There is a difference between being a timekeeper and keeping the pulse or being in step with the pulse in the band.
Music is the cup which holds the wine of silence.
We know others to the extent that we know ourselves.
Then certainly for a musician timing becomes something that is immediately accessible as a concept, because it's a necessity in ones everyday performance.
Quiet is the absence of sound. Silence is the presence of silence.
I couldn't concentrate on music. So I made the choice to give up my career as a musician in the frontline to deal with the business.