“I try to avoid rehearsals at all costs now. It’s the only way I can survive”: I’m a drummer. You guitarists have made me hate being in bands

A drummer in an orange shirt waits to play, with his sticks on a drum.

My name is Martin, I am a drummer, and I’m here to tell you that you have put me off being in bands. OK, when I say ‘you,’ I probably don’t mean you specifically – but I do mean guitarists in general…

When GW’s Henry Yates recently shared his experiences of becoming a guitarist in a band again, after years of playing alone, he made some great points about the advantages of being part of a team, playing music and loving it.