Pro tip: If you ever feel overwhelmed by the amount of things a musician needs to learn, just take a step back. Play something that you really like. At the end of the day what matters is if you're having fun.
I am a pro myself, and playing things you like is not bad to do sometimes, but most of the time you should really not do that. For most people playing what you like is playing what you are already capable of. Repeating/noodling' the same thing over and over isn't gonna make you a better musician nor take you to a higher level. Can you never play anything you like then? Of course you can: play it to feel good, to express yourself, but never expect to get better while you are noodling around in your comfortzone!
@@voxwah75 I am no pro at all. Many great musicians played the same songs throughout their lives, continuously adding to and improving their versions. All I wanted to say is that when we're feeling bored or unmotivated to play, we can pick up a well-known song we like to regain motivation. It's better to play than not to play.
I consider being a musician a special privilege I was given. I played semi pro until my mid 50s, lived in SF. For me playing music is part of my life. Now I'm retired and can play 🎸 all day long! My advice to young musicians is keep learning and moving forward. The more you keep at it the more opportunities will come along. They will come, you just need to be ready when they do.
SO many good points. I booked my first gig before I was ready, 6 years later I am getting closer and closer to being a full-time musician. IF you're just starting, HANG IN THERE! It's a marathon!
Will be 60 this year, Don't feel like it. far from. A long time ago I started not to take myself too serious about it. Helped a lot. Still learning and enjoying this endless voyage. Even more now. Happy bday maestro.
I’m 28, a bass player. I like what you said about finding the gigs first and the band will follow. I’ve been struggling with getting the band together before getting the gigs. This advice will change my life. Thanks for your posting this video.
Really reminds me of this quote by Carl Jung “No matter how isolated you are and how lonely you feel, if you do your work truly and conscientiously, unknown friends will come and seek you.”
I started a music career by accident. A friend asked me to play for their wedding. Fortunately piano and singing came easy. I employed top studio musicians. I site read. Having charts was super important. We never rehearsed but I recorded the gigs and improved that way. My mother was playing gigs till 95. Fats Waller and Debussy, Bach and Irish jigs and reels. In love with life. That's what music does. 🎶 🎵
@@DarioNapoliGuitarLearning musical instruments is my passion at 77. Guitar is my obsession. Everyday. Soon as I wake up. Only stop for exercise and food. I feel like a teen-ager. No need to make money or be famous. Gigging was showmanship rather than creative. Doing what the audience wanted is the profession and deserves being well paid. Being on TV was stressful. Rehearsal was the real reward.
Im 26 and just started creating music... I often think to myself its already over. That its too late to get into it. It seems so hard to get noticed. Im really passionate about the music I create. But im so worried It will all not be enough to become a successful musician. I love how you bring up meditation in this video because that been what has brough me back to music. I had dreams of being in some sort of rock band in highschool and they kind of got crushed as I got into college. Meditation has been something that brought me back. Im really resonating with your story about your distractions with TV and even being cautious about the friends that have been trying to get involved in my music. For me, it was video games. I finally quit and stopped playing a game I was addicted to for years. And ive never felt better. I feel more focused and not wasting so much time anymore. To be honest im really scared to continue going forward. Your wisdom has really helped me today, thank you.
@VellMusic-z thank you so much for tuning in and sharing your personal story here, and very flattered if it can be of help. A career in music can be a challenge of course, like any other competitive field. But I think it starts with clarity. Clarity of goals and objectives, then clarity of planning and finally clarity and decision in execution, over a long period of time. I wish the absolute best in your journey, stay in touch🎶💪🙏🫶
16:45 this point makes so much sense to me. It applies not only to music but in life in general. People will never have the same passion as you for your own project until things start to really kick off and pick up momentum. Happy late birthday man. By the way the Fiat Doblo' is a sick car.
Told myself I was never gonna do this as a job. Played as a hobby, loved the hobby, got invested in the hobby. I play music for fun all the time and I am happy with that. Learning a new song on guitar and making a playthrough video feels like a personal accomplishment and is very fulfilling. Taught me a lot about discipline and perserverance.
@wunderwaffefries that is fantastic Jacob! Music is a great vehicle regardless, the important thing is the happiness it brings and to find one's own balance
You can't ever fail when you have the gift of music. It's forever and always there for you. It doesn't have to be for anything, just the opportunity to enjoy and collaborate with that source is an absolute treasure. Enjoy it.
@GabrielSvenbörk couldn't agree more, i should have titled: "I failed according to the mainstream music industry standards" but it would have been too long..😜
Happy 50th. I’m a professional guitarist the same age as you who’s been in the game for about the same time, although I chose music as a full time career since I was 13 years old. I’ve been an MD now on a cruise ship for the last 16 years and still feel a deep and never ending love affair with guitar. I admire all musicians on their journey. It’s a personal relationship and should not feel like a competition. The more you play the more you are able to express yourself.
Thank you so much for making this video, I am 25 and this is exactly what I needed to hear. It’s true, comparison is the thief of joy, and music is a journey of a million miles that is taken step by step. For me I have no desire for money or fame from music, I am a computer science student who found a passion in music much like computers for the surface level simplicity and endless depth they both provide. My goal with music and the root of my passion is in being unhindered in my artistic expression with whatever my instrument of choice. I have spent several years dissecting music theory and trying to incorporate concepts into my play through guitar and piano, and most recently have had a lot of people encouraging me to play live, or record myself which I have begun to do. Sometimes I feel like I upload a piece of music and wish I did more with it, I fixate on all the little mistakes and wear down my fingers to try and rectify them. It doesn’t happen over night and giving up is the easy way out and doing myself a disservice to something I love and hold so dearly in life. I’m sure there are pieces I will revisit in the coming years to document how far I’ve come, and your video helps me to appreciate where I’m at in the road despite not being the best at anything. I would love to meet you one day it seems you have a lifetime of wisdom to bestow and thanks again for sharing!
@alexleonard5601 Thank you so much for your comment Alex. It would be a pleasure. I think it's critical to find peace and balance with music along with life, to find joy in the journey, regardless of whether it's a professional or not. All the best in your current journey, hope to cross paths soon😜🎶
Easily one of the most insightful and down to earth videos about music ive seen in a long time! I also picked up music in my mid teens, and it took roughly 15 or so years for it to feel like its really working. Some months are way better than others, but mostly, the journey has been an upward trend.
Thank you for your insight man, this is very valuable for us who are pursuing a musical career. I'm 23 and I love to hear the experiences of older people to try to get the most out of it, it kinda helps me to avoid common mistakes and have a clearer idea of how to trace my path to get what I want from life. I know everyone has their own path but every advice is worth millions for me! Thanks again and keep enjoying music, life, family, time, and yourself 🙌🏻
happy (late) 50th birthday! Thank you for sharing all this wisdom. I'm 18 right now and have been floundering in music for the past 2 years, not really being able to progress much. Your wisdom is going to help me push past that and seriously get back into music again. I need to eliminate my distractions like too much social media, I need to be a better musician before I try forming a band again, and mainly I need to develop the discipline I've been severely lacking in order to practice consistently everyday.
@marshal-d-123 thank you very much for your input and for sharing your story. I wish you all the very best in your journey, you are so incredibly young, hang in there and stay in touch🎶😊💪🫶
Happy Birthday, Dario. I met you at the festival in Ramelton in Ireland a few years ago, I was 25 at the time and was near the beginning of my journey in Gypsy Jazz. Your playing and what you said was very inspiring to me and encouraged me to keep going and working. I am 32 years old now and will keep working at getting better at gypsy jazz and playing and writing music in general 😊
@mattdowie92 ciao Matt, thank you! Yes of course, I remember very well! Wow, 32, you are still so young and you were already very good at 25, never stop, you have the best yet to come! All the best, will be curious to hear you and see your progress🙏🎶😊
@DarioNapoliGuitar thank you, Dario. It is great to follow you on RUclips now to learn from you. Have a great birthday. It is good to take the attitude that we are in this thing for life and can keep making progress and enjoying it!
Hi Dario, I cannot believe that your video was suggested to me! I saw you play last September at a bar in Milan on the Navigli, and I remember that I asked if you could play Spain, to which you and the bassist played masterfully. It was truly beautiful to listen to both of you play with such passion and I remember telling you about my then-recent application to Berklee, which I have been accepted to! As a first-year student at Berklee, it is so great to hear you talk about having to believe in yourself and staying true to yourself, since I see so many musicians better than me every day and I would only compare myself to them. But I started to channel that energy into a source of inspiration for me to work harder and strive to be better. Thank you for this!
@dubadeebadabudap ha! Wow, yes I remember, so great to hear from you and congrats! Thank you for tuning in, if you're back in Milan don't hesitate to reach out 😊🎶🙏💪
Happy birthday sir. I’m 21 right now, and those are words that I needed to hear. I’ve been struggling with “comparison syndrome” lately and this video really helps. Stay blessed and enjoy
You definitely haven't failed at all, playing with masters like Stochelo is a dream to me. Music to me is a life long journey, is a long time faithful friend that never let's me down or turn its back on me. I don't play guitar or music in general professionally and I can't imagine making it till this day without music in my life.
Happy birthday! And much respect for keeping at it! My advice would be... create the right circumstances for yourself. If you need to sing loud, but your neighbors have a problem, then dont stay in that situation. Get a rehearsal space or even move away. You need to protect your art, often times nobody else will. Cheers!
I’m 72 and have been in bands all my life. I recommend music to anyone. You won’t make any money but you will have a wonderful life. I’m Still gigging. When the sound is good, the crowd is into it and the band’s locked on there is no better place on earth.
I went the other route and got a traditional job. However, I still play guitar everyday. I have played with many of my guitar heroes through camps and clinics. I could have been a really good guitarist but haven’t had the time to develop it like I would have if I were doing gigs on a regular bases. Life is a trade off. I am set to retire early and plan to spend a lot of it focusing on my never ending journey to be a better player. Bottom line, music makes the world a better place. Keep on entertaining folks with your skills and talent.
@DannyBrooks1 thank you for tuning in Danny and sharing your perspective and journey! Much respect and all the very best in obtaining your objectives. Stay in touch, look forward to hearing about it💪🙏🎶😊
Great reflections. Thank you for sharing and happy birthday! I’m a 65-year-old adult violin learner. Only started any sort of music when I turned 40. The comparison trap is very real for me when playing with others who started at age 5! A trap that I need to keep reminding myself not to fall into. Thanks for the inspiration and reminder about gigs. It has prompted me to restart our local Gypsy Jazz jam in a cool in our local town. Finally, the other curse of advancing age, arthritis, has hit and is limiting my mobility and is this that is really made me understand and appreciate the importance of Music in my life and how it can more than compensate for some of the more physical things I was able to do 5/10 years ago and as a sportsman in early adulthood. Looking for positives, I can now practice and play more.
@nickcheetham Thank you so much for your message Nick! Yes, every day that we can play is such a blessing! I'm so glad to hear about your jam:) I truly hope you can keep the ailments at bay and keep enjoying the music for as long as possible 🤞💪🙏🎶
dude im 19 just finished a year studying jazz and im about to move overseas to chase dreams of music. this helped me so much. your advice is amazing bro thank you so much for posting this. and have a happy birthday g!
I’m the same age as you but I am only playing guitar for 4 years. However, it is my passion and I love it. I wish I started earlier like you but I am still happy to have found it later in life. You should be proud of yourself for following your passion - I like your attitude (and your fiat doblo )!
We share a similar path with tennis. I only played D2 but also coached tennis for quite a few years (I'm 54 now). I look back and remember only doing choir in high school when I had opportunities to do other musical activities, but instead I pursued sports and especially tennis due in large part to family influence as we were all a bunch of gym rats. In retrospect I wish I had primarily focused on music, put it first, and demoted sports to a distant second, kind of like what I'm hearing you say. But I wonder if we had done that if we would love making music as much as we do now? Regarding your tennis, most people don't understand the commitment it takes for a junior to play D1 as you did. You had to get your 10k hours in to get to that level, so music definitely was taking a back seat. On the other hand, tennis is an amazing school master to teach you that you can do something that's extremely difficult, such as tennis or finger style guitar, which have tiny margins for error, if you put in the work and are disciplined. I'd like to think your tennis background helped to inform this in you. What an amazing journey! Thanks for posting your video!
@WSBM absolutely 1000%! I believe my experience in tennis is the primary reason I was able to have a career in music later, I very much appreciate your input and you are so right, for me music and tennis are like parallel, very similar processes really. Everything I applied to tennis I was also applying in music l, dealing with nerves in performances, endless hours of practice, routines, perseverance, fighting through adversity, traveling, all not it. Thank you for sharing some of your story with me, pleasure to meet people that share similar paths😊🙏
@@DarioNapoliGuitar I'm chuckling at the point you made about nerves! LOL! It's such a perfect parallel how there's the same fight or flight nerves with tennis as the court truly is a stage, and all the same butterflies and nerves present there as in music. We used to say coaching tennis, if you can't do the skill in a match (at a tournament or a dual match), you don't really have the skill yet. Lots of skills we can do in the practice room that when we get in front of others can vanish in a puff of smoke if the muscle memory isn't there. If our paths ever cross, we have to go hit and then jam. Keep up the great work! You're an amazing encourager and teacher! PS. Just watched a video on fast playing...man, I thought I had the playback speed on 1.5 at least! Wow!
The proof is in your face, that's a happy healthy glow of someone living in love and gratitude fearlessly. Thank you for sharing this, inspiring others. When I turned 33 I remember thinking I failed as a musician because I wasnt in a world touring band changing the world. I'll be 36 in a week, it takes adjusting, but this is the vision I now have of "success". My gut knows it. My ego is going at its pace :p
@MikeTae much appreciated Mike! Yes, many times we can adjust but as long as there is peace within continual striving, that's the path I believe. All the very best in your journey 😊🎶🫶
happy birthday sir..ye turned 68 week ago and the journey never ends..life during apartheid{am south african asian}and life post apartheid has just been a wilful strugggle as a jazz guitarist..God has my back..just gotta keep the creative juices flowing..never give up..love to all out there.
I've mucked about on guitar since I was 14 - it pains me to think how good I could have been by now if I'd taken it seriously and pushed myself to actually learn things like scales, circle of fifths, improv, ear training, etc. Now I'm old and the journey seems vast ahead of me, when I "should" be looking back. How silly I was. Wish I'd had parents who pushed me. I blame the parents!
Happy birthday my friend 🥳💚 Music has no retirement age, so 50 is no age at all! In my eyes you are highly successful in your life. You are living your dream, as well as bringing joy to so many people through live shows, recordings and sharing your knowledge online or in person ✨🎶
This is exactly the stuff I've been thinking and telling myself for the last year while I'm taking my music career more seriously. I'm glad to hear it from someone with more experience and wisdom :)
This is really inspiring. I cannot thank you enough for all the points you raised. I'm quite new to learning music production, so I'm at the beginning of the marathon, but know that deep down music is what I want to pursue forever. At 19 and halfway through a degree, I'm faced with the reality that in a year and a half when my degree is done, I've got to find a way to make things work. This is pushing me to learn more and more about music production so that hopefully when I reach that stage in my early twenties, I can dedicate all my time to it and do what I really love. The biggest challenge I face at the moment is the distractions, especially with phones. They make it so easy to lose focus on a task then end up not spending as much time or losing a bit of that intensity when working on something. So to hear it from a professional like yourself with decades of experience about cutting these distractions is so important to me. So, thank you very much for this video and helping me reflect and believe in myself
Intanto Auguri per i 50! Innanzi tutto sei un giovanotto che porta ancora avanti uno swing da paura e no , non hai fallito assolutamente nella musica e nemmeno come musicista ! La dura realtà che quasi tutti non accettano è proprio rappresentata in questo video , video che molti musicisti dovrebbero vedere e porsi due domande riguardo il loro percorso musicale. Poi è chiaro che ognuno pensa per sè , secondo un mio modestissimo parere di neo 24enne è che nella vita ci capiterà sempre di dire " tutto quello che tornando in dietro vorrei sapere " oppure "tutto quello che vorrei mi fosse stato detto". Keep Swinging Man!🤍
@@giacomoala788 grazie di cuore Giacomo! E' proprio cosi', penso l'importante e' riuscire a trovare un proprio equilibrio. Ti auguro il meglio nel tuo percorso!🙏🎶🫶
I'm a neurochemist who have been playing guitar and signing for more than 15 years now. In the begining, I was all about learning. Pratical learning. I learned how to to play guitar, then drums, a little bit of bass, then the flute, then the clarinet. And when I need to study music seriously, I got distracted and for years I thought I was just taking a sort of a break, just chilling, playing Bossa Nova and getting to know more about samba and jazz, but I started to realise the problem. I've got a bad rhythm. Even though I could play drums, I just played with the feel and physical abilities I had, with no theoretical realization of what those movements meant to sound. It took about 8 years to go back to learn music real hard and now I can feel the music. I'm in my early 30s now. And I hope to bring about something of mine in the next 3 years or much less. Because differente from my past compositions, it's something I want to bring it out. I want it to be good, to get the feel to people that they feel nice listening to it. I guess this is the only thing a musician needs to want. That people can feel the music, 'cause we were touched by the music, and that is what got into us there in the first place. Without music, life would be a mistake. At least our so densely cultured human lives.
Happy Birthday Dario! These insights are priceless. I wish someone had told me a lot of what you're saying a long time ago. But as you said.... everyone's journey is different.
Hey man. I'm a guitarist in the rock and blues part of things and I've been working extremely hard at my guitar playing and seeing results. It's a long story but due to depression I quit guitar are started again at 28, unable to play open chords. Now at 35 I can rip through some fast lines and I'm getting satisfied with my chops: I'm able to play Van Halen, some Joe Satriani. I'm not looking to be Guthrie Govan or John Petrucci, I just need enough chops to express myself with. What is still missing is the ability to improvise, which is my next milestone. I also have terrible stage fright and can't play in front of people while I can rip through things at home. That's another thing I must work on. What you've described really resonated with me, so thanks for sharing ! Regarding being a successful musician: I find it both very frightening but also a meaningless thing to pursue. It's frightening because there are incredibly talented musicians who never got big because they weren't very charismatic on stage. Some got lucky enough to have a charismatic frontman to sell the show. But many end up with ridiculous chops I'll probably never have even if I doubled the amount of practice I currently do (which is at least 1 hour a day), and they're just getting by teaching or doing small gigs. I think of people like Benjamin Schippritt on RUclips, or even people like Damjan Pejčinoski (he is actually a well established guitarist, but his fame does not match his skill). When I see their skill and their level of notoriety, I wonder if guitar is something worth pursuing. On the other hand I also see that being a famous guitarist is also show business, and that musicians that are excellent but not necessarily the best or most versatile, have huge careers because they are part of a huge money machine promoting them, they tour intensely, and have a stage presence. I don't mean to say that makes them lesser musicians, but I see that 50% of your success as a musician is your musicianship, and the other 50% are your skills at presenting and marketing yourself. And to be honest, even as someone who enjoys entertaining people, I'm not sure I'm interested in pursuing the marketing aspect required to have a big career. It kind of gives me an excuse to justify later in my life that I never became some big name guitarist even though I worked on my craft a lot, maybe. But it's also undeniably true for me that I don't like that kind of pressure and marketing and would stay away from it. I can't be a session musician either because this requires a high level of skill and ability to play all genres and read charts fast. So I'm thinking that my trajectory is: be a rock and blues musician that doesn't have the chops to be a session guy, but also doesn't want to try to promote or market himself in the rat race. And besides enjoying playing small gigs in the future, I'm not sure I can make a living from guitar. But as you said though, what matters is actually the enjoyment you get from playing the instrument and playing the gigs.
@KingGrio wow, thank you so much for sharing your story and your thoughts and impressions! At the end of the day what truly matters is finding one's own sweet spot, one's own balance, where music is present in one's life In a way that's fulfilling. All the very best in your journey, stay in touch!💪🎶🫶
Happy birthday! This is nice advice and wisdom, thanks for sharing. What resonated with me the most was about reducing distractions, mine are similar to TV but more modern, like youtube/social media/videogames, and the part about community and relationships and how everything needs time to grow. I feel a lot of times that what I'm doing is not paying off fast enough, but looking at it like a marathon or a garden that needs time to develop, I think is a good way to solve that, because as long as you are doing things well in the moment, and being active in music, patience will (hopefully) get you to the other stuff.
@horatiuromantic Thank you for tuning in Horatiu, and for your response!🙏 Some things one becomes aware of over time, others happen sooner, but as long as the goals are clearer, the intention will be more directed and specific. All the very best, keep in touch😊🎶
I've recently emigrated from Iran to Italy for studying music and these days I've been questioning my path to a great deal, surfing the internet and coming across your video was definitely one of the best things that has happened to me lately! I'm just so stressed out for lots of difficulties including financial concerns of course.. but thank to you for 20 minutes I felt like I'm in the right path!
One short life is not enough to Master anything. 50 was just a dress rehearsal, time to get your asses to work .....daily recording, noodling, reference, and building layers off of your channeling. Hurry up ❤️
Congratulations on turning 50! I picked up the guitar at 65 (now 68) and started playing gypsy jazz. Progress is slow; slower than for a young person. It's going to be a long path, but I wouldn't be trying if I didn't expect to be here for a couple more decades. I am completely comfortable that others will learn and play better/faster/more-creatively. There's no time left for ego. It's the music that makes me happy.
@markputnam743 super! Thank you so much for tuning in and for your input Mark, and all the very best on your path, happy to help in any way possible!🙏😊🎶
Grazie Dario per le tue bellissime parole, ne farò tesoro . Ho 71 anni e ho iniziato a suonare la chitarra più seriamente da circa 6/7 anni, poco prima di ritirarmi dal lavoro. In particolare jazz periodo be bop. Mi piace molto la tua definizione che imparare la musica è una maratona: a volte sei solo con te stesso e pensi di non farcela, ma poi la calma e la passione ti spingono ad andare avanti. A volte effettivamente è un po' frustrante quando incontri musicisti bravissimi e ti rendi conto di essere un mediocre, ma essere mediocri è la spinta per imparare. Auguri per i tuoi 50 anni! Un caro saluto, Maurizio Punelli, Roma.
@mauriziopunelli6069 grazie di cuore Maurizio! Davvero, eh si, io penso capiti veramente a tutti di sentirsi "mediocri' ed e' proprio quella la molla che poi spinge a spronarsi, a cercare di migliorare sempre:) ti auguro il meglio nel tuo percorso! A presto spero:)🙏😊🎶🫶
Thank you for this video. I think it probably comes just at the right time in my life. I've given up on 2 jobs this year, being jobless and staying at home for a couple of weeks. The jobs I'm looking after are sadly probably gonna be jobs, that I'm not looking forward to. Right now, I'm looking to do regular covers on RUclips etc. and building something for the future. Thank you again, it just gave me a push to think about my future in a different light. And late congrats on your 50th birthday!
Thanks for the insight and it's just what I needed now (about to turn 60 very soon). The point about a flower not growing faster or even dying with too much water is absolutely beautiful and fitting.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH for your discussion......!!!! I'm older and still facing that uphill climb -- but I will never give up on getting my music out there that people will like.... it's just hard to find the niche, the industry and consumer likes have changed.... but your words of wisdom greatly encourages me when I really need support...... ROCK ON BRO......🤓
@diegogarciapiguet9333 thank you for tuning in Diego, you are incredibly young, I didn't truly consider until my 30s, so you have time to try things. All the very best!🎶💪
I’m a 22 year old guitar player I’ve been playing for 10 years now and I struggle to remember to be patient I’ve done well so far but I compare myself to people even younger than me who are making careers, it can feel daunting at times This video really helped remind me that I’m on the right track Just wanted to say thank you for making this video
@NikoTsangaris thank you so much for tuning in Niko and for sharing your story. 22 good Lord, congrats that you've been focused for so long and you're still extremely young! I wish you the very best, as long as you have clarity of goals, clarity in your path and in the execution of the steps in your path, and the endurance, you'll be fine. Stay in touch💪🎶🫶
At my side of the computer, I can see the honesty and heart that went into this video. Thank you for sharing - both this video and your musical expression with the world. We are lucky to have you :)
Just commenting in the beginning of the video: I already see you play for (in my opinion) large audiences, who clearly value your playing! I dont think you have failed, if you can move the hearts and souls with your music and authenticity behind the instrument in the way you feel and are!
@cx777o much appreciated:) I should have titled "I failed, according to the mainstream music industry standards", but that would have taken too my space..🙏🎶🫶
Wow, the universe has conspired to throw me a bone with this video! What a wonderful and thoughtful piece of wisdom. I thank you sincerely for your reflections. I have played guitar for fun for 30 years and it is what kept me sane as a young man. Every day, it has brought me joy. Like you, i ditched TV years ago. People think i'm mad but what they dont realise is, i'm free! Thank you for your time and thoughts.
Right now I’m on 4th minute of video, continueing to watching. Can’t not to notice how good this man looks, and it’s not even a compliment You look just like 33-35 Full of energy, but it feels that you really wise
This is life, it is beautiful, it looks different for all of us because we are all individuals, it doesn’t need to be large and loud to have meaning, it comes from within, there is no failure other than not to try, other peoples metrics of success shouldn’t be a concern and it’s worth checking yours and seeing what purpose they bring, don’t get so caught up in what it should be that you miss out on what it is. Love to all of you 🫶 wherever you are on your journey, you are amazing.
@isaacnoonan3441 couldn't agree more:) infact I wanted to title "I failed, according to the mainstream music industry standards", but it would have been too long:) much appreciate your input Isaac😊🙏🎶
I will never give up and keep on trying to achieve the dreams of my life of becoming a good guitarist. You can always leave a legacy behind for others to follow your years of guitar playing experiences by teaching others what you know in You tube channel. There are always someone who is always better than you but most important strife to remain humble and learn from the experts so you can improve your musicians skills as time passes. There are always room for improvement if you work and practice hard to become good in something you do one day. I agreed playing music is like running a marathon, start slow, run the race and finished well at the end of the journey. Thanks for sharing your two cents worth in this video to upcoming musicians who are starting their own life journey just like you did years ago.
@@CalvinLimSH-ld5le very much appreciated Calvin! All the very best in your musical journey, I hope you reach all your objectives and have the best time doing so💪🎶😊🫶
many thanks for your advices! I'm a musician with 15 years of guitar trajectory and still learning about music production. After some time working and saving money I finally finished my home studio and now I'm looking forward to go, and decided to start on music production and commerce. I want to find a community which we can talk about music and jam, and also work. Now i'm on my 30s and I traced a path on games. Thank you for your content, really great!
@CopacabanaDisc thank you for asking, I have a community that mostly gathers around guitar, and primarily the style of Django Reinhardt, I offer free transcriptions regularly among other things, in case to join this is the link: bit.ly/3LeXPFX
Happy Bithday Dario, I found out that we have more things common than I thought ... Almost 50, 2006 old car, TV, great friends between TOP players and many more ... There are many good and useful thoughts in this video that speak from my heart ... thanks for that video my friend. I hope to see you somewhere. Greets Tomas
@tomashonsa-swingtet4322 Dear Tomas, thank you so much for tuning in! Hehe, wow I haven't seen you in too long, btw, if you're not too far, on May 27 I play with my trio at the Khamoro Festival in Prague!
I am 50 also I had 1 guitar lesson and quit going to lessons but was still interested in the guitar and the music. The reason for that was I already knew what he taught me in that lesson. So I pressed on with learning by myself. I still love playing and learning about the creative side of things so I never get bored with it 👍🔥I hope the flame keeps burning and I think it will 🤘
I don’t understand how people feel they have control of any outcome in their life. I never had, because my outcome has been completely failure regarding to goals of how to use my network, music or even who I want to play with. Still I manage several finished projects. But never even on the level I put as lower end. I had my own band several times …and even then it’s not me who controls who’s been in it. Personnel. Because when I was popular manipulation behind my back was really criminal extreme, …and when I wasn’t popular (rather cancelled) I had to work with what I could get. I tried every approach towards how to manage my projects. From very much compromise to direct and demanding and everything in between. It’s not up to me… has been my experience. I can control an audience in a room. But if they back the next day, it could be completely changed. From a stage it more easy than in a project group/band or so. Sometimes it’s been easier understand what went on. Others it’s been like a gang of bullies. I heard Albert King say the exact same thing in an interview. So I find it weird some seems to feel they have control of their situation
yes youre happy, you have a gaming laptop in the van =P in all seriousness, I love this video. thanks for sharing your thoughts on it. before I started playing jazz or before even online streaming was a thing, I was lucky enough to have been surrounded by not so talented but extremely happy punk musicians. they showed me that music is anything but conventional and that ridiculous amounts of money doesn't equate happiness. i brought that attitude to my love for jazz and even the most sour of notes could not ruin my day. Dario, thank you for constantly educating us and sharing your musical life and adventures. I wish you another 50 years of happiness.
You really do look like a mature 35 year old (or even younger) than a 50 year old. Seems like you’ve kept yourself at peace and in good health. Best of luck to you and your journey as a musician, good sir 🫡
Thank you so much for sharing this. You are a gem. Don't care about the views, not everyone can recognize.a diamond when the see, it so is your channel. Keep making videos like this...
Its ironic that the thumbnail with the "I FAILED" title is, by far, the most successful video on the channel (currently). I think you have great communication skills man, keep doing videos like this and your channel will blow up! Happy birthday mate!
Your videos were an inspiration to me since many years ago and continue to be. I turned 54 recently and I am looking forward to every practice and time with the instrument. A person's overall disposition and mindset reflect age more than a number.
Born in 99, I picked up an acoustic in 2015 but was too intimidated to switch over to electric, little did i know i would have picked it up much faster. In 2023 mid year i decided to order an electric guitar online and ive been practicing for 6+ hours a day since. i picked up alot of things quickly by learning notes and playing by Ear, along to my favorite players, Hendrix, Page, Frusciante, many more and i am actually gigging now with my drummer (bestfriend since childhood)
I’m going to turn 56 in a month and I’m working to get better with my guitar skills and not only this .. life is an every day journey... there no time to think about past mistakes .. we will always make mistakes but it’s important to learn from it and look forward .. God bless you all
HEY THERE BIRTHDAY MAN- HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Honesty, consistency, be straight and avoid distractions- very sound (pun intended) council. You show up and do your best- you can be proud of your values- your experiences. BRAVO!
Failing is something i can't see how you could do in music. I have no aspirations to be a professional although i guess at least when it comes to classic I m moderately confident in my abilities. It's enough for me if I can continue playing with my friends in the beach for as long as I can. Happy birthday sir!
@unwaveringdiscipline5489 I love your handle "unwavering discipline":) very much appreciate your input! Yes I agree, the important thing to me is to be perfectly aligned with one's vision. Grazie🙏😊
The number of talented artists producing music that is not pop/rock/rap far exceeds the potential audience market niche, which shrinks everytime another Swiftie is born. This era is a cultural nadir. Big respect to you.
Such great advice Dario. I think about almost everything you're talking about here every day since I went full-time with music a couple years ago. It's great to see people with as much experience as you put this so eloquently. Subscribed.
Congratulations on the big "50" Great that you share your knowledge and wisdom with all, you deserve the success and respect thats coming your way! Thanks for another great video with unique and inspirational content 🎂👋
I wish I had put more into music. I felt like I was putting everything into it at the time. There were a lot of very heavy distractions. But I think it was important that I never quit. I have continued to improve. I enjoy what I do. Happy 50th!
Beautifully made video man, I'm 24 and this hits hard :D I'd be lying if I said I haven't debated "careers" multiple times in my life, can only hope I stumble across something. Thank you for making this though, it helps a lot to know that you can be happy and enjoy music as a touring musician. Keep up the work!
Pro tip: If you ever feel overwhelmed by the amount of things a musician needs to learn, just take a step back.
Play something that you really like.
At the end of the day what matters is if you're having fun.
@@Passeira1 hehe, thanks Hugo, you are absolutely right:)
And you're always learning from what you like :)
@@gabo4zul true😜
I am a pro myself, and playing things you like is not bad to do sometimes, but most of the time you should really not do that. For most people playing what you like is playing what you are already capable of. Repeating/noodling' the same thing over and over isn't gonna make you a better musician nor take you to a higher level. Can you never play anything you like then? Of course you can: play it to feel good, to express yourself, but never expect to get better while you are noodling around in your comfortzone!
@@voxwah75 I am no pro at all. Many great musicians played the same songs throughout their lives, continuously adding to and improving their versions. All I wanted to say is that when we're feeling bored or unmotivated to play, we can pick up a well-known song we like to regain motivation. It's better to play than not to play.
I consider being a musician a special privilege I was given. I played semi pro until my mid 50s, lived in SF. For me playing music is part of my life. Now I'm retired and can play 🎸 all day long! My advice to young musicians is keep learning and moving forward. The more you keep at it the more opportunities will come along. They will come, you just need to be ready when they do.
@JRriffin so true! I appreciate very much your input😊🙏🎶
I'm coming up to 75,still looking for something. The journey never ends.
@PeterBromage-y1u ciao Peter, that's so great to hear! Very happy that you are still in it and pushing to be better, and thanks for tuning in 🙏😊🎶💪
I am right behind you, about 12 years. Life is short.
@@Joe-m6p6b And as sweet as you make it to be! I'm 17 now. Do you have any wisdom to share?
@eliaspietila_ Sure. Choose wisely what your goals in life you have and enjoy it. Life IS shorter than you think right now in your age.
@Joe-m6p6b Thanks. The shortness is actually my biggest worry atm
Music isn't about making money or being famous it's about excerting passion and as long as you enjoyed it you didn't fail
@dolier2802 i agree completely, I should have titled "I failed, according to the mainstream music industry standards", but it would have been too long
SO many good points. I booked my first gig before I was ready, 6 years later I am getting closer and closer to being a full-time musician. IF you're just starting, HANG IN THERE! It's a marathon!
@TrevorHuntMusic great to hear Trevor!💪 All the very best in your journey, thank you for tuning in 😊🙏🎶
Most people will think you're 36 or something
@@OrganicFaithFactory 🙏🙏😊
Ya Seriously
@Banzo_ 🙏😊🫶
He does look way younger than 50.
@alluringbliss4165 🙏😊
Will be 60 this year, Don't feel like it. far from. A long time ago I started not to take myself too serious about it. Helped a lot. Still learning and enjoying this endless voyage. Even more now.
Happy bday maestro.
@perrynaturespain8559 Querido gracias! Much appreciated, yes so much is in the outlook, attitude and therefore, lifestyle...many hugs from Italy!😊
I’m 28, a bass player. I like what you said about finding the gigs first and the band will follow.
I’ve been struggling with getting the band together before getting the gigs. This advice will change my life. Thanks for your posting this video.
@mukomanjisichilongo8796 I'm very happy to hear this, keep in touch, all the best in your journey!😊🙏🎶
Yes that also made an impact on me. Gigs first.
@beewardrobe most definitely! Much appreciate you tuning in😊🎶💪
Really reminds me of this quote by Carl Jung “No matter how isolated you are and how lonely you feel, if you do your work truly and conscientiously, unknown friends will come and seek you.”
@darthriahuz1 I love it:)
I started a music career by accident.
A friend asked me to play for their wedding. Fortunately piano and singing came easy.
I employed top studio musicians. I site read. Having charts was super important. We never rehearsed but I recorded the gigs and improved that way. My mother was playing gigs till 95.
Fats Waller and Debussy, Bach and Irish jigs and reels. In love with life. That's what music does. 🎶 🎵
@xge555 yes! Couldn't agree more, wow, kudos to your mom, will try to do the same:)🙏🎶
@@DarioNapoliGuitarLearning musical instruments is my passion at 77. Guitar is my obsession. Everyday. Soon as I wake up. Only stop for exercise and food. I feel like a teen-ager. No need to make money or be famous. Gigging was showmanship rather than creative. Doing what the audience wanted is the profession and deserves being well paid. Being on TV was stressful.
Rehearsal was the real reward.
@xge555 the same for me!😊 ever since I was a teenager, until today, it has never changed...many many hugs your way 🙏🙏😊
Im 26 and just started creating music... I often think to myself its already over. That its too late to get into it. It seems so hard to get noticed. Im really passionate about the music I create. But im so worried It will all not be enough to become a successful musician. I love how you bring up meditation in this video because that been what has brough me back to music. I had dreams of being in some sort of rock band in highschool and they kind of got crushed as I got into college. Meditation has been something that brought me back. Im really resonating with your story about your distractions with TV and even being cautious about the friends that have been trying to get involved in my music. For me, it was video games. I finally quit and stopped playing a game I was addicted to for years. And ive never felt better. I feel more focused and not wasting so much time anymore. To be honest im really scared to continue going forward. Your wisdom has really helped me today, thank you.
@VellMusic-z thank you so much for tuning in and sharing your personal story here, and very flattered if it can be of help. A career in music can be a challenge of course, like any other competitive field. But I think it starts with clarity. Clarity of goals and objectives, then clarity of planning and finally clarity and decision in execution, over a long period of time. I wish the absolute best in your journey, stay in touch🎶💪🙏🫶
16:45 this point makes so much sense to me. It applies not only to music but in life in general. People will never have the same passion as you for your own project until things start to really kick off and pick up momentum.
Happy late birthday man. By the way the Fiat Doblo' is a sick car.
@Freakybananayo thank you my friend! Yes, it took me a long time to learn that lesson specifically :) ha, doblo forever!:) thank you for tuning in 🙏🎶
Told myself I was never gonna do this as a job. Played as a hobby, loved the hobby, got invested in the hobby. I play music for fun all the time and I am happy with that. Learning a new song on guitar and making a playthrough video feels like a personal accomplishment and is very fulfilling. Taught me a lot about discipline and perserverance.
@wunderwaffefries that is fantastic Jacob! Music is a great vehicle regardless, the important thing is the happiness it brings and to find one's own balance
Have a peaceful birthday. Yes, making music you love with people you like - a good way to spend the day
@@anfiorsceal thank you, much appreciated!😊🙏🎶
i read making love to people with music you like lmfao
@@sylphus 😂
As soon as you realize that music is not a race or a competition but instead a way to express yourself you will be okay.
@jaymac72 I should have titled "I failed, according to the mainstream music industry standards", but it would have been too long...I'm ok Jay😊🙏
Well said.
You can't ever fail when you have the gift of music. It's forever and always there for you. It doesn't have to be for anything, just the opportunity to enjoy and collaborate with that source is an absolute treasure. Enjoy it.
@GabrielSvenbörk couldn't agree more, i should have titled: "I failed according to the mainstream music industry standards" but it would have been too long..😜
Happy birthday man! I’m a 28 year old therapist, who writes music, and loves playing live. I love seeing someone following their creative instincts.
@michaelccrosby thank you Michael!🙏 Very much appreciate your input, all the very best in your journey, keep in touch!🎶🎵😜
Happy 50th. I’m a professional guitarist the same age as you who’s been in the game for about the same time, although I chose music as a full time career since I was 13 years old. I’ve been an MD now on a cruise ship for the last 16 years and still feel a deep and never ending love affair with guitar. I admire all musicians on their journey. It’s a personal relationship and should not feel like a competition. The more you play the more you are able to express yourself.
@KristopherCraig Very much appreciate your input Kristopher! All the very best in your musical journey!🙏🙏😊🎶
Thank you so much for making this video, I am 25 and this is exactly what I needed to hear. It’s true, comparison is the thief of joy, and music is a journey of a million miles that is taken step by step. For me I have no desire for money or fame from music, I am a computer science student who found a passion in music much like computers for the surface level simplicity and endless depth they both provide. My goal with music and the root of my passion is in being unhindered in my artistic expression with whatever my instrument of choice. I have spent several years dissecting music theory and trying to incorporate concepts into my play through guitar and piano, and most recently have had a lot of people encouraging me to play live, or record myself which I have begun to do. Sometimes I feel like I upload a piece of music and wish I did more with it, I fixate on all the little mistakes and wear down my fingers to try and rectify them. It doesn’t happen over night and giving up is the easy way out and doing myself a disservice to something I love and hold so dearly in life. I’m sure there are pieces I will revisit in the coming years to document how far I’ve come, and your video helps me to appreciate where I’m at in the road despite not being the best at anything. I would love to meet you one day it seems you have a lifetime of wisdom to bestow and thanks again for sharing!
@alexleonard5601 Thank you so much for your comment Alex. It would be a pleasure. I think it's critical to find peace and balance with music along with life, to find joy in the journey, regardless of whether it's a professional or not. All the best in your current journey, hope to cross paths soon😜🎶
Easily one of the most insightful and down to earth videos about music ive seen in a long time! I also picked up music in my mid teens, and it took roughly 15 or so years for it to feel like its really working. Some months are way better than others, but mostly, the journey has been an upward trend.
@bernardodaddario4905 thank you so much for your comment Bernardo! All the best 💪😜🎶
Thank you for your insight man, this is very valuable for us who are pursuing a musical career. I'm 23 and I love to hear the experiences of older people to try to get the most out of it, it kinda helps me to avoid common mistakes and have a clearer idea of how to trace my path to get what I want from life. I know everyone has their own path but every advice is worth millions for me! Thanks again and keep enjoying music, life, family, time, and yourself 🙌🏻
@mariodeluna4899 Dear Mario, thank you so much for your kind words. I truly wish you the best for your journey. Stay in touch💪🎶🫶
happy (late) 50th birthday! Thank you for sharing all this wisdom. I'm 18 right now and have been floundering in music for the past 2 years, not really being able to progress much. Your wisdom is going to help me push past that and seriously get back into music again. I need to eliminate my distractions like too much social media, I need to be a better musician before I try forming a band again, and mainly I need to develop the discipline I've been severely lacking in order to practice consistently everyday.
@marshal-d-123 thank you very much for your input and for sharing your story. I wish you all the very best in your journey, you are so incredibly young, hang in there and stay in touch🎶😊💪🫶
@@DarioNapoliGuitar Thank you for the encouragement! :)
Happy Birthday, Dario. I met you at the festival in Ramelton in Ireland a few years ago, I was 25 at the time and was near the beginning of my journey in Gypsy Jazz.
Your playing and what you said was very inspiring to me and encouraged me to keep going and working. I am 32 years old now and will keep working at getting better at gypsy jazz and playing and writing music in general 😊
@mattdowie92 ciao Matt, thank you! Yes of course, I remember very well! Wow, 32, you are still so young and you were already very good at 25, never stop, you have the best yet to come! All the best, will be curious to hear you and see your progress🙏🎶😊
@DarioNapoliGuitar thank you, Dario. It is great to follow you on RUclips now to learn from you.
Have a great birthday. It is good to take the attitude that we are in this thing for life and can keep making progress and enjoying it!
@@mattdowie92 🙏🙏🙏😊💪💚
Hi Dario, I cannot believe that your video was suggested to me! I saw you play last September at a bar in Milan on the Navigli, and I remember that I asked if you could play Spain, to which you and the bassist played masterfully. It was truly beautiful to listen to both of you play with such passion and I remember telling you about my then-recent application to Berklee, which I have been accepted to! As a first-year student at Berklee, it is so great to hear you talk about having to believe in yourself and staying true to yourself, since I see so many musicians better than me every day and I would only compare myself to them. But I started to channel that energy into a source of inspiration for me to work harder and strive to be better. Thank you for this!
@dubadeebadabudap ha! Wow, yes I remember, so great to hear from you and congrats! Thank you for tuning in, if you're back in Milan don't hesitate to reach out 😊🎶🙏💪
Thanks for all the wisdom, I definitely gained a lot of needed clarity from this as a 23 year old
@Hesi-m2e makes my day to know, thank you for tuning in!😊🎶🙏
Happy birthday sir.
I’m 21 right now, and those are words that I needed to hear. I’ve been struggling with “comparison syndrome” lately and this video really helps. Stay blessed and enjoy
@hermannbnh3834 I'm very happy to hear! Stay strong, keep in touch, look forward to hearing about your path, all the very best💪🎶😊
man you sure don't look 50 at all bro you look at most 35! Keep up the good work!
@hellscattle very much appreciated my friend! 🙏🙏😊🎶🫶
You definitely haven't failed at all, playing with masters like Stochelo is a dream to me. Music to me is a life long journey, is a long time faithful friend that never let's me down or turn its back on me. I don't play guitar or music in general professionally and I can't imagine making it till this day without music in my life.
@KimchiSpringRoll very much appreciate your message! Yes, I also cannot imagine life without it and certainly plan to play all the way until the end😊🙏
Thank you for giving a gift to us on your 50th birthday.
'They' say 50 is when you receive wisdom.
@alexandermargotta6206 much appreciated Alexander! I guess I'll find out:)
You're obviously a resounding success, mate!
@PallHermannssonGuitar Very much appreciated Pall! Sometimes wish the bank account would also reflect this but I'm working on it😅🙏🎶
@@DarioNapoliGuitartough life
Happy birthday! And much respect for keeping at it!
My advice would be... create the right circumstances for yourself. If you need to sing loud, but your neighbors have a problem, then dont stay in that situation. Get a rehearsal space or even move away. You need to protect your art, often times nobody else will. Cheers!
@jilsky thank you very much! Much appreciate you tuning in and your input, all the very best in your journey 😊🙏
I’m 72 and have been in bands all my life. I recommend music to anyone. You won’t make any money but you will have a wonderful life. I’m Still gigging. When the sound is good, the crowd is into it and the band’s locked on there is no better place on earth.
@@garyadams9016 I could not agree more!😊🙏🎶🫶
I went the other route and got a traditional job. However, I still play guitar everyday. I have played with many of my guitar heroes through camps and clinics. I could have been a really good guitarist but haven’t had the time to develop it like I would have if I were doing gigs on a regular bases. Life is a trade off. I am set to retire early and plan to spend a lot of it focusing on my never ending journey to be a better player. Bottom line, music makes the world a better place. Keep on entertaining folks with your skills and talent.
@DannyBrooks1 thank you for tuning in Danny and sharing your perspective and journey! Much respect and all the very best in obtaining your objectives.
Stay in touch, look forward to hearing about it💪🙏🎶😊
Great reflections. Thank you for sharing and happy birthday! I’m a 65-year-old adult violin learner. Only started any sort of music when I turned 40. The comparison trap is very real for me when playing with others who started at age 5! A trap that I need to keep reminding myself not to fall into. Thanks for the inspiration and reminder about gigs. It has prompted me to restart our local Gypsy Jazz jam in a cool in our local town.
Finally, the other curse of advancing age, arthritis, has hit and is limiting my mobility and is this that is really made me understand and appreciate the importance of Music in my life and how it can more than compensate for some of the more physical things I was able to do 5/10 years ago and as a sportsman in early adulthood. Looking for positives, I can now practice and play more.
@nickcheetham Thank you so much for your message Nick! Yes, every day that we can play is such a blessing! I'm so glad to hear about your jam:) I truly hope you can keep the ailments at bay and keep enjoying the music for as long as possible 🤞💪🙏🎶
dude im 19 just finished a year studying jazz and im about to move overseas to chase dreams of music. this helped me so much. your advice is amazing bro thank you so much for posting this. and have a happy birthday g!
@lucarobinson701 thank you for tuning in Luca and for your response! All the very best in your journey, keep in touch😊 💪🎶🫶
I’m the same age as you but I am only playing guitar for 4 years. However, it is my passion and I love it. I wish I started earlier like you but I am still happy to have found it later in life. You should be proud of yourself for following your passion - I like your attitude (and your fiat doblo )!
@geordieboy9336 hehe, thank you very much.I appreciate you tuning in, wish you all the best in your musical journey!
I'm 22 years old only just starting out studying jazz, this is a video I really needed to watch. Thank you
@TJisJustFine much appreciated, thanks for tuning in and all the very best in your journey, you have a lot of time ahead💪🎶😜
We share a similar path with tennis. I only played D2 but also coached tennis for quite a few years (I'm 54 now). I look back and remember only doing choir in high school when I had opportunities to do other musical activities, but instead I pursued sports and especially tennis due in large part to family influence as we were all a bunch of gym rats. In retrospect I wish I had primarily focused on music, put it first, and demoted sports to a distant second, kind of like what I'm hearing you say. But I wonder if we had done that if we would love making music as much as we do now? Regarding your tennis, most people don't understand the commitment it takes for a junior to play D1 as you did. You had to get your 10k hours in to get to that level, so music definitely was taking a back seat. On the other hand, tennis is an amazing school master to teach you that you can do something that's extremely difficult, such as tennis or finger style guitar, which have tiny margins for error, if you put in the work and are disciplined. I'd like to think your tennis background helped to inform this in you. What an amazing journey! Thanks for posting your video!
@WSBM absolutely 1000%! I believe my experience in tennis is the primary reason I was able to have a career in music later, I very much appreciate your input and you are so right, for me music and tennis are like parallel, very similar processes really. Everything I applied to tennis I was also applying in music l, dealing with nerves in performances, endless hours of practice, routines, perseverance, fighting through adversity, traveling, all not it. Thank you for sharing some of your story with me, pleasure to meet people that share similar paths😊🙏
@@DarioNapoliGuitar I'm chuckling at the point you made about nerves! LOL! It's such a perfect parallel how there's the same fight or flight nerves with tennis as the court truly is a stage, and all the same butterflies and nerves present there as in music. We used to say coaching tennis, if you can't do the skill in a match (at a tournament or a dual match), you don't really have the skill yet. Lots of skills we can do in the practice room that when we get in front of others can vanish in a puff of smoke if the muscle memory isn't there. If our paths ever cross, we have to go hit and then jam. Keep up the great work! You're an amazing encourager and teacher! PS. Just watched a video on fast playing...man, I thought I had the playback speed on 1.5 at least! Wow!
@WSBM ha! Totally in for a hit and a jam my friend! Anytime 😊 darionapoliguitar@gmail.com
The proof is in your face, that's a happy healthy glow of someone living in love and gratitude fearlessly.
Thank you for sharing this, inspiring others. When I turned 33 I remember thinking I failed as a musician because I wasnt in a world touring band changing the world.
I'll be 36 in a week, it takes adjusting, but this is the vision I now have of "success". My gut knows it. My ego is going at its pace :p
@MikeTae much appreciated Mike! Yes, many times we can adjust but as long as there is peace within continual striving, that's the path I believe. All the very best in your journey 😊🎶🫶
happy birthday sir..ye turned 68 week ago and the journey never ends..life during apartheid{am south african asian}and life post apartheid has just been a wilful strugggle as a jazz guitarist..God has my back..just gotta keep the creative juices flowing..never give up..love to all out there.
@marcellesraman4560 thank you so much Marcelles! I wish you all the very best in your musical journey also!😊🙏🎶💪
I've mucked about on guitar since I was 14 - it pains me to think how good I could have been by now if I'd taken it seriously and pushed myself to actually learn things like scales, circle of fifths, improv, ear training, etc. Now I'm old and the journey seems vast ahead of me, when I "should" be looking back. How silly I was. Wish I'd had parents who pushed me. I blame the parents!
@@malthus101 I'm actually writing a book about this subject...I hope you can find the love for it again🎶💪
@@DarioNapoliGuitar thanks - I will try
Happy birthday my friend 🥳💚
Music has no retirement age, so 50 is no age at all!
In my eyes you are highly successful in your life. You are living your dream, as well as bringing joy to so many people through live shows, recordings and sharing your knowledge online or in person ✨🎶
@Vebjorni So very much appreciated my friend😊🙏🙏 Scary though how time flies...😅
@@DarioNapoliGuitar Yes! I’m only «32», but I feel the same way 😅
@Vebjorni you are incredibly young my friend and very talented! Keep going because the best is ahead of you💪🎶
@@DarioNapoliGuitar 🙏🙏
This is exactly the stuff I've been thinking and telling myself for the last year while I'm taking my music career more seriously. I'm glad to hear it from someone with more experience and wisdom :)
@@kevinacemusic much appreciated Kevin!🙏😊
This is really inspiring. I cannot thank you enough for all the points you raised. I'm quite new to learning music production, so I'm at the beginning of the marathon, but know that deep down music is what I want to pursue forever.
At 19 and halfway through a degree, I'm faced with the reality that in a year and a half when my degree is done, I've got to find a way to make things work. This is pushing me to learn more and more about music production so that hopefully when I reach that stage in my early twenties, I can dedicate all my time to it and do what I really love.
The biggest challenge I face at the moment is the distractions, especially with phones. They make it so easy to lose focus on a task then end up not spending as much time or losing a bit of that intensity when working on something. So to hear it from a professional like yourself with decades of experience about cutting these distractions is so important to me. So, thank you very much for this video and helping me reflect and believe in myself
@charliesalter3744 thank you so much for tuning in and sharing your story Charlie! All the very best, stay in touch😊🎶🙏💪🫶
Intanto Auguri per i 50! Innanzi tutto sei un giovanotto che porta ancora avanti uno swing da paura e no , non hai fallito assolutamente nella musica e nemmeno come musicista ! La dura realtà che quasi tutti non accettano è proprio rappresentata in questo video , video che molti musicisti dovrebbero vedere e porsi due domande riguardo il loro percorso musicale. Poi è chiaro che ognuno pensa per sè , secondo un mio modestissimo parere di neo 24enne è che nella vita ci capiterà sempre di dire " tutto quello che tornando in dietro vorrei sapere " oppure "tutto quello che vorrei mi fosse stato detto". Keep Swinging Man!🤍
@@giacomoala788 grazie di cuore Giacomo! E' proprio cosi', penso l'importante e' riuscire a trovare un proprio equilibrio. Ti auguro il meglio nel tuo percorso!🙏🎶🫶
@@DarioNapoliGuitarti auguro il meglio e chissà, magari ci scappa anche Swing 42 insieme !❤
@giacomoala788 sempre super volentieri!
I'm a neurochemist who have been playing guitar and signing for more than 15 years now. In the begining, I was all about learning. Pratical learning. I learned how to to play guitar, then drums, a little bit of bass, then the flute, then the clarinet. And when I need to study music seriously, I got distracted and for years I thought I was just taking a sort of a break, just chilling, playing Bossa Nova and getting to know more about samba and jazz, but I started to realise the problem. I've got a bad rhythm. Even though I could play drums, I just played with the feel and physical abilities I had, with no theoretical realization of what those movements meant to sound.
It took about 8 years to go back to learn music real hard and now I can feel the music. I'm in my early 30s now. And I hope to bring about something of mine in the next 3 years or much less. Because differente from my past compositions, it's something I want to bring it out. I want it to be good, to get the feel to people that they feel nice listening to it. I guess this is the only thing a musician needs to want. That people can feel the music, 'cause we were touched by the music, and that is what got into us there in the first place. Without music, life would be a mistake. At least our so densely cultured human lives.
@cesarcientista405 thank you for tuning in and for sharing your experience, I wish you all the best in your musical journey:)
Happy Birthday Dario! These insights are priceless. I wish someone had told me a lot of what you're saying a long time ago. But as you said.... everyone's journey is different.
@SamLarsen2 Thank you Sam!🙏 I also learned them as I went along, by experience. But when you want the answers, one way or another, they come:)
Hey man. I'm a guitarist in the rock and blues part of things and I've been working extremely hard at my guitar playing and seeing results. It's a long story but due to depression I quit guitar are started again at 28, unable to play open chords. Now at 35 I can rip through some fast lines and I'm getting satisfied with my chops: I'm able to play Van Halen, some Joe Satriani. I'm not looking to be Guthrie Govan or John Petrucci, I just need enough chops to express myself with. What is still missing is the ability to improvise, which is my next milestone. I also have terrible stage fright and can't play in front of people while I can rip through things at home. That's another thing I must work on. What you've described really resonated with me, so thanks for sharing !
Regarding being a successful musician: I find it both very frightening but also a meaningless thing to pursue. It's frightening because there are incredibly talented musicians who never got big because they weren't very charismatic on stage. Some got lucky enough to have a charismatic frontman to sell the show. But many end up with ridiculous chops I'll probably never have even if I doubled the amount of practice I currently do (which is at least 1 hour a day), and they're just getting by teaching or doing small gigs. I think of people like Benjamin Schippritt on RUclips, or even people like Damjan Pejčinoski (he is actually a well established guitarist, but his fame does not match his skill). When I see their skill and their level of notoriety, I wonder if guitar is something worth pursuing. On the other hand I also see that being a famous guitarist is also show business, and that musicians that are excellent but not necessarily the best or most versatile, have huge careers because they are part of a huge money machine promoting them, they tour intensely, and have a stage presence. I don't mean to say that makes them lesser musicians, but I see that 50% of your success as a musician is your musicianship, and the other 50% are your skills at presenting and marketing yourself. And to be honest, even as someone who enjoys entertaining people, I'm not sure I'm interested in pursuing the marketing aspect required to have a big career. It kind of gives me an excuse to justify later in my life that I never became some big name guitarist even though I worked on my craft a lot, maybe. But it's also undeniably true for me that I don't like that kind of pressure and marketing and would stay away from it. I can't be a session musician either because this requires a high level of skill and ability to play all genres and read charts fast. So I'm thinking that my trajectory is: be a rock and blues musician that doesn't have the chops to be a session guy, but also doesn't want to try to promote or market himself in the rat race. And besides enjoying playing small gigs in the future, I'm not sure I can make a living from guitar. But as you said though, what matters is actually the enjoyment you get from playing the instrument and playing the gigs.
@KingGrio wow, thank you so much for sharing your story and your thoughts and impressions! At the end of the day what truly matters is finding one's own sweet spot, one's own balance, where music is present in one's life In a way that's fulfilling. All the very best in your journey, stay in touch!💪🎶🫶
Happy birthday! This is nice advice and wisdom, thanks for sharing. What resonated with me the most was about reducing distractions, mine are similar to TV but more modern, like youtube/social media/videogames, and the part about community and relationships and how everything needs time to grow. I feel a lot of times that what I'm doing is not paying off fast enough, but looking at it like a marathon or a garden that needs time to develop, I think is a good way to solve that, because as long as you are doing things well in the moment, and being active in music, patience will (hopefully) get you to the other stuff.
@horatiuromantic Thank you for tuning in Horatiu, and for your response!🙏 Some things one becomes aware of over time, others happen sooner, but as long as the goals are clearer, the intention will be more directed and specific. All the very best, keep in touch😊🎶
Happy birthday, Dario! Have a nice day!
@jorgebermejo3708 thank you Jorge!🙏😊💚
I've recently emigrated from Iran to Italy for studying music and these days I've been questioning my path to a great deal, surfing the internet and coming across your video was definitely one of the best things that has happened to me lately! I'm just so stressed out for lots of difficulties including financial concerns of course.. but thank to you for 20 minutes I felt like I'm in the right path!
@davinZgh dude, I'm checking your videos, congrats, you are amazing! Where are you in Italy?
@DarioNapoliGuitar Wow!!! My pleasure 🌼🌼🌼 🥹🥹🥹 I'm currently in Roma, are you also in Roma ?
@davinZgh no, I'm based in Milan, let me know if you're ever here😜🎶
@@DarioNapoliGuitar great 😍 I didn't know you're in Italy!!sure and the same if you come to Rome let me know 🌼 thank you again
@davinZgh absolutely, my pleasure 😊🎶🫶
One short life is not enough to Master anything. 50 was just a dress rehearsal, time to get your asses to work .....daily recording, noodling, reference, and building layers off of your channeling. Hurry up ❤️
True:)
Lovely video mate, Happy birthday and nice playing too.. 👍 🎸 🙏
@AlexHutchingsMusic 🙏🙏Thank you very much for tuning in Alex! Listening to "Afraid to Love", love your style!🎶🎵💚
@@DarioNapoliGuitar Aw wow. Thank you so much man.... 👍 🎸 🙏
Congratulations on turning 50! I picked up the guitar at 65 (now 68) and started playing gypsy jazz. Progress is slow; slower than for a young person. It's going to be a long path, but I wouldn't be trying if I didn't expect to be here for a couple more decades. I am completely comfortable that others will learn and play better/faster/more-creatively. There's no time left for ego. It's the music that makes me happy.
@markputnam743 super! Thank you so much for tuning in and for your input Mark, and all the very best on your path, happy to help in any way possible!🙏😊🎶
Grazie Dario per le tue bellissime parole, ne farò tesoro . Ho 71 anni e ho iniziato a suonare la chitarra più seriamente da circa 6/7 anni, poco prima di ritirarmi dal lavoro. In particolare jazz periodo be bop. Mi piace molto la tua definizione che imparare la musica è una maratona: a volte sei solo con te stesso e pensi di non farcela, ma poi la calma e la passione ti spingono ad andare avanti.
A volte effettivamente è un po' frustrante quando incontri musicisti bravissimi e ti rendi conto di essere un mediocre, ma essere mediocri è la spinta per imparare. Auguri per i tuoi 50 anni! Un caro saluto, Maurizio Punelli, Roma.
@mauriziopunelli6069 grazie di cuore Maurizio! Davvero, eh si, io penso capiti veramente a tutti di sentirsi "mediocri' ed e' proprio quella la molla che poi spinge a spronarsi, a cercare di migliorare sempre:) ti auguro il meglio nel tuo percorso! A presto spero:)🙏😊🎶🫶
Thank you for this video. I think it probably comes just at the right time in my life. I've given up on 2 jobs this year, being jobless and staying at home for a couple of weeks. The jobs I'm looking after are sadly probably gonna be jobs, that I'm not looking forward to. Right now, I'm looking to do regular covers on RUclips etc. and building something for the future. Thank you again, it just gave me a push to think about my future in a different light.
And late congrats on your 50th birthday!
@@mustimaz I'm very glad to hear! Hang in there, I wish for the best in your journey 💪😊🎶
Thanks for the insight and it's just what I needed now (about to turn 60 very soon). The point about a flower not growing faster or even dying with too much water is absolutely beautiful and fitting.
@stridersongs very much appreciated, thanks for tuning in! All the best in moving to your new decade 💪💪😊🎶
THANK YOU VERY MUCH for your discussion......!!!! I'm older and still facing that uphill climb -- but I will never give up on getting my music out there that people will like.... it's just hard to find the niche, the industry and consumer likes have changed.... but your words of wisdom greatly encourages me when I really need support...... ROCK ON BRO......🤓
@@johnstroyek very much appreciated John! Thank you for tuning in, I truly wish you all the best in your journey, stay in touch 🎶💪🫶
@@DarioNapoliGuitar I most definitely will.....!!!!!!
Wisdom.❤ I m 55 and still playing with joy and passion. Stopped alcoohol etc...15 years ago and play better now, more " consciously "...thank you
@christianboutot my pleasure Christian, thank you for tuning in🙏😊🎶
I'm 22 and I'm considering following a music career and it is very scary. Thanks for this, I needed to hear this.
@diegogarciapiguet9333 thank you for tuning in Diego, you are incredibly young, I didn't truly consider until my 30s, so you have time to try things. All the very best!🎶💪
I’m a 22 year old guitar player
I’ve been playing for 10 years now and I struggle to remember to be patient
I’ve done well so far but I compare myself to people even younger than me who are making careers, it can feel daunting at times
This video really helped remind me that I’m on the right track
Just wanted to say thank you for making this video
@NikoTsangaris thank you so much for tuning in Niko and for sharing your story. 22 good Lord, congrats that you've been focused for so long and you're still extremely young! I wish you the very best, as long as you have clarity of goals, clarity in your path and in the execution of the steps in your path, and the endurance, you'll be fine. Stay in touch💪🎶🫶
At my side of the computer, I can see the honesty and heart that went into this video. Thank you for sharing - both this video and your musical expression with the world. We are lucky to have you :)
@juliasteinweh-adler5288 So very much appreciated Julia!🎊😊🫶
Just commenting in the beginning of the video: I already see you play for (in my opinion) large audiences, who clearly value your playing! I dont think you have failed, if you can move the hearts and souls with your music and authenticity behind the instrument in the way you feel and are!
@cx777o much appreciated:) I should have titled "I failed, according to the mainstream music industry standards", but that would have taken too my space..🙏🎶🫶
Wow, the universe has conspired to throw me a bone with this video! What a wonderful and thoughtful piece of wisdom. I thank you sincerely for your reflections. I have played guitar for fun for 30 years and it is what kept me sane as a young man. Every day, it has brought me joy. Like you, i ditched TV years ago. People think i'm mad but what they dont realise is, i'm free! Thank you for your time and thoughts.
@Monty5959 so much appreciate you tuning in, your comment and yes, as long as there is oxygen in my lungs, there will be music🎶😜🙏
Belated Happy Birthday Dario!
Your suggestions and good wishes is very welcome .. I will put them to practice.
@iemon7722 much appreciated, thank you for tuning in!😊🙏
Right now I’m on 4th minute of video, continueing to watching.
Can’t not to notice how good this man looks, and it’s not even a compliment
You look just like 33-35
Full of energy, but it feels that you really wise
@yarnest7171 much appreciated my friend!😊🙏 I grew up with a lot of sports and music, and love them both..I think this helps
This is life, it is beautiful, it looks different for all of us because we are all individuals, it doesn’t need to be large and loud to have meaning, it comes from within, there is no failure other than not to try, other peoples metrics of success shouldn’t be a concern and it’s worth checking yours and seeing what purpose they bring, don’t get so caught up in what it should be that you miss out on what it is. Love to all of you 🫶 wherever you are on your journey, you are amazing.
@isaacnoonan3441 couldn't agree more:) infact I wanted to title "I failed, according to the mainstream music industry standards", but it would have been too long:) much appreciate your input Isaac😊🙏🎶
Wow.. tomorrow is my birthday and this is just the thing I have needed to come across..
Happy belated birthday and cheers for your wisdom!
@@MC-rr6mz super! Much appreciated, enjoy your birthday!🎊🎶
I will never give up and keep on trying to achieve the dreams of my life of becoming a good guitarist. You can always leave a legacy behind for others to follow your years of guitar playing experiences by teaching others what you know in You tube channel. There are always someone who is always better than you but most important strife to remain humble and learn from the experts so you can improve your musicians skills as time passes. There are always room for improvement if you work and practice hard to become good in something you do one day. I agreed playing music is like running a marathon, start slow, run the race and finished well at the end of the journey. Thanks for sharing your two cents worth in this video to upcoming musicians who are starting their own life journey just like you did years ago.
@@CalvinLimSH-ld5le very much appreciated Calvin! All the very best in your musical journey, I hope you reach all your objectives and have the best time doing so💪🎶😊🫶
many thanks for your advices! I'm a musician with 15 years of guitar trajectory and still learning about music production. After some time working and saving money I finally finished my home studio and now I'm looking forward to go, and decided to start on music production and commerce. I want to find a community which we can talk about music and jam, and also work. Now i'm on my 30s and I traced a path on games. Thank you for your content, really great!
@CopacabanaDisc much appreciate your input! All the very best in your journey, stay in touch!🎶🙏🫶
@@DarioNapoliGuitar indeed! do you have a music community like in discord, reddit or something?
@CopacabanaDisc thank you for asking, I have a community that mostly gathers around guitar, and primarily the style of Django Reinhardt, I offer free transcriptions regularly among other things, in case to join this is the link: bit.ly/3LeXPFX
Happy Bithday Dario,
I found out that we have more things common than I thought ... Almost 50, 2006 old car, TV, great friends between TOP players and many more ... There are many good and useful thoughts in this video that speak from my heart ... thanks for that video my friend. I hope to see you somewhere.
Greets Tomas
@tomashonsa-swingtet4322 Dear Tomas, thank you so much for tuning in! Hehe, wow I haven't seen you in too long, btw, if you're not too far, on May 27 I play with my trio at the Khamoro Festival in Prague!
I am 50 also I had 1 guitar lesson and quit going to lessons but was still interested in the guitar and the music. The reason for that was I already knew what he taught me in that lesson. So I pressed on with learning by myself. I still love playing and learning about the creative side of things so I never get bored with it 👍🔥I hope the flame keeps burning and I think it will 🤘
Super! Yes, lessons are not for everyone, and with enough passion, most can be achieved alone:)
I don’t understand how people feel they have control of any outcome in their life. I never had, because my outcome has been completely failure regarding to goals of how to use my network, music or even who I want to play with. Still I manage several finished projects. But never even on the level I put as lower end.
I had my own band several times …and even then it’s not me who controls who’s been in it. Personnel. Because when I was popular manipulation behind my back was really criminal extreme, …and when I wasn’t popular (rather cancelled) I had to work with what I could get.
I tried every approach towards how to manage my projects. From very much compromise to direct and demanding and everything in between. It’s not up to me… has been my experience.
I can control an audience in a room. But if they back the next day, it could be completely changed. From a stage it more easy than in a project group/band or so.
Sometimes it’s been easier understand what went on. Others it’s been like a gang of bullies.
I heard Albert King say the exact same thing in an interview. So I find it weird some seems to feel they have control of their situation
I have been playing since 1970, you are still very young. You have been a good steward of your musical gift.
@davisworth5114 thank you Davis, much appreciate you tuning in!😊🙏🎶
Nice video. Great information and totally true to this music biz
@brandonpaulofficial very much appreciated Brandon! Thanks for tuning in and congrats on your playing and music 🎶🙏🫶
yes youre happy, you have a gaming laptop in the van =P
in all seriousness, I love this video. thanks for sharing your thoughts on it.
before I started playing jazz or before even online streaming was a thing, I was lucky enough to have been surrounded by not so talented but extremely happy punk musicians.
they showed me that music is anything but conventional and that ridiculous amounts of money doesn't equate happiness.
i brought that attitude to my love for jazz and even the most sour of notes could not ruin my day.
Dario, thank you for constantly educating us and sharing your musical life and adventures.
I wish you another 50 years of happiness.
Much appreciate you tuning in!🙏😊🫶
You seem to be super successful to me. You are living the dream.
@ghhdgjjfjjggj thank you, I should have titled "I failed, according to the mainstream music industry standards", but it would have been too long:)🙏
You really do look like a mature 35 year old (or even younger) than a 50 year old. Seems like you’ve kept yourself at peace and in good health. Best of luck to you and your journey as a musician, good sir 🫡
@jwardbass4452 very much appreciated! All the best to you and 😊🙏
Happy Birthday Dario! Thanks for all you are doing for us 😉😎
@@bernardszostek1337 Thank you so much for tuning in Bernard!🙏😊
Thank you so much for sharing this. You are a gem.
Don't care about the views, not everyone can recognize.a diamond when the see, it so is your channel.
Keep making videos like this...
@siyamishra7140 much appreciated!🙏😜🫶
Its ironic that the thumbnail with the "I FAILED" title is, by far, the most successful video on the channel (currently).
I think you have great communication skills man, keep doing videos like this and your channel will blow up! Happy birthday mate!
@sotvrno93 ha, I thought the same! Yt can be quirky;) very much appreciated man, all the very best to you, stay in touch😊🙏🎶
Your videos were an inspiration to me since many years ago and continue to be. I turned 54 recently and I am looking forward to every practice and time with the instrument.
A person's overall disposition and mindset reflect age more than a number.
@BucoBucolini grazie my friend! It's a pleasure, look forward to meeting in person one day:)
I'm 20 years now, recently I realized that I want to dedicate my life to music. Thanks for the video, it inspired me!
@nikitatumanov9843 very happy to hear Nikita!💪🎶😊🫶
Born in 99, I picked up an acoustic in 2015 but was too intimidated to switch over to electric, little did i know i would have picked it up much faster.
In 2023 mid year i decided to order an electric guitar online and ive been practicing for 6+ hours a day since. i picked up alot of things quickly by learning notes and playing by Ear, along to my favorite players, Hendrix, Page, Frusciante, many more and i am actually gigging now with my drummer (bestfriend since childhood)
@LearnGuitar_in10months This is so cool to hear! I love your story. Stay in touch all the very best in your journey and much appreciate your input 🙏🎶😊
I’m going to turn 56 in a month and I’m working to get better with my guitar skills and not only this .. life is an every day journey... there no time to think about past mistakes .. we will always make mistakes but it’s important to learn from it and look forward .. God bless you all
@daniloalbi8673 much appreciated Danilo!😊🙏
great video. I turned 30 this year and started taking music more seriously. Community is definitely vital. thanks for the video!
@Boywhocriedrainbow very much appreciated Jamie! All the very best in your journey, keep on it and keep in touch 🎶💪😊
HEY THERE BIRTHDAY MAN- HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Honesty, consistency, be straight and avoid distractions- very sound (pun intended) council. You show up and do your best- you can be proud of your values- your experiences. BRAVO!
@@MichaelPutsch Michael, so very much appreciated! 🙏😊🎶
There were some really great thoughts in there man, thank you for sharing, happy birthday :)
@fretcraft thank you so much for tuning in, much appreciated!🙏😊🎶
Happy Birthday, dear Dario, thank you for sharing all your insights and thoughts.
@BackingtracksforJazzViol-sy4fk thank you for tuning in!😊🙏🎶
Failing is something i can't see how you could do in music. I have no aspirations to be a professional although i guess at least when it comes to classic I m moderately confident in my abilities.
It's enough for me if I can continue playing with my friends in the beach for as long as I can.
Happy birthday sir!
@unwaveringdiscipline5489 I love your handle "unwavering discipline":) very much appreciate your input! Yes I agree, the important thing to me is to be perfectly aligned with one's vision. Grazie🙏😊
Be you. Have fun.🎉
@@anitanuthergun thank you Anita😊🙏
Happy Birthday, keep it up in good health
@@miloszobloza thank you, likewise:)🙏
All I needed to hear. Thanks, and enjoy your 50’s!
@@madeira-de-vento much appreciated Joao!🙏🎶💪😊
The number of talented artists producing music that is not pop/rock/rap far exceeds the potential audience market niche, which shrinks everytime another Swiftie is born. This era is a cultural nadir. Big respect to you.
@masonhancock5350 very much appreciate your input Mason! 🙏😊
Such great advice Dario. I think about almost everything you're talking about here every day since I went full-time with music a couple years ago. It's great to see people with as much experience as you put this so eloquently. Subscribed.
@Tjdes your comment makes my day! Very much appreciated, stay in touch and all the very best in your journey!💪🫶🎶💚
Congratulations on the big "50" Great that you share your knowledge and wisdom with all, you deserve the success and respect thats coming your way! Thanks for another great video with unique and inspirational content 🎂👋
@craftyfingers2037 So very much appreciated my friend 🙏🙏😊💚
Happy Birthday, thanks for the thoughts
@@standupart much appreciated Stan!🙏😊
I wish I had put more into music. I felt like I was putting everything into it at the time. There were a lot of very heavy distractions. But I think it was important that I never quit. I have continued to improve. I enjoy what I do. Happy 50th!
@image30p that's the most important thing of all! Thank you 🙏😊
26 years old, picked up the guitar last friday, I only know two chords, can't connect them into a "song" but I'm very positive 😊
@Kaydwardson ha super cool! Everyone starts exactly there:) enjoy the journey, I wish you all the very best 😊💪🎶🫶
Beautifully made video man, I'm 24 and this hits hard :D I'd be lying if I said I haven't debated "careers" multiple times in my life, can only hope I stumble across something.
Thank you for making this though, it helps a lot to know that you can be happy and enjoy music as a touring musician. Keep up the work!
@jamouthhhpettouthh3356 thank you! Much appreciate you tuning in, all the very best in your journey 💪🎶🫶🎶
Thank you, kind sir. I needed this.
@matheusbatinga4378 very glad to hear, thank you for tuning in Matheus🙏🫶