Quote Originally Posted by Jipes View Post
In fact I felt put aside because I had quite some expectations for this new line-up planning for example to record a new album with some new material that I wrote and all of sudden both musicians decided to join a talented younger player and I felt like a "dog shit" asking myself why should I go on ? Did I had the real motivation to start all over again ? On top of that I suffer from joint arthritis and this really made me loose confidence and the will to go on.

I guess I'm so addicted that it would be impossible to stop even with the pain ( I've now switch to lower gauge strings to lower the pain)
Hey Jipes - I kind of read this between the lines of your first post - and was kind of surprised since the band had been together for so long. It had to be understandably painful for you, and then dealing with the physical issues at the same time (which would already be discouraging, I'm sure), really hard to take. SO, your questioning of how to go forward and whether you wanted to, are really normal. I'm just glad that you are finding a way to climb out of those feelings and reconnect with the love of music to enable you to keep on keepin on! Best wished going forward.