Rock and roll can bring families together.
After years of failing to be a guitar player in a band, I found myself, one whirlwind weekend about four years ago, in a band. Then we played out, and I became a performing musician. We played shows for a while before (almost as the punch line to a song) the drummer moved away and the band broke up. Then I joined another band, suffered through a lineup change which ultimately improved everything, recorded and released an album, and has played out of town gigs. Then I started a solo career. Eventually, I will scam some musicians into helping record my own solo project. In addition to all this, I now even have a side project.
Playing music has always been a release for me. When I started playing in bands, it became deeper than just releasing tension. Playing out was even better. When I started doing solo shows, I began to be able to articulate what music did for me: it made me calm, gave me confidence, minimized my mental issues, and made me feel more complete, both as a person and as an artist.
Today, I discovered another added benefit.
I was starting to get my stuff together for side project practice, when my daughter came up to me and asked (as only she could) "Wanna play?" I gently explained to her that while I would love to play, I had band practice and had to go play rock and roll. She looked at me and almost pleadingly said "I wanna go rock and roll with you ."
Rock and roll might not be able to save the world, but it definitely can melt your heart
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