“And nothing had the chance to be
good......nothing ever could.”
- Simply Red
Kids today.
They have it so easy.
But I'm grumpy because I've been
eclipsed. Because my choices are no longer undoable. I'm fresh out of
fresh starts.
One of my students is eleven and wants
to play like Joe Satriani. So he goes on YouTube every afternoon and
watches Joe's instructional videos (which have been uploaded
illegally by thousands of people all over the world.)
For the last six months, this kid has
been immersing himself in Satriani. Not the albums so much, but the
instructionals.
I never had this. I never had a chance
at this.
Sure, I have a few hours a week to get
schooled on YouTube – god knows I take every opportunity now, too.
But I'm 42 and just past any real chance at economic sustainability
in the professional arts. It doesn't matter anymore how good I get.
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