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“SPONTANEITY IS IMPORTANT”

“I RARELY TOUCH THE GUITAR BEFORE A GIG”

YOU HAVE TO EXPERIMENT

ou can use a lot of different tunings. I keep a lot of guitars around the house in different tunings. That way, when you pick one up different things come out. You have to experiment and see what interests you. Once you know, you have to carry on and try to push your boundaries. Practice is important but use your mind and think. Everyone has a different way of playing. There are a lot of guitar

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