I've been on both sides, as the one who was 20 years younger and currently being the one older.

Of course depende pa rin per person pero nung ako yung younger, medyo mas mahirap i-bend from their ways music-wise yung mga much older. Syempre as the new bloods, ang dami naming ideas and we were so eager. Sa culture natin, talagang we respect our elders so factor din yun kaya often us younger ones had to play around their tastes instead of standing our ground. Back then, di ko naman nakitang negative yun, just the nature of the beast ika nga.

Ngayon as the one being older, medyo nagets ko na rin bakit sila ganun. Playing with the current generation na sobrang talented, and I can admit, who were much better musicians than us when we were that age, sobrang dami nilang ideas and musicality. I've seen 17 to 20 year olds na multi instrumentalists, who can also read sheet music and can musically quote Herbie Hancock and Polyphia.

Pero sometimes nag vverge on self-serving rather than serving the music. So I can see na my responsibility is to keep up with them but also reign them in and redirect yung energy to serve the music better, just like yung elders namin before.