John Benson
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- May 2, 2015
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Hi. I'm a new member looking for some music buddies to talk shop with. I saw an order thread titled " sex drugs and rock and roll " but it doesn't seem to active. Basically I'm looking for music pals and new friends and I figured that compared to other music specific forums folks who reply here will most likely have other things in common if you know what I mean.
About me. Guitar for about 33 years.i m 44 now.pretty serious about it except the few years I took off when my wife got cancer and we then went through a painful divorce and I succumbed to some pretty heavy h and alcohol abuse. I still listened though during those times and wrote sporadically but my chops went to shit.
I would consider myself a rock player but attempt to play classical and other styles. I am primarily self taught except when I went to Berklee for 1 semester but dropped out cause I was also busy drinking doing blow and chasing college girls around Boston. Also I was gigging regularly so thought I was all set. Young and dumb.i wish I would have taken it more seriously because I could have learned a lot.
My influences are really all over the place but at this point I an just inspired by anyone who plays or creates art.
But some of my key peeps are hendrix, the doors stevie wonder early slayer and metalica joni michel p funk...the family stone...Roy Clark yngwie malmsteen...Florence and the machine. .led fucking zeppelin..and classical guys bach Vivaldi and the like. Allman bro too and I'm a big dead head. Millions of influences really
Currently I play a strat and my classicsl. Have had to let a lot of my babies go though over the years due to being broke when younger and when I got divorced I had to dump a lot of gear and split the cash with my wife. Such is life I guess.
Tell me about you.
Peace
JB
About me. Guitar for about 33 years.i m 44 now.pretty serious about it except the few years I took off when my wife got cancer and we then went through a painful divorce and I succumbed to some pretty heavy h and alcohol abuse. I still listened though during those times and wrote sporadically but my chops went to shit.
I would consider myself a rock player but attempt to play classical and other styles. I am primarily self taught except when I went to Berklee for 1 semester but dropped out cause I was also busy drinking doing blow and chasing college girls around Boston. Also I was gigging regularly so thought I was all set. Young and dumb.i wish I would have taken it more seriously because I could have learned a lot.
My influences are really all over the place but at this point I an just inspired by anyone who plays or creates art.
But some of my key peeps are hendrix, the doors stevie wonder early slayer and metalica joni michel p funk...the family stone...Roy Clark yngwie malmsteen...Florence and the machine. .led fucking zeppelin..and classical guys bach Vivaldi and the like. Allman bro too and I'm a big dead head. Millions of influences really
Currently I play a strat and my classicsl. Have had to let a lot of my babies go though over the years due to being broke when younger and when I got divorced I had to dump a lot of gear and split the cash with my wife. Such is life I guess.
Tell me about you.
Peace
JB