An 80-year-old man picked up the guitar ‘out of the blue.’ 5 years later, he’s singing to his family.
So many of us have that one thing we’re gonna get to one day. Maybe it’s learning a new language, putting together a band, or taking a cooking class. Often, time slips by and we never quite do it, though the dream remains. For one man, his dream of learning to play the guitar finally came true at 80 years old.
A woman named Emma posted a video of her father, Donald aka Don, playing guitar and singing in the reflection of a window. Clad in a checkered shirt and jeans, we hear him softly strumming while singing a tune. It’s a simple reminder that age knows no bounds.
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Never played in his life
Her Instagram Reel chyron reads: “POV: 5 years ago at 80, my Dad decided out of the blue he was going to learn guitar and it was a bit of a family joke, tbh. Now I sit outside and listen to him and feel so proud he kept going and makes his favorite song his own.”
Emma adds, “I want to remember this day so it’s going on my grid. My Dad is 85 next month, and he started playing guitar when he was 80. He’s never played an instrument in his life. We actually thought he........
