Narrative Essay: Stone Temple Pilots

Narrative Essay Growing up I never really much appreciated the sound of music. Never had a care or thought of it in the way I could have now. Not up until the summer of 2001; my oldest sister, of the two, would always drive around in our town playing some of her favorite alternative rock tracks. It was calming; driving the backshores, waves crashed into the rocks. It was like being at peace when being in the backseat of that jeep, just watching the ocean. I could almost feel myself hearing Stone Temple Pilots again. At that moment I was pretty sure I found my newest liking, and that would be rock and roll. I’d be at home watching MTV on the TV. It would all be rap and hip-hop for the most part but when stuff like Radiohead or Foo Fighters came on I’d be so intrigued on how well they constructed a song. I knew I would want to be like them one day. After some time I eventually forced my parents into getting my first guitar, at the age of ten. This thing was beaten …show more content…
When I first met him I actually hated him, thought he was a little annoying brat. Didn’t realize he was a very well influenced musician, such as myself, till later on. He told me that he played for some time and also knew a little piano. I had to get CJ to play with Louie and me. At one point I convinced him to play with us, and that’s how the first band was formed. CJ came to the house, holding a big 300-watt amp in one hand and a guitar in the other. We headed to the attic to start unloading our stuff. He unzipped his guitar case to unveil the aqua Les Paul he carried. I was jealous the first time I saw that beauty of a guitar; it’s what made me get a new guitar, the Gibson SG. CJ plugged that sucker in and started shredding solos like I’ve never heard before. I was in shock. It was like discovering buried treasure, finding someone who was actually good at playing the guitar. I knew on from this point it was going to be a good