When asked by filmmaker Paul Balmer in 2006 how much he practices guitar these days, classical guitar virtuoso Julian Bream—seventy-two years old at the time—answered:
“I’m retired now so the practice is down to just four hours.”
Four hours.
Every day.
Seventy-two years old.
Inspiring.
I better get practicing….
The Upside 
Love it! 🙂
Me too! It sets the bar high.
Short story but packs an incredible punch. Must re-blog. You hit it on the screws again Christian.
Thanks David. In keeping with the post, I got some classical guitar practice in this evening as well. Felt inspired by the music of the great dead. Thanks for reading!
Was that video on the first time I saw this post? Glad I came back – what a stunning piece of music. I hadn’t heard it before.
The English horn is such a meltingly, hauntingly beautiful instrument – it evokes feelings no other instrument can. (Oh yeah, the guitarist wasn’t half-bad either!)
I actually added that later (though I meant to add a Bream video when I first published). The Rodrigo Concierto, especially the Adagio 2nd, is profoundly beautiful. Bream was probably in his fifties in this video.
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Short story. Packs a wallop and a message for many of us. Christian hits it on the screws again…
Thanks David!