Experience is definitely the high road once driven. It actually enhances the songwriting and song sourcing process.

Sounds like the blues are composed of feeling, finesse, and fear.

When I was around 7 or 8 my Dad took me to a B.B. King recording session, well, that really did it. Huge and lasting impressions. After all that I pretty much knew playing guitar was something I was going to do because I just had to do it. And I did.

Each guitar has its own character and personality, which can be magnified once the player engages in beatin' it up

It's a real uphill challenge to battle the white-guyness.

Sooner rather than later, any other form other than digital media will be a thing of the past. It won't vanish, but let's face it, this is seemingly the way of the future.

Every once in awhile I'll call up Eddie (Van Halen) and ask, Found that fourth chord yet?