In my early days in school, we had music class, and one day we were asked to sing a high note. Nobody could do it, and I hadn't really tried, so I halfheartedly "faked" it as a bit of a joke, and the teacher pointed at me and said, "Spot on."
I can't do that anymore. Le sigh.
Also in those classes I learned how to read and write music. I didn't study music in high school though, so I've since forgotten everything.
Then I bought a drumkit, and sucked at it.
Then came a bass guitar borrowed from a friend, and it was fun, but I didn't learn much before he took it back.
Then came an electric guitar, which was even more fun, but I still didn't learn anything.
Then came keyboards, and I was alright at it, but never improved any from what I started out with...
Then I picked up my electric guitar again, and I've been playing that ever since. I sound halfway decent, in a thrash metal kind of way, but haven't had any real lessons. My picking is getting better, and I'm learning the feel of what to do with the strings. I guess I play by feel... but if I were asked to play something on stage, my electric guitar would be it. (With the Behringer Ultra Metal effects pedal
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Now I have new friends, and they have a band that needs a bass guitar, which is the one thing I've never owned that you'd find in your average rock band. So maybe when I have some money, I'll buy a cheap one and see how I like it, and maybe find a place in a band. For now I'm happy just playing electric at home.
Oh, and I've written lyrics to about twenty songs when I thought I could sing metal. I can't. I choke, literally. So now the lyrics are wasting away in a notebook.
So, I've been semi-musical for about 6 years now, but only serious about one instrument for about 2 months.
My ultimate goal is to be able to play in a band and actually remember the songs! So far, I can improvise, but ask me to play the same thing (like, 2 minutes worth even) over and over again, and I'll just shrug, shake my head, and say, "Yeah, somehow I don't think that's going to happen." But the more I play my guitar, the more I begin to think in terms of songs, instead of just improvising, so maybe one day...
It'd help if I could read and write music, I guess.
But yeah, I'd be happy playing bass in a band, if I ever got any good at it. And seeing as how I have a band lined up that only needs a bass player... yeah, I should get cracking. Problem is affording one to begin with.
/ramble