I’ll tell you what, every time I look at an article about T-Model Ford, there is a classic quote from the octogenarian blues man. This one from the Chicago Sun Times.
“I was plowing behind a mule when I was 6. I worked the saw mill, picked cotton, done some kind of every kind of work to make a piece of money. Didn’t start playing the guitar till I was 58. My wife bought me a guitar and an amplifier. I was angry. I said, ‘What am I going to do with that?’ But I picked it up and played … never had one lesson, I just tried it,” said Ford, who cannot read or write. “I’ve had five wives and 26 children, and I’ve raised ’em all,”
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J wrote,
5 wives and 26 children? Sounds like he’s more than just a quote machine…
;-)
Link | August 10th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Pribek wrote,
Maybe he should have picked up the guitar earlier in life
Link | August 10th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Kenski wrote,
At times when my playing isn’t going so well, or I feel stuck in a rut, I always think about the fact that if I hadn’t started playing until now then by the time I’m 70 I’ll have 30 years under my belt. The fact that I can already play puts me ahead of the curve.
You have no idea how great it is to hear that T-M F didn’t pick up a guitar until 58! I can slack off for another 18 years!!!! Hooray!
Link | August 11th, 2008 at 2:00 am
Pribek wrote,
T Model never fails to inspire
Link | August 11th, 2008 at 8:53 am