I agree with, Just a Picker, I find the hours go by when playing the guitar. I play about the same hours as Just a Picker, 3 to 4 hours a day. I find it great relaxation, to get away from the everyday issues that we all have during the run of a day. And I also find that I learn new things on the guitar that I never knew before.

The heart of a musician, let me see. Dedication to the people that they are singing & writing about. There are some great musicians out there, that want to write a song in 3 to 4 minutes long, to express the everyday person that is doing there best. For example there is a songwriter that wrote here on this Mudcat site, about the tragedy that happened last week. I thought it was nice that someone took the time to write about is happening in America. I know to some people it is not the place or time right now to write it. But I think it was nice that the person that wrote the song to show respect to the innocent people that lost there lives.

Anyway, I think that around the bars and pubs in North America, there are great songwriters, present stars in the music industry and up and coming stars. And I feel like any other musician I like to share with other people there songs. Because like any other musician, the songwriter would appreciate the help.

To conclude my posting a famous musician once said, "You have to be seen to be heard." The heart of a musician is the passion to perform and enjoy what he or she is doing. You can make a whole lot of money in the music industry, but it is the passion to play is the most rewarding, and to please you and your audience.

Thanks for your time,

Steven G.