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Originally Posted by iwantchixx
Tony Iomi is missing two fingers on his fretting hand.
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I know you mean Tony Iommi - he is an awesome left-handed guitarist. In his case he only lost the tips of two fingers, and then had plastic tips installed as replacements. Not taking anything away from his accomplishments, but just pointing out a few details.
Tony developed some awesome licks with Black Sabbath. Oddly enough he lists as one of his inspirations Django Reinhardt, a famous jazz guitarist who died in the early 50's, who also lost two fingers in an accident, and whom also developed his own unique style of guitar playing.
When tendons in my (right) picking hand were severed when I was a teenager, I also learned to play with just three fingers (my thumb, index and middle fingers) after hearing about how Django overcame his adversity. I didn't learn about Tony Iommi having been similarly hurt and influenced until years later.
I'm not even putting myself anywhere near the class of guitarist as Tony Iommi or Django Reinhardt, I am merely pointing out how people can overcome some of life's misfortunes and still follow their dreams.
One of my main inspirations on guitar was actually Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac), since he mostly finger picks everything (to the point that his fingers often bleed while he is playing), and he also does not read music.
I've been playing guitar probably since before most of you were born, and I continue to play every single day (I practice while taking time out to watch the news each day, lol).
Music is one of the highest art forms and brings me pleasure every day. To me it is never about who is better, but about the beautiful diversity in styles and form.
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