Right on!! I taught myself how to play a couple decades ago. I started off by playing along with my favorite songs. Get the beats down and get your technique right and it’s so much fun just to Jam.
Online you can search for “drummer-less tracks” and they are my favorite for making up beats on the spot.
If I could go back and change one thing, it would be my grip and learning to use my fingers/wrist earlier on instead of my whole arm. Makes playing those 16th notes with one hand MUCH easier with the right technique.















Every few months I will treat myself to something I want. Then take a break and save up money.
I love that dopamine hit from getting something new. But then again, most of the stuff I buy are tools or something that makes me do MORE work. I don’t like spending $1000 on a vacation, I just don’t enjoy them like other people do.