Pick your musical battles

Richard Simpkin  |  Features  |  Music
Date posted:  1 Sep 2005
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‘Pick your battles’ is a phrase that has helped me stay relatively sane over the last ten years.

Most musicians have plenty of battles to fight, as have pastors (as they battle with their musicians). Some are important to fight, but most are matters of taste, so, although I get easily wound up by petty issues, it’s worth remembering that that’s all they are.

Here are some battles that simply aren’t worth getting into with music (though I admit that by drawing attention to them, I’m in danger of heightening their importance).

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