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“I never practice my guitar — from time to time I just open the case and throw
in a piece of raw meat” - Wes Montgomery

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As far as guitar picking goes, if I make the same mistakes at the same time every day,

people will start calling it a style. (John Prine)

Henk

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... or "Jazz"😊

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If you make a mistake at some point, repeat it in the next verse and people will think it was intended. My guitar teacher said that.

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"Shut up and play yer guitar" - Frank Zappa

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Not a guitarist but.... 

I recorded a song called, I Fall to Pieces, and I was in a car wreck. Now I'm worried because I have a brand-new record, and it's called Crazy!   -  Patsy Cline

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"There's no such thing as a bad notes, just bad choices..."  - Jamey Aebersold (jazz musician an teacher to thousands) 

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I posted this a couple years ago in another thread. These are quotes from a session by John Knowles during the fall fingerstyle retreat.

  • Every time you learn to do something, learn how to do it somewhere else.
  • Your best work happens when you are working in areas where you 60% know and 40% can’t do yet (this is where adventure happens).
  • Each one of us has a different tolerance for being confused.
  • When I’m working too hard, I put it down and play something I know how to play.
  • When you are learning, there is exploration, new technique, musicality, tempo, expression (you can’t think of all these things at once).
  • It never has bothered me that I can’t do it YET!
  • Tomorrow I will be closer – don’t be discouraged by the barriers.
  • There is no destination, only so far – so far – so far – so far – then they write your obit.
  • Set modest goals and celebrate.
  • You need patience, you need to love it, and curiosity.
  • I play what I love – and work on what I can’t do yet.
  • Chet Atkins (in response to someone saying ‘that looked easy’): ‘It didn’t use to be.’
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On 12/2/2019 at 5:30 PM, Dave White said:

I posted this a couple years ago in another thread. These are quotes from a session by John Knowles during the fall fingerstyle retreat.

  • Every time you learn to do something, learn how to do it somewhere else.
  • Your best work happens when you are working in areas where you 60% know and 40% can’t do yet (this is where adventure happens).
  • Each one of us has a different tolerance for being confused.
  • When I’m working too hard, I put it down and play something I know how to play.
  • When you are learning, there is exploration, new technique, musicality, tempo, expression (you can’t think of all these things at once).
  • It never has bothered me that I can’t do it YET!
  • Tomorrow I will be closer – don’t be discouraged by the barriers.
  • There is no destination, only so far – so far – so far – so far – then they write your obit.
  • Set modest goals and celebrate.
  • You need patience, you need to love it, and curiosity.
  • I play what I love – and work on what I can’t do yet.
  • Chet Atkins (in response to someone saying ‘that looked easy’): ‘It didn’t use to be.’

“You stop growing on the guitar when you quit exploring” Phil Keaggy

“Practice until you prove you can’t play” Les Paul

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"Don't ever feel locked into something that you've learned... You can just take a piece of that and add it to something else you've learned."

Robben Ford 

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Here's a couple - "I wanted to create music that was so different that my mother could tell from anyone else" - Les Paul

"Whenever I get down on my playing, I just bend a note, shake it and listen.  What I hear sound so great it makes realize that even a rut doesn't suck." - Dimebag Darrell

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