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Originally posted by Rick Lee
...All I wanted to do was play Kiss and VH. My guitar teacher had me learning "Love Me Tender" and "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and that kind of nonsense. As you can imagine, practicing became a chore. I dropped it. ...
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Similar situation, sorta. I wanted to play keyboard, so my parents bought a piano. (damned hard to throw in a gig bag and take to a friends house) I wanted to play tunes I knew and liked, so my piano teacher had me play classical. I struggled for 2 years and finally my parents let me drop it.
Now I'm 38, and to a large degree have convinced myself that I have no musical talent. I am not an "arts" type person. I excel at nuts and bolts, speed, and altitude. Did I suck at the piano because I was not motivated? Or did I suck because I just suck at music? Who knows.
But for 2+ decades I have had that desire to play something. Almost anything. Guitar. Bass. Banjo. Accordion. Whatever. Every time my friend picks up his Gibson acoustic and starts playing Coe or Daniels, I am amazed. Hell, I could pop in my CD and hear a better rendition... but it still amazes me to watch him play.
Anyway, I'm back on that old kick again. Looking at guitars. Looking at basses. Even looking at dulcimers. Maybe the urge will pass without spending any money.