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Everett Young - Guitar as a Daily Practice (interview)

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Everett had always wanted to be a professional guitarist.  He played the piano professionally, and recorded an album, but there was always the dream of being a guitartist.  His musical career as a pianist stalled out and at the age of 31, he decided to get a Ph.D in political psychology and become a college professor.     The guitar dream never quite went away.  He got his Ph.D., and set out on his academic career.  Four years ago at the age of 41, he took a temporary teaching position away from his family.  With the extra time he had, he decided to take up the guitar again.  He did practice more, but still not every day.  But he went through a significant shift - he started thinking of himself as a guitarist.     When he got home, he started practicing every day, sometimes up to 6 hours.  He formed a band, recorded an album and started playing gigs.  He credits his ability to becoming a professional guitarist to his daily practice.  Even though he was uneven and inconsistent at first, he kept coming back to