And we laughed, at the world. They can have their diamonds, And we'll have our pearls

I started playing the acoustic guitar for more singer-songwriter type stuff. I bet if I would have gotten more approval for my "rock playing", I might be a world class shredder.

Unfortunately you can't copyright a title... bummer.

And we laughed, at the world. They can have their diamonds, And we'll have our pearls

Music teachers can either inspire or make you resent your instrument and parents in early years.

My older brother was the guitar player in the neighborhood band. My parents were the cool ones that had the basement for rehearsal. Rather than hang with my peers after school, I wanted to just listen to the band. More than that, I wanted to play.

I'm down with the whole patron thing. Bring back the Medicis. Maybe, I'm not just a lefty, but a royalist.