Over your career as you performed with different groups and your time began to become more precious, how did that affect your personal practice time? Did you find that playing, in general, was good enough?
Gavin Says:
When I'm playing a lot (live or in sessions) I don't really have the time to practise too much.
I still have ideas that I want to explore and I write them down at a sound check or between takes on a session - then when I do get more time - I can work on them.
I miss having the chance to practise whenever I feel like it - as I can do at home. Usually I start off a tour full of ideas and my technique is up and running at full steam - by the end of the tour I'm struggling to get through the show - physically and mentally.