Musical No-Talent

So.... since the age of 12 i've played guitar (well 13 really as the first year i was terrified of sounding shit). For pretty much all of my life, music has played a huge part of it and made me who i am today (a little cliche i know) ... and without it, I dont know how i'd have survived. I've been in a few bands and dabbled with different instruments - such as the melodica, the ukulele, bass, trumpet and drums (which i have since learnt that I cant make my hands and feet do two different things - im clearly a bit slow) and I've played in a brazillian drum group called 'Afinado'. Although I still listen to music on a great scale and quite often I'm a bit sad that I dont actually get to play as much of my instruments as i'd like to anymore, but this will change when I dont have such big university committments. This is also not heplped by the fact that I moved 500 miles away from all of my friends who i used to play with and practice at home. I lack self confidence and finally plucked up the courage to start playing with friends and not being bothered if i messed up... to me its just all good fun. Here's a little secret about me - i LOVE to sing, and although as yet, i wont sing in front of anyone, when im alone, this is most likely what i'll be doing. Prancing about in my flat singing - or singing in the shower where i find the bathroom has better acoustics.  To give you a little taste of my music genre interests - I grew up listening to alot of Old Punk, Ska and power ballads from both my mam and dad and to this day SKA will always pick me up when im feeling down. The older i've got my music taste has expanded and I will give everything and anything a listen. Some of my favourite pieces of music is Scott Joplins - Maple Leaf Rag and John Murphy's - Surface of the Sun. I have this going through my head actually when im out diving and DragonForce - Through the Fire and Flames.... if you havent heard them, give them a listen.   The images im going to add below are just a few of the guitars I've had over the years, a few I had to sell for university funding, but a few of them I do still have. It's my mission now to pick up my guitar, bass and ukulele for at least an hour everyday to get back into my passion for music and expand my skills. :)

My first guitar I got and still have -  Fender Strat - currently sitting up north with no strings or pickups after we took it apart. 

My 2nd guitar - A gold, Vintage Les Paul - I loved this guitar but decided to sell it for money for another passion - A tattoo Gun (which I later sold too)

General Blue acoustic - the first full acoustic guitar i own - still sat in my room up north for playing up there. 

A jumbo Taglewood elec/acous - this geet had a gorgeous tinny sound through the strings i used..again, another one sold :(

This is my baby - a christmas present a good few years ago now that moved to cornwall with me - my Ibanez SX60 :)  I shall never get rid of this guitar.... EVER

One of my sexiest guitars along with my other Ibanez, but unfortunatley to pay rent,im having to give her up :(  luckily only to a friend

Not only have I had / currently have some of these guiatrs, but with me in Cornwall I have my Ukulele and Bass, with another electric guitar I got off a friend - but needs some fixing up. At one point I had a trumpet and even though when I sell things I sell them to friends so that I can still see / play them I regret selling it and wish I'd kept at it. This is another mission i'm setting myself..  to learn some new instruments < Trumpet/Trombone/Violin/Double Bass/Piano ect ect)   and who knows, maybe one day i'll pluck up the courage to be in a band,  or even sing in front of people finally.  :)