Hey guys, there's something I'd like to share with you now. This community is not just amazing from guitar perspective, but people are genuinely helpful to each other in regards other things too. This story is technically about the guitar and my passion for music, but there's more to it.
2 years ago I suffered a massive heartache, depression and nearly had a mental breakdown. A class acquintance of mine passed away at the age of 17 and one person made me feel a lot of pain. At the end of 2018 I made a vow I would pick my life back and focus on guitar playing and fulfilling my dream of having a big metal band. I did play A LOT in early 2019, I learned quite a few songs and realized I can learn songs by ear (thanks to Lateralus by Tool). But then I had a lot of things going on with graduating high school, which didn't go as planned, and I was bound to study for the rest of 2019. I played less and less guitar.
2020 came with a good start, I graduated from high school and just a week ago I managed to get into college. I still didn't get to play guitar as much as I did in early 2019, because I had to prepare for exams for entering the college.
Which brings us to what happened just a few hours ago. I was out with my best friend and he was setting me straight about my goals. He was telling me I shouldn't give up, and I was like "dude, there is no way I'll get to like Avenged or Trivium level" (my fav bands, which is why I use them as a reference). Oh, and remember that person that made me feel a lot of pain from the beginning of the story? Just as we were walking down the street and discussing this, we see that person bypassing us, along with another person who is the actual reason why that first person hurt me to begin with. This thing happens in fucking movies. I see the people that made my life completely miserable after 2 years, just as I was discussing my future with my best friend. I'm still shocked to say the least....
I won't bother you any further with my rambling, but I feel like I'm about to "restart" my life once again, and commit myself to guitar fully. I need to achieve EVERYTHING I set out to do. Syn, you need to hold me for these words. That's another reason why I'm posting this here, as a constant reminder that the man that has inspired me the most on this journey has my word that I'm gonna do something great with my life.
If you've read this long post, thank you. It feels like I have a purpose now, again.
2 years ago I suffered a massive heartache, depression and nearly had a mental breakdown. A class acquintance of mine passed away at the age of 17 and one person made me feel a lot of pain. At the end of 2018 I made a vow I would pick my life back and focus on guitar playing and fulfilling my dream of having a big metal band. I did play A LOT in early 2019, I learned quite a few songs and realized I can learn songs by ear (thanks to Lateralus by Tool). But then I had a lot of things going on with graduating high school, which didn't go as planned, and I was bound to study for the rest of 2019. I played less and less guitar.
2020 came with a good start, I graduated from high school and just a week ago I managed to get into college. I still didn't get to play guitar as much as I did in early 2019, because I had to prepare for exams for entering the college.
Which brings us to what happened just a few hours ago. I was out with my best friend and he was setting me straight about my goals. He was telling me I shouldn't give up, and I was like "dude, there is no way I'll get to like Avenged or Trivium level" (my fav bands, which is why I use them as a reference). Oh, and remember that person that made me feel a lot of pain from the beginning of the story? Just as we were walking down the street and discussing this, we see that person bypassing us, along with another person who is the actual reason why that first person hurt me to begin with. This thing happens in fucking movies. I see the people that made my life completely miserable after 2 years, just as I was discussing my future with my best friend. I'm still shocked to say the least....
I won't bother you any further with my rambling, but I feel like I'm about to "restart" my life once again, and commit myself to guitar fully. I need to achieve EVERYTHING I set out to do. Syn, you need to hold me for these words. That's another reason why I'm posting this here, as a constant reminder that the man that has inspired me the most on this journey has my word that I'm gonna do something great with my life.
If you've read this long post, thank you. It feels like I have a purpose now, again.
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