Guitar Man by Will Hodgkinson
Oct 31st, 2007 by guitarnews
This book is a sort of amusing guide to one man’s journey to learn and learn about the instrument which is central to most popular music – the guitar. On his way to eventually performing a rather nervous gig to over 200 people, mostly friends and family, and suffering the insults and objections of his wife and kids about his “obsession”, the author meets a number of guitar “heroes”, including Bert Jansch, Johnny Marr, Davey Graham, Roger McGuinn and T. Model Ford.
He comes to realise his own talent is rather limited, particularly after a few of the pros give him some feedback on his various attempts at making music. Nevertheless, some of his experiences and the information he gains from other musicians is highly informative and would be of interest to the guitar player in us all.
