1980s movie icon has become a viral sensation with his guitar
By Lee Vowell
Playing music professionally is not for everyone, but playing for fun? Anyone can do that. Maybe everyone should do that. Music has a way of helping us get past the blahs of life and brings a lot of enjoyment. Some people might even need that more than others.
In the case of Corey Feldman, he needs it. After starring in a number of box office winners in the 1980s and becoming popular simply by being Corey Feldman, the actor had issues with substance abuse. This came well after Feldman's alleged abuse when he was younger.
Still, Feldman is alive and seemingly well and he just wants to pick up his guitar and play. He also doesn't mind sharing his skills with the internet. Does he care what haters have to say about his abilities? Hopefully, not.
Corey Feldman just wants to inspire others with his guitar playing
Neither does Limp Bizkit who had Feldman along for some tour dates. Sure, there was likely a commercial appeal for Fred Durst and his band because who doesn't want to see if Corey Feldman can really play the instrument? The truth is that the actor can, though he might never be mistaken for Jimi Hendrix. That also isn't the point Feldman is making when he plays.
He just wants to have fun and he wants others to have fun. Whether he is a virtuoso doesn't matter as very few of us are. So when internet trolls say that Feldman isn't truly playing in his online videos, he shows them he is creating music live in concert. That's the proper way to make people eat crow.
In an upcoming interview with Guitar World, Feldman discussed how anyone can play guitar if they just take the time to do it.
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He said, "I love the fact that there's all these videos on YouTube that show you how to play whatever song you want. That has literally changed the game. Any one of us can pick up a guitar, sit there, and study the tabs. On top of that, look what's happened here because I'm playing this solo, and it's spreading all over the internet. Do you know what that does? It inspires people to want to play guitar."
Therein lies the real point. Feldman knows he is not a master musician, though that won't stop him from trying to be. He might also inspire others to try an instrument out as well. Someone who watches Feldman play might think, "I can do that, too!" Then maybe that person becomes the next Eddie Van Halen.
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