HI THERE.IM !!!THE BEAST!!! GUITAR AND MUSIC IS MY LIFE!!!ALL I WANNA DO WITH MY LIFE IS MAKE MUSIC,ROCK OUT,AND MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY DOIN IT.IM CURRENTLY IN A BAND FROM NORTHWEST WI. CALLED,NOT FAR BEHIND.(NFB).CHECK OUT A COUPLE OF MY LEAD RIFFS AND MY PLAYING AT: www.myspace.com/notfarbehind AND www.myspace.com/beast_nfb.ALSO,THE LAST 3 YEARS OR SO I HAVE BEEN WRITING MUSIC FOR MY OWN SIDE PROJECT THAT I WILL BE STARTING EVENTUALLY.MY GOAL WITH THAT BAND IS TO SERIOUSLY CHANGE GUITAR METAL FOREVER OR AT LEAST MAKE A PERMANENT POSITIVE IMPACT.I SPEND MONTHS AND MONTHS SOMETIMES WRITING JUST ONE SONG!I ALSO TEACH ADVANCED LEAD GUITAR.I HAVE ONLY BEEN PLAYING 6 YEARS,WHICH SOME PEOPLE MIGHT JUST LAUGH AT.BUT I HAVE EXCELLED SO MUCH.ANY SPARE TIME I HAVE,IM PLAYIN ONE OF MY AXES.I TRY TO PRACTICE ON MY OWN TIME ABOUT 6 TO 8 HOURS ALMOST EVERY DAY.DEDICATION,HARD WORK,AND CONSTANT LEARNING IS THE ONLY WAY TO STAND OUT FROM THE REST.JUST REMEMBER,YOU CAN NEVER LEARN IT ALL.THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOMETHING NEW OUT THERE TO LEARN NO MATTER WHAT.WHETHER ITS JUST A COOL RIFF,A NEW SCALE,OR A NEW STYLE OF PLAYING,GUITAR AND MUSIC IN GENERAL IS LIMITLESS AND WILL NEVER DIE!!!THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO TRY AND BE VERY OPEN MINDED ABOUT DIFFERENT STYLES OF MUSIC.AND ALWAYS REMEMBER,BUYING EXPENSIVE $4000 GUITARS AND AMPS AREN'T GONNA MAKE YOU BETTER.IT'S ALL IN YOUR FINGERS OF FURY AND CREATIVE MIND,THATS WHERE THE REAL POWER COMES FROM.