oh well I play guitar and a little bass (and have taken shots at both the banjo and mandolin... unsucsessful.. so far anyway.. i'll try again in a few months.. an on going battle
) )
but I started when I was around 15-16 as some sort of attempt to express the emotions my hormonally wracked body was going thru.. and there just weren't words to explain it.. it's still kinda the same, but throughout the years it has become both a.) a relaxing thing to do and b.) since i KNOW i will never master the instrument it's kind of like a parable for life.. the journey not the destination and all that... and also there's something about writing a new song... it's just... I don't know if I could explain it, it's creating something.
and it's good for free beer!
heh and in all the bands i've been in, i never managed to get laid from that alone.. (usually too wound up after a show to be anything close to charming )
if you get really bored, the last band I was in (three years ago?) some of our stuff can be found at
http://www.garageband.com/slurry
(and yeah the singer isn't so good.. heh nor is the music really)