Guitar Super System

Hello everyone!!

I am an intermediate player. LOVE music. Play a lot. But have run into a challenge I am hoping you guys can help me with.

I am pretty outgoing and generally enjoy people, but when it comes to playing I am really struggling with expressing myself freely. For example, even when I am alone, I really tend to play so 'reserved' and afraid. I'm not embarrassed to say it is actually a real fear that I can't just let it rip and say something. Like an embarrassment. Very irrational.

Have any of you experienced this? And if so how did you work past it. I am hoping for honest quality responses. There is a deep personal reason why this is happening I believe. But my suspicion is I am not entirely alone.

There is that line from the Chilli Peppers, "Bob Marley taught me how to off it."

That IS actually EXACTLY the technique I need to learn and practice Honestly everyone, that would be a dream come true. The thought of being absent and completely lost in expression. I can't even imagine.

Any comments and suggestions would be wonderful. Thanks and keep jamming.

lolololol .... now I just stumbled across the video here, 'How to Play More Emotional Guitar Solos'.

Beautiful example at the end and great, great advice. Very inspirational.

But how do we remove the fear of being great? The fear of really saying something profoundly interesting? That is my question.

Hope to hear from you all soon and thanks again. Cheers.

Hey James -- I think I get it. For me, it expresses as just absolute mind-numbing fright and inability to play in front of people.