| Re: How do pro's deal with illness?
If I would be really sick and I couldn't play it will cost me money if I have to cancel a gig. But it never happened in my life that I couldn't play a gig for health reasons (I'm a pro for 18 years now).
Buddy Rich still kept playing when he had a broken arm, I think he said "if you're not dead, you can play...).
As a freelancer you have to play if you want to earn money. That's the benefit of an orchestral player, he can afford to get sick. |