from USAIRGUITAR:
Lawrence Magazine interviewed 2014 World Champion Mean Melin the other day, presumably on top of a mountain, possibly in the vicinity of a small brushfire. He handed down to them 10 11 Commandments of Air Guitar, which are now graven on the stone tablets of the internet for you to take to heart. Because of course it goes to 11.
AIR GUITAR COMMANDMENT #1
THOU SHALT … pick a song you love with every fiber of your being.
AIR GUITAR COMMANDMENT #2
THOU SHALT … develop a character that is a heightened version of yourself.
AIR GUITAR COMMANDMENT #3
THOU SHALT … adhere to the three-beer minimum.
AIR GUITAR COMMANDMENT #4
THOU SHALT … practice with a mirror or a friend.
AIR GUITAR COMMANDMENT #5
THOU SHALT … leave your shame at the dressing room door.
AIR GUITAR COMMANDMENT #6
THOU SHALT … look at the crowd, not at your hands.
AIR GUITAR COMMANDMENT #7
THOU SHALT … go beyond the limitations of a real guitar.
AIR GUITAR COMMANDMENT #8
THOU SHALT … lose yourself in the music, the moment; you better never let it go.
AIR GUITAR COMMANDMENT #9
THOU SHALT … support your fellow performers.
AIR GUITAR COMMANDMENT #10
THOU SHALT … go big. And, when you thought you couldn’t … GO BIGGER!
AIR GUITAR COMMANDMENT #11
THOU SHALT … achieve airness!
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All photos by Jason Dailey Photography.