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There's a similar story about Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi. The fact that he lost the tips of two fingers led him to develop a distinctive sound, which Bl

There's a similar story about Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi. The fact that he lost the tips of two fingers led him to develop a distinctive sound, which Black Sabbath became known for.

3am 13y ago
As someone that works primarily in Python lately and a terrible hack guitarist, I always think of the namesake behind the Django framework: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Django_Reinhardt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Django_Reinhardt I won't recap, but read up on the terrible burn injury on his playing hand and how he developed a new playing style of his own to compensate. He's regarded as one of the fastest, cleanest guitarists ever. Here's an example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoIJ4W7kXiQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoIJ4W7kXiQ
- tankbot 13y ago
  Jerry Garcia was missing half of his middle finger on his right hand, lost after a wood-chopping accident. One of my favorite bars has a lot of cool rock memorabilia including an ink print of Jerry's truncated hand. It's fun to compare the size with your own. SPOILER ALERT: His hands were huge!!
  - andrewhillman 13y ago
    BUT Garcia didn't start playing guitar until after the finger incident. However, in 1986, Jerry Garcia's diabetic coma forced him to relearn some of his most basic motor skills which resulted in him needing to completely relearn and reapproach how to play guitar. I am a big fan of The Dead.
    - tankbot 13y ago
      All true! I submit to your expansive knowledge!