I'm just a Korean student who is playing guitar in the college band circle. i started to watch your videos and it is really fun and helpful. hope you continue for at least 2years cuz I have to go to military for 2 years :) I want to watch your video while I'm at the military service.
Ahh I really appreciate this video. I am also in my Teenage years, and all I wanted my life to be centered around was me, my guitar, and music. It does hit ye deep in the sense that you are limited to whatever life has to offer. I love sports, video games, etc., but music is all that has consumed me now. I feel left out actually being just a musician and nothing else, and this video helped me to understand 100% that I need to let myself be more just the me I always have been rather than completely being the Music Me. Of course I will always commit to music and guitar, but I do need to let myself go sometimes and also commit more equal time and attention to my other more prominent hobbies. Thank you my man!
Im finally reading Zen Guitar now and I gotta admit that I should have listened to your advice sooner. It's an amazing book and gives you a completely different perspective on music and life in general.
I found Zen Guitar from your recommendation and just wanted to say that the book significantly changed my relationship with my guitar. Two brief examples - (1). Searching through my daily habits, I realized that I drink coffee every morning and have about 30 minutes to pick up the guitar, tune, and play. Anchoring my practice time to this existing habit helped me overcome a major hurdle I have had with practicing every day. Playing daily has become a lifestyle. (2) I also learned from this book who my audience is. After a lot of self reflection on this topic, I realized that the audience I wanted to play for wasn't other people, but instead, I wanted to play as a way to honor God. The amount of pressure, jealousy, and self doubt that were lifted off my shoulders by coming to this conclusion is immeasurable. These two revelations have made such an enormous impact between myself and my guitar that I just wanted to say thank you for promoting such a life changing book.
(long comment, I know) Absolutely solid advice. I started university last autumn, and for introductions in my class we were supposed to write one thing about ourselves on a little piece of paper and I had a small existential crisis because "Who or what am I if I don't play guitar? What do I do when I'm not playing? Am I even a person or am I just a guitarist? Is guitar my entire personality?" and it was a terrible feeling. I'm doing better now though. Get more hobbies and interests, find things you enjoy doing unrelated to music. I picked up drawing again, I have always enjoyed working with theatre and have been fortunate enough to be a part of 5 productions at a local student theatre, and I tried singing for that theatre's music group. I take walks almost daily, trying to be outside for at least 1 hour every day even if it's just going to the city square and buying little things I need or window shopping. I was re-introduced to anime through other students studying Japanese, and through them I have also learned a lot about Japanese culture, society and history and a little bit of the language and it is super interesting! Had a friend visiting from abroad and she introduced me to photography and skating. There are so many things you can do in this world it's almost a bad idea to only focus on one thing!
Wow, you just hit exactly the point with which I'm struggling right now. I can find my self in many things you said in the Video and it really helped me. Thank You!
This video juste changed my life @samuraiguitarist. Everything you said in this video is literally me and my mental state at the moment towards playing music(except for the "i am steve" part) :). But for real thank you, this really helped and it couldnt have come at a better time
Time and time again after watching you and the one time I met you, I realize how many similar interests we have We both love playing guitar, both love playing hockey and watching the jets, both are from Winnipeg, and lastly I’m not sure of your connection with them but I’ve seen you wear a Germany soccer jersey a few times and I’m also German and like soccer. I love how informative your videos are and they continue to inspire me not just as a musician but as a person too. Keep killing it Steve you rock
Same here, I spent countless hours working on experimental guitar videos on my channel, and they all ended up being invisible and garbage, so I stopped, and didn't missed it at all. Now I'm focusing on playing alone just for myself, by myself, and it's a real pleasure.
As someone who is just starting to think about being a musician as a career in the future, this really hit me in a way I didn't expect. I'm not just gonna say great video on this one, I'm gonna say thank you, because I think this is a good lesson to learn early on, and this is something I now want to make sure I keep myself aware of over the rest of my life.
Really useful! Last month I was pretty upset with my playing, but somehow I did what you say in this video. It is nice to know that I'm not the only one. Thanks!
Gotta say, I was intrigued by the title of your video and was curious to see what you had to say. Such great stuff Steve, definitely encouraging and necessary to hear. As an aspiring guitarist myself, I really appreciated what you had to share as someone who has had a bit more experience than me at this point in time. Keep the great stuff coming!
thank you for this, steve! i'm going through something similar right now and i could really relate to the message of this video. keep up the good work, man!
I was just thinking about this today. What else defines me other than music? It's crazy that you posted this exactly in the day that I thought abou that
Wise words from a young man! I´m twice Your age and couldn´t agree more. Things we choose to do in life changes our perspecive of things. Things that just happens to us, do too. And those things do manifest themselves in the way we play and/or create music. So, let life lead your way it needs and... Then Play On.
All the the issues you went through as a young guitarist are the ones I am going through now as a 17 year old guitarist. Because if this video, I may just dodge a lot of issue that you have helped me to identify, so for that, thank you very much indeed.
I had the same experience long time ago, felt myself only as a guitarist and not as a whole person, now i changed myself and got better skills, healthier practice routine and write better music as well
I realized music has been a form of therapy for me like the way you describe sports-a singular focus from other issues. I kind of wonder if the obsessive nature of learning guitar doesn't make us tend to obsess more generally.
Great that you mentioned physical excercise, I always tell that to my students aswell. Actually, one of them recommended your channel to me. (Also I loved Zen Guitar) Love your videos, man. Keep it up!
The guitar is one of the only things I do. I just never get bored of it, because I know that I can always improve, regardless of how well or poorly I think I’m doing.
Good video, even though i'm only a guitarist in hobby these problems are present in so many things. I don't think anything is entirely free of our personal investment in the relationship between the craft and the artisan and agree that our lives should not derive meaning from one thing that we do or one aspect of skill. In retrospect i would ask however at this point in any persons musical life, how much do you define yourself by the role music plays in your life? Is that leading you in the direction you want to go, and does a separation between identifying as your ability as a musician affect your work ethic? To be honest this topic is endlessly interesting to me and i'd love to see it explored further.
Thats a reason, why 1 guitar is NOT enough. If I am not going well with my Washburn G5, I am playing Strat, if I dont like it, I will play... Another Strat.. Or maybe ESP... Or Martin? For shure, my brave old Ibaenz will help me! Or I just will play on classic nylon guitar and then Washburn again.:-)
I think it's important to dissociate with the guitarist more often than not. I've learned to accept that at this point the law of diminishing return is against me and that my skills are sufficient to write and perform music. I still actively try to improve aspect of my playing but I focus on coming up with new music and learn from the road blocks my songwriting brings up. It's like when you learn a new language: at some point you just have to stop worrying about getting grammar or other aspects of that language's mechanics wrong and just express yourself with the tools you have. There will always be someone better than you, but just make each song you learn or write better than the last one and I think that's the way to get satisfaction in that field.
Thank you so much for this video ! . You just pointed out my worst struggles atm which is really depressing me and drags me down because all what I personalize is myself as a musician and every technical or lack of knowledge keeps me down and this is actually the problem . We should be more than a musician to keep a human in balance . Great and true words but it is combined with a lot of mental strength to not burn out in a creative way . I am 20 years old and in practice to get into music study but I get frightened every day I think of losing my big passion for music when I start working in music industry because music literally saved my life several times and espresses me in every kind of way. Idk what I should do now. Should I keep music as a hobby that I got more balance in life by working something else or should I risk to make my biggest passion professional . ? (Btw sorry for my bad English , I am not a native speaker ;).)
I play guitar, sitar, longneck dulcimer, dramyen, cajon, djembe, Tibetan singing bowls... I’m an advanced myofascial bodyworker, sound therapist, official photographer for the city, videographer, and am on the arts committee. Balance is key for folk with multi-potentiality.
Thank you so much for this video! That was me for so long! If music wasn’t going well, I’d be depressed. I recently confronted this when I injured my hand. I haven’t played guitar in way too long now and I am starting soon. For days, I was depressed. I just moved half way across the country and don’t have a job or friend circle yet. So my music was all I had. But then I realized how much there is to me besides just my music. I rediscovered my love for reading and dove into works of Poe and Hemingway that have set on my shelf for so long, I went out and took effort to meet people, even girls. I renewed my interest in current events and politics, and most importantly I spent time with family. This is so relevant it’s eerie.
You’ve helped me out so many times when it comes to music and attitude towards it, I’ve been playing for a little over 10 years and it always helps to hear this kind of stuff! Keep it up!
Totally agree. I stopped making too much pressure to my band even if that's important to me. What would happens in the end is loosing my best musical friends... just wanna be happy :)
"Playing guitar to make yourself feel superior to others is not a good reason to play music." This did not apply my guitar playing as much as my career, which I pursued for the wrong reasons. I was superior to my peers for a while, but now they have surpassed me. They were doing it for the right reasons and had their life in balance, while I lost my motivation and hit the wall.
Wow.. I really needed to watch this. I struggle with being jealous over my fellow musician's success in playing shows and feel like I deserve it more because I work harder. I know it's an unhealthy train of thought, but your suggestions really helped me see how I can fix this. In the end, it's not all about being the most successful, it's about feeling joy when playing my own creations. Thank you, Samurai.
i love this video. being a young & very good guitarist, i struggle with many of these problems. for example, using the guitar as an identity, or dealing with my self coincidence thru guitar like you talked about. hearing your take on it shows me that there’s more to life than just playing my guitars. and i love your channel and videos man, keep up the great work!!
I love this channel. A lot of what you've said has helped me as a growing musician. I like how you go deep into the psychology/philosophy of musicians, which I think is more important than just practicing a piece over and over again. Awesome stuff. C:
Bro i feel the exact same way like i always compare myself to other players because they were better people than me and this caused my petty jealousy to emerge and sometimes i would just show off my skills on guitar. I usually meditate or focus on other habits or hobbies such as practicing bass on my guitar, acoustics, video games, working out, or just chatting with friends to help relieve the stress of my jealousy and arrogance. All in all I've made a new goal for myself and that goal is to just accept that someone is better than me but i can still match their standards or be just as good as they are if not better, i have a hard time accepting loss but I'm managing it with meditation and my cocky attitude before has now left my mind as i dont feel the need to show off or get attention anymore. I just focus on my skills If you saw this, Thank you for some good healthy advice and hopefully we'll both succeed in our future endeavors. Keep on rockin🤘
Never thought about that Steve.. Everything I do in my daily life revolves around music. Would playing other instruments / writing lyrics / writing music blogs count.. I have a day job (again teaching guitar) so it leaves me with much less time for my own development.. So I almost feel like if I were to spend my time in other things it wouldn't leave me much time..
Hey Steve. Cut yourself a break. I don’t know how much psychology you took while in school, but you did good. Take it from someone who took a hell of a lot more than you or anyone you went to school with took. Yes I’m purposely dumbing down my language to foster a sense of comradery. Be cool.
You could easily become an motivational speaker and life coach. I feel I've had such problems too. Focusing on your talent and job too much that it becomes your life is not healthy.
be more than just a guitarist.
be a bassist instead.
Adam Neely hahhaha nice one Adam!
First thing I thought of reading the title lmao
Be a musician, i guess
Agree
I'll be damned.
You're even on here.
i'm not just a guitarist,
i'm a bad guitarist
Dude, me too!
Be more than a guitarist...be a samurai guitarist!
You’re a wise man and I agree with virtually everything you say.
I'm just a Korean student who is playing guitar in the college band circle. i started to watch your videos and it is really fun and helpful. hope you continue for at least 2years cuz I have to go to military for 2 years :) I want to watch your video while I'm at the military service.
Ahh I really appreciate this video. I am also in my Teenage years, and all I wanted my life to be centered around was me, my guitar, and music. It does hit ye deep in the sense that you are limited to whatever life has to offer. I love sports, video games, etc., but music is all that has consumed me now. I feel left out actually being just a musician and nothing else, and this video helped me to understand 100% that I need to let myself be more just the me I always have been rather than completely being the Music Me. Of course I will always commit to music and guitar, but I do need to let myself go sometimes and also commit more equal time and attention to my other more prominent hobbies. Thank you my man!
Im finally reading Zen Guitar now and I gotta admit that I should have listened to your advice sooner. It's an amazing book and gives you a completely different perspective on music and life in general.
Be more than just a guitarist.
Practice flipping burgers too.
Good eating.
Pashqvilli lowkey work at a pizza place #rip
Sadboi is sad
I found Zen Guitar from your recommendation and just wanted to say that the book significantly changed my relationship with my guitar. Two brief examples - (1). Searching through my daily habits, I realized that I drink coffee every morning and have about 30 minutes to pick up the guitar, tune, and play. Anchoring my practice time to this existing habit helped me overcome a major hurdle I have had with practicing every day. Playing daily has become a lifestyle. (2) I also learned from this book who my audience is. After a lot of self reflection on this topic, I realized that the audience I wanted to play for wasn't other people, but instead, I wanted to play as a way to honor God. The amount of pressure, jealousy, and self doubt that were lifted off my shoulders by coming to this conclusion is immeasurable. These two revelations have made such an enormous impact between myself and my guitar that I just wanted to say thank you for promoting such a life changing book.
That made me think about so many things. You just talked to my heart, I feel something. This is definitely going to change me.
Good to be reminded of these things.
(long comment, I know)
Absolutely solid advice. I started university last autumn, and for introductions in my class we were supposed to write one thing about ourselves on a little piece of paper and I had a small existential crisis because "Who or what am I if I don't play guitar? What do I do when I'm not playing? Am I even a person or am I just a guitarist? Is guitar my entire personality?" and it was a terrible feeling. I'm doing better now though. Get more hobbies and interests, find things you enjoy doing unrelated to music. I picked up drawing again, I have always enjoyed working with theatre and have been fortunate enough to be a part of 5 productions at a local student theatre, and I tried singing for that theatre's music group. I take walks almost daily, trying to be outside for at least 1 hour every day even if it's just going to the city square and buying little things I need or window shopping. I was re-introduced to anime through other students studying Japanese, and through them I have also learned a lot about Japanese culture, society and history and a little bit of the language and it is super interesting! Had a friend visiting from abroad and she introduced me to photography and skating. There are so many things you can do in this world it's almost a bad idea to only focus on one thing!
Wow, you just hit exactly the point with which I'm struggling right now. I can find my self in many things you said in the Video and it really helped me. Thank You!
I won't lie, this video hits me right where it hurts. Especially the physical health and the jealousy of a better musician part. Nice one Steve
This video juste changed my life @samuraiguitarist. Everything you said in this video is literally me and my mental state at the moment towards playing music(except for the "i am steve" part) :). But for real thank you, this really helped and it couldnt have come at a better time
Time and time again after watching you and the one time I met you, I realize how many similar interests we have
We both love playing guitar, both love playing hockey and watching the jets, both are from Winnipeg, and lastly I’m not sure of your connection with them but I’ve seen you wear a Germany soccer jersey a few times and I’m also German and like soccer. I love how informative your videos are and they continue to inspire me not just as a musician but as a person too. Keep killing it Steve you rock
Really needed this right now man. I appreciate all you do.
Same here, I spent countless hours working on experimental guitar videos on my channel, and they all ended up being invisible and garbage, so I stopped, and didn't missed it at all.
Now I'm focusing on playing alone just for myself, by myself, and it's a real pleasure.
As someone who is just starting to think about being a musician as a career in the future, this really hit me in a way I didn't expect. I'm not just gonna say great video on this one, I'm gonna say thank you, because I think this is a good lesson to learn early on, and this is something I now want to make sure I keep myself aware of over the rest of my life.
I genuinely needed this right now.
Thanks so much Samurai Guitarist.
Really useful! Last month I was pretty upset with my playing, but somehow I did what you say in this video. It is nice to know that I'm not the only one. Thanks!
Thanks for the tip samurai guitarist. I go to you when i get troubles like these. Thank you for inspiring me Musically, and More than musically
Talking about having talent and attitude problems reminds me of axl rose.
Gotta say, I was intrigued by the title of your video and was curious to see what you had to say. Such great stuff Steve, definitely encouraging and necessary to hear. As an aspiring guitarist myself, I really appreciated what you had to share as someone who has had a bit more experience than me at this point in time. Keep the great stuff coming!
You’re great musician and even greater person! Thank you for all the lessons
thank you for this, steve! i'm going through something similar right now and i could really relate to the message of this video. keep up the good work, man!
ty for wisdom
I was just thinking about this today. What else defines me other than music? It's crazy that you posted this exactly in the day that I thought abou that
Wise words from a young man! I´m twice Your age and couldn´t agree more.
Things we choose to do in life changes our perspecive of things. Things that just happens to us, do too.
And those things do manifest themselves in the way we play and/or create music.
So, let life lead your way it needs and... Then Play On.
All the the issues you went through as a young guitarist are the ones I am going through now as a 17 year old guitarist. Because if this video, I may just dodge a lot of issue that you have helped me to identify, so for that, thank you very much indeed.
I had the same experience long time ago, felt myself only as a guitarist and not as a whole person, now i changed myself and got better skills, healthier practice routine and write better music as well
I realized music has been a form of therapy for me like the way you describe sports-a singular focus from other issues. I kind of wonder if the obsessive nature of learning guitar doesn't make us tend to obsess more generally.
Great that you mentioned physical excercise, I always tell that to my students aswell. Actually, one of them recommended your channel to me. (Also I loved Zen Guitar) Love your videos, man. Keep it up!
So that's why you decided to be a samurai as well...
The guitar is one of the only things I do. I just never get bored of it, because I know that I can always improve, regardless of how well or poorly I think I’m doing.
Thanks for encouraging a holistic approach.
Wow, loved this idea and grounding concept, thank you so much!!
damn this was an eye opener for me
Good video, even though i'm only a guitarist in hobby these problems are present in so many things. I don't think anything is entirely free of our personal investment in the relationship between the craft and the artisan and agree that our lives should not derive meaning from one thing that we do or one aspect of skill. In retrospect i would ask however at this point in any persons musical life, how much do you define yourself by the role music plays in your life? Is that leading you in the direction you want to go, and does a separation between identifying as your ability as a musician affect your work ethic?
To be honest this topic is endlessly interesting to me and i'd love to see it explored further.
Thats a reason, why 1 guitar is NOT enough. If I am not going well with my Washburn G5, I am playing Strat, if I dont like it, I will play... Another Strat.. Or maybe ESP... Or Martin? For shure, my brave old Ibaenz will help me! Or I just will play on classic nylon guitar and then Washburn again.:-)
i just want 1 more
*2 months later*
uno mas
I think it's important to dissociate with the guitarist more often than not. I've learned to accept that at this point the law of diminishing return is against me and that my skills are sufficient to write and perform music. I still actively try to improve aspect of my playing but I focus on coming up with new music and learn from the road blocks my songwriting brings up. It's like when you learn a new language: at some point you just have to stop worrying about getting grammar or other aspects of that language's mechanics wrong and just express yourself with the tools you have. There will always be someone better than you, but just make each song you learn or write better than the last one and I think that's the way to get satisfaction in that field.
This is what I needed. Thank you bro.
youre such a wholesome dude. i wish we could chill someday
Great video, and great message, dude.
Man, I love your videos
Thank you for the wonderful insights! Keep up the great work 👍
Superb video. In some ways perhaps your most important one. Although I enjoy all the videos you produce and I look forward to them. Cheers Sir 🤙🏻
Can you go to Japan and record some Japanese folk music in the countryside? That'd be cool
I second this
Have you heard of Wagakki Band? They do some awesome music mixing rock/metal with traditional Japanese instruments!
1337million I haven't, I'll check 'em out
Thank you so much for this video ! . You just pointed out my worst struggles atm which is really depressing me and drags me down because all what I personalize is myself as a musician and every technical or lack of knowledge keeps me down and this is actually the problem . We should be more than a musician to keep a human in balance . Great and true words but it is combined with a lot of mental strength to not burn out in a creative way . I am 20 years old and in practice to get into music study but I get frightened every day I think of losing my big passion for music when I start working in music industry because music literally saved my life several times and espresses me in every kind of way. Idk what I should do now. Should I keep music as a hobby that I got more balance in life by working something else or should I risk to make my biggest passion professional . ? (Btw sorry for my bad English , I am not a native speaker ;).)
take a shot every time samurai blinks
Damn. What insightful video.
I play guitar, sitar, longneck dulcimer, dramyen, cajon, djembe, Tibetan singing bowls... I’m an advanced myofascial bodyworker, sound therapist, official photographer for the city, videographer, and am on the arts committee. Balance is key for folk with multi-potentiality.
Great video as usual
Thank you so much for this video! That was me for so long! If music wasn’t going well, I’d be depressed. I recently confronted this when I injured my hand. I haven’t played guitar in way too long now and I am starting soon. For days, I was depressed. I just moved half way across the country and don’t have a job or friend circle yet. So my music was all I had. But then I realized how much there is to me besides just my music. I rediscovered my love for reading and dove into works of Poe and Hemingway that have set on my shelf for so long, I went out and took effort to meet people, even girls. I renewed my interest in current events and politics, and most importantly I spent time with family. This is so relevant it’s eerie.
This video really helped, thanks
You’ve helped me out so many times when it comes to music and attitude towards it, I’ve been playing for a little over 10 years and it always helps to hear this kind of stuff! Keep it up!
Totally agree. I stopped making too much pressure to my band even if that's important to me. What would happens in the end is loosing my best musical friends... just wanna be happy :)
Good job STEEEEEEEVE
I *am* more than just a guitarist, I'm a pianist aswell..
Yes.
Good advice,thank you!
"Playing guitar to make yourself feel superior to others is not a good reason to play music." This did not apply my guitar playing as much as my career, which I pursued for the wrong reasons. I was superior to my peers for a while, but now they have surpassed me. They were doing it for the right reasons and had their life in balance, while I lost my motivation and hit the wall.
This Video was what I needed at this time more than any other musical lessons going on on youtube. Thank you.
I love your videos so much, keep them up 😍
Wow.. I really needed to watch this. I struggle with being jealous over my fellow musician's success in playing shows and feel like I deserve it more because I work harder. I know it's an unhealthy train of thought, but your suggestions really helped me see how I can fix this. In the end, it's not all about being the most successful, it's about feeling joy when playing my own creations. Thank you, Samurai.
i love this video. being a young & very good guitarist, i struggle with many of these problems. for example, using the guitar as an identity, or dealing with my self coincidence thru guitar like you talked about. hearing your take on it shows me that there’s more to life than just playing my guitars. and i love your channel and videos man, keep up the great work!!
I love this channel. A lot of what you've said has helped me as a growing musician. I like how you go deep into the psychology/philosophy of musicians, which I think is more important than just practicing a piece over and over again. Awesome stuff. C:
This is true thank you
arigatou sensei
Good advice
Be more than just a guitarist. Deliver pizzas too.
I've been trying to work hard on this lately.
Bro i feel the exact same way like i always compare myself to other players because they were better people than me and this caused my petty jealousy to emerge and sometimes i would just show off my skills on guitar. I usually meditate or focus on other habits or hobbies such as practicing bass on my guitar, acoustics, video games, working out, or just chatting with friends to help relieve the stress of my jealousy and arrogance.
All in all I've made a new goal for myself and that goal is to just accept that someone is better than me but i can still match their standards or be just as good as they are if not better, i have a hard time accepting loss but I'm managing it with meditation and my cocky attitude before has now left my mind as i dont feel the need to show off or get attention anymore. I just focus on my skills
If you saw this,
Thank you for some good healthy advice and hopefully we'll both succeed in our future endeavors. Keep on rockin🤘
Great topic thx
Wait. You're name is Steve? I've been following you for years and I just learned this. Cool. Hi Steve!
samuraiguitarist = Steve Onotera. He has discussed how he came up with this.
Dude, you're wise
Samuraizenmaster
❤️❤️❤️
Hey samari, who you tipping for the world cup?
Oh from the name of the video, I thought it was going to be about "play piano/bass/sing or produce too!"
This came at the perfect time as a reminder. thanks dude!
Steve
What
For me, guitar is that secondary thing
Watchin your videos help me mate
Never thought about that Steve.. Everything I do in my daily life revolves around music. Would playing other instruments / writing lyrics / writing music blogs count.. I have a day job (again teaching guitar) so it leaves me with much less time for my own development.. So I almost feel like if I were to spend my time in other things it wouldn't leave me much time..
Cheers man.. That's a great suggestion.. Maybe I should look into it.. Thanks mate..
wait... your name isn't samuriguitarist??
I thought your first name was samurai
YOUR NAME IS STEVE?!?!
I relate pretty hard to this. I think it's what has discouraged me from making a real go at songwriting.
Gotta get those victories at Fortnite!
Yes! You need more than just music
You also need vidyagames!
Ayyyyyyyyyyyy
Fortnight sucks
I highly doubt that bro
I will have you know that my dad is and he can do a sue on you
2:29 - 2:38 This hit me hard
Agree completely with this video - I'm actually watching it at the gym 😜
Wait what? Your name is Steve? I thought you were called Samurai! Silly me
Goddamn I relate to this. I play guitar. I like blues. And SRV is my fave musician. Oh man hahaha
Hey Steve. Cut yourself a break. I don’t know how much psychology you took while in school, but you did good. Take it from someone who took a hell of a lot more than you or anyone you went to school with took. Yes I’m purposely dumbing down my language to foster a sense of comradery. Be cool.
S T E V E
HIS NAME IS STEVE
You should practice on being more human. Always in character or do you never laugh, smile or anything?
This video needs more guitar playing. I feel like I just don't know who you are anymore.
You could easily become an motivational speaker and life coach. I feel I've had such problems too. Focusing on your talent and job too much that it becomes your life is not healthy.
Be more than just a guitarist.
Be a pianist.
(yes I play piano the first instrument that connected me to music and guitar)
Love your vids, but that beard needs some grooming, bro!