Fiery Maverick Mugs

"The world needs revolutionaries...people who challenge the system, who question authority, who aren't afraid to say, 'I won't take anymore!'"

Kid uses his violin as a golf club.

"Yeah, I got into trouble, but I think the principal really enjoyed my rendition of 'I Did It My Way.'"

Orchestra.

'Play it again, Sam.'

Guitar Man.

"...then finally, I got serious and started a band."

Gene Therapy

Popera!

Cello player with pencil instead of bow

I love Marimba

Hacksaw Violin.

La Jolla School of Advanced Music Graduate Frank Kettleknyper played a mello cello.

Music Freak.

Nick Cave.

'No you idiot! You're supposed to smash your guitar AFTER the show! What are you going to play now?'

Santa Metal Claus

This is called "The Ballad of a Self-Taught Guitarist."

'Figures can be misleading - So I've written a song which I think expresses the real story of the firms performance this quarter.'

Air Sitar.

Hip-Hopalong Billy Bob blamed the censors for killing the country-rap scene.

"Mmm... now WHERE did i leave my radio..?"

Cowpunk

"For tonight's performance I have stripped everything, as far as possible, down to the "urtext" edition."

"This next song exposes the hypocrisy of everyone here."

'Well excuse me Mr. watch me pound on a hollow log!! I just thought our sound could use a change!!'

Guitar emergency.

'The song made it seem so much more serene.'

You know that symphony I wrote in GarageBand? It drops next week. You're invited. Symphonies don't "drop," little buddy. Rock albums "drop." R&B "drops." Symphonies "debut." And they usually debut in concert halls, with live musicians. Where's your symphony debuting? Anybody-can-upload-anything-for-people-to-download.com. I wonder if I can get my tux pressed in time.

'I play heavy metal.'

'I know.. Let's write a song all about the evils of material wealth. After all, that last one netted us a bloody fortune!'

"Papi, I don't think I play the guitar very well."

High School. I was suspended for throwing a Robert Frost book. They didn't see that it was performance - poetry in motion.

First Attempts: Wright Brothers. Hair-plane.

"I'm working on a watercolor."