For me it's honestly the pressure to perform adequately at the next gig, I found that I do not have enough intrinsic motivation to practice regularly.
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gigging regularly is a great motivator for sure.
Yeah, agree that YouTube is a good motivator. I'm subscribed to a load of music channels and more often than not they're doing something cool, or something I've never tried. There is a lot of "Oooh cool, I want to do that" and somehow I never get bored that way. "Practice" is a word that fills me with dread and the idea of endlessly playing scales, but YouTube pushing me to do things that are hard but interesting doesn't feel like practice (even though it is).
Honestly it's the silliest thing. I like just the tactile sensation of the strings under my fingers. Also I think that guitars just look really cool, so I just gravitate towards picking one up whenever I get a free moment in the apartment. This is why my guitar lives right next to my desk so I can see it and remember to play it frequently.
Agreed, having a guitar close and at the ready is like 80% of the battle as to whether I decide to play for a few minutes or not
It used to be not embarrassing myself at the next rehearsal, but nowadays a big motivator is setting a good example for my kid and showing him the value of putting in the work to get results.
Therapy, fun, self improvement, creativity. I like to write stuff.
At the end of the day, music is kind of a spiritual practice for me in a way. I may be a mediocre player, but I'm the best when I'm playing, cause IM PLAYING.
Nothing gets me more right in the head than opening a beer and rocking out. Sometimes I have to forego the beer but I still like pretending I'm playing a show. I'll warm up with some covers but then go through the stuff I've written, I've never played these riffs or songs live but that's okay, It's really just for me. I really just play and write as a hobby.
My motivation is simple and carefree: I play when I enjoy it.