Originally posted by sadromanticghost
Well until know i have seen so many posts from you..and thank you all of you...At some replies i saw:IF YOU WANT TO BE A GREAT GUITARIST YOU ARE TOO OLD BUT IF YOU PLAY FOR FUN YOU ARE NOT...

I'm a new member here and I've got to tell all of you, I'm really having a great time visiting this site(also learning a little too). As far as the age thing goes, I'm no spring chicken. I'm 44 and I've been playing since I was 13. I,ve been playing professionally since I was 16. I've been in 12 different bands. I even played a stand up Bass in a Rockabilly band for 3 years. The thing that I've noticed about my music career is that it goes through stages. When I first started to play I'd reach a certain plateau and then level off. I still do that. I'll reach a certain skill level and sort of hover there for a while. Then, just when I think I can't learn any more, I'll discover something new and get excited about playing all over. The point I'm trying to make is, you are never too old to learn new stuff. Don't let my age decive you, I can bend metal with the best of them, I'm no slouch. I'm a sucsessfull professional guitar player. It took years of hard work and sacrifice to get where I am. Speed is cool but there's no substitute for experience. To all you young players out there, remember this, "The young horse may be fast, but the old horse knows what's goin on"! So get out there and break some strings on stage!
P.S. Am I the only one here that does this for a living? I'd be interested in hearing from you. Thanks for the opertunity to voice my views.