Monday, February 7, 2011

Fran Ten of West Indian Girl - not using the "setup we know works" on a radio performance

This story is from Fran Ten, who is the bassist for the LA band West Indian Girl. Fran shared a story about a radio appearance, involving a suggestion his West Indian Girl bandmate, Rob James, had about using a new instrument.

There was one time, we had a radio gig, and Rob thought that someone should play a harmonium, you know, that Indian instrument? On his acoustic set. And it sounded like shit. Right? It sounded horrible.

I said, “You know, Rob, that was a mistake. We are never bringing a harmonium again to an acoustic radio show. You’re just going with your guitar, or this setup we know that works.”

But we tried it. At least we tried it. Business-wise, you have to keep making mistakes. Isn’t that how you grow?

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