Guthrie Govan: How to get into the music industry 

He's also a Wizard. ..could have been anything.

True signs of a Jedi guitar master

It's not uncommon, us as guitarists and probably most musicians in general always think they're missing something and unless you have an ego tend to go "well alright yeah I guess if you say so" to people who say you're amazing.

Regarding calling his past self "competent", I think there are a few variables. One is what HurtboxTV is saying in that artistdom is usually fraught with a sense of inadequacy. I think part of the reason why is because it's damn near impossible to get your dreams through your fingers. Secondly, he now has all these years of perspective with which to qualify his past achievements. Years of teaching, studying, and playing will do that to you. Lastly, he's a fucking language nerd for christssake. He could've chosen from any number of words yet he picked that one. He could've said, "I was awright," in his East End accent but apparently, and like many musicians, phrasing is important to him.

Hexspa Well spoke, bloke. He certainly don't play no folk.

it's the very reason why he is one of the best... it's the Ynwie Malmsteen Doppelganger

Ian Martin I do it too Except it’s not in my head

Exactly what I thought, great man

Yeah I've heard he's got time for all his fans. It's very rare that someone with such virtue has the on the rails down to earth personality factor to go with it like he does! God bless Guthrie

Same ❤

Glad you enjoyed it!

Invisus Machina Step 2 - There is no step two

So could we! Always a pleasure to have him visit ICMP : )

It still does. It's just changed.

changed is accurate, fuckin mumble rappers all over the place. all it takes is lil (insert something retarded), a felony, 1 hit song where the verse is repetetive and then a bunch of idiots who soak it up

Moo. Not quite, as lacking as mumble rap is you still need some amount of marketing savvy to actually be noticed

Balalaika players.

I know now, I applied "less" to everything before, and I'd consider myself halfway proficient at English! Obviously not the case

孙越 yeah totally

I can't sight read for toffee, but will consider it for a York Peppermint Patty.

That's very true. My guitar mentor is one of the top 100 guitarists of all time, who recorded one of the top 100 albums of all time. He worked hard with his first band for six years, and made NO money. He formed a second band and made a tiny bit of money. He eventually quit in 1986, and became a guitar teacher. He's got an incredible mind for guitar and music theory, but no longer cares for bands or live performances. I made some money with a band in the 80s, and a little less in the 90s. The music industry, at least with regard to things like bands, albums, and touring, is pretty much dead.

The same can be said for Fine Art schools. Most graduates become teachers. Trouble is, there are very few art schools teaching anything other than woolly contemporary art pseudo-philosophy, so the teaching has been gradually diluted over the years to today's homeopathic proportions. At least with music one can more or less distinguish between the decent musicians and the posers.

DrumWild I'd like to hear Ur mentor :) plsss tell us who he is

I didn't say they were male.

qdaveq OUCH!

He´s even scarier when he is playing! I´ve seen him live in Argentina once. You won´t believe the power that skinny gentleman beholds. Go see him live whenever you can.

Facundo Cuevas Guitar I would love too! He is AMAZING from what ive seen and heard.

Bouxesas don't disturb the teeth, all uk musicians get their mojo from ugly teeth

He is Guthrie Govan, he is wearing his teeth as he wants.

If I were a dentist I’d fix his teeth for free I’d personally go to wherever he is to do so

NO MORE lies ...he'll fix his teeth when you fix your personality

NO MORE lies ...what for?

That teeth adds uniqueness and character

I doubt he's rolling in cash. Guitar doesn't pay as much as it used to.

The fact that we get to see so much of his dentition is a testamant to how frequently he smiles, so guitar must be paying off somehow. Better to be dentally challenged and spiritually exalted than the other way round!