有時,我幸好有機會可以再確認我玩琴、玩音樂的意義。我20歲的時候想要當職業錄音吉他手,然後經過了很多失敗與挫折也繼續走到現在,這樣40年的時間也好像一下子過去了。我為什麼還要玩琴?玩音樂?玩創作?因為我很愛,所以我想要繼續玩自己喜歡的音樂,我知道那些並不是流行樂,所以商業性的話,可能一點也沒有了,不過我還是想給別人聽看看我自己的音樂,所以還想要發行我的音樂,我知道我發行也無法收回成本了,哈哈哈。
最近收到了一位美國人(我完全不認識他)的email,他說…
For Eiji Kadota, – YOU ARE AWESOME –
I am sorry I do not know your language. I will be brief.
Music is very, very important to me…especially when the lead guitarist is very capable. I am familiar with most of the great guitarists…mostly jazz, blues & rock.
BUT I SWEAR TO YOU THAT YOU ARE EVERYTHING I LOOK FOR IN A GREAT GUITARIST. I truly enjoy your playing more than any other guitarist. I can tell you love to play and to teach.
As thank you for sharing your music…if you would like I could make you a tiny guitar pick box of gorgeous hardwoods you could keep with you. I use tiny but powerful neodymium magnets to make the closure snug but easy to open. If you would like me to make you one just say yes and tell me to what address I should send it.
My favorite tune of yours is, by far, “Freaky Smoky.” But I love every tune. Your video for That Metro Kid is one of the best jazz videos I’ve ever seen. Please tell the young man sharing lead guitar solos with you on that tune that he is fantastic too.
I live in Richmond Virginia. If you ever consider touring in the U.S. you should visit. My wife, XXX, bakes the best desserts in the world.
Thanks for sharing what you do.
Tom
然後他用很漂亮的木頭來做個手工 Pick Box (可以放些彈片的小盒子),從美國寄過來了。請不要誤會,這並不是炫耀文,以前也偶爾有收到從外國,像是美國、英國、法國、澳洲、中國、日本 (我已經好像不是日本人了) 等等的 email,我只是想感謝這些人,他們並不是我認識的人,可能在哪裡不小心聽到我的音樂、吉他而已吧。
我很開心了啦,有人真的很喜歡我自己的音樂、吉他,覺得這樣就夠了,只要這樣真的有繼續玩音樂的意義了。我不是很堅持當音樂家來吃飯的人,只要賺錢的話,一定有什麼辦法了吧,不過我很想繼續玩琴、玩音樂,因為這樣我可能會有更多微笑了,也可能會讓些別人微笑的吧。
感謝 Tom,你親自手工做的 pick box,我真的非常開心的!