Dave Stark
Bio
Dave is a session musician, educator and clinician. He's also an artist for Zildjian Cymbals, Vic Firth drum sticks, GMS Drums, Evans drum heads, Solomon Mics, Drum Muff and Tru Tuner.
Stories (1/0)
Music Is Not a Competitive Sport
Who's the BEST guitarist? The BEST bass player? The BEST drummer? The BEST vocalist? I hear these comparisons all the time, and I have for years and years. In fact, I heard it again yesterday and who knows about today because it's not over yet. Musicians often have musical heroes. Those they aspire to play like. The artists that they spend years listening to and trying to sound like. There's nothing wrong with that, and we who play can learn so much by emulating the musicians who inspire us. However, does that make them the "best?" We may have opinions, but is there an actual measure that one can use to calculate who the best is on any instrument? Is it fame or wealth? I would think not. Would it be who has mind-blowing technique that is so fast we have to slow it down to try to learn it? Does fastest equal best? Most obscure chord changes and solos over those chords? Is that better than a ballad that can tug at your heart and bring real tears?
By Dave Stark5 years ago in Beat
