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Post by AcaciaPhoenix on Jul 24, 2005 19:51:49 GMT -5
The band I'm in decided to have a Pow wow tonight to figure out where the band is going and who does what etc., now when I first joined this band 11 yrs ago I was strictly a vocalist b/c that was what I went to a musically gifted children's high school for. After a year in the band, I was asked to hold chords on keyboard to help fill in sound because I can read music and I know how to play the piano a bit. I explained that I would do this until we had a permanent keyboardist b/c it was not my forte. It was agreed...it's now 9 yrs later and I'm STILL holding chords when we have someone already playing keyboards fully. AND at tonight's pow wow, someone who was SUPPOSED to be replacement keyboardist is going to be fronting the band and she wasn't even a full fledged band member, PLUS she can't sing very well and neither one (keyboardist and replacement) have my vocal range (3 octaves) but because she is thin, blonde and cute she is now the front person....I'm so upset!! Well excuse me if I'm fat and not that pretty, I thought that talent was most important. I even sing the majority of the songs that we play!!! So I must have SOMETHING!!! I guess what I'm most upset about is that I wasn't even given a chance to front the band. I mean I can dance around and talk to ppl, since I've already been doing that before on the songs that I was not playing on, but because I'm not a "looker" I dont get the job that I was trained since 13 yrs old to do! I really am feeling like shit right now.....
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Post by AlloriaDark on Jul 24, 2005 20:29:29 GMT -5
I know we already talked about this, but I just wanted to say you're awesome, don't let those idiots get you down.
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Post by AcaciaPhoenix on Jul 25, 2005 18:09:34 GMT -5
Thanks! but you know what, I'm still down lol but I'll get over it. Been thinking that it's about time I went my merry little way and let them go on without me.
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Post by backlash on Jul 26, 2005 11:46:36 GMT -5
Talent is Talent I can tell you from personal experience that in the long haul talent wins out everytime. I mean look at the Rolling stones they're about the butt ugliest bunch I've ever seen and could give a tinkers damn about looks.Besides if you look at all the really successful bands that have compiled decades of music you'll find very few super model types.The reality is they can talk the talk and walk the walk. So hang in there stick to your guns and when it counts (scouts)they'll be watching the crowd reaction to the music and not who the anorexic is.
PEACE OUT
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