He uses his fingernails instead of a pick, which is quite common, except instead of plucking strings upward individually, he can play more than onestring at a time by stroking down --- and up -- with the backs of his nails, which allows him to play several notes at once.
The charging announcement delivers onemore public relations blow to Murdoch, who stepped down from a string of company boards of directors earlier this month and further distanced himself from the print business that first brought him fame and fortune.