“With all his greatness and accomplishments on the guitar, Dime will be missed more for his giving personality, charisma, caring for others, love and most of all his heart. Twice as big as the state of Texas. Dime gave it all every day to each and every one of us and our lives have forever been hollowed without him… Thanks to all of you for reaching out to us in this time of our immeasurable loss. Rest in peace brother Dime.” GivingHeartStatesBigsLossForeverOur LivesGreatnessBrotherPersonalityGuitarCaringThanksAccomplishmentReachingTexasReach OutCharismaDimesCaring For OthersRest In Peace Author:Vinnie Paul
“I played recorder in assembly, then I became passionate about the guitar, I don't know why. I started on electric then moved to acoustic - my brother was playing bass in the next room.” KnowsNextRoomsBrotherMovedGuitarPassionateMy BrotherElectricBassAssemblyAcousticsRecordersPlaying Bass Author:Ellie Goulding
“So one time for my disillusioned artists, I hear ya Two times for the kid that air-guitars in the mirror Three times for the 9-to-5-in' bus ridin' dudes And four times for my dreamers, yo I'm just like you That's why I sing for my queens with their own pair of wings My brothers flyin' beside me, drama behind me Mama tried to find me, she inquired emphatically I was in the sky with all these other ghetto kids, defying gravity, uh” TwoKidsArtistThreeBehindsFourAirSkyBrotherLike YouDramaMirrorsWingsGuitarQueensMy BrotherPairsBusDreamerOne TimeGravityThree TimesFind MeMamaGhettoDisillusionedDefyingDefying GravityAir Guitar Author:Danny Denzongpa
“After months of playing air guitar to 'Free Bird', what really got me into guitar was watching a documentary about Jimi Hendrix and picking up the Woodstock soundtrack. Listening to his version of 'Star Spangled Banner' and 'Purple Haze.' My brother played acoustic guitar and, idolising him, I thought, 'I'm going to get a guitar.'” StarsAirBrotherListeningMonthsBirdGuitarVersionsMy BrotherDocumentariesPurpleAcousticsBannerSoundtracksHendrixHazeAcoustic GuitarWoodstockPurple HazeAir Guitar Author:Kirk Hammett
“I was more into music, before I got into college. In high school, I used to play guitar and sing. I did a lot of that. But, when I graduated and went to college, I remember my freshman year and this girl from across the hall, who is one of my good friends to this day, had a brother who was in the school improv team. We went to go watch a show and it blew my face off.” YearsPlayShowsSchoolRememberFacesUsedGirlWatchesTeamCollegeBrotherMusic IsHigh SchoolGuitarHallsThis DayGood FriendThis GirlFreshmanFreshman Year Author:Steven Yeun
“My dad, who plays guitar and piano and was in cover bands, along with my older brother, Matt, taught me guitar and stuff. I started writing acoustic songs and playing by myself in 7th grade.” WritingPlaySongStuffTaughtBrotherDadBandGuitarMy DadPianoGradesAcousticsOlder Brother Author:Conor Oberst
“My older brother was the guitar player in the neighborhood band. My parents were the cool ones that had the basement for rehearsal. Rather than hang with my peers after school, I wanted to just listen to the band. More than that, I wanted to play.” PlayWantedSchoolParentPlayerBrotherBandGuitarNeighborhoodPeersRehearsalJust ListenBasementsGuitar PlayerOlder BrotherAfter School Author:Jill Sobule
“I watched the video [ with my first commercial] when I was 20, and in the video, there are two families. The first family is this smiling blond Partridge family, a Californian/Aryan kind of thing, all playing guitars, all singing together and harmonizing. And then, there's my family - and in my family, it starts with my mom saying that she feels like a drill sergeant sometimes, and she's yelling at one of my brothers to stop hitting another one of my brothers. It's just like, "Great, we're that family." It felt a little Simpsons versus Flanders.” FeelsFirstsKindLittlesTwoSometimesTogetherFeltBrotherMomSingingMy FamilyGuitarMy MomVideoMy BrotherHittingVersusYellingDrillsPlaying GuitarSergeantsCaliforniansFlandersSinging TogetherDrill Sergeant Author:Mara Wilson
“My dad is obsessed with music, so I was raised around this guitar player that really wanted me to be a guitar player. One of my earliest memories is him kind of forcing a guitar on all my brothers and me. You know, "You have to practice three hours a day!" I hated guitar at the time. I kind of picked up trumpet to spite him.” KnowsKindWantedThreeHoursMemoriesPracticePlayerBrotherDadRaisedGuitarMy DadHatedObsessedMy BrotherSpiteTrumpetsGuitar Player Author:Zach Condon