I love music.
Music is my Forte!
I began by trying piano, which didn't work. Then I tried cello. That didn't last too long either. Then I picked up guitar, and have been playing ever since. I've been play guitar for about five years now. I have the gift of learning by ear, where I can listen to a song, and pick up the basic chords rapidly. I learned on a student size no-name brand acoustic. I now have a Sigma DM-41. Sigma is a division of the C.F. Martin Company. It's basicly a Martin(still built by hand, but in a different country), without the Martin price. I also love to listen to music. From Mozart to Metallica to Master P, I'll listen to anything. My CD collection just goes to show that. I also like to sing. I lettered in choir my sophomore year of high school.
I'm really big into MP3s. Hey, free music, what could be better? I currently use KaZaA to download my music. To play it, I use Winamp. Both are free, and are really good. Kazaa was talking about starting to charge new members. But there are many other download programs out there. Just go to CNET's Download.com and search and read the reviews.
I have finally built a computer to put into my car. I've made a page for it where you can read about it and the car. It doesn't have a ton of space at the moment, it's mostly just an experiment. But I plan on having a computer in my car for a while if it all works out. Eventually upgrading to larger, faster computers.
And if you're wondering what I think about the whole trading music over the internet thing. I can see why the recording industry is pitching a fit, but seriously, $16 or $18 is A LOT for a CD; some classical CDs can cost as much as $50. It only takes them about 10 cents to make a CD, and some to pay the artists, so the rest of that money goes to the industry.....and the artists, who if you look at how it's split, don't really get that much per CD. So if you pay $16 for a CD, only about 50 cents to a dollar actually goes to the artist and making the CD itself. $5 or $6 for a CD is reasonable, but $16. And think of the shear number of albums sold over time.........millions per week. I think, I pay enough for a CD, so I should be allowed to do whatever the hell I want with it after I purchase it. So, screw Metallica, and screw the greedy industry suits....and a big thumbs up to all artists supporting online trading of MP3s. My way of protesting......I'm not going to buy a CD unless I really feel they have talent. Other than that, if I want an album, I'll find someone who has it, and make my own copy. That's my opinion about it all. Thanks for listening, and have a good one.
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