Letters to the Editor
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Playing vs. Performing
There's a difference between getting together with friends, making music and having fun and performance aimed at fame.
Sorting out the music from the fame is the key and in my mind they're two different things that many folks writing comments here have assumed go together.
Making music isn't all about performance: if you make music and no one is listening it's still great fun. If your aim is to get girls to swoon over you, that's a different story. Sort that out and you're on your way, either back to the cubicle or to buying a drum kit, guitar, or both.
If you just want to make music and have fun and keep your expectations for recognition beyond your immediate group low, there's little stopping you and my guess is in Portland (and almost anywhere else) there are enough folks just like you who want to make music so that you'll have little trouble putting a band together.
Want to dream? Watch The Commitments.