When I was 15 all I wanted to play was James Taylor and Jim Croce. I would listen to them a line at a time, lift the needle, work it out and put the needle back for the next line! I never bought music as I couldn't understand it in written form. I still love guitar ballads but as I get older I find I'm reaching further back in time and "discovering" how great some of the pioneers were. There's a lot of gaps in my musical education but I'm enjoying filling in the blanks! I reckon there's enough blanks to last a lifetime which is something of a comfort as I can't seem to find much new that exites me although I've got to accept that they're not writing much for middle-aged men these days!