If a woman's aim is to become a singer, I would highly advise her to first develop her craft in songwriting. It's such a powerful tool to have when you're a singer.
My dad had a guitar that he gave me. I went to Walmart and bought a chord chart and hung it up in my room, and I was just trying to figure out how to play the guitar and put words with what I was learning.
I can play rhythm guitar. I know how to hold a guitar and strum it.
I've always enjoyed singing and can't recall a time in my life where I wasn't singing. I'm most grateful for the strength I have in that department. I have a lot of bad habits on the guitar which limits my playing ability. But I get a little better each year.
I don't read music; I taught myself guitar.
I got an A for music and it was at school that I learned to build a beat.
The only thing I could do was play music, because I'd studied classical guitar, trumpet and piano at the American School in Alexandria. So I started out with two other boys in little clubs in Athens. I became a singer by default when our lead vocalist was late one night. Someone had to sing.
What happens is people go, 'I want to play the guitar,' and the first thing they do is hit Google: 'How can I play this?' and the next thing you know, you've learned all these tricks, but you've never learned how to play rhythm guitar with a groove.
I started as a guitarist and couldn't find a decent singer, so I started providing my own vocals.
I wish the government would put a tax on pianos for the incompetent.
Rock and roll mainly but I can play passable jazz also.
The drumming helps a lot when I'm producing songs or writing songs. My knowledge of drums helps more in that aspect, (although) I don't know, man; I'm not great at any of them.
Guitar playing isn't really for everybody.
Well, everything about singing, I learned from busking. Everything I learned about songwriting, I learned from busking.
I learned to read music when I was 10 and did piano and took lessons.
I bought one of those Learn How to Play Guitar Chords By Yourself and it shows you the diagram where to put your hands and I took that in my room, sat with my singles and learned how to play guitar.
My guitar-playing always included bass lines, melody lines, and rhythm-guitar grooves.
As both a musician and a former teacher, I feel that music is as important to kids as reading and writing.
Music was my first love, and at Marlborough we put bands together and sang the pop songs of the day. Although I couldn't read or write music - I still can't - I taught myself to play the guitar and piano by listening to songs and working out the chords.
Oh yeah, we all write. That's what's great about when you have basics in piano.
You know, I am very versatile in music.
I still don't know how to read music.
I want to learn to sight-read music. And to play the bass pedals on the organ. Those are my only ambitions.
I have had some amazing experiences as a musician - even with my modest skills.
Cello is my first instrument, then piano, drums, bass, violin, recorder, saxophone, but I'd never play them live!
