original article : http://www.guitarflame.com/2008/again-about-sungha-jung/
Again about Sungha Jung
Thursday Jan 31,2008
This morning I found myself visiting again the page of Sungha Jung, because I just felt the need of listening him again…
The truth is that I was charmed by how he plays the guitar. It is the admiration of somebody knowing that what he sees is out of his reach, and so it is. He plays at 11 better than me, I am not embarrassed to say this in any way. I don’t play fingerstyle guitar and for me what he does there is so fresh that I just can’t stop watching over and over again.
The fact that he is very young and playing with such dexterity makes people consider him a guitar wonder. And if I think about it, why not? I think that Sungha Jung may be considered this way cause I don’t know any other kid of his age to play the way he does fingerstyle guitar.
Keep in mind that he developed this dexterity in only 2 years of playing the guitar!! This is amazing, I don’t want to remember where I was after 2 years playing the guitar cause I wasn’t too far from the starting point…
I was going to embed here a video of Sungha Jung playing More than words of Extreme, first because I love that song and second because Sungha plays it lovely. However, after listening him covering Rylynn of Andy McKee, I had no other choice but to put this one here.
I promise myself to watch this kid in a a few years when probably he will join Andy McKee on stage playing at the same level. Sungha Jung, the professional fingerstyle guitar player, his dream…
Agree on all the points.. I am 29 years old now and can say that i can not even play as good as his 9 years old guitar playing.. For me music is part of my life.. cooling me down.. help me to release internal feeling..and so on.. I love to listen to good music. And he did it, no matter how young he is, to me, he is still one of great finger style master of all time..
Even I can not be a one who create a good piece but for support. I think I can do it.
Keep your work Sung Ha Jung. I know sometime it is hard (you still a kid and expect to do other thing) but with your love to music like we do, you can do it :).. I am at least one (but i think will be more than 10 million :)) to all time support you.
With respect.
Sai