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Mike Stern: About The Music

By Published: September 23, 2004

Sometimes there are no gigs, but the main thing is the music. You can't take that away. The only person who can take that away from you is you. If it's really into your heart you've got to practice. It's like an act of faith first developing the potential, the more you do that the deeper the feeling for the music becomes. And that's wonderful in and of itself, independent of the whole career thing, you know. It sounds almost corny to say but it's really true, you know what I mean? That by itself is a lot. As I get older I certainly appreciate to have that in my life. It's like, deep, you know.

Visit Mike Stern on the web at www.mikestern.org .

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Jack Gold

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