Why Did John Lennon Get Guitar

I believe John Lennon would have eventually learned guitar even if his half-sister Jackie had never showed him how to play banjo because John was already into painting and poetry. Painting and poetry, like music, is a form of art and expression. Since he was an introvert and often stayed inside, he used the uninterrupted time alone to write. I think his love of writing poetry helped him termendously when it came time to create lyrics. Additionally,
John's dream of making it big financially through art was actually his escape for what he missed out on in early life: a male role model. Without a male role model in his early life, he wasn't sure what to follow or who he was going to be when he grew up. As luck would have it, his dream of making …show more content…
He wanted to follow what other people his age were doing, which was performing in a skiffle group.
I think Paul had an early musical inspiration behind his soul that came with being around his father who was a musician. Because Paul and John both lost their mother as teenagers, it brought them closer together as they quickly related to something they both had in common.

Because George Harrison's father played guitar and George liked to listen to different genres of music, I think it influenced his early appreciation of music.
George's dad saw that he showed interest in playing and arranged for him to meet up with his old friend Len Houghton. That was where George learned some chords.
Between his father coaching him and Mr. Houghton giving lessons on guitar, I feel George had that early hands on experience and early knowledge which helped him create awesome riff's and unforgettable solos later on in life.

Since Richard Starkey was ill and in the hospital for a period of time, he joined a band the institution had set up for patients to help alleviate boredom.
I think Richard developed his early love for percussion because he had plenty of time to read up on it and practice in the hospital. His