For years I dreamed of someday being in a band, this is going back as far as elementary school when I still didn’t even own an instrument.
- I received my first guitar when I was 13-years-old and practiced any chance I got.
However, I never found a group of like-minded friends interested in starting a band, at least not until my early 30s. Sure, I had friends that played drums, bass, and keyboards, but they were all from different friend groups and none ever expressed any interest in playing music collectively. Once I got to college and nothing materialized, I figured that my chance of playing in a band had long passed me. I still practiced whenever I had the chance, but I stopped thinking about playing in a real band by that point. This all changed when I formed a group of friends with a bunch of coworkers from my office because we’re all musicians. Incredibly enough, we all have a number of bands that we all like mutually, so we sort of fell into being a band after getting together at one of our houses to play as a group one night. Now we rent out a practice space at a nearby recording studio two to three times a month so we can practice for our monthly gig at the big tavern in our city’s industrial district. While some of the band members are not weed smokers, the bassist and I are passionate medical cannabis patients. We recently started smoking cannabis with each other after our band practices as a way to unwind. It’s a great way to feel content and calm after a long day of stress and hard work. I love playing music, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t require a lot of skill and concentration at the same time.