What I think is strange is that there is another thread currenly being worked that asked, " Would you want someone who is fat and ugly in your band"; which is the antithesis of this thread.
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Physical fitness doesn't "look" artistic
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I've been skinny, I've been fat, never was in great shape, though. Any resentment I ever had toward those in good shape was merely jealousy. Wouldn't give it a second thought.
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If we are talking about being a professional artist, than obviously fitness matters big time. Image matters and rock stars need to be somebody the women want to **** and somebody the men want to be. Neither category is screaming for fat guys. I do not think we would be sharing pictures of Sting if he was 300 pound beast when The Police were trying to make it, especially with MTV just having came on air.
People spend way too much time worrying about other people, from both sides of every issue like this one.
I try to live by "mind my own business, live and let live" ... ignore haters or smile and agree. What they want is attention and a reaction, if they don't get it they will lose interest and go away.
I try to live by "mind my own business, live and let live" ... ignore haters or smile and agree. What they want is attention and a reaction, if they don't get it they will lose interest and go away.
These bass players look fit...
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Yup, and I'm pretty sure at some point they've been negativly judged by that fact that they, all of them, are really jolies.
But WOW, vraiment jolies!
By his own admission, Doyle is far from a great musician. But my god he's in tremendous shape.
Huh? I'm pretty sure anyone could be "buffed" and play any kind of music at the same time.
I like how everyone assumes that everyone else has the same schedule and circumstances. Building a nice body takes a lot less time than having children, working 8 hours overtime a week or many other things people have going on in their life. People really don't realize it doesn't take that much time out of the week to exercise, they just act like it does because they are too lazy to do it.
Obviously you have no clue at all about fitness. If you know what you are doing, it takes very little time.
I am 51 years old and very fit. I can do 30 consecutive chin-ups, bench 100 pounds more than I weigh, and run 5k in about 21 minutes. I work out about 3 hours a week, or less than 30 minutes a day on average.
I'm too freakin' busy to exercise.
Hauling concrete blocks up and down my hill,
moving tons of dirt with a [DEL]toothpick[/DEL] shovel,
and climbing scaffolds all take up too much time.
Despite my slacker tendencies, I still managed to drop a couple belt loops.
Maybe I should tell Wife of Nojj to hire somebody to do this stuff while I go to the gym.
Hauling concrete blocks up and down my hill,
moving tons of dirt with a [DEL]toothpick[/DEL] shovel,
and climbing scaffolds all take up too much time.
Despite my slacker tendencies, I still managed to drop a couple belt loops.
Maybe I should tell Wife of Nojj to hire somebody to do this stuff while I go to the gym.
Ever try to load in gear, a PA and lights with 3 decent musicians who are incredibly out of shape? If you have, try loading in with 3 decent musicians who are actually in shape. Goes a lot faster and a lot easier.
+1 to that. I spend about 45 minutes 5x per week. I actually find maintaining a good diet the tough part, the working out is easy
As the chubby guy in the room who's always struggling to trim down, I will say...screw those people, man. If you look good and feel good, then it's all good. You work hard for it, and it's all yours, so show it off if you want.
That said, you do have to consider your stage look. If you're playing jazz, probably don't wear a muscle shirt and ripped jeans. Similarly, if you're playing punk, probably don't wear a turtle neck and a beret. As far as how the band makes image decisions, that's probably a matter for band management.
But I don't see what being in good shape has to do with it. There are 24 hours in every day, and very few of us take advantage of all of them. If you can get in a good workout and keep up your chops more power to you!
That said, you do have to consider your stage look. If you're playing jazz, probably don't wear a muscle shirt and ripped jeans. Similarly, if you're playing punk, probably don't wear a turtle neck and a beret. As far as how the band makes image decisions, that's probably a matter for band management.
But I don't see what being in good shape has to do with it. There are 24 hours in every day, and very few of us take advantage of all of them. If you can get in a good workout and keep up your chops more power to you!
