So I tried signing up today only to be told I am already a member, so after a password reset, I check my account and I read I had registered at the start of 2009, which was the year I "gave up" due to my partner at the time (and I can't be nice about this) acting like a turd. Whenever I'd try to practice or compose he'd pull out his guitar wanting to jam and when I didn't want to he would play and sing the (only) song he wrote, over and over, which I thought was rather rude.
I gave up (according to an old facebook status) because after practicing for hours one night, he wouldn't leave me alone to record myself and he got really nasty when I ended up ignoring his interruptions so I could concentrate on what I was doing. So I stopped playing altogether, only picking up the guitar to play a few of my songs for my newer and much nicer boyfriend back in 2011, but didn't continue to play because of my lame pinky had grown too weak (an accident in 2001 severed nerves and I needed surgery to put them back together again but it's never been the same since as I still haven't regained all sensory functions).
*deep breath*
So.
I'm self taught since 13 years old (turned 31 in March) after begging the Ma to buy me a cream strat, butI have never really progressed much. Soon after, it dawned on me I should have bought an acoustic as it suited my playing style.
One ex gave me his old Hohner Countryman on which the nut has worn out, and the other acoustic was left here my that selfish ex that I just told you about.
I was inspired to start up again as my third child is now a toddler and I have my boobs back lol! Actually it was because after my dad-in-law visited last month, I googled his band's stuff and if HE can get up on stage and do his folk rock thing (he is quite quiet and reserved in person, very pleasant) then why can't I? (However I am only quiet initially, as when you get to know me I am hard to shut up! BUT, stagefright is a big thing as I can't even sing in front of my other half!) I'm taking online singing lessons too and I have found myself back here even though I don't remember registering before :/ !
(I know it's an essay but hear me out!)
My chords aren't clean, I can fingerpick broken chords, but that's about it. The last few days I've been doing beginner lessons from a hardback book the selfish ex left here (which he never even used) as I thought that relearning from scratch would be a good idea :)
Aaaanyway that's me in a quite large nutshell.
I will be lurking,
Tams.