Originally Posted by
WalshFan88
Sounds good! I like it.
Leo Fender didn't play. Neither did Jim Marshall, inventor of Marshall amps lol. Most small business gear makers (guitars, amps, pedals) that are a small business do play though....
I wish music was my career, and I wasn't in the situation I'm in. I'm medically disabled for reasons I won't get into on here, and I'm on the autism spectrum with severe troubles with interactions in real life due to social awkwardness and social anxiety. I only meet people I trust and have previously met online and built a rapport with. I basically get out for doctor appointments and occasional concerts because there are thousands of people and I don't have to worry about them approaching me or being the spotlight so to speak. I'm pretty quiet, shy, reserved, introverted, etc - but you'd never know it from my posts here and my activity on social media. It's my outlet, lol. I'm the opposite in real life.
That said, I do play music a lot as a hobby and do occasional gigs with a group of guys in the summertime when everyone is off work or not busy. We do maybe 6-8 shows a year as a classic rock/country cover band. We don't tour, we just play around the area and backyard parties and small festivals and venues. For some reason if I put my guitar on and put a pair of sunglasses on, I tend to forget I'm being watched and can play. The guys I play with broke me out of my shell and taught me how to play live and I thank them for it greatly. It's my only time I'm out of the house except medical reasons.
I wish I could be a touring sideman or session guitarist, but it just isn't in the cards...that said, that will never affect the way I'm interested in it as I get to play for me, and occasionally for a group of others I'll never meet. I like it that way.