Pop Stars Playing Guitar... Good or Bad?

I just learned how to play guitar I want to point that out and you know I'm bound to make a mistake or two so if I do don't nobody laugh at me all right don't nobody that bit me hi my name is Mary spender and you are watching just it talks and in this week's episode I am just going to tell you why I think pop stars playing guitar is a really really good thing the reason I upload about guitars about guitar stores basically anything guitar related on this channel is because I have witnessed a level of pretentiousness that I don't think is beneficial to the music industry in any way especially the guitar industry the reason I talk about being a beginner quite a lot is because being a beginner is really really tough but it's universal like everyone has to start somewhere this video is for anyone that feels a little bit nervous about even admitting to their friends or family that they're learning the guitar just in case a guitarists thrust upon them and they are forced to play but there are a few famous fails that I cannot gloss over because I know how you feel about them and in one aspect I feel the same way there is definitely a level of arrogance when it comes to these artists to get up on stage in front of thousands and thousands of people and play before they are technically ready so yes it might rub you up the wrong way I understand I am with you but how cool is it that with just a little bit of practice you can do better than Lil Wayne Camila Cabello and Madonna [Music] at least Madonna has great taste in amplification I know you are also thinking about the Nick Jonas solo I get it however I'm actually gonna defend that one slightly [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] maybe I haven't performed a solo like that on stage in front of a huge prestigious award ceremony audience but I've made those mistakes I've made terrible terrible terrible mistakes and I think you probably have too and if you haven't then you probably weren't trying hard enough or you weren't brave enough and that's the cool thing like guitar soloing takes a lot of boldness and bravery especially improvising obviously you'd hope that he would have practiced but he obviously got a little bit carried away now we are going to move away from those kind of performances from pop stars and move on to people that really really can play guitar this artist might take you by surprise unless you watch the incredible documentary about her life it is Amy Winehouse her music transcends pop culture it was infused with R&B and jazz when she was starting out she was actually playing guitar and accompanying herself whether in record-label meetings or there was this famous fender party she plays guitar in a really unique and distinctive manner and obviously has an understanding of chord shapes and it's even stranger to think that she was younger than me when she died I remember seeing this performance in 2004 when I was 14 which really really blew me away [Music] so far you so I've seen baby one day yeah you know I was talking of famous TV performances this one completely changed my life [Music] if like me you were inspired to pick up the guitar or a loop pedal after this performance by KT Tunstall then let me know in the comments below because that really did it for me I remember having posters of her on my wall and bashing my guitar to get the drum beat then I got to interview her which was insane Tuesday talks this is KT Tunstall hello I can't not bring up the guitar world article back in 2016 that reference to Philip McKnight video which was kind of amazing and did compare Taylor Swift to Van Halen which I know shocked a few people the main point of it is that van Halen obviously encouraged a whole generation of guitar players and Taylor Swift has done the same [Music] Philip also brings up the Pinkett and shrinkage strategy that some guitar manufacturers and I guess music companies in general took up let me know in the comments below if you think otherwise but I really really see a change and I personally don't want to be marked to any differently than men and it wasn't just seeing women play guitar that inspired me to pick up the guitar because there was some 41 there was the offspring blink-182 Matt Bellamy of Muse all those guys inspired me just as much as KT Tunstall Taylor Swift Katy Perry even I know Katy Perry can actually play guitar and she writes beautiful songs with it too then you also have ed Sheeran Taylor Swift having their acoustic signature models obviously ed Sheeran smooth from Martin to loud now to literally build his own guitar company within that guitar company st. Vincent James Valentine of maroon 5 both of the Ernie Ball Music Man family showing that guitar isn't going away anytime soon so there are two parties that this kind of interests right now there's the individual who is inspired because they like popular music we all know the benefits of playing guitar for me it's very very therapeutic obviously it's now my career too it can be scary it can be difficult it can be very very challenging but it can be extremely extremely rewarding and it might just be something you want to do for yourself so the individual of the C benefits from public personas playing guitar then the companies to the companies we have adored for years and years and years get to sell more guitars yes sometimes it might not be within the guitar store it might be online if people are buying guitars then they'll keep making guitars and they'll keep developing and innovating which is only a good thing to I'm gonna end this video with an example from someone extremely famous they're not playing guitar they are playing bass guitar and accompanying themselves singing and that is Adele [Music] [Applause] I'm sure you can appreciate that playing bass and singing at the same time is not easy and she's incredible I only wish she'd get up on stage and do all that again but this final example leads me on to this week's podcast I was interviewed by Jamie Lewis of the bassist net I would love you to go and check out that our interview in the description below the links are all there but otherwise thanks for watching this video give it a thumbs up comment below with your favorite moment and maybe there's a pop star that inspired you to play guitar maybe someone not everyone would expect otherwise I will see you next week [Music] [Music] you [Music]

Channel: Mary Spender

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Id: enpOqWGfaS8

Length: 8min 42sec (522 seconds)

Published: Tue Jul 30 2019