Originally posted by pickin4life
Well ive ready everyones reply and I thank you for all the USEFUL information. BUT I do have an ego and along with that ego comes respect. Respect for not only other peoples opinions but for music itself. So (incidents happen) learn to respect other peoples opinions also. Maybe it is a dumb philosophy to think that there is a best at something but its my opinion. And if u think about it, in my opinion I dont think legends like BB King and such would have taken private lessons. Whats the point of going somewhere and learning something when everyone else can go learn it to. So if ur showin off to some friends ur like "I learned how to play that new song on the radio with my guitar." So they come back in a week and their like I learned to play it to. Theres no point in it. But if u teache ur self how to play guitar and u use ur own method and technique then you are original. You came up with it. A hundred and fifty people cant go take lessons and learn the same thing. And if they do u will be noted for creating it. Just like they did when the guitar was invented or whatever. Thats what keeps music fresh and unique, not boring and all the same. And if I wanna end every fu**ing post or reply with ROCK ON!!!!!!!!!! I will. So, fu**ing ROCK ON.

Once again, that was my opinion that you have dumb philosophy, so respect it! An ego, comes respect? An ego does nothing but disrespect the other members of your band that isn't in existence yet. All an ego like yours does is disrupt any possible connection between you and ANY member of your band. I don't mean love connection, i mean an actual musical connection, one that can only be achieved by the 'Death of Ego' as myself and Trey anastasio and several other guitar players name it. At the death of Ego, you stop completely trying to impress anybody and the whooole musical sense drives even more in you than ever you imagined...like a feeling of nirvana. anyways, you cannot accomplish this with a "Im the best" attitude, because nobody will want to jam with you then.
I myself have been playing for 1 year 2 months, at 6 hours a day (up to 8 now) and could walk up on stage with a guitar and sit in, with just about ANY band, and they'd probably dig the sound.
I do not have an ego...at least not very much of one, it has been shattered by my character.
Once again, i do not brag, show off, or any of that to my friends, i sit at home, play guitar, and thats that. It is hypocrites like you ("i respect people's opinions" then in the next sentence start bitchin at my opinion. )

"Judge Not, Before you Judge Yourself."

I have judged myself on the basis that i simply play guitar, and have an uncommon taste for it, (8 hours a day, sometimes 10 or 11), and that i know things every musician should know. Respect that.