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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 568547" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>I think that being a "true musician" is not something you <em>become</em>, work like a job, then retire from. You just "are" a musician, you don't become one. And I've known LOTS of them! Of course, some are better than others, but the really super talented guys I have known were practically born to it. When I was married to my first husband (the singer and musician) we had a very close friend who played guitar in some of the same groups as my husband (now ex) ... one of the most talented guys I've ever known. He got his first guitar when he was 8 or 9. By the time he was 12, he was playing in clubs on the weekends with a very good, solid rock band. They would sneak him in and he would usually play with his head down so his long hair covered his little baby face! By the time he was in his teens, he was a local legend and most people had no idea that he was that young. His band played in a music festival where he was noticed by Johnny Winter, the legendary blues guitarist, who asked him to join his tour. The day after his high school graduation, he was on a plane and joined Johnny Winter on his European tour. He recorded and toured for years with both Johnny and Edgar Winter and when being on the road that long started to get to him, he'd drop out for a while, then go back. When he finally packed it in for good, he went on to a whole new career but he always was first, last and always, a musician. He's in his 60's now and still plays occasionally, mostly just for fun or for benefits, etc. But he was a "born" musician and still is.</p><p></p><p>My ex is another one. Born in to a musical family, he was mainly a very talented vocalist. And even now, in his 60's, he still is, just as good as he ever was. Besides the many bands he played in, he did a lot of studio work, substituting his voice when a groups singer couldn't quite cut it in the recording studio. You'd be surprised how often this is done and it's sometimes the reason that some bands never sound as good in person as they do on their albums. He went on to do other things too but he was always a musician and singer first. And he still plays when he feels like it, and he still does some studio work, substituting his voice for some tone-deaf 20 year old who just can't get it right in the recording studio! You don't just "retire" from playing music, no matter how old you are!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 568547, member: 1883"] I think that being a "true musician" is not something you [I]become[/I], work like a job, then retire from. You just "are" a musician, you don't become one. And I've known LOTS of them! Of course, some are better than others, but the really super talented guys I have known were practically born to it. When I was married to my first husband (the singer and musician) we had a very close friend who played guitar in some of the same groups as my husband (now ex) ... one of the most talented guys I've ever known. He got his first guitar when he was 8 or 9. By the time he was 12, he was playing in clubs on the weekends with a very good, solid rock band. They would sneak him in and he would usually play with his head down so his long hair covered his little baby face! By the time he was in his teens, he was a local legend and most people had no idea that he was that young. His band played in a music festival where he was noticed by Johnny Winter, the legendary blues guitarist, who asked him to join his tour. The day after his high school graduation, he was on a plane and joined Johnny Winter on his European tour. He recorded and toured for years with both Johnny and Edgar Winter and when being on the road that long started to get to him, he'd drop out for a while, then go back. When he finally packed it in for good, he went on to a whole new career but he always was first, last and always, a musician. He's in his 60's now and still plays occasionally, mostly just for fun or for benefits, etc. But he was a "born" musician and still is. My ex is another one. Born in to a musical family, he was mainly a very talented vocalist. And even now, in his 60's, he still is, just as good as he ever was. Besides the many bands he played in, he did a lot of studio work, substituting his voice when a groups singer couldn't quite cut it in the recording studio. You'd be surprised how often this is done and it's sometimes the reason that some bands never sound as good in person as they do on their albums. He went on to do other things too but he was always a musician and singer first. And he still plays when he feels like it, and he still does some studio work, substituting his voice for some tone-deaf 20 year old who just can't get it right in the recording studio! You don't just "retire" from playing music, no matter how old you are! [/QUOTE]
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