We used to play music for fun. Much more than now. Now nobody picks up a guitar unless they're paid for it.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Music is still part of my life, but I hate the idea of people coming to see me play the guitar because they've seen me in movies. You want people who are listening to be only interested in the music.
Still others want a traditional guitar sound if they call you for guitar.
I even played bass for a while. Besides playing electric guitar, I'd also get asked to play some acoustic stuff. But, since I didn't have an acoustic guitar at the time, I used to borrow one from a friend so I could play folk joints.
Playing guitar was one of my childhood hobbies, and I had played a little at school and at camp. My parents would drag me out to perform for my family, like all parents do, but it was a hobby - nothing more.
Guitar playing isn't really for everybody.
I play enough guitar to get by. I don't like to play guitar live.
As far as I'm concerned, I'm just a guitar player, and my job is to go out there and play and entertain and do my thing.
To me, the guitar is a tool for songwriting, and it's fun, too. The day that it's not fun, that's when I'm not gonna play guitar anymore.
I'm not a guitar collector. I own some guitars because I play.
I still like to play the guitar, but I rarely have anything to do with the music business these days. I mean, there is no music business anymore, is there?