My chosen instrument, the guitar, became my constant companion.

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"I use music as my powerful instrument to push people harder, " she says.

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Looking at the lop-sided instrument in my hand, it is clear that the inability to prevent and deter weighs far heavier.

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Last week I popped over to Palo Alto airport in my Cessna flying carpet, sat in a corner at an ancient IBM computer and took a 60-question written quiz for my private pilot's instrument rating.

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Like if I play a weird instrument, then that will somehow make my music interesting?

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My own dream had always been to learn a musical instrument, but every attempt, from grade school onward, had ended in failure.

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And when I go to bed at night I wait on the Lord, and I ask Him to forgive me my sins, and look after my family and the American people, and make me an instrument of His will.

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Now the modding community just needs to find a way to replace the original in-game music (beautifully composed by Jeremy Soule) with this, and then somebody needs to come up with a musical instrument weapons pack so that I can fight monsters with my violin bow.

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During my brief stint in the passenger seat, I found it to be a keen instrument for the task.

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To my surprise, there was scarcely any scientific literature on whether adults could really pick up an instrument late in life.

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