A horrible loss in intrest...
the purpose of this is...i guess to address my worry of losing intrest in guitar.I thought music news could fit this in there but i was like.....nah.anyway.
So i started playing guitar,starting from when i got my first guitar, 2 years,4 months and 8 days.Not that long compared to others of those we so love to hear on our rock albums and so forth.And to me, it sometimes doesn't feel that long but sometimes it does.Recently, guitar doesn't feel my needs.I enjoy making music i really do but it seems my intrest is fading.I believe a cause is that i just want to be good fast and i am not.I mean people say i am good but this is coming from people who don't play and have little concept of guitar.Another may be that i am just not getting out of it that i really want.Maybe a lack of a pushing force is also a nice chop in the trunk...I...don't really know what to do.I mean i have ideas but i doubt i will have anything that will make it long.People say the best way to keep going through something for long periods of time is to set goals.I have no goals that seem to be strong enough to lift.Of course i could set my goal to be that i need to get good so as to make a band and become rich and famous and get my word out.But such a world seems kind of empty don;t you think?I want something deeper...Maybe i could set my goal to be the best in the world so as to boost a nonexistent ego...If guitar wasn't the only thing i did all the time i wouldn't worry of this so but that is the case...
It makes me wonder if maybe i don't really have the spirit to want to play gitar rather i do something else...*sigh*damn...
So i started playing guitar,starting from when i got my first guitar, 2 years,4 months and 8 days.Not that long compared to others of those we so love to hear on our rock albums and so forth.And to me, it sometimes doesn't feel that long but sometimes it does.Recently, guitar doesn't feel my needs.I enjoy making music i really do but it seems my intrest is fading.I believe a cause is that i just want to be good fast and i am not.I mean people say i am good but this is coming from people who don't play and have little concept of guitar.Another may be that i am just not getting out of it that i really want.Maybe a lack of a pushing force is also a nice chop in the trunk...I...don't really know what to do.I mean i have ideas but i doubt i will have anything that will make it long.People say the best way to keep going through something for long periods of time is to set goals.I have no goals that seem to be strong enough to lift.Of course i could set my goal to be that i need to get good so as to make a band and become rich and famous and get my word out.But such a world seems kind of empty don;t you think?I want something deeper...Maybe i could set my goal to be the best in the world so as to boost a nonexistent ego...If guitar wasn't the only thing i did all the time i wouldn't worry of this so but that is the case...
It makes me wonder if maybe i don't really have the spirit to want to play gitar rather i do something else...*sigh*damn...
I play guitar... becuase of Billie Joe, but that's not the point. Guitar is a very hard instrument to get used to and it's hard to learn. The hardest thing for me right now is getting a decent speed. I mean, I've been playing for...4-5 months tops and I know how to play Holiday, WMUWSE, and all these other songs, but it just doesn't sound like Billie Joe because I can't play fast enough. But I find myself playing the song better each time I practice it.
I'm talking too much about myself, but just remember you're not born with the amazing ability to play guitar, sure you need a sense of rhythm, and ability to understand music and things, but you can get it if you just try and practice. And I'm not embarrassed to admit that I couldn't learn it on my own, my guitar teacher is the most musically inteligent person I've ever met. He taught me everything I know and he's still teaching me the tricks of the trade. Don't be scared to admit you need help, because you may learn faster if you have someone who plays well teach you.
Shorty of Suburbia, November 16th, 2007 at 02:41:48am
I get like you at times.
But don't give up!
Skippy., November 15th, 2007 at 10:26:26am
*agrees with the last three ppl*
get famous, November 15th, 2007 at 08:19:14am
tbh, I have to say I agree with what these last two said. If you keep practicing you will get good. But it is entirely up to you what you choose to do. Personally playing the guitar is something I wish to become good at. I also think it is awesome that you play. :D I really hope you don't give up Mikey. You can achieve great things if you try enough. Keep setting goals, you can accomplish anything as long as you have the will power and want.
Sunshine., November 15th, 2007 at 07:02:16am
I agree with "Mikeismine"
you just gotta practise and practise. why did you start anyways??
do you dream of playing music with friends for the rest of your life? do you love to write music??
maybe set a small goal for learning how to play a difficutl song..or..writing a good song..something small. then gradually get bigger so your interest in it doesn't fade.
I know what you mean though, I'm very on and off with playing bass. but I love it, and I have a band together. theres nothing that I'd rather do than play music with my best friends.
just keep pushing, working hard, practising tons, and set big goals to accomplish. when you have the drive for it, you can accomplish anything.
Bubble Wrap., November 15th, 2007 at 06:54:29am
Ask yourself why you got it in the first place. But I know how you feel. Be patient, you'll get really good. Hell, Billie wasn't a guitar god from birth! He had to practice!
MikeIsMine!!!, November 15th, 2007 at 04:40:25am