Bob "born a showman" Young...so "because of the girls" must have come later...when you reached puberty smile


Great stories all. I guess in my case writing came first because I was always into a good lyric. In my early teens I got a guitar and lessons as a Christmas present, but I hated practicing so the lessons soon stopped. But I plucked around a bit and always retained an interest...trying to put music to my "poems"...though I was never any good....at least that's what people kept telling me smile


Everything changed when I spent a year in Banff Alberta, where I worked the front desk of a hotel. Since I always checked in the band every Sunday night, I got to hang with them, and in that year, I basically learned enough to begin writing a bit on my own. When I found JPF, that part exploded.


Like Alan and some others, I have no formal music training, and most of what I write is done within known chord progressions and knowing what key I'm supposed to be in....so knowing the available "chord menu". So I play by ear, which has gotten much better over the years as my ear has become "trained" ....though I admit it's far from perfect smile

If writing ever becomes work I think I'm going to have to stop