Reply To: Why Do You Play?

[jude77]

Like Bapu, I started playing because I saw the Beatles on Ed Sullivan at age twelve and they totally blew me away.  I begged my mother for a guitar and she finally caved in and got me one with Green Stamps.  I think it was made out of cardboard and Elmer’s glue.  That was about 60 years ago.  I keep playing because it resonates with something deep inside me.  My skill has really diminished over the years due to an Essential Tremor in my right hand and arthritis in my left but I still keep playing because, even though it sounds dreadful, it’s remarkably satisfying emotionally.

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