🍁NEW VIDEO ON GUITAR INSPIRATION🍁

[Jak Angelescu]

After Master Shredder shared the video about Jayden on his story, I was flooded with Instagram messages about disheartened students that felt like they were not good enough. And some wondered what it would truly take to be recognized in such a way. Some people felt like they were not good as the young kid was nor would they ever be able to amount to that. But it didn’t stop there. Many students and non-students of guitar wrote me and said that they felt like there’s a big struggle in their life about finding band mates that stay, finding friends that believe in them and struggling with getting your family to care. Maybe this video will help some of you.

 

[Jamie London]

Thanks for this Jak. This definitely hit home in a few different ways

 

[Koltin Hendrix]

Couldn’t have had better timing with this, I’ve been in this exact hole and have been killing myself trying to get out of it. Got the impulse to come on here for inspiration and wound up right where I needed to be. I just turned 20 at the end of July, and it’s amazing to hear my thoughts come through someone else’s mouth. I have a few friends, but the only real person I have to keep me driven everyday is my girlfriend, and even as much as she supports me I find myself looking for a reason. I’m not really the social type, so I’ve never really let myself be a part of forums such as this one. I apologize if I’m being too outwards here, but I feel this is something I should do. I have a home studio and have already learned a little bit of everything, and do it on my own for the point you made. Felt that way for a while, but sometimes I’ll get to a certain point where I feel like a narcissist which leads to me losing motivation. I’m out of a car and a job right now, and live 8 miles from the nearest store, so things have been a little down lately. I’ve been telling myself to use this time I have to make music, but I’ll end up in my studio messing around and come out at the end of the day with nothing. Leads back to what I was saying about perfect timing. Had a lot more to say while I was watching the video, but I think I’ll just end it here lol. Looking forward to being around here more if I can stay out of my shell

 

[Ed Seith]

@jak – great video. Not having support from family or friends is a common thing, and I dealt with it in the 80s and 90s too. Friends who weren’t in my band didn’t like metal and would OCCASIONALLY come out to a show if nothing else was going on. I’ve already told the story about how my parents reacted to my first real demo. It was crushing. I had no support.
Even now, I have very few local friends, and my wife hates metal (she likes Syn, though – he smells good), but she does her best. She rolls her eyes with a smile when I say I’m getting another guitar, and though I’ve only played two gigs since we’ve been together, she was at both of them – front and center. She’s the closest thing I’ve ever had to real support in a musical context.
And bassists… fucking bassists. They all wind up quitting right before or after they’re supposed to record their parts for the demo/album. Hell, even Syn knows that. And pregnant drummers? Fuck, I didn’t even know he was getting any, and pretty soon the belly was hanging over the snare. Fuck everything.
When is your song gonna be done? I’m getting tired of hearing snippets!
@koltin – keep sharing. Great stuff! As cool as your shell is, we like you better out here. You can open up safely here. No one will criticize you poorly or tear you down. Unless you’re a fucking bassist or a pregnant drummer.

 

[Sayonil Mitra]

thanks for this video. Really inspiring as well. I am saving this video for future when I feel upset about anything.

 

[Andrew Fernandes]

I have a real problem with approval. That’s because of the way I was raised. I almost have this all or nothing approach.

 

[Jak Angelescu]

I’m really glad to see that people are liking this video I hope it helps some of you

 

[Kai C]

Thanks for this, that was perfect