Something that I’ve honestly stewed on for a few months and I’d love to finally get some resolve to this question.

Context:
My friend (Josh) and I play music together in a band. Josh is a fantastic guitarist and singer, and he’s really had to work on it but it’s definitely paid off. I’ve always fancied trying to sing (I play drums) and I thought I’d give it a go.

So I picked up a guitar and started learning some songs by my favourite band - easy stuff to get me going. My friend heard these songs and then decided he wanted to cover them. This is where it got awkward. By him playing them, I felt like it kinda put a dampener on my learning. People heard him playing and assumed I’m trying to copy, albeit kinda badly. I just wanted these to be songs that I could play on my own without people making a direct comparison between our covers. 

I politely asked Josh it he could just refrain from playing these songs - just til I practiced them and felt confident. At the time he agreed and said it was no problem but it kind of came up a few weeks later and he clearly thought my request was a dick move.

So Reddit, was I in the wrong? I’m completely aware that this comes from a place of insecurity but I always wondered if my request was too much. 