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Words: Loren • April 5, 2021

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Lindsay DeGroot (Fox Face - lead guitar, vocals)

SPB: How old were you when you first learned an instrument?

DeGroot: I started playing guitar when I was 25 years-old. A few years before that, I played drums for the first time for "All Messed Up." All Messed Up is a yearly "randomized musical experiment" in Milwaukee, WI, where total novices (that was me!) and experienced musicians alike are randomly put into bands, given time to come up with a short set of songs (and, often, learn new instruments), and then play their sets at a showcase. After All Messed Up was over, my band stayed together for a while, and I continued to play drums. Around the same time, I joined another band with a bunch of friends, all trying out new instruments as well. I wanted to learn bass to help write songs, and from there gave guitar a try. I think a lot of women tend to think they shouldn't or can't try stuff out, especially if they're not young and dumb anymore. Totally, wrong! Give it a shot! You may screw up and sound horrible when you start out, but it's worth it to get to do something you've always wanted to do.  

Loren • April 5, 2021

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