Martino had been performing until a hemorrhaged arteriovenous malformation caused a "near-fatal seizure" in 1980. This left him with amnesia and no recollection

Martino had been performing until a hemorrhaged arteriovenous malformation caused a "near-fatal seizure" in 1980. This left him with amnesia and no recollection or knowledge of his career or how to play the very instrument that made him successful. Martino says he came out of surgery with complete forgetfulness, learning to focus on the present instead of the past or what may lie ahead. He was forced to learn how to play the guitar from zero. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Martino https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Martino Also check out this documentary: https://youtube.com/watch?v=EQ2FyXZwg9E https://youtube.com/watch?v=EQ2FyXZwg9E