Today, I just sat and played for hours and felt that freedom that I so treasure. It still moves me that others feel it too. I love the guitar now more than ever. I didn't choose music as my career, I believe that music chose me. It's my passion, my fire within.
I never had a backup plan in life, just in case music didn't work out. I believe by having a backup plan, you're telling yourself subconsciously you're not going to succeed. If it doesn't work out for you, you make it work. The biggest risk in life is not taking one!
As a child, my mother taught me to dream, but also to chase my dreams and to believe in myself, as we all should. I remember lying in the grass starring at the clouds, going to the schoolyard at night, swinging on the swings, trying to spell my name out of the stars. I would go to the beach (The Sea Wall) and literally watch sunset turn into sunrise. Through the life I lived, I learned so much, every decision and mistake I made on my own; I rule my own destiny. I don;t regret anything that has happened in my life. It was alla learning experience and made me who I am today. In this world, there is no such thing as good or bad luck, we make our own.
I believe that, we all have a gift inside of us and once you find that gift, what you do with that gift, is how you pay back the ones who gave it to you! I know I'm going to my grave with my guitar around my neck!
Most of the time when I'm writting music, it just comes out of me. I hear music in my minds ear, when I see children playing, watching leaves blow down the street or starring at the pacific ocean. There's an orchestra going all the time in my head. I believe I can make the angels sing with my music and I hear one voice all the time. Thank you mama, you're always on my shoulder!
When my mother died in my arms over 20 years ago, it was the coldest night of my life. Years later, I realized, that it isn't another day that I'm living without my mother, it is another day that I'm getting closer to rejoice with her. When she died in my arms, she put me in touch with heaven.
I guess what I'm saying is that music is about life, the good and the bad. Try not to forget the bad times, because some good could comeout of it. Remember..... Hard times don't, last strong people do!
To all my fans around the would, I love you all deeply, and it touches me that my music touches you! We have a special bond together and I feel blessed for that!
"You Can Have My Guitar When You Can Pry My Cold Dead Fingers Off Of It!!!!!!
