I was expecting your thoughts on the Freese situation. I like your take on things. Finding ownership in a potentially fickle business is solid advice.
Having just seen him lighting things up on stage the night prior to the announcement, it was a shock. And I’m not here to look too deep into the FF drama of recent months, but 🧐, different direction, my Aunt Fanny.
I do hope that Josh can impart his wisdom on John Hoffman, another freelance drummer, stepping in to big shoes in Primus.
Also! Don’t go too crazy on the lawn care. Save the bees, my friend!
Yikes, when I saw the title of this newsletter I was worried for a minute! Your voice and playing really works with your Carbon Leaf bandmates, hope nothing changes that way!
I was really hoping there was no subtext to this article… even though I still kinda think of you as the “new guy”, CL just wouldn’t be the same… plus you’re a helluva guy! Anyway, just as a counterpoint to your article (excellent, btw…), for every Starkey story, there seems to be a John Hoffman story… which, I guess, only serves to accentuate the fact that you just gotta roll with it sometimes. Right now I’m playing behind a singer/songwriter trying to “make his mark”, so it’s pretty much a one man outfit, creatively. And that’s ok.
I was expecting your thoughts on the Freese situation. I like your take on things. Finding ownership in a potentially fickle business is solid advice.
Having just seen him lighting things up on stage the night prior to the announcement, it was a shock. And I’m not here to look too deep into the FF drama of recent months, but 🧐, different direction, my Aunt Fanny.
I do hope that Josh can impart his wisdom on John Hoffman, another freelance drummer, stepping in to big shoes in Primus.
Also! Don’t go too crazy on the lawn care. Save the bees, my friend!
When I saw the title of your newsletter, I hoped that it was not about Carbon Leaf. I love your music and would hate to see the band fall apart.
I do agree about the need for one to own their career. That ownership of one’s career is critical as it shows how serious you are about your career.
Yikes, when I saw the title of this newsletter I was worried for a minute! Your voice and playing really works with your Carbon Leaf bandmates, hope nothing changes that way!
I was really hoping there was no subtext to this article… even though I still kinda think of you as the “new guy”, CL just wouldn’t be the same… plus you’re a helluva guy! Anyway, just as a counterpoint to your article (excellent, btw…), for every Starkey story, there seems to be a John Hoffman story… which, I guess, only serves to accentuate the fact that you just gotta roll with it sometimes. Right now I’m playing behind a singer/songwriter trying to “make his mark”, so it’s pretty much a one man outfit, creatively. And that’s ok.