Many times the problem comes from within

I am writing this entry after talking and exchanging experiences with many, many artists, and it is about the success or failure of a musical project when it comes to bands.

Considering that the fact of carrying out a musical project is not an easy task, this becomes even more complicated if within the band there is an issue that has not been treated with due care, and that corresponds to each of the members, in a closed-door meeting, to individually answer the following question:

What do I want to achieve with this project?

For example, if the guitar player thinks "for me this is a hobby that helps me distract my weekend from my work and/or studies, and my aspirations are to play every now and then, without going beyond having a good time", while the drummer thinks "I want to make this as my life-project, and I'm going to put blood, sweat and tears to get to the top", the moment will inevitably come when both of these visions will be confronted. This becomes even more complicated when there is money already involved in albums, recordings, videos, tours, etc. 

In the end, it's about putting on the table all the expectations that each one has when working together. The ideal is to do this from the beginning, or before important decisions are made, and to do it in detail. The previous example is perhaps two opposite poles, but there is a great spectrum of visions between them, which would still clash if they are incompatible.

Surprising as it may seem, I have noticed that many bands have not done this work of being sincere among each of their members; and it is complicated, because when those clashes of visions occur, there are frustrations, then internal conflicts, and sometimes even fights aired through social networks. What can we say about the separation or end of the bands?

Remembering again that pursuing a musical project requires a lot of effort, that effort is much more bearable if the members and their expectations are perfectly aligned, regardless of whether they are professional or not. 

So the call is for bands that have not yet had this conversation, to have it as soon as possible, to avoid as much as possible bad times and frustrations in the future.