Telecaster Guitar Forum - View Single Post - Which is more important, skill or passion?

tjalla · May 26th, 2008, 03:27 PM

I agree with the oxygen/gravity analogy... why chose?

But if we must, I think it depends on context...

1) If I'm fronting the band, I'd prefer to have skilled musos backing me
2) If I'm a (hopefully capable) sideman, I wouldn't mind trying to make a passionate frontperson sound the best he/she can while delivering his/her energy
3) 'Passion only' might work more in a live audience
4) I'd opt for skill if I knew the music was going to be recorded.

Its harder to find 'passion without skill' that transfers to tape well. (Unless maybe we're talking some old backalley acoustic blues, but that's a whole different story)

May 26th, 2008, 03:27 PM	#25 (permalink)
tjalla Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 1,869 7 Photos	I agree with the oxygen/gravity analogy... why chose? But if we must, I think it depends on context... 1) If I'm fronting the band, I'd prefer to have skilled musos backing me 2) If I'm a (hopefully capable) sideman, I wouldn't mind trying to make a passionate frontperson sound the best he/she can while delivering his/her energy 3) 'Passion only' might work more in a live audience 4) I'd opt for skill if I knew the music was going to be recorded. Its harder to find 'passion without skill' that transfers to tape well. (Unless maybe we're talking some old backalley acoustic blues, but that's a whole different story)