Bad habits you've developed from being a musician

[whilstmyguitardjentlyweep]

I freak out if i realise that I have left my headphones at home and can't listen to music all day.
I think I am a better person than people who listen to pop music.
I criticise guitarists who are better than me. (The other day I was watching Queen live at Wembley with my family and decided to ruin it for everyone by pointing out whenever Brian missed a note... because you know hitting a dead note in front of 100,000 people means they must be an over-rated player)

 

[Konfyouzd]

Mine is not washing regularly. Well obviously I do, but if I'm doing a particularly heavy recording during the day or a gig that night, I'll wait until afterwards to wash!

Well... To be fair... I really only shower daily because I have to go to work and see people... I spend weekends sitting in a chair tweaking audio effects smelling like a fucking farm.

I completely understand why women hate me. Besides the fact that my personality sucks...

 

[Winspear]

Well... To be fair... I really only shower daily because I have to go to work and see people... I spend weekends sitting in a chair tweaking audio effects smelling like a fucking farm.

Yeah I only shower when I have to go out or when I start to annoy myself with my stench That weekend description is very accurate.

 

[BIG ND SWEATY]

Well... To be fair... I really only shower daily because I have to go to work and see people... I spend weekends sitting in a chair tweaking audio effects smelling like a fucking farm.

I completely understand why women hate me. Besides the fact that my personality sucks...

Amen to that haha

 

[SirMyghin]

To be fair, this is a metal-centric site, so we could've just assumed as much without even reading this thread .

We may as well lump the lack of showering that is apparently going on in with this demographic too

 

[BlackMastodon]

^Speak for yourselves, you smelly bastards. I shower e'ry day.

 

[renzoip]

For me it has got to be tapping and playing metal air drum beats with my hands. Sometimes people take it the wrong way, thinking that I am being impatient when waiting for any kind of service. But I always tell them not to mind me.

 

[Devyn Eclipse Nav]

I don't understand how you people can go without a shower. I have to, every damn day, otherwise I feel disgusting.

 

[Konfyouzd]

Buying too many instruments...

 

[lobee]

Quickly changing the subject to music-related topics when silly things like your lack of hygiene is brought into question.

Incidentally, I asked for a bunch of guitar strings and CDs for xmas. Does anybody else do this every year?

 

[Devyn Eclipse Nav]

^I do. Probably will again this year. A few sets of the custom set I use, and some CDs, perhaps a game or two. I always ask for guitar related stuff.

 

[wowspare]

I tend to waste money.....

 

[Winspear]

Incidentally, I asked for a bunch of guitar strings and CDs for xmas. Does anybody else do this every year?

Always. My girlfriend is very sentimental and likes to buy nice things. I have a real hard time convincing her a CD is actually what I want and that it does actually mean something to me She's getting me some new fx plugins this year

 

[Winspear]

I tend to waste money.....

Funny - I tend to be stingy as fuck now Every beer, meal out, or snack at lunchtime - they could've been guitar strings or more gear!

 

[Konfyouzd]

Quickly changing the subject to music-related topics when silly things like your lack of hygiene is brought into question.

Incidentally, I asked for a bunch of guitar strings and CDs for xmas. Does anybody else do this every year?

I asked for saxophone reeds.

I'm too particular ab my strings.

 

[JosephAOI]

Thinking of funny musician related jokes that anyone outside of SSO or the Progressive Metal scene wouldn't get.

 

[SirMyghin]

Always. My girlfriend is very sentimental and likes to buy nice things. I have a real hard time convincing her a CD is actually what I want and that it does actually mean something to me She's getting me some new fx plugins this year

This, she has trouble that I always want buckets of CDs or guitar stuff. She asked about strings this year, so it turned into a conversation. Yeah, I'm buying my own strings

Always need stuff to rock the AC-15s with on planes, when I travel ~ 40 hours a month on planes and busses.

 

[groovemasta]

I mostly shower after prewarm- up to loosen up my hands more before the real warm up

 

[Choop]

I'm constantly showing people examples of guitar solos I find are way interesting, though I'm sure most people just hear "widdlywiddlywiddlywiddlywoooo!"

Also I do the taps and double kicking like most of the people in the thread..and one thing i tend to do is pick at the side of my leg when I'm walking if a song is in my head or if I'm jamming out with my headphones on. blahhh...

I'm also currently looking at maybe trading in my car for something else, and a factor in my decision-making process is always how practical it is for hauling gear. :| I'm not even in a band or anything right now. I technically don't even have a gigable rig right now. Sighh..

 

[welsh_7stinger]

*talking about music or gear with everyone i know. (it drives my parents nuts)
*unable to listen to music that is extremely simple instrumentation wise, almost in a musicianship elitist manner XD
*buying too much gear
*no social life
*double kick drum thing when siting down or standing up
*nocturnal
*air guitar/bass/keyboard/piano
*air guitar in public
*getting pissed off at gigs when people start a pit during the solo and not air guitaring
*basically almost everything already been listed
but I didn't put my music before my ex when i was with her, very very weird that.