How is it to be creating and playing all by myself?

Recently, especially after the soaring rankings on reverbnation and suddenly gathered fan following out of the blue, some pipples asked how easy it must be to not deal with egos and opinions since I was the sole creator cum decision maker of my music.

Well yea. Sure. There are no diverse opinions. I don't have to worry about contradictions and rejections. But, come to think of it, this is actually tougher than working with a band. In my case, I have to think it all out, it really gets to you when you don't come out with parts which don't fall in place, I have to PLAY it all out accurately, and I have to mix it to.

In my case, I try to finish entire tracks at one go. And I like emphasising on all parts of the music rather than just the soloing. Come to think of it I love the bass as much as I love to solo as I believe the rhythm section holds the key to making music. So switching between guitars and different frets and strings and also adding keyboard backings actually is a real pain. And one falters often before getting each part right. Imagine the fingers and eyes getting used to doing one thing and then switching to something else and pushing yourself to do that as well.

And add to that you gotta change your mindset which is the real ball buster.

Its really really difficult. This becomes a whole lot easier with many ideas coming in and making it.

The real trip is in making music together. Its not about isolation, its about energy coming in from various sources and adding to the initial spark.

I guess like everything else in life this is about give and take. You give some, you get some.