching this, a thought hit me and I am totally bummed out right now.

I played a guitar solo at PC this weekend and it was bad.  It didn't sound too bad or sloppy or anything, but I just realized that it wasn't done well.

It was a simple four note lick I threw together during practice on Thursday night.  It was rough each time we played the song Thursday and I didn't even have it down during practice Saturday morning.

So one might ask why it was so bad if  I didn't screw  it up and it sounded okay...  Here's why. The part came to me like diarhea: all at once and without any special effort or thought. It was formed by the muddle of notes that have been backed up in my brain and it wasn't arranged in any intriuging way, didn't pay homage to the greatness of the song that it was in and it didn't lead into the next part of the song with grace and fluidity. I hadn't put half a second of thought into it before practice and I never polished it between practices.

I guess there is something to be said for improvising, but when I saw the skill of this big fella, I realized that when playing in front of people, and God as well, there is even more to be said for careful preparation and skillful execution.

That is all. 

This guy is good, but kinda annoying.

 also annoying but almost as intriguing