Originally Posted by Frownland

Ja I mean an unfocused beat works well for my style of music anyway but well see how it goes. I've seen both sides of the situation you describe, I kind of feel the opposite of your friend because I do far better working off of other musicians than going solo. I guess it makes sense being more if a lead guy (it's why I love playing free jazz, everyone can play lead if they want to make a fun little mess). But I agree that it's best not to put him in a box until I see the whole package.