Friend encouraged me to go to an open mic when I was 17. We were in jazz band together at school and he heard me play and sing. I became hooked. Played open mic every week. And one of the best things I did was I tried to never play a song twice. It was challenging but always kept me learning new songs.
Dropped it when I went to college. Though I never stopped playing and learning songs. After I quit my first job out of college a buddy of mine got me a "tryout" at a bar near my house. Haven't stopped since.
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