Mike

Mike.

What can I say about this guy? He means a lot to me, not only musically but also as a friend and a confidant. This guy really has the drive and the talent to keep going in the music world. He is, and what I should use, as in inspiration to keep going on musically. Especially in a time where motivation has run a little thin for me. Well, I don’t know if this is an accurate statement or not. I mean, I really do want to more of a “musician” it is just that I have lacked the energy. Mike always has time to do something…even when he really doesn’t have the time too, you know!? That guy works so many hours in probably a high stress job, but he is always up to rehearsing. Then he can still go home after practice and think musically. He still will stay up late nights getting into various other things, and do the very same thing again the very next day. I don’t know where he gets the energy. I really don’t. He has always been like that in the 6 years or so that I have worked with him in a musical capacity. It is just truly an inspiration for me.

I can look at him and get motivated. I have to, at this point. I need to get out of the current “rut” that I am in. He is the one person that I should try to be. He just always thinks about music and ways to create, record, or practice it. That is what I should be doing. As hard as I try, right now, I just can’t seem to get off of the ground.

I want to be a better musician. As of now, I wouldn’t exactly say to people that I am a musician, or at least a very good one at all. I wouldn’t even say that I am even close to being a musician in the local music scene, and I want to. It’s something that I have always wanted. As long as I can remember, I have been listening to music. Having the chance to be in a band once before and playing around town, has made me want to continue that.

That is where Mike comes in. He seems to be the person that can help me continue to pursue just what I want to do. I can only hope to, one day, be as talented and driven as he is.

I guess what I am also getting at, is that I want to thank him for just being him. Now, it is my turn to hopefully do the same for him.

Thank you Mike.