August 21, 09:39 AM
I want to say I was about four years old when I fell in love with music. My memory’s not great, so it could have been anywhere between four and fourteen, but I think it was closer to four. I was hanging out in an old abandoned car factory in South Carolina and I came across a bunch of old bumpers lying on the ground. At that age, I used to walk around with a bunch of sticks in my back pocket in case I ever needed something to throw. When I saw those bumpers, I don’t know what came over me, but I knew that I had to take out a pair of sticks and start banging away.
From the instant my sticks hit that metal, I was hooked. I pounded out beat after beat, dancing and singing along. I loved it. The music jumped into my body like a venereal disease from a hooker. I stayed in that factory for hours and hours just banging away. The next day, I came back and started right up where I left off. I made up songs about everything: jump ropes, corn, beaver skin hats. Nothing was off limits.
About a week later, I saw an old man playing a beat-up guitar on the street. I watched him for a while, trying to learn what he was doing as I stood there. After about an hour, he said he had to go to the can and asked me to watch his instrument. I gladly agreed. When he left to go to the bathroom, I snatched the guitar and ran all the way to the factory. It was the first thing I had ever stolen and on that day, I said to myself “Music and thieving are going to be the biggest things in your life” and you know what? They still are.
Music has been a part of me ever since. Not a day goes by where I don’t tap out a rhythm or pick up my axe and play a lick or two. If you cut open my veins, I’m fairly certain that quarter notes would come tumbling out. I can’t imagine my life without music and I don’t want to.
Pick your top ten favorite quotes from Creed Thoughts.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=neR0ez_2fbEidjoRt9COcZ1g_3d_3d
BTW, I'll post the results here when they're in.
Taht is why you should listen to DISCOUNT AUTO PARTS!!!!! we are a band named after auto parts!!!! and we are metal
I do not wish to list Creed's quotes; they are all ingenius and beautiful :)
Oh well the survey lists about 20 quotes to choose from.
Music is great! My stepson has been in a couple bands and my hubby is pretty great at guitar. We are pretty big into heavy metal.
Question: Is there a prize for naming best quote?
So did you write "Let's Live For Today" on stolen guitar, car fender, or both?
hey adrian, I figured out what your blog should be.
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oh yah,
Twighlight!!!!