I.E. Garage Rock!!!! I have been labeled as being Neurodivergent by a close personal friend. At first, i thought it had a nice ring but now i realize it was just another shaming tool of sorts. It is the method to my creative madness though. Bringing a new player into the fold brings it into stark relief.
The Jimmy Honeyman Quartet is nothing if not a garage band (or a basement kiss). Our new member, Nicky Honeyboy, is schooled in the mathematics of music. He can expertly recreate many of my rhythm parts. I laughed as he forced us to actually count the measures on some of the older tunes and solidify the arrangements on the newbies. The exhilarating moments are the mistakes for me. The chemistry of the group is speeding up or slowing down in response to one another. It's not something that can be taught. It's as Tom Waits says "that feel". If you're not down with Tom, you're not down with me so F#$k off!