Image via Steve Magness.
When I was in university, I started playing in a band with a singer who also did improv comedy. That guy could just let go, no inhibitions. Forgot the lyrics? Not a problem, he just came up with something else. Forgot the chords? That was an opportunity to see what else works. If he tried something and it didn’t work, he’d just try something else. The part of his brain that was supposed to be in charge of inhibitions? Switched off.
I learned a lot from him.