  Its been said that good music never dies.. guess thats true so long as old geezers like myself are still around :) Been kindda 'inspired' to write my own story after reading someone else's on his blog. Born in the year 1977 year of the snake, like many of my peers I spent the best time of my life~ Teenage years listening to GnR. * As I type, lyrics to civil war just keeps bouncing in my head. Visions of Axl Rose jumping around.. Wonder if he actually had his hair rebounded.. cos they are so damn straight!
That was Secondary 2. Around that time, I also happened to pick up the guitar with my good chum in church. Stephen, my good man was the fella who introduced me to the good stuff. The 'Gods' of rock.. The Doors, Deep Purple, CCR, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton.. These guys are like either old farts or long dead when I started listening to their cassettes *In case in didnt know what they are.. Man you are really young or am I really old. Ha. Bands of those days are really good with their guitars. Their guitar solo can stretch like 10 minutes.. I had always envisioned myself as a lead guitarist. They were my inspiration to pick up the guitar.
I soon became one of those goons who started keeping shoulder-length hair, wearing black tees and most unforgiveable of all.. moving and tap- ping my feet to loud music on my headphones while on public transport. OMG*Swear it made sense then and it was so cool.. haha As I looked back.. I couldnt believe it.. But I cant say I regretted it either.. hell.. In the 90s, grunge arrived on the scene. While I do have a soft spot for 'smells like teen spirit'.
It never quite had the same impact/ hold on me. It just didnt seem pure. Some even say Rock is starting to die as grunge ushers in the new millenium. Ha.. How untrue.. we see the recent hype on Gnr didnt we.. Mtv was like playing them every hour. In the 90s, after much struggle.. I started to embrace the new age.. Sonic Youth, Smashing Pumkins.. Hell I even attended both their concerts in Singapore!! Yeaaah.. It sure rocks. And then now, in the new millenium.. Just last night, I was singing softly to the 'All around the watchtower' Jimmi Hendrix.. Guess its come full circle. Perhaps Im just too old to take in anymore new stuff. Guess so long as we live, so do Rock. ROCK ON!! www.movieposters.mypicgallery.com 
