​Practicing my own guitar.

How often do I practice?

​I was 13 years old when I first started taking guitar lessons in 1976, I practiced/played my guitar everyday. Mostly, I played the songs I knew or was learning. When it came down to me actually practicing my actual guitar lessons, I was sometimes less than consistent. I didn't prioritize or understand the importance of practicing disciplines. I just wanted to play the guitar. I didn't have many notions about becoming a rock star in my early teens. The very idea of playing in a band was a long way away for me. Sometimes, my best friends Mark, Curt and I would hang out at Curt's house, and play songs on our guitars. It was fun and didn't require much commitment on my part. 

Back then, to me, practicing my note-reading lessons was more tedious than it was interesting. It wasn't until I started playing with more people in those early bands, that I began to think that maybe, just maybe, I should practice more than I was. I was meeting other guitar players who were much better than me. They…