Herb Ellis on being a professional musician

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Herb Ellis discusses the Concord Records label

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Herb Ellis discusses the importance of practicing

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Q: “Do you practice much?”

A: “No, I practiced one time. I didn't like it, so I never ... Well, of course, when you're forming yourself and you practice a lot. I don't practice, as such, with scales and … I play the guitar a lot. I mean, in the daytime and I get … play new songs and try to formulate new harmonic and thing ideas, but just practice that. I can play that already. I don't have to practice. But if I couldn't play it, I’d have to practice.”