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Your age v playing in a band !

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  • #32
    Rigsby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,457 ✭✭✭Rigsby


    Insect Overlord wrote: »
    I'm 21, and was singing with a band for about 5 months. The other three lads were between 8 and 9 years older than me, and they elected to kick me out after I missed two rehearsals in a row. I don't know if my age played a part in their decision, but it sucked anyway...

    'twas fun while it lasted I suppose.


    You cant really blame them for for dropping you from the band if you are not going to show up for rehearsals. I'd say their thinking was, "if we can make the time available for practice, then so should he". I doubt if your age played a part here, or they would not have taken you on in the first place.


  • #33
    secondattempt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 98 ✭✭secondattempt


    I think it comes down to (younger) people generally wanting to hang around with people their own age group. They are looking for friends as much as anything else in many cases. I can understand the prejudice, I think when you are 20, 26 just sounds incredibly old.

    I recently came across a 19 yr old with very similar interests to me who wanted to start a band. He baulked when he heard I was 27. He's going to have to look a long time to meet a 3rd Irish person with the same interests.

    At the same time I work with a band with an age range of 19/20 to 24 and they dont notice any difference between them and me (maybe because I dont look old).

    It's a very unfair thing really but I think general band- seeking expectations are unrealistic. There's so many people looking for the perfect band so they can "make it" not realising the sheer years of effort that's involved in half making it and being an also ran.

    I say this as I'm on the edge of being an also ran and heading for thirty.


  • #34
    Flynner64
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 77 ✭✭Flynner64


    hey guys, try being 45 and starting back drumming after a few years retired, and see the ageism.....

    and my influences would be Chad Smith and tre cool, so not exactly ancient school !


  • #35
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 31,026 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    Rigsby wrote: »
    You cant really blame them for for dropping you from the band if you are not going to show up for rehearsals. I'd say their thinking was, "if we can make the time available for practice, then so should he". I doubt if your age played a part here, or they would not have taken you on in the first place.

    Captain Obvious strikes again...


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