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Ron.M -> RE: Quique Paredes (Apr. 15 2009 11:08:01)
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Hi ddk,
I heard that he had been involved in a very serious car accident some years ago now.
I contacted Estela (zata) to see if that was true and what had happend to him since and she said that it was indeed true, but he had recovered OK.
So it just seems that by choice, he afterwards preferred not to return to the professional Flamenco scene.
He sounds a really nice guy, 'cos I was talking with John Filmore, the American guitarist and concert player who now lives and teaches in Amsterdam and he told me that in his younger years he had chanced entering a guitar competition at a Festival in Cordoba.
He said that the nerves had got the better of him in his first piece and he felt he had made a mess of it and decided to withdraw from the competition.
Quique happened to be at the festival, sought him out, took him aside and said to him....
"Look man, you are a really good player....you'll be ok...these things happen, but you really must go on....you'll be fine!"
I thought that was a pretty nice thing for someone to do, especially from an established Spanish Flamenco guitarist!
cheers,
Ron
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