In my younger days I was desperate for a trophy. I would be waiting eagerly for the annual cultural competitions. May be I was jealous of the famous stars in school or may be I wanted to get the acceptance from my folks, I always yearned for a prize. But I would always be disappointed when the results were announced.
Singing competition was one of my favorites. Back then my voice wasn’t as horrible as it’s today. So I enrolled for any opportunity I could find. But rarely was I lucky.
My friends would testify my singing skills. A dumb friend of mine was planning to start a band and he did a private voice test for me. The only reply I got was a smile. The band didn’t materialize.
So I gave a rest to my singing and started going for keyboard lessons. I enjoyed the lessons a lot. It went on for a year. That was a time when the household finance was tight and there came a point when the lessons no longer was a source of enjoyment. I dropped it.
Late last year I decided to learn something useful (not any academic course). Guitar was a good option and it was put in my new-year resolution. But the plan remained in back burner. Then due to reasons more than one I decided to pursue the decision rather vigorously. It was tough to find a tutor. Everyone liked to teach a school kid. Older guys would be irregular and a pain in the arse.
Somehow I managed a teacher and started lessons 2 weeks back. The challenges are many and I don’t know how long I am going to carry this on. The tutor initially tried to discourage me and relented when he saw I was determined. The unforgettable moment is when he handed over my first pick. Make no mistake, I don’t aim to be a rock star. But would love to strum a few notes to admiring female fans down the years.
The inspiration behind the new venture is- Jabri and Achu. I don’t know how good Jabri is as a guitarist. But he seems to carry forward his profession, music, blogs and photography all at a time, comfortably. Achu is very young to me but one of the top notch guitarist. I admire him.
Since I am already good at singing in a few months I will be strumming out ‘Here I am on the road again’. So guys wish me luck in this new chapter.
Here is my guitar
6 comments:
cool.... guitar always is a fancy...all the very best
and after a few months when you will sing for all your female admirers
i would love to see the effect of it :)
good luck
@sm who knows it might come true
so in a few months u will be asking 'may i play a song' instead of ur old dialogue 'may i sing a song', during college times[:D]..
and dont forget how many times u got beaten by us, in our desperate effort to keep u silent...
anyways i'm sure, you'd better as a guitarist than u r as a singer...
Me too hope that :D
Jon - its all the rage now to have a To Do List (or bucket List some people call it). I think its great that you are challenging yourself and even if you don't become the next Elvis at least your doing it. I look forward to reading more about you!
Yes ma'am....and i think bucket list is not something you should have when you are too old for it
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