>>33350472
I’d say that conservatories are absolutely necessary to play in professional settings. I did briefly attend Berklee on bass and was AllState on trombone in NY, so I have a formal background. I picked up electric bass at 15 and was already playing clubs by 18. I played CBGBs, L’Amour Rocks, plenty of places on Long Island.

My friend who went a similar path now plays in Broadway and has played Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, etc. He has lots of famous people connections but he’s scared to death of busking (whereas I had no problem playing cafes in Paris and Spain).

So that’s why I’m saying violin shouldn’t be that challenging, as I’m not struggling with reading music or finding notes in the fingerboard. I do also have relatively good relative pitch. If tiny Asian babies can play it, SO CAN I.

But yeah, I’ve had bitches tell me that they thought me playing guitar well was erotic. I just don’t wanna be faggy and stuck up like many violinists I came across. The goal is to find lots of pussy damnit.