Inside GuitarZoom Academy: A Real Student’s Experience

About this episode

Steve Stine interviews Chris Macry about his journey returning to guitar after years away from music.

Send Steve a Text Message A lot of guitarists don’t quit because they stop loving music. They quit because life gets loud and practice gets messy. Steve Stine sits down with Chris Macry, a 62-year-old guitarist who played hard as a kid, stepped away for years while raising children as a single father, and then made a serious return with a new goal: stop feeling stuck and finally grow into the player he always wanted to be. We talk about the exact spark that made Chris pick up the guitar in t...

People in this episode

Host: Steve Stine

Guest: Chris Macry

Topics covered

• guitar
• music
• personal growth
• life challenges
• return to music

Keywords

• guitarist
• practice
• music
• personal development
• life changes

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