why we love playing guitar

“Guitar replaced BMX as my main obsession overnight. It was unlike anything I’d ever done; it was a form of expression as satisfying and personal to me as art and drawing, but much deeper level. Being able to create the sound that spoken to me in music ever since I can remember was more empowering than anything I’d ever known. The change was as instantaneous as turning on a light, and every bit is illuminating.”

一夜之間吉他取代了我對BMX的熱情。這是我從來沒有過的經驗，它就像藝術或繪畫一樣的個人滿足，但是更深層。我從小就聽音樂，而我現在卻能彈奏出來這些聲音，真的是沒有比這更振奮的事。就像突然開了一盞燈，然後一切都被點亮了。



“Finding guitar was like finding myself; it defined me, it gave me purpose. It was a creative outlet that allowed me to understand myself. The turmoil of my adolescence was suddenly secondary; playing guitar gave me focus. I didn’t keep journal; I couldn’t seem to vocalizing my feeling in a constructive fashion, but the guitar gave me emotional clarity. I loved to draw; that was an activity that took my mind off things, but it wasn’t enough of a veichle for me to completely express myself. I’ve always envied the artist who could express themselves through art, and only through the guitar have I come to understand what a wonderful release it is.”

發現吉他就像發現自我，它定義了我，給我目標。它是一個讓我了解自己的創意出口。青春期的煩惱都不再那麼重要，彈吉他讓我專注。我不寫日記，我也不會述說我的心聲，但是吉他讓我情緒清晰。我很喜歡畫圖，畫圖曾經給我很多想像力，但是它已經不足以表達自我。我以前很羨慕可以用藝術表達自我的人，只有透過吉他讓我也能有這個美妙的的機會。

- from SLASH - Slash's biography

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Slash剛開始學吉他是奶奶從家裡翻出來的尼龍弦Flamingo吉他，第一把花錢買的電吉他是仿Les Paul的吉他，因為他的吉他英雄都使用Les Paul。 今天我也去樂器行試了Les Paul，店裡有的Gary Moore model是最便宜的款式，但是也要將近五萬。琴從箱子拿出來，有一種甜甜的香味。一旦插上電後，就算是小音箱也能發出顆粒分明的聲音。美國製的Gibson Les Paul真的很有魅力。