Ha. That’s how I was with Saxophone. I was near pro level, and had to decide if I wanted to go to college for music or a more practical major. I chose comp Sci, picked up the guitar, and refused to take lessons or follow any kind of lesson plan for it, because I wanted it to stay “fun”.
20 years later, I suck at guitar and forgot the Saxophone.
Pick the sax back up and you’ll be pretty good with about a month of casual practice. I had a similar experience with violin and flute.
I’m sure some people are able to keep it fresh.
It happens in art, where some musicians are able to keep challenging and reinventing themselves. It happens in sports - I’ve read about it in baseball articles - where athletes who maintain a level of excellence beyond their early thirties talk about how they had to find a way to re-motivate themselves.
