It All Started When . . .
I was in Romania in the spring of 1997; I met a Romano named Florin who could play the guitar and the piano by ear. If he heard a tune once, he could play it.
I can't play guitar by ear, and some would say that I can't really play well at all, but it's a nice hobby. Since I started teaching myself to play in 1998, I have acquired five guitars.
Sometimes people ask me why I don't sell my five cheap guitars and buy something fancy. I guess it's because having five cheap guitars is more fun than just having one guitar.