to push yourself creatively.
[WM] Whether from your own experience, or think that those kinds of things go hand in hand
from watching those around you, could you with your spiritual awareness. If you don’t know
[WM] We all have dreams, and being able to describe the phases of musical and spiritual the songs on Sunday and you’re so worried
play one’s favorite instrument to packed venues maturity that accompany the journey from about not knowing the songs, you’re going to
is one of the things that many people aspire to playing for your own glory to playing for a be so focused on yourself that you’re going to
when they first start playing. Did you? purpose greater than oneself? miss what’s happening. So, I think discipline to
[David] Oh, for sure, even with what I’m [David] I think it takes discipline. I think as a where you feel confident in what you’re doing,
doing now I’ve been very nostalgic because I musician it’s really easy to have an inner critic, goes hand in hand.
grew up listening to Passion albums, and it’s and the inner critic tends to want to focus on kind of surreal. Just always listening to this you even when you’re playing in a worship If we hit a wrong note not only does everyone
conference, I’ve never actually been to it, and setting. Because every musician can criticize hear it but also, they feel it. It’s like if the drummer
it’s surreal just being here. Like there have been their own playing, and what is the act of misses the kick on one beat, everyone’s heart
a million Passions and so many people have criticizing? It’s putting the spotlight on your own stops for a second. Maybe keyboard players
come on stage, and it’s so cool to kind of like… faults and that is focusing on you. and guitar pedals can hide the wrong note a
silence the critic, and to rehearse the music to
it is essentially a bucket list thing for me to say
little, unless the wrong note is delayed a little,
I’ve been able to do that. When I was fourteen I think if we can silence the inner critic and be and learning bass and playing at church I never super disciplined on that and with our practice thought I would be in one of those conferences. time, if we can practice well, I think that we [WM] If I’m truthful, there are times that I allow
I’m twenty years into playing and I’m still getting can show up and if we know the music well myself to point people’s praise inwards and
excited about new things. enough we don’t have to think about what we not upwards. While it’s always great to know
are doing. We can focus on everything else. I that people appreciate what we’re doing, what
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you’re out on your own there.
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