ADMITTING THE TRUTH (and it might p*ss you off)
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Not only for playing bass... for everything in life IMHO.
Yep, my comment was the same. People don't want to put in the effort anymore. I don't know what's going on.
@@nautilaz dopamine addiction maybe?
Instant (small) gratification and lipstick effect?
Not good for humankind, I suppose.
Ah... I'm speaking about myself: I was practicing then your notification came and here I am.
Not good for me neither. I'm losing the focus I used to have.
exactly, I just shared this on FaceBook and tagged some friends that are a mess.
Só true.
Instant gratification I agree.
Excellent points. But the flip side is knowing when to quit, knowing you've gotten as good as you're gonna get, knowing your own limitations, knowing about diminishing returns, knowing how much you're willing to sacrifice to improve another 5%.
Thank you! As a 62 year old guy that has never grown up and truly been responsible to myself this hits home. So many wasted days, weeks, and years when I could have been applying myself in meaningful ways. The good news is that I still have Today. It is all I will ever have. God bless you and all you love.
Right there with you, Brian. Wasting one's time, energy, and talent is a horrific betrayal to oneself; and I am more than guilty. I wish I would have learned these lessons early in life, but alas, I didn't. While I can't speak for women, I can say that for men, flailing around meaninglessly for years, decades even, is at epidemic proportions.
Vision and focus.....consider your reason and pick your toolbox wisely. Want to stand out? Stand strong and make the bricks from mud.....mine the ore and forge your own signature sword....keeping up with the Jones's is not only pointless but dangerous....I know many musicians that were so good at the everyday everybody everywhere.....they never became them.
I'm 62 as well Brian, and I feel as if I've just been lectured by my dad from when I was 14. My problem is that I have no willpower. None at all. I was born without it. My philosophy has always been "if at first you don't succeed, f**k it"! It's worked well for me though - I've been married and divorced three times and I now live in a grotty little flat over a cake shop dreaming of what could have been. But without willpower, it couldn't 'have been' so I'm blameless! ;)
Totally my situation at 61 yrs., however I'm turning the page on my playing and study as well. Very good advice Scott and Brian.
I’m also 62. I’m not as good as I used to be. I don’t expect I’ll ever get back to that level. That said, I’m very happy I can still participate with friends.
Not just a lesson on musicianship, but a lesson in life. Thanks!
Just wanted to say thanks to you and SBL I officially passed my first band audition I’ve been watching you and playing for 1 year and 3 months and I’m now the bassist for the Crossover-Thrash band Major Malfunction
Thank you Scott for making my dream come true continuing to help me learn and advance. You are amazing ❤
The journey has just begun homie!!! Keep it up! It’s a life long quest of what are you made of!
Love that band name!
You're absolutely and unquestionably right Scott... That's what we all need. I guess, I've never heard anyone expressing this simple, but powerful message so clearly and so accurately! Thank you so much for your motivation!
Dang dude, this is something everyone 25 and older needs to hear! Yeah it applies to becoming the best musician you can be, but also the best PERSON you can be! Well said, Devine!
It's never offending to hear someone loves you. Thanks Scott! ❤
Came for the bass lessons, stayed for the life lessons
The motivational speech we all need in life. As a new father I’m always going to use a speech like this with my daughters to push them to their full potential. Thanks man! Happy bass playing
This is so true, I’m a drummer who dabbles with bass and couldn’t agree more with this. I’ve hit walls in my playing and found it hard to knock them down. Found it easy to sit in my comfort zone though lack of self parenting and really difficult to push myself to practice what I needed to rather than just play and maintain my level. Wise words Scott, love the channel, keep up the great work my man.
I’m a pianist but this applies to us all. Great advice
“It’s really, really simple to get what you want, but it’s not easy.” Agreed!
Powerful stuff, Scott! I wasn't really expecting that. Your message hits hard because it is the raw truth, not just about playing bass, but also about life. I'm 68 and just getting back into bass and this has really inspired me. Thank you and a big hug. 😀
Your message is so timely, Scott! I found my stride with SBL in 2018, but then had to stop for health reasons. My bass and the deluxe strap that SBL gifted me for the Deep Practice Challenge are next to my bed for when I'm ready.
62 years old and I still struggle with this. This is one of the best videos I have ever seen! And it applies not only to bass playing and musicianship, but to EVERY aspect of life! Thank you so very much for this video! Instead of only a "like" or "dislike" option I wish there was a "love" option as well, I would definitely be pounding it! Thanks again!
I’m 61, I have a year extra for using my time well 🙄
Thank you for saying something incredibly important that every single person (including myself) needs to hear sometimes but very few people stand up and say it. There is not shortcut to hard work and determination. Keep up the killer vids man!
Thanks for the true inspiration. I am 62 as well and spent 40 years as a not very good bass player. Always a noodler, never making progress,
lost in the fantasy of being a real musician. What you speak of is so true. Stagnation has too much gravity at times it seems. When Covid hit I decided to really learn, practice and apply myself to learning and playing the bass. I have learned the value of focused, sustained effort resulting in accomplishment in other areas of life. So I practice for an hour every day, my only backsliding is playing the same thing over and again at times. I know better though so working on technique, theory, endurance and musicality. My sessions could use more structure, but I have made what I consider to be great progress. My view on life has become more realistic as I have gotten older, but the motivation is actually stronger. Thanks for speaking truth to bass players
Man I have been following you since way back! You and now also your team deserves a huge shout out and a thanks for all you have done for bass players out there. We live in a crasy time but one of the benefits is this wast amount of knowledge that are available for free! Keep it up! You are an inspiration, not just as a bass player and teacher but as a human being!!
Scott, you are my rock star teacher and inspiration to keep getting better. I am so proud to be a founding LIFE TIME member from your early days here on TH-cam. I don't comment much within the SBL forum but the lineup of great sharing players and teachers is out of this world. Oh, I just turned 64 (I think there's a song similar to my age..but moving on) and have been playing since 14, still grinding and learning how to still get better with my true passion which is playing bass. You spoke truth and dropped the mike on self discipline and clear direction in always working on your craft.
Thanks for the motivational words Scott, this is a lesson for life, I needed to hear that in the current moment of my life. Keep pushing!
A great message said simply and directly. It affects every area of life too. Time for me to pause, think and take action. Thanks Scott.
Loved this. We *all* need to hear this every now & again. And this is for every aspect of life, not just bass advice.
True for everything in Life Scott. I spend time each day learning about music (how it works and why it works), working on my skill set with the instrument, and playing it and having fun at the end of the hard stuff. I have gone from knowing nothing to being pretty useful in a band and also have a lot of enjoyment as a result of the effort put in. Keep up the good work!
Totally right Scott! And this principle applies to so much more than just music.
Here, here! Thanks for this Scott. We all want to be better bass players, and have success, and sometimes we forget that the hard work and perseverance comes first. keep up the good work!
This is so true! Nothing will come all by itself. I play the bass every single day for at least 10 minutes, not noodling away but really focussing on patterns that I find hard to play. I isolate them, analyze them and play them over and over and over again. This strategy has worked miracles for me. Currently, I am learning Teen Town by Jaco Pastorius. Initially, everything went wrong and I felt like a complete loser on the instrument. But I persevered and now I almost have the tune under my fingers. It's all about self discipline and dedication.
As a parent (and bass player) I want to thank you for this. Very to the point and just full of truth. I'll be showing it to my teens now, including my son who's just taken up bass. Stellar talk for musicianship, exams, life in general.
Thanks so much! Some of us need to hear this now and again. We all know its true but being reminded of it once in awhile is always a good thing.
That's even not a "harsh" truth - it's just... normal. It's even somehow inspiring. If I have responsibility - then and only then I have all the power in my hands and it elates.
Thank you, Scott, for your SBL, sadly, I can't pay from Russia anymore, hope, one day I will return back.
Thanks for giving us this reminder.. This is how it always must be in every single day of our lives, Thank you so much!!!
Preach! You got to put in the WORK! Too many people are so obsessed with gear but fail to put in the work to take the gear into it’s full potential.
It's a great message. Thank you so much. We all need to hear that.
As some have already mentioned, this is a life lesson for everything we do. Not just Bass. Man, I feel INSPIRED!!! Thanks Scott.
Great message. Empowering too as it points out that it's in your grasp to be as good as the people you envy.
Scott, you are a Sage.
Wonderful advice.
No one can control effort for another.
Only you can do that for yourself.
Damn it Scott I just turned 70. You are so spot on. And I love playing my guitar. But I just never seem to achieve that higher level of capability. But I am taking your advise an will put myself in harms way by scheduling a few gigs this summer. Yes. I am going to put myself out there. I’ve played in bands but this is a whole different gig. Me playing and singing by myself. I ve been retired for 6 years from my day job telling myself I am preparing myself to able to play solo gigs. It’s time! Thank you for this wonderful video. I also sent it to my granddaughter who seems to be lost at 16.
I will play this video everyday till I successful play that first solo gig!
Well said Scott. As an older guy I (64) I still feel young. But sometimes when I want to push (gently and polite) my musical friends to a higher level I feel misunderstood. I consider myself as a modest musician with a good packech of experience (started on guitar at the age of 13, teaching myself chords, and went to the bass at 17). Never the less all these beautiful musical years I try to get beter by puching myself to do the work. Transcribing the chords of the songs for the keys, guitars and the bass lines, isolate sertain parts. A lot of work that is not seen by the listeners and even colleague musicians. All by all I love doing this. Thank for your passionate testimony. Keep up the good vibes. Cheers Jan
man im having a pretty hard moment in this time in my life and i really needed to hear this, not only to improve my playing skills also for another situations that are happening in my life now, thank you very much, with love from México!
It does not piss us off Scott, thank you. I know I need talks like this myself, and I do want to keep learning this great instrument. I find these videos inspiring me to stop being lazy and practice, I know I feel better about my free time when I do and I enjoy it. I also appreciate the SBL emails I receive that remind me to practice if life gets busy and I fall behind in my practicing.
Thanks for sharing Scott!
We do need to pick ourselves up and start doing the things we already knew that where supposed to do them.
Great video, amazing message, very motivational. Thanks 🙏
I have said this same thing to my kids and others, but it's still good to hear for myself. You only get out of it what you put into it. If you really push yourself, you will eventually surprise yourself
Hey dude just want to let you know your message is well received and I absolutely agree with you. I only just started realizing the potential I had, of course life is complicated and sometimes you need to clean out the gutters of your mind before you can even begin to think about pursuing an art form like this. Advice to anyone out there who feels triggered: you need to do some deep cleaning of your mind. You need to pay attention to why you do what you do. Why are you getting distracted, why are you abusing drugs…cover your bases: getting enough sleep, diet, exercise and then start meditating. Process all your shit. When your mind is clear enough, you can actually decide if this is what you wanna focus on, instead of half assing every bit of something you do, you can channel your energy into becoming a master of something.
Wise words for life. I needed to hear that at this very moment. You're right. Thanks Scott.
Words well said! Started my SBL journey at 65 years young October 2022. Never played bass before and now pick it up for an hour every day. Love SBL!
One of the best motivational (and analythical) speeches ever heard. And not only about music! Hats off.
I needed this. Thanks a lot. Great life lesson too❤
I needed to hear this so much. Thank you ❤
Absolutely bang on correct Scott! This is a message for all times and every thing in life.
This is a fundamental truth that applies to life itself. Anyone not willing to accept and adopt it is setting themselves up for failure or at best mediocre outcomes in their life’s endeavors. Great results require great effort. Thank you for your teachings and solid advise.
Excellent message and so happy it wasn’t just an ad for SBL!
Dead on correct Scott. This is way deeper than just learning bass. This is pretty much all aspects of life. Thanks for the honestly!
most important video message. parenting yourself is important on so many levels, even when applying yourself to learning new things!!!
Thank you for everything, Scott and all at SBL
Preaching to the choir here.... I'm in my early mid 60's and over the last couple of years I've only gotten better thanks to channels like this. I am a progressive rock, blues and country player that has chosen to step out of my comfort zone and really sit down and push myself at getting a better grasp on understanding scales and shapes etc and now I can really hear it in my playing when I record. Something worth a mention: Some people no matter what the instrument is they play are naturally wired to be able to learn and play really technical stuff with little effort because they are just wired that way while others are only able to ace simpler styles of music but regardless you're correct that in the end you have to seriously apply yourself no matter how you are musically wired especially if you're someone who wants to stay busy gigging. I started off on guitar and that really helped me on bass and in my opinion the better bass players start off as piano player and/or rhythm guitar player.
Words of wisdom that hold so true in so many ways. Appreciate you and.your passion.
Needed this!!! Thank You!!!!!
Scott, spoken really well.
I've been a member of SBL since 2016.
I'm now gigging n 2 bands.
And working on playing piano again and relearning to sing correctly.
I've personally as always said
"Work with people who are bigger, better and that's the
push for me to b better everyday
It is a commitment
Thank u Sir
Great words of wisdom that need to be said every day... Thank you Scott!!
So true, I'm parenting myself since I was 14 and I've broken so many barriers. It's all in yourself, mainly the responsibility for yourself. Although I have to say that really much is depending on your own true goals. And there may be outer circumstances and obstacles that can hit you and hinder your path.
Well said Scott! I completely agree. I do wish that my family and people around me enrolled to music school when I showed interest of singing and playing string instrument in my teenage years but I cannot dwell on that since I have, now, and have had opportunities in the past to do better.
True Sir! Thanks for the reminder!
I just sent this to my kids, hopefully they will listen more to you than me.😊 Thank you.
Needed this today... appreciate the tough love 👊🏿
So needed!
Probably the best music lesson most of us needed to hear! Thanks Scott
Loved that little pep talk 😉 and it’s so true.
Shoving that damn cake in my face, virtually speaking -too easy.
And as someone else said, it goes for everything in life, that.
Thanks Scott ☺️
needed this in general Scott, life and music, thanks Scott.
Absolutely love this video, and thank you for saying it.
100% right. I may come home from work tired and hungry. But I still take out the bass for at least an hour or more learning riffs.
Thank you manf for this injection of thruth, your words apply to every realistic goal a human mind sets! Thanks a lot!
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about (and struggling with) self discipline. Not just in music but with everyday living. I think it’s the same idea as what you call parenting yourself, which is a great way to think about it
Hey scott thanks man for kick in the arss
That is so much truth. Great motivation im horribly guilty as well in the fact of the getting out there more and just not in church venues , stopped olaying out @52 now 62 dude so many greats on your show and podcast. Dont think i can catch up but not going down without trying Kick butt man
“It’s so simple to know what you have to do to get the results that you want but it’s just not easy to do it.”❤
Great Life Message! 👍🏾👏🏾👏🏾
great comments Scott. I had not heard the phrase 'parenting ourselves' but it makes perfect sense. Thanks man !
Best lesson ever !! Loved it. Very true!! Thank you.
I really needed to hear this. Thanks a lot, Scott 🙏
Damn Scott. it's like you read my mind- just yesterday I was sitting thinking to myself "Yeah, dude you can play a bunch of licks or play along with a bunch of tunes, but you still can't play bass, i.e., hold down the bottom end properly within the context of a group/band- you still suck" - good news is I was able to come to that realization because I have been putting the time in for the last several months on a daily basis and as a result I've gotten a better understanding of my weaknesses/shortcomings...words can't express how motivational this clip is to an already "somewhat" motivated person. Thank you for those words of wisdom and inspiration my bass brother.🙏🏽
So true. Thank you, Scott!
Agree, and needed to hear it and hear it often. Thanks Scott
So true for all our endeavours. And we all need reminding. Often.
#Truth Time commitments are tough these days. But it has to be done. Keep speaking the truth, Scott! However difficult it is to hear, we need to hear it!
Dealing with this now. When I studied classical piano in college I was on a routine, if I didn’t practice and consistently get better, I got bad grades. I had to dial it in. Now 4 years later I’ve started learning Bass and have a good foundation but I know I can do so much more. It’s time to get back to the days of wanting to just be better. Going to pick up my bass everyday now. Rock on 🤟🏾
I've been playing bass for 16 years now. And for me it's a weekend hobby. I play classic rock and Metal songs. And after all these years I only consider myself as an ok bass player. But I know it's my fault for not pushing myself farther and advancing myself to become a better bass player. But I'm totally ok with that because I'm happy with my playing abilities and having fun on the weekends. My goals for playing bass was never to join a band and play. It was always meant to learn the songs that I really like and play as a hobby on the weekends. So I've never really felt the need to push myself harder and to learn more and become a great bass player. But I understand what you're saying Scott. You are a really great teacher and you really give great advice to people.🙂🤘
THANK YOU ... for taking the time and effort to state the obvious for everyone who needed to hear it!
Great word, Scott! I've always had desire and inspiration, but have lacked discipline. Making excuses is far easier than making progress. Time for a change!
So true, but I'd never thought about it in that way before. A real lesson for life, thank you.
I was really worried that this would be an ad for a course or something, but it's honestly just some damn good advice! I think we all needed this wakeup call. I really appreciate it.
Great message Big brother
Thanks Scott. Well said and appreciated. At 62, I can look back and see the start, stop, and start again fueled by self doubt. Once I realized yes I can, if I am willing to stay focused and put in the work, things changed. My work habits changed. And it is paying off. My playing is noticeably improved from what it was 5 years ago.
Thank you! I needed to hear that for myself and my boys.
I'm a guitarist primarily, but about a year ago I really started pushing myself to learn how to play bass like a bass and not a guitar. I had to unlearn so many habits that I'd developed over decades, but once I started to develop good bass habits my music buddies really noticed and we started a cover band. We're all playing instruments that aren't our primary instruments, and it's been so fun watching each other "start over" but quickly become skilled enough to play songs together. If I hadn't dedicated myself to practicing for hours a day there's no way I'd feel comfortable being the bassist in a band, even if it's just for fun. Now I'm catching up to the REAL bass player in the group, and I think he's a little jealous.
That sounds like a blast! Enjoy!
Thank you!! Needed that!! Watched it twice to really get it to sink in.❤
This message came at the perfect time for me. Thank you, Scott.
This is the real lesson ! Thank you Scott.
Thank you for the motivation!
Wise words. Thanks for the motivation.
One of the things I love about SBL is that (despite the clickbait titles on YT videoes) it is always clear that you have to put in the work to get results.
Amen! Preach on Brother Scott!😊