Hello, Hiding

I know the feeling of being shy in front of people. For me I been playing guitar for about 19 years now, since I was 7 years old. And always called myself the "closet performer", because always sang and played my guitar in my room. My parents always thought I was good enough to play in public, but I always would shy away. For me, shyness always kept me from playing in public.

Just last year, I started to play in public. I remember my first concert playing music, I was very nervous, but I played my songs with no problems. It took me nearly 20 years to do this, but I done it, and it felt great. After the concert, I told my Mom "Why didn't I do this years ago." But now, I really enjoy playing in public. The comments from the audience after you do a song make it worthwhile to continue playing and practicing. So any chance you get play in public. You meet new people in the music scene, learn new things, and also for me I got over a little bit of my shyness.

Anyway, keep up the good work

Steven G.