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My Guilty Pleasure

It's Not What You Think

By William KingPublished 7 years ago 1 min read
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My guilty pleasure has become my evenings

sitting in my studio

listening to the songs of my youth, while I drink heavily.

One time, When I was 25, I was sitting in a music shop,

on Thursday afternoon,

quietly playing a Fender guitar.

Most people, on a Thursday afternoon,

play the guitar, or drums, or bass, loudly.

Wailing through whatever the loudest piece of radio schlock

something that they just learned on tablature

Or something cliché like “Smoke on the whatever”

So I was sitting there,

Playing something, something I had written

Something simple

Because I am self-conscious about my own abilities

I was playing with the volume

Waaay Down

Out of the Corner of my eye

I notice a guy had come over

And was playing, quietly, along with me

He smiled politely at me when I stopped and said

“Hey Bro, wanna be in a band?”

I demurred with a nervous, “Sure”

He assured me he was serious

and handed me a card

I told him I’d think about it

I didn’t.

I assumed he was fucking with me

And I lost the card.

Several Months later, that band

With a new guitarist in tow

Joined the Warped tour

And I thought I’d lost my shot.

My only Shot!

There would be no more.

Ever.

So, now, years later I sit in my studio

surrounded by accoutrements of songwriting and music

Listening to the music of the age that I gave up my shot.

It is not as if I feel much self-pity.

To be honest I have a pretty good life.

I have a beautiful wife, and

I write.

I create,

I make music,

I sculpt.

But…

When I hear that sound.

That 90’s sound.

I can barely describe it

It’s like the 60’s

But not quite

There is a groove that runs through my soul

A groove with a social conscious.

A groove with a Hammond B3.

A groove with layered guitars.

A Wallflowers,

Soundgarden,

Tonic,

Chris Cornell,

Big wreck ambience,

That reminds me of time when I was sitting in a music shop on a Thursday afternoon.

inspirational
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About the Creator

William King

Gen X Dad, Musician, Writer, Artist and Visionary. These are the thought that invade my mind. I share them with you! Do you feel lucky! YOU SHOULD!

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