let me play my guitar, people...
so, as most of you know, guitar is possibly the biggest passion of my life. has been for the past 6 years, ever since i began picking out deftones songs to learn on my pevey strat out of a little 10 watt amp. and as ive grown, so too has my insatiable thirst to learn more and more about how to play different styles, licks and chords. if i would have to name anything ive done to date as my lifes work, it would have to be my guitar playing.
recently, ive been getting into listening to blues and jazz, and i think ive finally found my niche. id never really been one to listen to either type of music that much, often opting for some various form of metal, but the way i feel when i hear clapton bend a note all the way up to heaven, or bb king letting his guitar do all the singing in the song, is... indescribable. suffice it to say, blues music has crawled into my veins, and i have no intention of ever letting it out.
so whats a boy to do? well, i know what i would like to do, but this goddamn voice of rationality keeps on anchoring me to the ground. see, what i would like is to go back to college to study more and more about music. i know i wouldnt drop out because id be going to learn something that actually interests me, not to get a degree that i can use for some high paying job (not that im bagging on those of you who are going for the good job, but its just not the route for me).
there are a few problems though. first of all, i cant even go to a community college to learn right now (which isnt what i really want anyways), due to the fact that work is so ridiculously busy. but community colleges are generalized, not really delving into the specifics of blues guitar theory. for me to get what im looking for out of a college musically, i would have to go to a university. and theres only one i would even want to go to: the berkley college of music in boston, massachusetts. however, this goal seems unattainable as well, seeing as how i have a wonderful girlfriend and a great job rooting me here. not that im complaining, but if my situation were any different, i would be out of here before id even written this entry.
but its no big deal. all the schools can teach you is the technique. the rest comes from the heart exploding out of your fingertips, something that i experience every time my guitar sings the blues
pleasant listening :]
recently, ive been getting into listening to blues and jazz, and i think ive finally found my niche. id never really been one to listen to either type of music that much, often opting for some various form of metal, but the way i feel when i hear clapton bend a note all the way up to heaven, or bb king letting his guitar do all the singing in the song, is... indescribable. suffice it to say, blues music has crawled into my veins, and i have no intention of ever letting it out.
so whats a boy to do? well, i know what i would like to do, but this goddamn voice of rationality keeps on anchoring me to the ground. see, what i would like is to go back to college to study more and more about music. i know i wouldnt drop out because id be going to learn something that actually interests me, not to get a degree that i can use for some high paying job (not that im bagging on those of you who are going for the good job, but its just not the route for me).
there are a few problems though. first of all, i cant even go to a community college to learn right now (which isnt what i really want anyways), due to the fact that work is so ridiculously busy. but community colleges are generalized, not really delving into the specifics of blues guitar theory. for me to get what im looking for out of a college musically, i would have to go to a university. and theres only one i would even want to go to: the berkley college of music in boston, massachusetts. however, this goal seems unattainable as well, seeing as how i have a wonderful girlfriend and a great job rooting me here. not that im complaining, but if my situation were any different, i would be out of here before id even written this entry.
but its no big deal. all the schools can teach you is the technique. the rest comes from the heart exploding out of your fingertips, something that i experience every time my guitar sings the blues
pleasant listening :]