Originally posted by Benoit
I never learned entire songs. I wanted to get the technique and then create my own songs. The problem with this is you can't play in a band since you don't know all the song. I never could play in a band that played cover songs. Looking back I missed a great opportunity but I have a lot of songs I created, which is good for your ego!

That was my point. Learning entire songs let you share some musical times with other players. But I also consider that writing songs is very important. So do both!!