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Overcoming Stage Fright

Posted in Guitars, tagged performance, stage fright on April 12, 2012 | 4 Comments »

That is moi about 27 years ago, flying through the air as the Nutcracker Prince. Yes, the fat man was actually in great shape once upon a time. But that’s not what this article is about; at least entirely… That picture was taken from my very first public performance – actually the second performance of [...]

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The Power of Vulnerability

Posted in Guitars, tagged performance, thoughts, vulnerability on January 22, 2012 | 5 Comments »

I belong to a men’s fellowship group at my church. Ostensibly, it’s a bible study group, but it usually extends far beyond just discussing the particular bible passage that’s the topic for the week. This past meeting, the subject turned towards vulnerability, and we all agreed that much of our success in life – no [...]

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When Inspiration Hits…

Posted in Guitars, tagged guitar, guitarists, Guitars, inspiration, Music, musicians, performance, performing, thoughts on March 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »

…I gotta go with it! I just got home from playing a three hour solo acoustic gig. I’m physically tired from playing and singing, but I’m going to go out to my garage and play some more after I write this entry! I’m on a real high from getting a great evaluation back from my [...]

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Songwriting: Stuck in a Rut…

Posted in guitar lifestyle, guitarists, Guitars, musicians, performing, playing live, songwriting, style, Worship Music, tagged church, guitar, guitar performance, guitarists, Music, musicians, performance, Worship Music on February 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

…but there’s a light at the end of the tunnel… At least I hope so. For the past few weeks, I’ve been in kind of a rut with writing music. I’ve got eight songs for my new record, which I recorded pretty regularly over the course of about three months. And it wasn’t just eight [...]

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Insight: Playing Rhythm

Posted in guitar, guitar lifestyle, guitarists, Guitars, improvisation, inspiration, musicians, performing, playing live, rock star, style, tagged guitar, guitarists, inspiration, making music, Music, musicians, performance, playing guitar, playing live on December 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »

In last month’s issue of Guitar Player, Steve Cropper was spotlighted. Cropper was a great session guitarist for Stax records who wrote and played with the likes Otis Redding, and was arguably one of the great guitarists responsible for establishing the 60′s era soul sound. In the interview, he was asked what advice he’d give [...]

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