Rock Musician -R- You

Cleveland OH

Description

I do this as a creative outlet, not fame, fortune, or ego trippin. However, should I come across up a few other die hard artist that I can live, work, and cooperate with creatively, I wouldn't turn down all the trappings. Are there no other artists kicking around in this town that want to do this just to make music? That have had enough of same old shit show and potentially wouldn't mind getting out of this city, even if it's for a day or two at a time? "Lightning in the Bottle" theory is what I'm seeking, where there's not a lot thinking about it and it basically just happens. I'm looking for 3/4 other people that have the talent and tenacity to do something, right or wrong but definitely not the same old. Preferably, persons that have writing, singing, and above average performing skills and that too, look the part. I'm not interested in long drawn out rehearsals, endless pissing and moaning about why it can't be done. This can be done on the cheap, if your a musician worth your salt, you should be able to pick up the gist of what I got in short amount of time. I'd like to perfect and record some of the pieces I've got and hopefully you've a few of your own to add. To start, do it here at a few places, see if has any appeal and if so take it to nearby major cities, hopefully, doing it in good to better venues and it at least covers costs, so you'd better be pretty good at it for very little pay. Here's the problem I've been having, practically every other musician is telling me if there's no greasing my palm, not interested. Or it's... you don't have a rehearsal room with a PA and AC, not interested and the ever present you don't want to do covers and you don't do any Whitesnake, Poison, or Skynyrd... not interested. I'm a rhythm guitarist, I sing, I write. I'm looking for a lead, bass, drummer and maybe keys. What I do is simple blues rock -n-roll, in the light of... Stones-Muse-Doors-White-Blk Crows-Zeppelin-Blk Sabbath-Chuck Berry-ZZ Top-Elvis- John Kay-Who-Cult-Hendrix-Pretenders-etc... If you're interested in talking about it, you're going to have to meet me in person, here's why... I've heard some good recording, though in many instance were attached to people I wouldn't want to through my lot in with for a variety of reasons. You'll just have to take my word my kung fu is as good as yours and in most cases probably better. Please don't bother me if you're not a serious artist, open to a variety of genre, don't understand subtilty of constructing music or just don't care to understand anything and nothing is worth playing if it's not cranked to 10. Photo: Olya Volgina