So currently, any 'free time' that I have that I'm not changing/playing with/feeding/rocking Mia, I'm brainstorming and researching ideas for Nick Berg's solo record; The Lesson & The Bandage. It's been tough and stressful, despite there is no rush on it. I always put the heaviest of pressure on myself in anything I do. Whether it be playing a show, when I recorded with Clean Hands, or simply any and every art project I do. It's just who I am. I think any great creative person tends to do that, otherwise we'd just settle on doing things half-assed. When I have to draw up a sign with some old-ass markers at work in between customers at the counter, I unfortunately have to settle most of the time, despite wanting perfection. So I've got about 7 different drafts and ideas I did in Photoshop, with probably 5 or 6 more to do. I want my boy Nick to be real happy with the finished product. I wasn't exactly thrilled with the Clean Hands cover EP. Mainly because the bassist demanded we use his friend's photography as the focal point. It looks fine, but I'm not sure it was GREAT, you know?
When we played shows every weekend, I was constantly going over my drum parts on the way home thinking "could I have done this fill better?" or "Did I rush this song?". Same thing when we recorded. I did a handful of takes and on the way back from the studio I kept thinking how I could have done a better job. Blah. Oh well. As Salvador Dali put it Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.
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