Buddy you ain’t kidding.
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No worries! It’s been a while, and they would both approve of being used as a cautionary tale here 
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HAHAHA, yeah, tell me about it, I have come up with all sorts of money for in all sorts of ways to keep addiction going, cuz, well, you have to.
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I’m hearing ya brother!
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Lol, that’s how much they were right before I finally successfully quit. When I went to buy a pack and they had gone up to $1.00 that’s when I quit for good. They were around 40 cents a pack when I first started.
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Back to the topic: I’m glad to hear @Mac is kicking cigarettes, and yes the withdrawal symptoms could be affecting his concentration on the bass.
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That’s when I found out I had cancer in my brain.
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@Mac I have those days all the time and @T_dub is right meds or any changes in stress can have an effect. Last night I was working on Pink Floyd’s Money, and I had it good until I turned the camera on then I messed it up. After hours of practice I said hey it is time to put this down for the night and hit it again the next day. Sometimes just taking a break can benefit your playing. You are in my thoughts and prayer man.
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It’s amazing what happens in your brain while you are sleeping. Whatever you had in your conscious mind when you went to bed (learning a song), will be solved by your subconscious mind while you are asleep. You wake up, and it’s like a miracle! 
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I quit December 26, 2018. It took a long time to do and many failed attempts, but I haven’t had one since. I did it cold turkey, which was easier this time than it had been when I tried several times before.
I miss it sometimes, but the thought usually lasts for a second and is gone as quickly as it came.
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@Mac you’re welcome. I am a disabled veteran and suffer from PTSD which in turn led to medications. I have found that the meds can mess with me a lot when they change them up. Sometimes it can take a week or two on meds before I feel a sense of normalcy. Just hang in there brother it will come soon enough.
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I do miss smoking occasionally @architecht13.
More of a habit or a ritual than anything else.
PTSD is one of the things I’m being treated for atm @LesterH.
And thank you for your service
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I had a friend who had trouble driving after quitting. His thing was that he had a ritual where every time he got in the car, he lit up before taking off. Taking that away completely messed with him.
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WOW! @howard
My biggest issue is the first coffee in the morning and when I’m playing bass. Always had a smoke in my mouth when I played even if it had gone out 
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I’ve often wondered how musicians perform while smoking, especially with a burning cigarette hanging out of their mouths (Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos comes to mind). I would think the smoke would irritate their eyes.
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