Ever just get into the "zone"? I'm sure most of you know what I'm talking about. For me it's like I'm not thinking about anything anymore, just doing it. And those are usually my best moments. It's like in Waiting for Guffman where he says, "They learn it, then they forget it." Anyone else?








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yeah its great
i feel like superman

I'm sure everyone gets into the "Zone" in one way or another. but hell yea, it's best feeling, aside from sex.

people always say that i look so emotionless when i play, even though i'm moving around a lot. i tell them that i pick one point in the room to focus on and just stare blankly at that point during the whole performance. that's my zone i guess.








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Pearls, Zildjians, Vics, Evans.

I like it when i get in the "zone" it feels like im completely on top of my playing and commanding all the music to the best of my ability. I'm told i make some weird faces....lol

break the prism wrote:

people always say that i look so emotionless when i play, even though i'm moving around a lot. i tell them that i pick one point in the room to focus on and just stare blankly at that point during the whole performance. that's my zone i guess.

i do the same thing...but i call that spot my rhythm guitarist. every once in a while ill look around for a minute. i realize when i watch a video of me that i very rarely look at my set, but when im behind it i feel like i stare at my equipment.








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zen_drummer wrote:

Real life doesn't work that way, and one day he's gonna pull a stunt like that and they'll put a cap in him. At that point it won't matter that he was fat in high-school and couldn't get laid.

my zone is usually one of the light fixtures or my 2nd crash cymbal. for some reason that's where my eyes go.








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Pearls, Zildjians, Vics, Evans.

I tend to stare at my shadow and watch it play.

Very weird habit, no clue how it developed.








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I try to every night. Some nights it's harder to accomplish than others.








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at shows i like to look at different people in the croud and give them wierd looks. i think it makes them believe their more involved. other than that when im in the zone i think i tend to stare at my high hat and not really listen to anything else except myself.

often times when our vocalist is trying out a new vocal pattern i have to ask him to do it again like 3 times cuz i end up focusing on my own shit








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MasterShake89 wrote:

I like it when i get in the "zone" it feels like im completely on top of my playing and commanding all the music to the best of my ability. I'm told i make some weird faces....lol

YEAH! I used to make some strange twisted monkey faces before I started singing more.








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Every musician knows the zone. Me and my friend kind of share it, he's lead guitar and he just kind walks next to my kit and gives me this look and it just happens. I hear some crazy shit out of him when he's like this, when we recorded it, it sounded amazing. Thats how we come up with our best work.

TheYardstick wrote:

I tend to stare at my shadow and watch it play.

Very weird habit, no clue how it developed.

during rehersals or when i play by myself i do the exact same thing...i hear the music and i feel it but its like the shadow is making the noise, not me.

and no, i dont do acid...








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zen_drummer wrote:

Real life doesn't work that way, and one day he's gonna pull a stunt like that and they'll put a cap in him. At that point it won't matter that he was fat in high-school and couldn't get laid.

i dont get into the zone. i live in the zone.








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pssh Conor...i am the EMBODIMENT of The Zone