12 Things Musicians Do That We're All Sick Of
From hogging the communal guitar, showing up late for everything to continually reminding people that your band was "on tour."
In the recent-ish video below, Steve-san Onotera—better known to some as the Samurai Guitarist—presents 12 things musicians do that we're all sick of.
The list includes hogging the communal guitar, showing up late for everything and continually reminding people that your band was "on tour."
"Unless you're throwing televisions out the window of a Holiday Inn with Celine Dion, I'm not sure anyone cares," Onotera says in the clip, which he posted back in February.
Check out all the tips—which are less obvious than the three listed above—in the video.
For more videos by the Samurai Guitarist, be sure to follow him on YouTube.
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Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums. He now plays in two NYC-area bands.
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