A few years ago, Web Watch learned how to play the guitar. It was just a beat-up six-string that we picked up from a second-hand store. We weren’t very good, but we struggled through. Never really started rockin’, but at least we were trying.
What kept us going was the TEN REASONS TO PLAY GUITAR:
- Mating – because every chick loves themselves a guitar god
- Piss off Your Parents – especially when the amp stays cranked up to 11
- An Alternative to the Sporting Life – face it, for every football team, there has to be a marching band. And how many guitar players do you know in the marching band?
- Improve Your Vocabulary – songwriting and musical arts. Finding words that rhyme. You know, English class stuff
- Be the Life of the Party – because the party don’t start til you show up
- Form a Band and Join the Circus – sometimes they’re one and the same
- Head start on a Psychology or Management Degree – ditto
- Versatility – “if you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball” applies to guitar players, too
- Slay Your Idols – just prove you’re better than they are
- Enlightenment – music is your life. Learn it, live it, love it.
