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Gabor Klein's avatar

First of all, I think that no matter in whatever capacity you played in, whether violin, guitar or keyboard, you could never be described as a "sideman". That is just not you, especially on you explosive violin playing.

The act of collaboration in music is very personal, complex and complicated. Like all human interaction, there is love, hate, egos and on more professional level, business interest. Like any relationship, it's good to know what your getting into and when it comes to creation, certain amount of reckless abandon, like love and sex. Sometimes a good manager can help to help smooth out relationship, sometimes a bad manager can come between band members or help one to dominate others.

Unfortunately, drugs, heartaches, wanton ambition canceled in between collabororator. People get older, they change. In the end it's up to YOU to try to be a good person and keep creating.

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