Originally posted by Plexi Head
Ya make ya own luck in this world Bob.
I know this to be a fact.
I hate words being put into my mouth. Where did I say if you are succesful in the music business it makes you a good musician.
I didn't say that you did say that. What you said is this:
"By the way, if you could point me in the direction of your own acheivments in the music biz I would be interested seeing as you obviously have the know how and legendary status to so readily evaluate someone else who actually had a career."
Which translates essentially into this:
"Don't badmouth Mike or his playing unless you've released umpteen albums yourself, otherwise you don't know SHIT!"
I believe that, even as an UNSIGNED musician, I, as a bass player, can critique Mike all I fucking like.
You seem to think that's not the case, because I haven't recorded an album - or at least that's what you're insinuating, and I find that flawed logic.
I asked Dlok what he had done himself in the music biz to formulate such an opinion full of vitriol and hate directed towards MY favourite bass player.
Exactly my point - he doesn't need to have done jack shit in the music biz to dislike Mike Anthony by any measure.
So Mike did not deserve to make it in the music business Bobby Boy?
In my opinion? Not especially. Not based on any measure of talent, anyway. In my opinion, he got lucky because anything he does on bass could be done by virtually a million other people. He just happened to be in the right place at the right time and it could have been a million other dudes instead of him.
So why should I feel obligated to rave about his talent when, at the end of the day, he's a very average bass player?
Who put up the flyers in the early days, who did the hard yards in the early days, success in a band is a team effort and Mike was part of that team.
So what?
Sounds like you yourself are somewhat bitter. Making it has nothing to do with luck Bobby Boy, it's hard work, passion and surrendering your life to a cause.
So said many beginning musicians.
I hope you stick to your word about "The last time you are going to say this" because I don't care
Obviously you do or you wouldn't have bothered responding.
and what you had to say smacked of someone who thinks they should have "made it" themselves.
No, I think of about 35 other people I know who should have. So smack yourself with that.
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