Raymund Marasigan -- "Music is Life. I'll only stop playing when I die.."

SKATE OR DIE

>On Tue, Sept 2, 2008 at 3:41 AM

>Raymund Marasigan <asmatik88@yahoo.com>wrote:

> to whom it may concern
>
> i dont usually rant but ive been hearing reports about people
> questioning why we played saguijo after the concert.
>
> first things first. when marlboro pulled out and cancelled the show a
> week ago, the band was free of all obligation to play the show. if it
> was about the money we could have just walked away fully paid no
> explanations to the press or anybody. free from the contract. the band
> decided to play nevertheless. the tickets and the prices was for the
> new promoters to buy out the production from philip morris to put it
> simply. contrary to what some people think it takes money to stage a
> concert. stage, lights, and video screens don't magically grow out of
> the ground. that's what the ticket prices were for. the band was not
> in the negotiation meetings between the the two promoters and we did
> not want to be in the meetings.
>
> personally i said just call me cos i'm ready to rock. no extra pay no
> contract negotiations. as far as the eheads was concerned were out of
> the contract.
>
> but here's what you dont understand. playing music is what we do. we
> play when we're happy, play when we're sad, play when we're angry,
> play when we're sick, play til we die.
>
> painters paint, writers write, my skateboarding friends skate or die.
> when u ask nba superstars what they do in their spare time. they play
> basketball.
> us musicians, we play. thats what we do. getting paid is a bonus. i
> will not apologize for that. when we don't get paid we still play.
>
> we played saguijo because we wanted to, we needed to. our hearts and
> souls dictated it. we could just go home and sleep. we did not talk
> about it. there was no invites there was no plan. we did not get paid.
> we borrowed equipment.
>
> yes ely knew about it. buddy told him the next day. yes pupil was in
> saguijo too.
>
> yes marcus buddy and i have lost a parent. we know how it feels.
>
> ive been playing music for more than 30 years. professionally since
> 1993.there have been a few times when it was me who was unable to
> continue the set due to illness. albeit it was a lesser scale and
> (thankfully) never reported. it was nonetheless life threatening. ive
> had a run in with losing my voice, food poisoning, diarreah
> (embarassing) and a few more i do not care to mention that involved
> blood and bones. i had to drop out of the set from the eheads, cambio
> and sandwich. thankfully there was always someone there to finish the
> set for me. and i am thankful that they were there. i did not feel
> bad. ive also saved a few shows from other bands when shit happens. we
> dont plan this and we dont complain but we still play.
>
> my bmx friends ride with broken bones.
>
> if we finished the eheads show that night you would STILL have found
> us in guijo playing after.
>
> yes i visited ely in the hospital yesterday. i hope he recovers soon.
> we have a show to finish.
>
> music is life
> ill only stop playing when i die.
>
> raym