In today's episode, Jeff discusses how became spiritually imbued and alert to the mindfulness in life. Coming out of the Dark Night of the Soul with gratitude, joy, and happiness. How Jeff’s ego affected his playing and why this is the first time in over 60 years where jeff says he feels happy and wakes up every day in a great mood. How can coming out of a traumatic experience make you the best player that you’ve ever been? Enjoy this genuine, open, and real conversation with world-renowned bass player, Jeff Berlin.
This is Jeff Berlin Part 2: The Dichotomy of the Self Taught vs Academic musician. In Part 1, we talked about learning skills to play better that are not necessarily transferable over to the gig, but improves your mind and music, makes you more creative, liberates you. Why people see music as a language, but they don’t want to learn it as one. Are we as musicians sometimes paying teachers to be taught styles, and how is it different from learning musical content from a set curriculum like every other creative art form? Trust me, both parts are worth a listen.
0:00 Welcome
0:45 Part 1 Recap
2:15 Mentally Unbalanced & Hurting - "I Feel Like I Wrote The Book"
5:36 Emerging From Rock Bottom with a Therapist
7:01 "The Sun Began To Shine and Days Became Beautiful"
9:43 How an Ego Can Affect a Career
10:31 The Watcher Mode
11:43 Why Jeff Plays Better Now Then He Ever Has
15:25 Why Jeff Posts Online & Separation From General Music Community
18:20 Everybody Has The Same Goals
18:57 Why Bass Needs One Unified Curriculum
20:01 Why Groove Is Last
25:09 Jeff's Bass Books!
27:16 Ending The Podcast (so we thought)
27:31 Continuing The Conversation After We Stopped The Interview
29:21 "Learning Is Different Then Playing"
31:48 Why Jeff Couldn't Stand By The Teaching of Students That Was Going to Compromise Their Abilities & Careers
34:14 Criticism Is A Fundamental Part of Communication
39:50 Thanks Jeff!
