Author: Marius Vosloo

There are many advantages to playing the guitar. The most obvious ones are:

1. Playing guitar helps with self-esteem. The emotion you feel when you've mastered the guitar can be overwhelming & priceless.
2. Playing guitar gives life meaning. The guitar is just an extension of who you are. In time you will develop your own distinctive sound. You will sound unique.
3. Playing guitar lets you escape from everyday life. The moment you start to play, you are taken to a world where you're the Master.
4. Playing guitar and mastering the guitar can be financially rewarding. You might become filthy rich.
5. You can use your guitar to pick up girls. Chicks dig a guitar playing dude. It explains why butt-ugly rockstars are surrounded by supermodels. You will be surrounded by groupies.
6. You are giving an intimate part of yourself to your audience. They will be able to feel emotions through your riffs and guitar solos.
7.You will be admired when you have mastered the guitar. No more will you be seen as a loser.
8. You will be able to pack away your air guitar.
9. You will be able to serenade your girlfriend on a moonlit beach with your guitar.
10. When you had a fight with your neighbor, you can play a guitar solo to irritate the crap out of him/her. Do this at a preferably high volume.