As some of you should know by now, my main focus on the guitar is lead guitar. It’s what I’ve been concentrating on more than rhythm and songwriting. I someday want to become a great lead guitarist. I want to be the type of guitarist that is able to improvise just about anything. Play everything I hear, and will be able to come in with a band without having anyone telling me what key the song is in. What’s the word, I’m looking for? I think virtuoso is it. I’ll admit it, I kind of want to get there, and want to be that kind of player. Instead of people looking at me as a singer/songwriter, I want people seeing me as this great guitarist. It’s not an ego thing, trust me, it’s just a goal and a dream that I’ve always had. I mean, hell man, it’s the whole reason I picked up the guitar, ’cause I wanted to become a guitar great like my heroes Jimmy Page, Hendrix, Satriani, and Neil Young. The list goes on. I know this dream doesn’t happen over night and I’ve been trying to figure out how to get there for the past 18 years. Yes, I’ve been playing guitar for that long. I’m just not rushing myself.

In lead guitar, I’m trying to take everything seriously. Do everything carefully and slowly. Take my time. I’m trying to practice my techniques, trying to get better vibratos, hammer ons/pull offs, etc. I’m also trying to learn as many scales as possible and I’ve just memorized a few of them already, all 5 patterns all along the neck. Focusing on ear training, improvisation and theory. All of it. The stuff that all musicians need to learn to get great.

I’ll get there somehow, it just takes patience. You guys can hear that I’m slowly improving and you can tell that I’m trying to get there every time I release a song. It’s hard work, but I’m never gonna give this up. I really am committed on trying to become a more professional and advanced player. It’s not about trying to get other people to respect me as a musician, it’s just that I want to move forward. Move to the next level. Always trying to learn new things and get better as you go along.

I love playing the guitar. While I love to do so many hobbies like watching movies, video games, reading books, the gym, etc. The guitar is #1 before everything else. It’s pretty much all I do, ya know?

If I ever make my first studio album with a full band, you can betcha it’s gonna be a full blown in your face guitar driven rock album, and that’s another reason I’m trying to get better. I want to be the type of guitarist that will melt people’s faces and trying to get there the best I possibly can.

Kev