I get that it's fun to have lots of projects on the go but Saturday I just felt like I was pushing things a bit far. Claudia had booked me from 10am-6pm for the recording session, but the FH gig was a bit further away than I thought (I thought it was in Milton Keynes, turns out it's basically Bristol) so as a band we needed to head off earlier - about 2pm. But Claudia booked me for this in January. Suddenly I was forced to pick between the two, and friendships were being tested. The result? Me panicking and not playing well, drum takes for 6 tracks down but, whilst in perfect time, you feel the edge in my playing...which is not what Claudia's songs are about. Meanwhile, during the sessions, FH were calling me constantly - in the end they came to the studio to basically take me away to the gig, I was basically kidnapped by the other band! The Claudia recordings will be fine, there's enough technology to fix any flaws in my playing, but I never like to be one of those drummers that relies on the studio to put right any wrong doings.
Long trip to Tewkesbury, good food, nice soundcheck. Gig itself was fine - big headline show, 300 capacity sold out gig. We played well, hardly buzzing at the moment but so tight, the audience were probably oblivious to the ongoing awkwardness in the band right now.
Home very late.
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