It’s Never Too Late (If You’re Willing To Do the Work)

[@nedisings]

My oldest Piano student was 77, but he told everyone that he was 88 so that they would say wow you look so good.

😂

[@onelifelived]

88 keys on a piano. Nice.

[@Captain-Palsy]

😂😂😂

[@l.w.paradis2108]

👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Well_Ill_Be_GodDangled]

And I thought my dad was the only person who did that.

[@MartinCondell]

At age 37 I did my first stand up comedy gig. At age 55 I was writing for a top rated tv comedy show. At age 65 I published my first novel. At age 72 I’m teaching myself graphic design because I’ve started a POD t shirt store online. Never too old

[@beverleyreid563]

You're awesome!

[@CHOSENONESHIPHOPASSUMTIONSIMAG]

Fresh

[@dsinned9992]

That's awesome! I'm 43 and have always wanted to try stand up.

[@kristinaparker5597]

That's so inspiring!

[@alejrandom6592]

Legend

[@edenalekssandria]

27 y/o here. This is my cue to shut up, quit throwing the pity party and get to work 😂 Thank you for this! ✨

[@WithmeVerissimusWhostoned]

love yourself and live your life for you, and you'll have a blast with anything you'll do. \o/

[@raboin1]

you got lots of time.

[@defrand14able]

Respectfully I can't tell if you're a guy or a girl but either way you are so freaking cute. 🥹

[@rheya1029]

29 almost 30 and same

[@jokmenen_]

What are you working on?

[@hashijouzu]

I'm 48, and started playing bass 5 years ago. Now I'm in a band doing local gigs on the weekend and nothing in my life has been more satisfying. If you have even the tiniest interest in music, you owe it to yourself to pick up the instrument that resonates with you the most and give it your all.

[@hashijouzu]

@@allenvayner4987 See you on the other side

[@mikeclanton2661]

I read the last half of that quote about 10 times.

[@hashijouzu]

@@mikeclanton2661 do you play something?

[@madBC77]

Ive had a guitar for 15 years and ive never properly learned to play it :/

[@torgeirhyl1828]

​@@madBC77Going on 23 years of ownership, but not really learning. I've come to terms with that it wasn't important enough for me, I didn't believe in myself, somewhere in between those. You have to have fun along the way, otherwise it will never be worth it. Do it if you enjoy it, drop it if you don't.

[@craiggillas6434]

I 'm 61, I have reinvented myself so many times I lost count. I have been a soldier, an electrician, a college student (12 yrs total), a university researcher/ instructor (microbiology & molecular genetics), a small business owner (with a partner, electrical contractor) and for the last 12 years I have been teaching English in Europe. Never been super succesfull (monetairly) but the experiences have been priceless. You can do anything you set your mind to.

[@Jez1963UK]

Love you man, I'm 61 and in the process of reinventing myself :) I'm currently 'unemployed', so, am starting with a clean slate/canvas :)

[@anjumshahzad8612]

Respect ❤

[@Okeezy-v7g]

What a life!

[@raghavsehgal25]

You win the Johnny Sins award 2024!

[@___-qj2lx]

how are you doing all of those while I'm struggling with a single thing I'm majoring in and I'm in the supposed peak age for my brain

[@jessicabarber5202]

I’m 33 and my adopted mom recently told me: “It’s too late for you to be a singer/songwriter. Stick to what you know and save for retirement.” Do you know what I’d do if I were retired? Write and perform my songs. 🙃 I started my musical journey a month ago. Thank you for sharing your story! This gives me so much hope. ❤🎶

[@claucemicro1080]

Maybe you could have a savings account for your retirement that you’re not going to touch other than to make deposits or low risk investments.

[@macaroon147]

Bleh to her advice

[@macaroon147]

I make music and have high risk investments. Gotta live on the edge lol

[@alejrandom6592]

I wish you all of luck, keep up the work 💪🏻

[@manuel-7605]

It's not late. We believe in you! You are doing it great!!👏🙌 Keep doing music!!! Keep writing songs!!! Keep singing!!

[@natalie15]

You made my day! I'm a 52-year-old Japanese woman. Two years ago, I started my KZbin channel where I upload my singing. It took a lot of courage to start because I was scared about what other people would think. I've managed to continue even at a slow pace, but I started to think that it was time to stop. After watching your video, I've changed my mind. You gave me the nudge to continue. Thank you so much.

[@djanitatiana]

Loved your Fever cover, but too short! 😊

[@natalie15]

@@djanitatiana I am so happy! Thank you so much!

[@wefvince]

Loved your cover of “Nothing’s gonna change my love for you”. Held the phone up my ear to really feel it 🙂

[@natalie15]

@@wefvince Thank you for your kind words. I'm over the moon!!!

[@pablof6257]

Just checked out your channel. You have a nice voice! Loved your covers.

[@bewhoyoumust]

I’m 25 and terrified a lot of the time. I don’t have parental figures in my life and this message was something I needed to hear. Thank you so much for this. 🙏❤️

[@DK-cd8og]

Well now you have a grandmother that is lifting you in prayer. And I'll tell you what I would tell my grandchildren; God loves you and sees you. Call out to Him. If you have a Bible, read it. But if you don't, I'll share this wonderful passage where Jesus read aloud a prophecy about Himself. "The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord." Luke 4:18,19

[@sodvar5047]

This was me when I was 25 too. Don't give up! One step after the other. Rock on!

[@iamusdamma2637]

this may sound brainwashed but i do believe people without father figures have basically missed out on childhood. im one of these people. the thing is people like us are actually perfect for embracing some kind of a religion. its the only way that ive found that allows you to be the father to the children that wasnt unto yourself. you dont have that connection but you can give that sense of connection to your hypothetical children. sad that we missed out on something so vital but god has taken place of that lack of a father in my life. i do believe this is why i havent shown traits that are typical when someone lacks a father. i dont think therapy works. it only works for women because they need their emotions soothed. men are different. we need solutions. this is why i think the only way even if your not religious is to embrace god or atleast god based practices. it creates behaviors you otherwise wouldnt have defaulted to. where i might have broken down from stress i wouldve instead thought what would god do.

[@k3zani265]

Im 25 too, it can all feel so overwhelming. But it's not too late is it

[@k3zani265]

​@@DK-cd8ogthanks grandma

[@mrbadkats]

I retired 3 years ago when my wife had a stroke and I became her caregiver. I played music all my life as a “side gig.” Today, at 70 years old, I am fulfilling my dream of being a full time musician. Note to self (and everyone else): it’s not too late and you’re never too old. Thank you “Uncle Rick.”

[@Yesica1993]

Wow!

[@DannyDep17]

ata' boy. 👏👍😊

[@5roundsrapid263]

That’s so loving of you. My father had a stroke and only lasted 3 weeks. My mother did everything she could, but in vain. I don’t know how she keeps going.

[@kenmay9729]

I’m 72. Started photography in my late 50s. Not an artist bone in my body. Last year I started painting my photos. It consumes me.

[@dbassman27]

Best wishes going forward and God Bless. Hopefully your wife's condition has improved.

[@Swimnomore]

I am a 72 year old female and started to learn the drums in April of 2023. My background was a typical classical piano music education including playing for church serves. In 1989 I started playing rhythm piano fora local Celtic group. My limbs couldn’t stop moving when playing for dancers. I had a dream that if I could learn to play the drums, I could really put all my limbs to work, as well as my brain. I now practice 1 - 2 hours a day. I have the best drum teacher anyone could have. His name is Brent Barry and my plan is to be the best 70+ badass female drummer in this area. I joined a gym and work out to be able to make the instrument sound it’s best. I am living my best life now. Age is but a number and you can learn anything you want if you put the time in. I am not growing older, I’m growing younger. Check in with me at 90!😊

[@patrickdaly5068]

That is awesome! I love Celtic music. I have 3 recordings on my channel of an old band called Scartaglen (they were from Kansas City) if you want to check them out.

[@cwgochris71]

You go, girl!

[@sashayakubov6924]

omg, this is so inspiring, thank you!!!

[@trophyscene5015]

What kind of music are you playing on the drums?

[@charlier711]

Fantastic! God bless you.

[@thomasgainz4885]

At 28 years old right now you don’t know how much this has saved my life… thank you.

[@drinkinouttacups2665]

Yup

[@albertoluciano2169]

28!! You've just started your life from... A week?😅...! Happy for you...at almost 40 (ok, I'm still 39, for some month😂) I'm SO MUCH more optimist, motivated, enthusiastic to learn things and discover than at my 28! age is just a number (or almost it is! ) Rick is right! 😉 bye

[@thomasgainz4885]

@midwest73 facts

[@thomasgainz4885]

@@albertoluciano2169 well, rather than pursuing what I’ve always wanted to as a kid, I allowed my family’s words that sunk into myself image like razor sharp talons to dictate what I did in life up until this past February. My dad helped me go to college for something completely useless to me but any mention of dancing, music or acting he laughed at me and would stay stone cold silent. I let that spite and wrath build until I couldn’t take it anymore. Most weekends has been spent drinking my paychecks away at the bar, smoking cigarettes and doing pills. Thank God (Jesus) I stopped it all. I’m just now picking up the pieces and loving myself or at learning how to for the very first time in my life.

[@cartoonistaaronhazouri]

Did not land my dream job til I was 40. You have so much time but also no time to waste!! Focus and hustle really does pay off!

[@theotothefuture]

Dude.... this is incredibly inspiring for a 37yo like me who seemingly hasn't accomplished anything in his life. Thank you 🙏🏾

[@MauricioRuizD]

I am 55 and this is one of the best and most inspiring videos I have ever seen. Thank you so much, Rick.

[@aaronjaffe4931]

I (57) think a lot of people in our age group struggle with music, being in a band, playing out and all that ... there should be an online community

[@justMe-rd4sw]

👍

[@EligatorEric]

I started a career change age 45. While married with two great daughters, I got my RN at age 50. Now I'm 64 and have been an emergency room nurse for the last 12 years. Rick is right, it's never too late.

[@estefencosta1835]

Rock on man, I love to hear people who make the leap. I know people who are stuck in a rut they're not happy in and it's sad to see.

[@fancynancy2888]

Wow 😮 that is amazing! I am 44 and considering a career change and overthink that I am late. Thank you for sharing your story…it is encouraging to me.

[@gregmiller7123]

Rick, I was in sales for 30 years in four different fields and then was diagnosed with cancer. Battled it for two years and then after beating it, I became a church facility manager! Talk about a shift! 😵‍💫 I am now retired but both of us are living proof that if you work at something hard enough you can make it work!

[@andresilvasophisma]

You married two daughters? Wow. Kidding. That's great man, keep it up.

[@mutlubasdas]

👏👏👏

[@davidemmerson2616]

My wife took up the electric bass guitar at the age of 45. Since then she has progressed up through all the grades and beyond. Now at 57 she has formed a band (“AlphaLine”) and they have just released their first album (“Electromagnetic”.) Very proud of her , it’s never too late !!

[@thebrilliantmrpedro]

That is inspiring too. And I'm 48.

[@jackblondie9424]

I checked it out. She’s good. The band have an interesting, brooding sound. Wonder if it will be available on any physical formats.

[@guitarplayer5932]

wow…amazing 👏🏻

[@BluDaimon]

Thats so cool

[@andyharpist2938]

Best regards to AlphaLine. Can't wait for the next release. Andy Lowings, President AlphaLine Fan Club Europe

[@TheWillHadcroft]

I echo your sentiments, Rick. While my story isn't in music, it is creative. I published novels via small presses from 2002. I was 32 then and told myself if I wasn't being published by a mainstream by the time I was 40, I should give up. When I was 39 I was encouraged by one of my readers to set up an indie company and continue. This I did and enjoyed some modest success. Finally, at age 49, I was approached by BBC Audio to submit ideas for a "Doctor Who" audiobook based on the television series. I am 54 now and have two Doctor Who audiobooks published by the BBC (they are read by actors from the classic era of the series). A real dream come true. As you say, it is never too late.

[@dhh488]

That's pretty cool. I hope you have continued success.

[@devon9822]

I’m 33, jobless and have no money. Thank you, Rick. I needed this.

[@marynoonan6111]

Good luck buddy. You’ll get there. It’s a sliding door moment for you. Sign up for a course maybe. Anything to give you a reason to leave the house.

[@devon9822]

@@marynoonan6111 thank you for your kind words. I’ve been turned down on so many jobs lately. I’m close to starting all over again. It hurts a lot.

[@skylark5789]

@@devon9822 My son is about your age, this is a tough environment to find a career that flourishes. My son tells me the worst thing is being "ghosted" after submissions. It's an awful feeling. A rejection letter used to be a courtesy, not any more. Very sad. But listen, the world has a place for you. Keep your chin up. Do what you love, the rest will follow.

[@devon9822]

@@skylark5789 thank you for saying what you did. I’m hoping for the best. I just wish I could get THE break.

[@terrycarthy4433]

Good luck Devon, don't give up...I've endured unemployment too ; many people have. Keep a diary, reflect on things and be positive. "Adversity is like a toad that wears a precious jewel in its crown..." wrote Shakespeare.

[@dotarsojat7725]

Youth has Energy, but age brings WISDOM.

[@sergeantfury785]

That is kind of the same thought I have when I try to explain 2 GREAT guitarist or bands that have VERY different approaches. There is the "complex" like Van Halen which is primarily high energy complex guitar arrangement as opposed to what I call "clever" like Elliot Easton and The Cars.

[@LavendLady]

Experience also brings wisdom🌠

[@user-tc4yr5rk2t]

I'm young and don't have the energy to brush teeth 😢

[@knockedoutloaded279]

Wenergy

[@knockedoutloaded279]

Wenergy

[@HumunculousInPants]

Rick, you're really helping me to keep the faith up! I'm 36 and haven't had any success yet. No wife, no kids, no music released, no money... But I'm working on it. Great to hear your story. Thank you.

[@brimermike74]

@@HumunculousInPants I believe in you!

[@playmakersmusic]

No wife, no kids! You can pick yourself up easier!

[@1mnoddity811]

I'm in a similar boat. I work full-time but don't make enough money to live on my own but still dream of a day I can put my songs together for a band

[@bradh1870]

38 in the same boat. In a bluegrass program at my local college (ETSU) Don’t really like bluegrass, more of a metal guy, but I’m trying to make positive progress.

[@sohaibafourid]

Sir, I dont know you, but I wish all the best.

[@absentiaaaaa]

I'm soon 31, i have hated myself to this point until i did the jump to the unknown and did the unthinkable of me: i joined a self sustaining (sort of) hippie community far away from my hometown in the southern border of Finland. I feel like a new person, nothing like i was before. It took 30 years for me to realize that this isn't what i want, citylife, normal work, friends i see only at weekends... Now i live in a small group of people i treat like my family, in the middle of nature. This was my destiny, from a depressed doomer, to an energetic lifeloving person. I changed myself. For all of you reading, it's never too late. Age is a term for our modern society to put people in different classes, just like that meat in your local store.

[@noahkreuser6504]

Can you tell me how you find & joined a community like that? I just recently found myself in a new city that is disconnected and with little community. I would love to someday be a part of something like what you mentioned.✌️ & ❤

[@drebugsita]

How do you pay your bills etc?

[@coreyroberts47]

I’m 32, been locked up 11 years about to start my music project for real. I have faith and that’s all you need

[@ImBigJohnBro]

Good luck with that 💯

[@jacobzeroAWESOMEINFINITE]

people of all ages need this message Rick. thank you

[@tessraunig]

Thank you, Rick! I needed to hear this today. I’m about to turn 38, and I’m starting a KZbin channel. I’ve had a lot of doubts about my age and ability to be successful, but this is a great reminder that it’s never too late.

[@MinerHoboJo]

Might be too late for utube tbh

[@gabriellegillen]

How exciting! What will you be covering on your channel? Best of luck! 😊

[@Felipe-qx4wl]

You go girl! Just do it! It's never too late!

[@FatherAndTeacherTV]

​@@MinerHoboJo Not really!

[@joserangelve]

53 years old here...initially a musician...(trumpet, I was good, but I left it for my parents), then I had a military career until the current regime in my country destroyed what the Armed Forces were. I left them in 2007 , I went through sales, network marketing, event organization and learned to make video effects as a hobby...then photography, then to shoot video professionally, then to edit, then...someone hired me for a commercial and then I made events, films, short films, video clips, more commercials. I worked with a german editor (he´s in L.A.) for several years correcting students' lessons of his online course (learned a lot from him) and I am currently Audiovisual Director of a chain of technology stores and a couple of local technology brands. I started swimming two years ago too. In pool and open water. And I'm going to start on KZbin because people like you have helped me find the courage to do it. I am super healthy, my daughters are grown, I have been married for 26 years to the same extraordinary woman and I feel like my life is just starting to get good! Who knows what I'll be doing in 10 or 20 years if I start now? I should learn to play guitar! 😉

[@jeffzafiropoulos2393]

My son tells me, "when is the best time to plant a tree?, 20 years ago...when is the second best time...Now" Keep up the great work and inspiration.

[@Andy-lm2zp]

Love it!! Going to put that one in the back pocket! Your son is a wise man, good tree you planted!

[@gdansk12349]

Yeah, that’s an old saying

[@vaiisbetter]

19 years ago would have been better

[@livingonhighvibe]

you can go to the plant nursery and buy a grown fruit tree that produces fruit already. Or buy a property that has an established garden. 🤷‍♀

[@Vorpal_Wit]

You left out one talent - you are probably the greatest music-interviewer/documentarian that has ever existed. You know what to ask, when to ask it, and when to shut-up and let them speak. Genius.

[@slipstreammonkey]

Jeez man, no need to bow so low.

[@kaicanyonellis]

Totally agree!!! Rick's ability as an interviewer is incredible!!

[@rosalee1624]

100 percent 😊

[@66hss]

THIS! Rick, we need your interviews with Pete Townshend and Hank B Marvin!!

[@shawncotton1052]

That's a great point. Love all the content! Letting the artist talk, and asking stuff is amateurs would want answers to is awesome!

[@dennyclosser8456]

Age is just a number. I’m 66, lifelong musician, songwriter, building contractor, single dad, huge, travel, enthusiast, who picks up the guitar every day, still rides, building a new studio in my basement as we write this and continue to keep doing this until the day I die, and getting better until then! There is no end in this beautiful life.

[@dennyclosser8456]

Still writes that’s supposed to say not rides

[@jayjaykingbee5566]

Fucking Vampire!

[@sashayakubov6924]

"Still rides" sounds cool, too :)

[@jmac4259]

Amen 🙏

[@matthewgaines10]

Age is a real thing. Life is short. Start today regardless of age. You’ll never get the wasted years back.

[@pennywatson4549]

After 25 years of playing in bands and copying music I went back to school and took every art class I could. Got a teaching credential at 50, got divorced, lost my house, raised my kid as a single mom, started a music lesson school, and got a masters in Social Impact. I'm now teaching art and music, playing in a band I love, and learning Spanish. Keep moving!

[@ChiliBass]

You rock! Never give up. :)

[@meditationlifeskills]

I am 69 and created a meditation podcast with over 26 million downloads. Listen to Rick, a great mentor for your life. Thank you, Rick.

[@TheMcglinn]

I'm 70. Rick, you give me hope - I really need that right now. Thankyou so much for your honesty and your generosity of spirit.

[@nVinter]

My man if you mind works alright, anything's possible. My dad turned 80 this year and he's living like he's 35. Goes out on dates, tries new stuff, got a puppy a couple years back for the fun of it, goes to Tango lessons on the weekends. I know people 50 years younger than him with less life in 'em. So rock on, brother.

[@dogdays7120]

My moms 86 and she just started dating a guy. You got this!

[@brucebogen5801]

I'm also 70, been playing out for over 30 years, never been busier. I love every minute of it, and at this age i appreciate the ride more now than I ever did back in the day. I'm playing better now than I ever have. It's so satisfying.

[@kevinhall3449]

I hear ya, I am 64 - and hope ? That's just a word, this vid is a bit of a boost tho.

[@kevinsoza7056]

Im 46 and i lost all hope some how !!.. dont know what happened with me ... Maybe i been paying attention too everybody that no assess anything .. i really need it this !! 😢

[@oharax]

Never stop learning - I'm 70 and still learning

[@michaelelder3945]

I'll be turning 70 in March. I believe the growing old is inevitable and that growing up is optional. In your brain, neurons are always connecting forming new synapses. I'm currently living in Monterrey Mexico learning Spanish and playing music on the street in Barrio Antiguo. I have a following here. I've worked all different kinds of jobs in my life including as a deckhand on boats on the Mississippi and the Gulf of Mexico, sold tee-shirts on Rock 'n' Roll concert tours for well known bands, worked at IBM, and I've driven a taxi-cab. I've done a lot of different things so far and I ain't done yet. Life is for learning.

[@cliffcastle9808]

This is a great example of how to deliver a simple but powerful message without being self- centered or patronizing. There is no shortcut to success.

[@jippalippa]

No shortcuts, but some people get some talents and circumstances...other don't. Rick didn't have parent loss when a toddler (like yours truly), bad health when young, widly more successful siblings, a proclivity for paranoia and depression, and a dozen other things I could name. Also he was able to find love and fullfilment, which is immensely rare. In other words, he wasn't a complete failure of a human being.

[@SlimyLotusKing]

@@jippalippa - No one is a failure of a human being. And yes I agree everyone is dealt a different hand, but we have to play the hand we're dealt. There are many people who've achieved greater success, at least in outwardly visible/societal standards than Rick has with a far worse start in life, with far more chips stacked against them.

[@paxchristi2014]

​@@SlimyLotusKingfacts!

[@wetherby6774]

Well said!

[@Shira2]

I took up the electric bass during the pandemic and now im playing upright in an amateur orchestra im 61. I also play at blues jams practice 2 hrs minimum. Next goal is jazz jams. Im still reading a book a week and im a full time caregiver to my 19 year old disabled daughter. I love it! “Freedom through discipline!”- Buddhist proverb

[@AntillesFilms]

Martin Scorsese recently lamented that, at 83, he's "only now beginning to see the possibility of what cinema could be, and it’s too late.” Life is short, difficult, and milestones are meaningless. The knowledge and wisdom gained along the journey are what matter. I'm 40 and may pick up an instrument after abandoning the saxophone in middle school.

[@caryd67]

Do it!

[@theshapeexists]

Start guitar. The amount of free information that exists out there on the Internet can give you 100 lifetimes of material to learn. Tab is easy

[@mrodriguez4879]

Go for it!

[@famouskate9071]

Do it! No one ever learns an instrument and says it was a waste of time. Peace, joy, self expression......it's all waiting to come out in the music you will create, unique to you.

[@brianduchaney4977]

I'm 46 and just starting piano lessons. Never too late!

[@tholstad1]

Thank you for sharing this. Very profound and spot-on. At age 57 I am only just now finally releasing my first two albums. It should have happened sooner but life happens (setbacks, illness, injuries, etc.). I would say it comes down to being either too stubborn or too stupid to quit. It's not being a masochist to keep going. There is one thing each of us has to do in life and we find that thing out by being ruthlessly honest with ourselves, so that we figure out who we really are, not who or what we want to be. Then we face that, accept it, make our peace with it and go on. Why? The answer is really quite simple and how soon you figure it out depends on how wise you are... because, yes, it will cost you to go after that thing and never turn away from it, but I can tell you from experience as someone who fought that thing for much longer than I care to say... it will cost you so much more if you don't go after it, or if you ever decide to give up on it.

[@robertginsburg8113]

Your last statement is the most important one. "If you're willing to work hard enough." That's the difference between achieving your goal or failing. The best guitar player, drummer, basketball player etc. all have this in common. They worked harder than anyone else and that's how they became the best.

[@Cheguebuddha]

You can work hard and still not get anywhere.

[@Cheguebuddha]

still its life. :D Its ok.

[@ianroman5333]

Of course you need to work hard and SMART

[@conormckiernan3116]

​@Cheguebuddha to put it in formal logic terms, hard work is (usually) a necessary condition of being great, not a sufficient condition. Meaning, you can't do it without hard work, but hard work is no guarantee. Really, there are no guarantees in life.

[@zu0832]

@@conormckiernan3116 what are you looking to guarantee?

[@HistoryNPolicy]

I love this. When successful people talk humble life.

[@blakebooks]

I started my literary career when the construction biz in Cabo San Lucas fell through the floor after 2009 - at 52 years old. Never wrote a book before. After 14 years and over 4 million sold, a feature on the front page of the Wall Street Journal, and 76 novels released, the idea that your life is whatever it's going to be at 30 or whatnot is idiocy. I've been a dancer, musician, songwriter, actor, angel investor, entrepreneur, architect, builder, winemaker, wall street activist, and moved to Mexico at 40 when I sold my medical company - 20 something years ago. Reinvention is cathartic and keeps you youthful mentally and invigorated physically. No idea what I will be in five years, but it won't be playing shuffleboard or staring at the tube. There are no obstacles in life, just opportunities and lessons. Congratulations, Rick. Yours sounds like a life well lived.

[@g.a.brownetylutanic2028]

Inspiring. I agree . 64 years old and still going strong with my 30 year old peers. Know so many people that retired early and 10 - 15 years later are mostly ill health and no purpose. My parents retired at 70’s as farmers. Great life to their ends. Best book I read this year… Arnold S. “ be useful”. Affirmed life plan.

[@brimermike74]

I just turned 35 and seeing this just gave me hope that there’s always time to make yourself successful in many more ways than one. I really needed to see this today. Thank you Rick ❤

[@andywindes4968]

Beyond telling a good story, you have the ability to come across as if you are speaking to each of us directly. In a world where we do less and less direct socializing, I'm sure that millions of people you have never met consider you a "friend." What's more, the format of KZbin creates the illusion that we interact with you. I'm your age and started noticed long ago that certain people have a way of coming across in an intimate and honest way on certain television shows. KZbin has taken that to the next level. It's a real gift--I think you could describe paint drying and make it an interesting story. Stay well. The world is a better (and more interesting) place with you telling your stories.

[@dalestandard1095]

Yeah...I thought and think the same thing. I really wish that I had that gift to come across as a good friend to everyone.

[@simoncarswell3515]

I think what makes Rick so compelling is that he's excited about music. He's excited about listening to it and figuring it out, and he's excited about talking about it. That kind of passion is incredibly compelling and it's what keeps me coming back to this channel.

[@TheMagicofAB]

Very well said, @andywindes4968. I feel exactly the same way.

[@RudyAdrian]

Absolutely - I wanted to become a librarian and create ambient music in my spare time. Was REJECTED to post-grad library school TWICE. Ended up as a self-taught sound engineer and camera operator in TV for 20 years until I was MADE REDUNDANT at age 52. Then worked for five years at MINIMUM WAGE making news videos as a self-taught journalist for a scummy little newspaper, but then started receiving very good streaming royalties from the ambient music I'd made in my spare time thirty years earlier and was able to retire at age 57. You might not realise it, but all the set-backs can end up steering you in positive direction you never knew of and spare time spent on doing interesting hobbies can open all sorts of future doors :)

[@geekmystique]

That's a unique streaming success story! Maybe worth sharing in detail

[@gregorysagegreene]

Whatever you do, don't discover Imnotep!

[@ThomasNimmesgern]

Could you please share some thoughts on what you do musically, and how you do it? That would be really interesting to know.

[@McGuyveracity]

After I turned 50, I decided to do something I've wanted to do for the past 30 years but never got around to: I started learning to play bass guitar. I'm kicking myself I didn’t do this sooner. I've been taking lessons for 9 months, and having a blast.

[@gitaaa7740]

I’m 63 and still learning. And Rick a lot of the new knowledge comes from you 🙂

[@gaeliclands5064]

64 and STILL learning.

[@Riverdeepnwide]

Yes, good one!

[@marguit71]

Rick - I’m 72 and have been playing guitar since I was 9. Your “What Makes This Song Great” videos have brought so much joy to me. Your interviews with some of my musical heroes are amazing and I hope you’re around for a very long time.

[@SlimyLotusKing]

I continually remind myself that each breathe is a brand new breathe. Each moment is new, we are new each moment. The past is gone and we will all die, NOW is your time to try.

[@Bsquared1972]

Rick, you left out being able to interview! You do great interviews, and always ask the right questions, stuff no one else asks. You allow the interview to breathe, and let the interviewee expand on their thoughts and say what they want. I’m the same age as you, and haven’t played my guitar in about three years; the fire just kinda went out. I hope to pick it up again soon, and use your Beato Bundle to learn the things I never did the first time (self taught, we didn’t have the internet!). I love your channel, it’s been a joy watching it develop over the years.

[@nathanclark4674]

Amen to this!!

[@jk5376]

Old guy like yourself. Leave your guitar sitting out in the open. Find a new song that you really like. The magic will happen all over again. It’s good to go back “ there”.

[@billtaggart1267]

Good on ya, Rick! I'm 57, recently "retired", and changed my career three times during my life. My wife kept asking me to figure out what I want to do when I grow up, and I kept telling her I refused to grow up. Speaking of "starting late" or "reinventing yourself", I quit a good, secure job at the age of 35 because it involved very heavy business travel and after being "on the road" over 100 days per year for 11 years, I was burned out. I moved my family 300 miles from NJ to VA, where we didn't know anybody, to attend law school. I started law school at 36 and was 14 years older than the average first-year law student. Graduated at the very top of my class (#1) and was recruited by a giant, international law firm - one of the top 100 law firms in the world. Practiced very complicated and esoteric tax and environmental law for seven years, was paid a lot of money to do it, and hated every minute of it. I quit the biglaw firm at the age of 45 to start my own business. Didn't know what it was going to be, but I knew I couldn't do the biglaw thing anymore. I ended starting up a franchise of a nationally-known professional junk removal service. Started with one truck and two employees and eight years later had seven trucks and 14 employees, grossing $1 million per year. Just sold that business a couple months ago (I got out just in time) and now I'm looking at buying and selling land - or just doing whatever I want. 😁

[@CaptainRonAhoy]

That is an interesting journey. I retired young and have done a lot of things with music as a hobby. Was hoping to ride that joy all the way to the end but tinnitus torpedoed my journey with music, to a degree. Can still strum the acoustic etc, but the joyous band days are over for me. At 62 I find it somewhat difficult to dive into other endeavors. I need to find something that really inspires me. Seems to be harder as you get older....

[@jeffmckinnon5842]

@@CaptainRonAhoy I spent a week pumping warm water and ear drops into my ears, and my "Tinnitus" came pouring out, into the sink! Maybe I was misdiagnosed. Any way, my father used to cough a lot from smoking. We all figured he would be dead before 60. He quit smoking and took up golf. Five years later, he was as healthy as I can ever remember, even though his doctor insists he has COPD. Golfing saved his life. He is almost ninety years old and I attribute the last 30, to him being active and involved in doing something he never knew he even liked, before he tried it. Walking around in the fresh air, and hitting a little ball can, at the very least, keep you fit, as you search for something better, but be warned... It's addictive!

[@DrTomTonkin]

I needed to hear that TODAY! Thank you, and love you and your channel. Rock on friend.

[@79Tomasso]

45 and watching from my bunk at yet another seasonal waiter job, trying to hang on til the end of my contract. Thank you Rick, for the glimmer of hope and the comforting reminder that there are always new skills and gifts to be discovered along with new ways of sharing them. Will think of you while playing the hotel dining room piano on my next night off.

[@marie-gabriellemarty2689]

Do you take requests? :)

[@79Tomasso]

@@marie-gabriellemarty2689I'll play it if I know it

[@anthonywallace3830]

I wish for you to be heard playing on your night off and to then be asked to play the dining room for your shift. Then someone hears you there and it escalates until you’re living your dream. I’m just one year older than you and although I love my job, I also dream of doing other things while I pick up my guitar during a moment of break time. Good luck to you and I hope you find happiness and fulfilment.

[@captainsunshine918]

This is the kind of inspiration that changes the world... one person needing to hear this message at a time.

[@markhunt3265]

Add to all that, you are the best interviewer on KZbin. Best case was Sting, notoriously bad subject who always seems bored. After a few minutes with you he was telling great back stories and picking up an instrument and playing songs! As an older guy who keeps on plugging away myself, I salute you, sir!!

[@ErikaEHE]

You're awesome! Thank you so much for sharing your story 🙏 I really needed to hear this!!!!!!

[@jlopen]

I started to learn to play ukulele in 2015 while recovering from shoulder surgery. I was soon to turn 58. Last year, after losing my wife to cancer, I made my first cd of 12 original songs. This year I will be 67 in December, and I am soon to finish my second cd of 12 more original songs. You are correct. You're never too old to do something great. I really enjoy your videos.

[@judih.8754]

I joined an ukulele group two years ago looking re-engage after covid. I'm having a ball. Congratulations on your success!

[@scottpederson952]

I'm 58, when I was in HS my goal in life was to get a degree in music and be a rock star. Baritone vocalist, played in bands, sung in choir, won my IMEA All state and performed at Nationals in HS. In college I joined a fraternity and promptly flunked out. Junior college to get my Associates degree, Bartender, telemarketer, worked in a warehouse, was a Radio and club DJ. Finally graduated college with HS in Business, minor in music. Promptly got married, started a family, and music went on the back burner. Accidentally tripped into the computer industry as the internet was starting in 1994, and 30 years later it has been a wild and satisfying career. But I always loved music. Live in Austin, 'Gig'd with a couple local bands playing 80s rock and Country, and now I am staring at retirement with few ideas on what is next. I absolutely love your channel - music seems to speak to you like it speaks to me, in my heart. I have your books, and that will likely be my first thing when I retire. Keep on rocking!

[@tenorman]

Sounds very familiar.

[@jaggedstudios3315]

"You can't refuse the muse !" Music has gotten me through SO many rough times in my life. Thank God for the gift of music !!

[@BeeBop1029]

Hey I’m about your age and live in Austin and I’m a good singer and guitar player. Do you sing?

[@rustty728]

This was inspiring. Also, thank you for doing your part to keep Austin weird and full of music.

[@davidofpiano423]

I needed this, Rick. I'm 43 and, despite having worked on a PhD in musicology for the past 7 years and being a happy father of a 4 year old son, it still feels like I need to accomplish and learn more. You're an inspiration. Thank you.

[@jippalippa]

You have no idea how lucky you are...

[@noeledoilide]

Inspiration.. yes!!

[@davidofpiano423]

@@jippalippa Oh, I do believe me. Just because you want more doesn’t mean you don’t appreciate what you have. I’m deeply grateful for what I have, I just want to pursue new things and Rick is correct that there’s a stigma around people older than 30 pursuing and achieving new goals. That self doubt can be powerful and his story is an inspiration.

[@jamesnordhill7301]

This is an important message! I returned to playing the drums after a 20+ year pause, came back to it with my son at 48 and a decade later it’s a major part of my life with frequent gigs and recording sessions. It’s never too late!

[@steviep23]

Thank you for this, Rick. I’m 23 just out of college and have been feeling a bit hopeless about my direction and place in life. I always really enjoy your content and this video in particular has left me feeling hopeful and motivated to keep working and searching. I appreciate it greatly.

[@estefencosta1835]

Man you're still a baby at 23. Go out and experience the world. I didn't figure out what I wanted to do for my career until I was 30. I even refined it further as I moved into my 30's. Too many really young kids out there thinking their life is over at 25, we gotta stop this only one route through life thinking.

[@Rasscasse]

Stevie, a thing I heard once, A guy said -some of the best people I know, are people who are still not yet sure what they want to do for a living. Meanwhile think about the things that make you happy and more importantly, the things that bring you contentment. And head that way

[@dalestandard1095]

Never, ever let anyone tell you, you can't do what you want to do in this one and only life. That includes you. I made that mistake. But, at past age 70 I'm finally making up for lost time. It's not perfect and never will be. But, it's better now that I'm following my passion finally.... and will until the lord calls me to do something else or calls me home.

[@jippalippa]

You're so young... I'm more than 10 years older than you, and in a similar situation.

[@gregmiller7123]

The education system and especially universities try to pigeonhole you into a certain career whether are interested or not. Remember, most educators have never worked in the business world but claim to be experts. You have to decide what YOU want to do and be willing to work for it! You will probably fall on your face a few times but if you are flexible you will find what you are good at and enjoy. At 66, I am recently retired but worked in different types of sales as the markets changed (sold diskettes..look it up! 🤪) and did facility management. Never once considered any of my jobs in college! Best of luck to you! 👍

[@ntartaris]

Moral of the story.......you're never too young.....to do ANYTHING!!! You've got a beautiful family, Rick. They're your greatest achievement!

[@cynthiahawkins819]

Autodidacts for the win! The big secret being that we’re all autodidacts. It’s not learning that’s hard; it’s change. Thank you for this timely and eternal message, Rick. Keep mixing it up.

[@jeremyfearon3114]

Over the last few years I would mentor the apprentice electricians, they all thought that getting to the point of being a fully qualified electrician would be the end of learning. I would drum it into them that if you stop learning you will eventually stop earning! My greatest achievements have been contributions I made for no financial gain: giving away all of my previously copyrighted material on lighting controls to what became, and still is, the global standard DMX 512; donating my time and code to the ANSI standard for cypher feedback which keeps all our banking transactions secure. What will I do next? Who knows, but I don’t intend to sit around waiting for god!

[@auralsonicwaves7170]

I'm 72, still teaching college, still learning how not to grow too old to stop learning. Everything you said resonates with me - so keep on keeping on!

[@retort63]

Rick - yes, you are a storyteller. And the thing that ALWAYS comes through in all your episodes is your passion for music and for learning. It is a privilege to watch your channel. Thank you!

[@carnivoreRon]

I'm 72. I work out in the gym 3-5 days a week. I've been writing since I was a teenager. Yesterday, I spent 4 hours writing on a novel. I'm also working on another song having started writing songs in 2015. I am a voracious reader. Stay active and learn something new everyday.

[@MichaelOloyede]

Thank you Mr. Beato, this is quite encouraging and inspiring. I will come here in 5 years time or less to tell my story.

[@davidbritnn]

I sent this to my son who's 26 and feels like he's spinning his wheels in his chosen profession. I always tell him that he has plenty of time and his greatest path to happiness will arrive when it's time. So, relax.

[@Madakalim]

Yea. Maybe. Hopes and Prayers

[@josephmkearns5197]

Yes as long as you a breathing there is still time for most things. Another way to look at it everyday above ground is a good day. There is a maturity thing that happens to us around 25. It looks like is his case he is starting to realize he wants more. I did not start to think that way until later in life.

[@Fitzfish]

".... If you're willing to work hard enough!" That's really the key take away.

[@niceguy191]

There's a component of luck that people often ignore that means you can put all the work in and still fail. That said, the work often creates more opportunities for that good luck to strike, so still a recipe for possible success, just not a guarantee

[@tonypluck6628]

I am now a retired High School Chemistry teacher. I spent my whole career telling school age children (who are totally institutionalized - ie - SCHOOL is their whole identity) that they must not characterize themselves by what happens in the earliest days of their lives at their mandatory secondary school. So many kids (particularly boys!) beat themselves up (and sometimes others too!) because they can't succeed between ages 11 - 18 at what we serve up to them as- so-called "curriculum!". So many kids go on to be, do and achieve things which didn't exist even while they were in school. Your life experience is actually quite common, Rick. Its great to hear you share it though. Your YT channel is one of my favorites. I play guitar and sing (to the bathroom mirror). Am totally awestruck by your perfect pitch and Dylan's too. Wow!

[@relicofgold]

Chemistry? Walter White......is that you?

[@YaReDa_971]

OMG Rick this is so encouraging. I'm so honored that Songs are coming to me in groves as a Writer & Singer in this new phase of my life. I'm so scared 2, but I'm going 4 It 4 real. I'll make sure to mention you when it comes thru😊

[@Hbomb731]

Rick, I’m 59 yrs old. I have an 11 yr old son and a 21 yr old step son. My boys and wife are everything to me. I own my own business but in construction/remodeling. Business has been terrible this last year so I took a part time job at my church as a facilities manager to supplement my business. I also play lead guitar for my church modern service. I’m struggling, I’m burned out, I’m broke most of the time. I used to thrive but not anymore. I’m looking for new avenues of income. I want something different. I see your vid and you give me the confidence to act on my passion. Music is my passion! I’m not saying that I will pursue music but it will Suply the beat to which I march on my new path. In short, thank you for the inspiration to move forward and leave the fear of failure behind! Damn I respect you!

[@trolfek]

Rick, I think it’s because you’re a musician that you are able to continue to grow and create. A musician is the epitome of curiosity, discipline, awareness, expression and creativity. Showing up to the gig on time, practicing, preparedness, vulnerability, individuality, performance, responsiveness, and the reward of transcendence (potentially) = a soul that is ever evolving.

[@NgaTaeOfficial]

Well said! I feel blessed to go through life with the ethos of the Performer: whatever you put out, you will get back in spades. I love that in performance this is codified into the social contract: the audience arrived and sat down - that’s their job done / their fulfillment of the social contract. Now it’s on YOU to put out the energy, and (all going well) receive it back multiplied many times over. Then you give back more to them, and so on and so on. It’s a beautiful metaphor for life.

[@ashleywebb2736]

good comment. The part of the brain you use for music keeps you constantly inquisitive and striving.

[@SO-ym3zs]

Well said. Music-making employs and hones so many different mental and physical skills, never mind tapping into creativity and self-expression. If you go at it right, it will boost your self-awareness and critical thinking skills, and teach you how to learn and how to teach yourself. Those skills are applicable to all of life.

[@cooldebt]

I'm reminded of Herbie Hancock and The Headhunters 50th anniversary - octogenarians still jamming!

[@informalzombie2888]

You are not a bad student Rick, you are teaching us about life using music. No one stops learning.

[@davidbyers1151]

He may have been a bad student, but he's a great teacher.

[@DaveDG]

I am 36 and sometimes i feel like it's too late to chase my dreams. This video was so relieving for me. Thank you Rick.

[@fragbert66]

I've been in more than a few bands, and the best one I've ever played with I joined when I was 54. Never stop.

[@barbarataylor6880]

I’m 60 and started piano lessons a few months ago. I practice every day and it’s fun.

[@katewilson9626]

Good for you Barbara! I started guitar at 55 and am so glad I did.

[@EntreMelodias]

WE NEED people like you ! I've been playing guitar for 24 years now.. meaning I've learned when I was 14 and it changed my life, I wanted to play guitar ever since, I wanted to be in a band, to write songs, I was in love with music and I still am...but out of frustration and dream killer messages I absorbed over the past years, I tried to pursue other things and I always end up sitting down with my guitar and just getting in a state of flow and I can spend hours playing covers or creating stuff, and after all that time, I don't feel like I wasted my time.. that I think it's the key that says "dude, stop it.. music is your thing!". And I'm 38 now..and it's easy for me to feel like it's late for me but you are a perfect example that it's not at all.. I've been building somehow my career or story as a musician even if it's not professional...yet. Again.. We NEED people like you !! thank you !!

[@yiannish1627]

Thank you so much for this Uncle Rick!!! After doing the "safe" thing for over a decade, having multiple careers and having "climbed", this year I decided to finally give in to the itch that's been with me since childhood and at 31 I will starting a four year University course in audio engineering and music production and I seriously can't wait. I'd always been told to get a "real" job and keep the music "thing" as a hobby on the side. Having hit 30 this year I feared I'd left it too long and should have listened to myself sooner. This video and amazing comments under it has made me feel much better about it all and I'm going into as guilt free as ever. I hope we bump into each other one day. Keep up with the amazing videos. Thank you ❤️

[@MichaelBCoats]

Hey Rick, I am a 59 year old pastor who has been playing guitar since the summer before 9th grade (except I didn't break an ankle). I have been making videos of surf guitar instrumentals, as well as devotional videos with acoustic guitar and ukulele. I have a lot to learn about editing and recording, but I am excited to learn. You are an inspiration, sir! I really enjoy what you do!

[@branmacman]

The most humble dude w/4mil subs. Wholesome, knowledgable and open. Wouldnt be the same world without ya Rick!

[@unclejane9819]

With a lump in my throat and a tear in my eye, Thank You, Rick! You’ve kicked my ass in gear.

[@nektarmusicng]

So inspiring. Thank you. ❤💯

[@bruceripepi867]

I played guitar in my first band this year at age 69. Played my first bar gig last month and have gigs lined up for the fall and winter. I am having the time of my life. It is truly never too late.

[@3581tossit]

cool! where are you?

[@bruceripepi867]

@@3581tossit In NY, Hudson valley area.

[@marklarsen8126]

Amen, brother! I too was a terrible student, until interest and desire motivated me to learn. Never got a degree, but now at 65 I design courses for people with advanced degrees in technology. If you want to learn, do it! Love you, Rick - like many here I appreciate all you share.

[@DutchVai]

You sir, are very gifted in telling a story. Thank you for who you are Rick..... cheers from way up north in Canada.

[@RobertoVernina]

I'm 47, and although I've been playing a lot throught my whole life I've never become good enough to sit down and write, record and produce my own music. I guess my mind has never been in the right place... Until now. I've just started this endeavor and I'm finding out that, after some initial struggles, everything is going better and better. You're right: it takes engery, lots of it; it takes time, which I have very little. But, if I may add, when you grow older your experience and patience grow a lot, and if you stop caring about being immediate and quick, patience and experience give you the right push to put all the necessary work to make it happen. I don't care how long it's going to take until I finish my album and release it, as long as love the final result and, most of all, the process of getting where I want.

[@MuggleKarp]

Playing guitar since I was 13, I thought I missed the boat when I turned 33 having never been in a band... I made a half-joke to this cover band I knew, and suddenly I was auditioning for them AND writing a solo for their original single (my first ever) to go along with the audition. Before long, there we were, shooting a music video for the song, playing all throughout New England (and a fateful NY show where the place caught on fire 5 minutes before we took the stage). Then, on the way home from a show, a thing happened I NEVER thought would happen to me... My band, my guitar solo, playing on WAAF... I couldn't effin' believe it. I spent my whole life thinking my guitar playing wouldn't lead to anything, and oh how wonderful it felt to be wrong... I'm still in the band to this day (Exhale, Boston-ish based), and though we've had some bumps on our journey with the pandemic and other stuff, we're back at it getting ready to gig again, and I just feel so friggin' lucky. Sure, I'm a young 41 next week compared to some of you with longer and more interesting stories than mine, but I still have SO much I want to accomplish, and Rick's words here really struck a chord (hah) with me, and it's just the thing I needed to hear as I continue to try and push myself to give more to my band and pull more from my creativity. I hope you all continue to fight to bring happiness to yourselves, because it indeed is never too late.

[@dakotawinston7677]

We love you Rick! - Planet Earth

[@christophergreen9981]

I was bon in Los Angeles and am a lifelong musician. I passed up a potential career in music to go into ministry, but always wondered, “What if?”. Then at 52 (and emotionally worn out), I began pursuing a professional life in music. Now at 62, I am living out my dream and making my way in the world as a musician. Rick… your channel has always been great, but knowing your story is even better! It is affirming and inspiring! Thank you for taking the time and caring enough to share!!! 🎸

[@diegooliveirabenjamin]

This video gave me more hope than all the whole motivational KZbin niche combined. Thank you Rick!

[@Georgewilliamherbert]

Always keep learning. Always be hungry. Not everything you learn will help your career or life in the long run but the learning process will.

[@falxonPSN]

👆 This is the key point. Education of all forms is more than just the facts you're learning; it's also teaching you how to learn. Not only that, but things that you are 100% sure you will never use turn out to become very important in life in some unexpected ways.

[@mdrumjack]

Everything is about commitment and passion. Age is not important as long as you are healthy.

[@benjammin3707]

I just had my 38th birthday and it always seems like the universe will give you the exact message you need at every stage of your journey. Thank you Rick for you honesty, your love of music and your sage level storytelling ability. I tell stories for a living, we all do in some form or another! This is perfect motivation and inspiration for what’s about to come next in my life! Cheers to a true gentleman and a really amazing human! Thank you for ALL that you do, this planet is better because of You.

[@RedRayGarciaMusic]

I'm 63. I've heard it said many times, "You're never too old". This is yet another conformation of that saying and coming from a true expert. Thank you for what you do. You truly make a difference in the world. Don't ever stop 🎼🎶

[@BrianDeBolt]

I'm just now setting up a home studio at 53 having been writing and playing guitar since 14. I'm looking forward to my new best friend DAW! I love your pod and thank you for being there for us all!

[@Maddy29]

Rick. You have no idea how much I needed to see exactly this video at exactly this minute of my life. No exaggeration. I was just about to do something rash, but this video made me stop and reconsider. So thank you 🙂

[@donaldcook3112]

. . . So pleased to read that you set aside the … ‘rash’ - and ‘leaned into’ … the ‘ r a t i o n a l ‘. B e w e l l .

[@gregmiller7123]

Rick, as am I, are living examples of how to survive the curveballs that life throws you. Please reach out for help if you feel lost as there are tons of resources, and more importantly, tons of people just waiting to help others, be it life situations, career training or guidance or just being a listener. The current world is challenging but if you peel back the rough crust, there are plenty of opportunities out there. I wish you the best moving forward!

[@mikescotton1207]

Your honesty, transparency and ability to weave a story are what make your channel work.

[@fragr33f74]

This. This. This a million and billion times more. God willing, I ain't ever gonna quit on the things I care about most, that's writing and storytelling.

[@dayokefentse8228]

Just turned 50 this summer. Just finished dinner with a friend who is going to be 30 in the next few days. This should be required viewing for anyone hitting a milestone and wondering if they are done in any area of their lives. It is as informative about him as it is inspirational for all of us. Thank you Rick.❤

[@RollinCoco-Nut]

Rick you are awesome. You're a great student, teacher, player, producer, music historian, story teller, and your channel is the best! 🙂

[@joelgevirtz6181]

I dug this! I am turning 83 next week. Started playing guitar as a folkie at age 16 and never looked back. I have nurtured many different musical interests including jazz, ragtime, and some classical styles and transferred them to guitar at various points in my life. I have never done this full time but developed a career in science to earn a living, but music and the guitar have been an equally important part of my life. I continue to learn and practice daily because as Pablo Casals once said when he was in his 90's he practices daily because he thought was improving. I think Jascha Heifetz said something similar. Go get 'em Rick, you will never stop until you are forced to. None of us should. Always be a lifelong learner!

[@danielgrove1300]

What a great comment. My heroes are in their '80's.

[@cobrakaiX]

Dude i have to ask. Is your pic current? If it is you look super healthy for 83.

[@joelgevirtz6181]

@@cobrakaiX I just changed it. That pic was when I was in my early 70's. You can see I've aged quite a bit.

[@cobrakaiX]

@@joelgevirtz6181 you still look great man. Beard looks epic and your post was inspiring. I’m 43 and have always wanted to learn guitar. I’ve noodled with chords but never took it seriously. Been thinking of buying one and just diving in. It’s silly but i keep having the intrusive thoughts like “what’s the point?” Trying to drown it out.

[@joelgevirtz6181]

@@cobrakaiX You should start. This is the best time ever with the abundance of material on KZbin. It is a life-long journey as most will tell you. Just get on board and take the trip!

[@Mars-1995]

This is really encouraging. Besides doing my master degree and getting into a "normal" life setting, I also try to bring my music to the next level. The dream of becoming a renowned singer never stopped. Currently working with two bands and everything seems to go well. I also thought that I had limited time. Your story gives me the courage to keep pushing, expecially because I know that I'm ready to make serious music and have the potential to become big