![]() ![]() His most talented and frankly blessed student, who he taught since he was 5, despised me because his girlfriend would cheat on him with me anytime they were fighting. Unfortunately I was not very welcome there. His wake was packed with guys from my town who were students of his. Unfortunately, he died less than a year after I started seeing him. I was very lucky to have been taught by him. He placed extreme emphasis on the fundamentals and choosing feel over theory and technique. He only accepted clients by referral, I was introduced to him by a good friend who was years ahead of me as a guitarist. Sometimes I would ask him what he thought about music, culture and life stuff and we’d just shoot the shit for half the session. He probably didn’t make a career out of his pristine musicianship because he was too pure, possibly to a fault. Not only did he have a vast history of blues and rock music but he saw the legends dozens of times and even played with some of them. He taught from his extremely small studio apartment where he chain smoked the entire session. A Fender American Strat that looked a bit like this, except much dustier. He found it in a dumpster and tuned it up as much as he could. His guitar looked like a piece of shit but it sounded extremely good. He wanted just enough money to buy cigarettes and food. He charged a very small amount of money ($40/hour) because he wasn’t interested in money. He looked like ZZ Top and lived in squalor by choice. He was an older man, probably in his late 60’s. If I said his first name, anyone who grew up in my neighborhood would figure out who I am because he was a local legend. It’s better for me to start this with a story about my guitar teacher. Handsome horny white men are the most oppressed class, never forget this! John Mayer is the best living blues guitarist, yet he’s usually thought of as just a fuckboy pop star who once said the N word (true btw). The image most people have of John Mayer is far from who he actually is, which is mostly due to a pre-#MeToo cancellation of him for being a megachad. ![]() I’m not sure where to start here, so please allow me to just go off. ![]()
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