04/11/2022
Having a bad day or week?
It's OK, it happens to everyone.
Being an entrepreneur isn't easy, right?
Don't you worry, I'm here to fix it for you.
I’m going to share with you my secret solution: all you have to do is remember Petrucciani.
It’s that simple!
What? You don't know who he was?
He was born in France in 1962 diagnosed with osteogenesis imperfecta (the soft or crystal bones disease).
This caused him horrible consequences like living in constant pain, not being able to walk (with crutches!) until he was 17 yo, and being able to grow only 99 cm (39”).
His dream was to be a musician, just like his father and brother.
He could have decided to play an instrument more adapted to his condition, like the harmonica, right?
But instead, he got in love with the piano after watching Duke Ellington on TV.
For any piano player reaching both ends of the keyboard ins’t easy so imagine the odyssey that was for Michel Petrucciani… not to mention that he needed a special device to reach the pedals!
And on top his impressive and passionate technique caused him constant injuries in his fingers bones and tendons.
But none of that stopped him from recording 20 studio records, 12 live records in less than 20 prolific years and becoming one of the most acclaimed and influential pianists in the history of modern Jazz !!!
To me, my admired and beloved Michel Petrucciani is a personal inspiration and a constant proof that something is only impossible if you quit.
Who is your hero and why?
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