The Russian with the Django hand.

[rogerdee]

Hi Guys and gals,
I came across this guy on youtube.
He says about himself the following:-

My name is Nikolay. I knew from an early age that I wanted to play the guitar. Music filled my life with beauty and gave me strength. The hand injuries sustained during the fire could have forever blocked my path to my dream. It's hard to play the guitar with only 2.5 fingers left on your left hand. But there is always a way out. Now people tell me that I am a virtuoso. Probably, this is what "guitarist from God" means, because I could not have had any other way. Now they even recognize me on the street. "Are you Nikolai Gvozdev?" It is very nice! This means that a street musician can do a lot: reveal to people the beauty of music that they have not listened to before,

I know this wont be everyone's genre and I am not posting it for that. I just cant take my eyes off his left hand without thinking of Django...

thanks
Roger


www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-2DC-FWmQE

[istvan]

Great!
Thank you!
Regards
istvan

[sandra]

He's incredible Roger.

Nikolay, Tony Iommi and Django Reinhardt all play better with damaged or missing fingers, or bits of them missing, than most guitarists with no missing or damaged bits.

Having said though, this guy plays with no fingers at all

[Airhostess.]

Amazing...............