I began playing guitar on a dare. When I was a kid, my mother and grandmother were waxing lyrical about my cousin, who strummed a few chords and sang. I was playing piano, but not practicing as much as I should (I just couldn't take to classical piano method). I remember thinking about what my cousin was doing, and turning to my mother and grandmother, and saying, "it's only guitar; it's not that hard" (guess I was jealous). They in turn looked at me and said, "well let's see you do it then".
I went and bought my first guitar at a local music store for $30. On reflection, it was probably a piece of junk, but at the time I remember thinking it was the most wonderful thing I'd ever owned. In the decades since, I've spent as much time as possible with a guitar in hand. Talk about taking to something like a duck to water.
I've taught guitar, I've played professionally, I've sought out music and people associated with guitar, and I've listened and learned along the way. My closest friends are all people I've met through music in general, and guitar, in particular. I met my beautiful wife at a gig, when she came up and asked me to play a song, and my son (Sam Shepherd - look up his MySpace), has developed into an astonishing solo guitarist.
It's now almost impossible for me to imagine where my life would be, if I hadn't taken up that dare. I thank my mother and grandmother, for putting me on the spot, and I thank my cousin for showing me those first few chords.Profile Edited by MPS MySpace Editor 2.0
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