The music itself... not a thing. Whether it is rock, reggae or country, as a performing musician, the enjoyment for me comes from the best execution I can bring to the material, regardless of what it is.

The venue, or management, or other musicians in the band, etc.... well that's another story! But I have always felt that, with 24 hours in a day, if what I play for the 4-8 hours I am onstage doesn't satisfy (even when the paycheck DOES ), that still leaves 16-20 hours a day for me to play what I want at home...

But as a keyboard player in a live band (or anyone that erases enough SMF tracks to present a challenge, or uses the minimal amount of arranger they can), you are expected to cover absolutely EVERYTHING that the bass/drums/guitar can't cover. That's a LOT of stuff at one time. If doing this live isn't enough of a challenge, I don't know what is!

Maybe I'm not the biggest Shania Twain fan in the world. But I really don't have much time to worry about this as I try to cover a fiddle part, a pedal steel part, a piano part and an organ part ALL AT THE SAME TIME...

And then, night off, I can always take my horn and go jam some jazz or whatever I feel like to get my other jollies.

I've played almost everything there is, and the only thing that bores me is working with other bored musicians...

Can't STAND that!