I got into guitar because of my love of music and at 9yrs old i wanted to be a rock star.

I play mainly the blues now but depending on the mood will play around with rock(ac/dc etc).

As for suffering in order to play the blues, we all suffer at times, its just that some suffer from more sadder or tragic events than others. In our lives we lose touch with old friens, family die, lovers leave, fave things go missing or break. We all se sadness in differnt ways and I find that many try to compete with my lose is greater than yours, i'm blue'er than you, my life is more tragic etc.etc.

All that matters is our own loss or sorrow, thats why blues players sound differnt from each other, thats why we relate to one blues mand and perhaps not as much to another.

If you play from your heart and enjoy what you are doing then thats what it is.

Riff and be merry