Stratzrus
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So did Van Halen, Malmsteen, and Prince. That may be what it takes to get to that level.I can hang but whipping out Parkeresque type solos, man that stuff gets really heady. I guess you just have to do a lot of it for a long time. Legend has it he practiced somewhere around 8-10 hours a day growing up.
While not everyone is able to put in that many hours of practicing, having a regular schedule with a significant time commitment (three or more hours a day) does pay off.
When I was playing my best I was playing a lot every day; gigging weekly, rehearsals two or three times a week, practicing daily, and sitting in with other musicians as much as possible. We had a running jam session going on in our house and when no one came over my drummer and I used to roam around North and West Philadelphia looking for other guys who were playing who'd let us sit in. Music was our life and I've never played better.
I'm committed to increasing my time practicing more in the days ahead. As I told my sons many times, you have to work for reward, in this case playing on the level that you aspire to attain.
"George Benson: ‘I practice every single day"
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