I play the guitar - electric guitar with crunch way up. I like to play post-punk and sludge, mostly, but enjoy playing rhythm for other genres as well. I also play the acoustic guitar, usually in open C. On the acoustic, I like playing pieces inspired by English and American folk guitarists like Bert Jansch, Davy Graham, and Nick Drake.

I was trained to play the keyboard when I was younger. I went to classes once a week on Tuesdays. On the evening of September 11, 2001, I was in class when the planes flew into the towers (don't live in the States, time zones). I don't know why I remember this, but I do. I hated playing the keyboard, and I hated class. The first chance I got, I dropped it for the guitar. Now that I'm no longer forced to play the keyboard, I love playing 80s songs on it.

I think the acoustic guitar is one of the best instruments on which to compose a song. This is due to its sound and response to change in rhythm and scale - right and left hand. The electric guitar, along with being more versatile than the acoustic - is the instrument that most easily transports me to 'another place'. Played right, its the instrument one is most likely to be found playing with his/her eyes shut. The keyboard, well, I was taught the keyboard and didn't give it a chance when I was younger. It's just fun to dash out a few chords and sing along.

So that's that.