Singing and piano have been a part of my life since I was in middle school, and I absolutely love to do both. Though until recently I had taken a several-year-long break from playing piano, it remains to me as an important past time. But where my heart truly lies is on the slick strings of guitars. Electric and acoustic, playing guitar is literally my favorite thing to do in life. By junior year of high school I was giving lessons to peers and several university students for an acceptable wage, pending mostly on their current level of skill. I practice at least 3 hours a day, at most 8, usually somewhere in between. I've played in several assorted types of bands, from a ZZ Top cover band, a Megadeth-influenced Thrash Metal quartet, and a few shredder duos. It's the one thing in life I'm never bored with doing, and I will continue to play until the day I die. I've made the attempt to teach myself as many new techniques, positions, chords, scales, methods and styles as humanly possible but I know my pursuit of knowledge will be eternal.
One thing that most people misconceive about my guitar playing is that fast playing is the most important aspect of my playing. Well you'd be sorrily mistaken to think that. It's true, I'm very quick on the fretboard if I do say so myself. After all, I went literally all the way around the globe and couldn't find a guitarist faster than me. But I only use my speed and skill as a medium to reach new boundaries, to create new ways to implement my skills. I'm locked in a chase to infinity, seeking the ultimate way to play guitar, to have a comprehension for the instrument that exceeds that which Mozart had upon his piano. I want to know absolutely everything there is to know about playing guitar. I want to stretch the limits of imagination and redefine what it means to be guitarist and change the image of guitar playing. Remember, me practicing as much as I do isn't because I want to become a faster guitarist, but a
smarter one. I know, underneath the 12 modal tones of each octave presented on my fretboard, lies an entire world of music beyond imagination waiting to be discovered. As far as I've come and as fast as I am, I may never reach that place, but I'll be damned if I sure as hell don't try.
Finally, I'm not trying to brag, or boost my ego in any way. In fact, I encourage every guitarist, and musician for that matter, to embark on a musical odyssey as I have. Whether your goal is to learn your favorite song on your choice instrument, or to be able to play at a certain speed, or if you wish to join me and find a place in the massive world of music, this never ending
wheel of time, and dine in the halls amongst the glorious bards of the past.
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