145 - 10 Musicians Who Prove Fingers are Overrated

<p>What's a guitarist's most important body part? If you said hands, you better guess again. In today's video, I'm showing you why your mind is your most important tool as a guitarist.</p> <p>I have the utmost respect and admiration for all of these guitarists. Each of the guitarists featured used their minds to overcome drastic physical limitations. I am excited to share these musicians with you because they have this inner-fire to create and share music with others...and nothing stopped them from doing it!</p> <p>My hope is that you get to discover new artists on today's episode while feeling inspired to use your most important guitar tool, your mind, to create and share music with the same passion as these musicians!</p> <p>At the end of the day, if you're struggling to play guitar, whether it's physical or mental limitations, just remember to adapt your playing style to what suites you. It isn't taking a shortcut to adapt. It's finding an opportunity to create, have fun, and make music. This goes for those affected by an injury or even those who may just be having a bad day with hand pain or fatigue.</p> <p>Now, without further ado, let's get started with our list of 10 guitarists who use their minds to overcome physical limitations.</p> <p>10) Django Reinhardt — The grandfather of Gypsy Jazz, Django lost use of his ring and pinky fingers on his fretting hand. He relearned the guitar and went on to become one of the most famous guitarists ever in the genre.</p> <p>9) Phil Keaggy — A virtuoso fingerstyle player, Phil is missing half of the middle finger on his right hand due to an accident at age four involving a water pump. This limitation did not stop him from becoming a successful and innovative fingerstyle player.</p> <p>8) Wesley Tuttle — Wesley was raised in California and took up music at age four, and had to relearn to play the guitar and ukulele after losing all but the thumb and one finger on his left hand. He contributed the yodeling to the "Silly Song" in Walt Disney's "Snow White and