“Don't let your hands dictate what you think you can do. Look at fingerboard charts and imagine your eyes dancing on the notes you want to play, and forget about whether your hands can do it or not. Just try it.” ThinkingWantTryingLooksPlayHandsEyeCan DoForgetImagineDancingNotesFingerboard Author:Allan Holdsworth
“Sometimes I wonder if I shouldn't leaving being musician because I use to like it when noone came to see me playing, because I didn't feel any pressure. I can enjoy myself and probably play better. Sometimes when I play, people expect something of me, and I'm not always able to to that. Quite often. So I get totaly nervous” PeopleIfsFeelsI CanSometimesPlayUseAbleEnjoyWonderMusicianPressureLeavingNervousSometimes I Wonder Author:Allan Holdsworth
“Most people/musicians hear things differently and what might please one might not please another. One man's meat is another man's poison. Don't be afraid to dig, the most important people/musicians in my life always have. If you do decide to dig, don't always expect to come up with a clean face. It's o.k. The most important lessons to me have been learned by trial and error. All I'm trying to say is "try to find yourself," as I have.” PeopleIfsMenTryingHas BeensImportantMightFacesPleaseLessonsMusicianCleanErrorsCome UpTrialsMeatPoisonFinding YourselfOne ManAnother ManTrial And ErrorImportant Lessons Author:Allan Holdsworth
“I don't think about what other people expect or anything. I mean, I sit and worrying so much about what I'M thinking, I'd go NUTS if I sat around worrying about other people.” PeopleIfsThinkingMeanFunnyInspiringWorrySatNutsGuitarist Author:Allan Holdsworth
