Wednesday 25 January 2012

Don’t you dare squander your talent.



The other day I went to the funeral and memorial of a friend who recently died of cancer.

His name was Adam Green.

He was 43 and one of the most talented people I’ve known.

As a young boy in our school assemblies he’d strum a guitar and sing like an angel.

As a teenager we’d jam together in my parents’ garage.

And as a man he led a true rock star life. Touring the world with Eric Clapton, Grace Jones and his own band, Saint Jude.

Unlike so many of us, Adam lived the dream.

He found something he was truly great at and was brave enough and stubborn enough to realise his potential.

Adam’s funeral was incredibly sad. He left behind a wife, two beautiful little girls and many friends whom he’d helped over the years.

But it was also incredibly inspiring.

How many of us really make the most of a god given talent?

What could we achieve if we took what we are really good at and ran with it, 100 miles an hour?

You can recognise the those who do.

They’re the flames that burn the brightest.

And light up the world for the rest of us.

3 comments:

  1. Hi Damon. Really sad. Only found out about Adam now. I'm based in South Africa but lived in London for many years. Adam was a great inspiration to me and helped me loads with my own music career. What a star. Like you said, he never gave up on his dreams. A lovely man. Thanks for the memorial.
    Craig

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  2. Outstanding guitarist. 2008 BBC TV Jools Holland Show, with Grace Jones, Adam Green's playing on 'Slave to the Rhythm', is a masterclass in understated rhythm guitar. One of the finest exponents of a classic Telecaster there ever was. Vintera Custom 70s vintage MN Tele', that the one? AG could make that sound like liquid honey. What a player, what a loss. R.I.P.

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