In his cover story this month, Chad Smith says, “It’s great to play in a room and record yourself. But…to me, to truly be playing music you have to be playing with other people. That’s the fun part, the human connection…. To me, that’s making music.” I couldn’t agree more with Chad. I’ve actually been thinking a lot about this lately—and I bet many of you have as well. You don’t miss your water ’til your well runs dry, as the old saying goes, and I’ll tell you, six months into this lockdown, I’m feeling pretty emotionally parched from the lack of collaborative, in-person music-making happening in my life right now. The joy of playing with other people, face-to-face, isn’t just one of the best things about music—for most of us, it’s one of the best things about living. Take that away, and a big part of our ability to […]

October 2020 Issue