I started on keys, but was not any good.  Immediately excelled at guitar, but I sold them as I discovered the Faith, since they were occasions of sin to me.  I had been a hard rock/metal player for nearly a decade.  Sold the bass also and the drums.  I was no good on the drums. :barf:

I have recently considered getting another acoustic guitar, though.  I think I could resist the temptation to "riff out".  My fingertips would be pretty wimpy by now though, since I haven't played since early last year.

I sing Gregorian Chant when nobody's around - so almost never.  I enjoy it much more than I ever enjoyed singing evil metal songs though and it's much easier on the throat - not to mention it feels incredibly natural.

I'm working on Dies Irae and next I believe it shall be St. Thomas' Pange Lingua.

Did you pen Satanic lyrics CM?

I did. SHAME on me.

I like the Flash song when he is riding to the rescue at the end....a bit campy movie, but fun....at least a clear right/wrong message, unlike much of movies today....

I play 5 string banjo and ukulele's.  I tune my banjo and baritone uke in open G so it's the same chords for both.  No I am not any good but I make a few pleasant sounds and enjoy playing folk music.
       

I forgaot the other member of the honor roll-- skifast. Congrats CM

btw I was quite the Alto Saxophone player b4 being forced to quit because of ilness.

I sing -- folk songs, Gregorian chant, etc.

My "hero" -- the one I look up to as a role model singing-wise, is John Gary. He had an enormous range, as well as a huge lung capacity, besides having a great tenor voice. He was of Irish descent. His singing ability justified his fame.

From Wikipedia:

Gary was considered by many to be one of the best crooners due to his extaordinary breath control and tonal quality of his voice. He had an exceptionally wide range of three octaves. His singing ranged from robust baritone to a high sweet tenor often in the same song. Many popular songs of the time were suited to his intimate style.

Considered handsome, personable, and very talented, Gary never quite became a household name. Possibly because his wide range was difficult for fans to sing along to; also his career peaked at the same time as the Beatles, whose unique popularity displaced the works of many artists of the time.

Gary was sometimes called the singer's singer because only another singer could fully appreciate what he was able to do with his voice. Most crooners were able to sing sweetly within a limited range, but Gary was able to carry what is known as a mezza voce up to beyond the staff. What often sounded like falsetto was almost always a legitimate tone.

One of his other talents was his seemingly endless supply of breath (no doubt aided by the fact Gary held several underwater swimming records). In addition to his impeccable phrasing, he artfully shaded words to convey the emotional content of the song. He was a crossover artist before the term was invented, and his 400 community concerts brought pop music to the concert stage. In 1960 he joined ASCAP and composed several popular songs. RCA has reissued some of his recordings and a 92-track, 4 CD box set is now available on the Collectables[1] label. Gary holds the record for the most anomalous single ever..."Cold". Number one on Billboard's Easy Listening chart, it never appeared among the 130 typical best sellers.

Another cowpie for CM. The truth is that one of the uses for Med MJ is as a treatment for asthma. It is also true that there is no scientific evidence that MJ causes cancer or any other disease.  

CM is gettiing more and more like Raoul every day. At first he understood my MJ argument to be Biblical and supported my interpretation: now has shape --shifted.