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StratsGalore
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Joined: 12/11/01
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StratsGalore
New Member
Joined: 12/11/01
Posts: 13
12/12/2001 6:45 pm
When I started playing 30 years ago, I wanted to solo and improvise like Santana and Duane Allman. My brother showed me five basic chords and told me to stop bugging him. So I learned from Jimmy Page and Peter Frampton by spinning the vinyl over and over again. Since then I found God (and never stopped playing) and now play solos and improvisation in a contemporary church worship team. Looking back, I feel that all my years spent learning classic rock licks prepped me for reaching a new audience - God and the congregation. So although the venues and the material and the motivation are different, the vehicle stays the same. I am thankful that at 45 years old, I still have a regular weekly gig where I can find musical expression yet with an eternal application. Amen.
Lyrics: wasted time between solos.