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Child guitar prodigy forced by agent/parents?

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  1. 08-12-2008, 12:08 PM #1
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    Child guitar prodigy forced by agent/parents?

    8-year-old guitar wiz has reason to play the blues - Yahoo! News

    If he's got it, just let the kid play!!!
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    Quick, somebody get the kid a Musicman guitar!!!

    Sorry, Tyler!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by TNT View Post
    Sorry, Tyler!!
    Hehehe, you just had the balls to say it...
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    I don't think he is forced by his parents, at the end of the article his dad says , "He (the son) drags me around......I don't drag him around."

    By the look of the kids picture there, it looks like the Devil forces him to play!?!?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Beth View Post
    Hehehe, you just had the balls to say it...
    now that right there is funny.




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    We had a kid like that in our area here, Monster Mike Welch, great player and he loves doing it.

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    His parents never pushed him, it was his call.

    It's a shame about Tyler, but I guess that's life. He still seems to surf here, this is from his profile page "
    Last Activity: 07-08-2008 02:29 AM    "

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    So, what, can the kid not perform at all, or just in bars/clubs? Either way, with talent like that, he'll find a way to shut people up and just let loose.

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    First off, what C suckers for even giving a Sh*t. If any of these corporate or state agencies embraced a natural talent in a person of such a young age, this country would be a lot better off. They are so quick to tell someone they can't do something for some lame ass reason. The state and most of the Government can go EAD !

    That kid can continue to rock on and forget what people say or do.

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    If you got it, flaunt it. Age shouldnt be a barrier, its just insane that people are stopping him performing.
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    Tyler may have a problem surfing here he was put in miserable users that randomly let him co where he wants and when he tries to post it looks like hes posted but they go nowhere.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Poppa View Post
    Tyler may have a problem surfing here he was put in miserable users that randomly let him co where he wants and when he tries to post it looks like hes posted but they go nowhere.
    Ah I see. Thanx for the input.

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    You know if it were one of my kids that had the talent and they wanted to do it I would let them. But school and being a kid would come first always.

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    Doesn't sound that bad after watching those tiny athletes on the olympics, especially that one who only sees her parents once a year since the age 3.
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