Knowing When to Say Goodbye
By Peter Erskine
On 31st May 2023
A life-long commitment to any job or ideal is noble. But sometimes it’s just time to pack up your things, say “thanks, bye,” and hit the road. While folding the cards and getting up from the table might seem like an easy way out, it takes courage and commitment to acknowledge that it’s time to move on. I’m speaking more about gigs rather than dispensing romantic advice. In any event, this will be an essay about following your heart. The first time I left a steady gig, it felt like I was leaving an essential part of my identity as well as a job. After being on the road and being KNOWN as Stan Kenton’s drummer (starting at the tender age of 18) for almost three years, I decided that I’d had enough and that I needed to… what? Go… where? Be… who? I had no idea. The combination of […]
June 2023 Issue