You've lost that lovin' feeling

Benito · 11-11-2009, 08:44 AM

Hey, recently I seem to have lost all motivation to play, either with my band or just for the hell of it, I have missed gigs and rehearsals through just not wanting to play anymore, does anyone else feel the same way? or felt this way? how did you get past it and re-discover the 'lovin feeling?' even my recent purchase of an original '81 JCM 800 4010 combo has not enticed me into playing more, I used to practice about 6+ hours a day back when i was 15-19, now I have just turned 30 and it just feels dead.

I guess it started about 2 years ago, my band at the time was making somethig of it, record company interest (no really!) and a supporting gig with Bowling For Soup (yeah we played fun punk-pop) but then our drummer moved away, and we hired a new drummer, who was already playing with the other 4 guys as a covers band, and we seemed to just work on getting me into the covers and let the original side fall to the wayside, now 2 years later no-one wants to play the original stuff anymore and i really don't know why??? now we just play the usual pub-rock covers set down the 'Dog & Duck' archetypal pub, ok it maynever have worked out as it so often does but, at least we would have given it a shot?

OR am i just bitching about nothing?

rockinr0ll · 11-11-2009, 10:03 AM

It sounds like you are motivated but your band isn't interesting to you anymore. Move on?

rockinr0ll · 11-11-2009, 10:04 AM

I'm a lot younger but have had similar experience... I find if I go my own way with music than I can keep happy with it, if others want to join in fine..

Gtrman58 · 11-11-2009, 01:06 PM

Sounds to me like your a bit burnt out at the moment. Happens to everyone. You need to get away from it for awhile and pursue other interests. Soon you'll probably be back at it full force! I was away from music for years... there was a time when I put down my guitar and thought I'd never pick it up again.

I recenly read that Les Paul did the same thing. For like most of the 60's he never played a note. Then he came back with a vengence.
A break might do ya wonders!

American Viking · 11-11-2009, 02:52 PM

sounds like you need to find some new dudes.

if i had to play covers every day i'd ask one of you to just take me out behind the barn and put me down.

carnada · 11-11-2009, 06:04 PM

start another band

Benito · 11-12-2009, 07:03 AM

Thanks chaps, I decided to leave my band last night at rehearsal, they were all cool with it, and now I can concentrate on getting my mojo back

Just need to chill out for a bit and decide what type of venture is next.

G60_dave · 11-15-2009, 10:21 AM

I play 3 times a week and occassionally feel this way. Sometimes the money motivates me (average about £200 a week from gigs) sometimes getting blind drunk and thinking Im Jimi or Jimmy does it. We are there to entertain but god its fun to play for yourself.
I was in a signed band and did very well out of it, now its covers with a day job but its all rock n roll. The joy I see on punters faces when I play a kings of leon, U2 or Men at work song motivates me enough.
I gig crappy pubs with about £5k worth of stuff, JUST FOR ME. The audience doesnt care that I have old guitars and amps but I do, and making noise makes my life better.

I could sit in the house watching X factor of a weekend...

Gtrman58 · 11-15-2009, 10:47 AM

You have to do what makes you happy! Sounds like it was time for a new band. Right now I am pretty much in the same spot. Making money is good but not always been the main motivation for anything I have done musically.
I have alway pretty much been a rock & roller but the alternative/country material I have written and recorded has gone alot farther than anything I have done in my past R&R lifetime.

Making music makes me happy. Writing and composing it I guess makes me happiest. When I have to catagorize my current genre as a artist....thats where I get into trouble.

thrawn86 · 11-18-2009, 01:51 AM

I think everyone hits a dry spot, sort of similar to 'writer's block', only for a musician. One thing I never did was intend to play for money, and I never will. Think of the things in life which motivate you most: Which would you do for free, without batting an eye?

As far as burnt out, remember: Lennon set his guitar down for years until he was ready to pick it up again.

11-11-2009, 08:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
Benito Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 21	You've lost that lovin' feeling Hey, recently I seem to have lost all motivation to play, either with my band or just for the hell of it, I have missed gigs and rehearsals through just not wanting to play anymore, does anyone else feel the same way? or felt this way? how did you get past it and re-discover the 'lovin feeling?' even my recent purchase of an original '81 JCM 800 4010 combo has not enticed me into playing more, I used to practice about 6+ hours a day back when i was 15-19, now I have just turned 30 and it just feels dead. I guess it started about 2 years ago, my band at the time was making somethig of it, record company interest (no really!) and a supporting gig with Bowling For Soup (yeah we played fun punk-pop) but then our drummer moved away, and we hired a new drummer, who was already playing with the other 4 guys as a covers band, and we seemed to just work on getting me into the covers and let the original side fall to the wayside, now 2 years later no-one wants to play the original stuff anymore and i really don't know why??? now we just play the usual pub-rock covers set down the 'Dog & Duck' archetypal pub, ok it maynever have worked out as it so often does but, at least we would have given it a shot? OR am i just bitching about nothing? __________________ I love it when a plan comes together.......... 1981 JCM 800 4010 Vox Valvetronix LE Gibson LP Studio..tweeked Gibson Nighthawk Special

11-11-2009, 10:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
rockinr0ll Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,602	Re: You've lost that lovin' feeling It sounds like you are motivated but your band isn't interesting to you anymore. Move on?

11-11-2009, 10:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
rockinr0ll Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,602	Re: You've lost that lovin' feeling I'm a lot younger but have had similar experience... I find if I go my own way with music than I can keep happy with it, if others want to join in fine..

11-11-2009, 01:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
Gtrman58 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: St. Louis, Mo. Posts: 191	Re: You've lost that lovin' feeling Sounds to me like your a bit burnt out at the moment. Happens to everyone. You need to get away from it for awhile and pursue other interests. Soon you'll probably be back at it full force! I was away from music for years... there was a time when I put down my guitar and thought I'd never pick it up again. I recenly read that Les Paul did the same thing. For like most of the 60's he never played a note. Then he came back with a vengence. A break might do ya wonders! __________________ 2009 JCM 2000 Dsl 100 JCM 900 LEAD 1960A MLB MC412A 1951 Fender Deluxe 2006 Hot Rod Deluxe 1995 Blues Junior 1995 Blues Deville Vox Path Finder 1982 Legend A 30 1980 Gibson Herritage Cherry Sunburst L.P. Standard 1980 Explorer White with gold HW 2000 52 Telecaster USA RI 1983 57 Strat LH USA RI 2003 57 Strat USA RI 1960 Silvertone Danelectro 1994 Fender P-bass 68 RI Acoustic guitars....not enough space to list !!!!!

11-11-2009, 02:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
American Viking Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Posts: 2,031	Re: You've lost that lovin' feeling sounds like you need to find some new dudes. if i had to play covers every day i'd ask one of you to just take me out behind the barn and put me down. __________________ Transformers inside amplifiers were not originally designed to be in there, and the tube was not created for the guitar amp. ANY recommended idle current is a guideline and in no way a necessary requirement. There is no skeleton key for any tube amp.

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11-11-2009, 06:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
carnada Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: 22 Acacia Avenue Posts: 1,199	Re: You've lost that lovin' feeling start another band

11-12-2009, 07:03 AM	#7 (permalink)
Benito Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 21	Re: You've lost that lovin' feeling Thanks chaps, I decided to leave my band last night at rehearsal, they were all cool with it, and now I can concentrate on getting my mojo back Just need to chill out for a bit and decide what type of venture is next. __________________ I love it when a plan comes together.......... 1981 JCM 800 4010 Vox Valvetronix LE Gibson LP Studio..tweeked Gibson Nighthawk Special

11-15-2009, 10:21 AM	#8 (permalink)
G60_dave Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Wirral UK Posts: 22	Re: You've lost that lovin' feeling I play 3 times a week and occassionally feel this way. Sometimes the money motivates me (average about £200 a week from gigs) sometimes getting blind drunk and thinking Im Jimi or Jimmy does it. We are there to entertain but god its fun to play for yourself. I was in a signed band and did very well out of it, now its covers with a day job but its all rock n roll. The joy I see on punters faces when I play a kings of leon, U2 or Men at work song motivates me enough. I gig crappy pubs with about £5k worth of stuff, JUST FOR ME. The audience doesnt care that I have old guitars and amps but I do, and making noise makes my life better. I could sit in the house watching X factor of a weekend...

11-15-2009, 10:47 AM	#9 (permalink)
Gtrman58 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: St. Louis, Mo. Posts: 191	Re: You've lost that lovin' feeling You have to do what makes you happy! Sounds like it was time for a new band. Right now I am pretty much in the same spot. Making money is good but not always been the main motivation for anything I have done musically. I have alway pretty much been a rock & roller but the alternative/country material I have written and recorded has gone alot farther than anything I have done in my past R&R lifetime. Making music makes me happy. Writing and composing it I guess makes me happiest. When I have to catagorize my current genre as a artist....thats where I get into trouble. __________________ 2009 JCM 2000 Dsl 100 JCM 900 LEAD 1960A MLB MC412A 1951 Fender Deluxe 2006 Hot Rod Deluxe 1995 Blues Junior 1995 Blues Deville Vox Path Finder 1982 Legend A 30 1980 Gibson Herritage Cherry Sunburst L.P. Standard 1980 Explorer White with gold HW 2000 52 Telecaster USA RI 1983 57 Strat LH USA RI 2003 57 Strat USA RI 1960 Silvertone Danelectro 1994 Fender P-bass 68 RI Acoustic guitars....not enough space to list !!!!!

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