I've been looking for a legitimate answer to this question but all I ever seem to find is "You can do anything if you just believe!" which just doesn't sound quite right to me.
I want to learn an instrument but it seems like anyone who is even remotely decent at it started when they were very young and have always been doing it.
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yeah sure why the fuck not
You won't play in competitions or shit like that but you can get good
I mean it depends what you're planning to do with it. You probably won't end up playing in the Wiener Philharmoniker if you pick up the violin at 35, but you can still get pretty good if you put your heart into it.
I've started playing guitar 3 months ago. At 25.
I can do barrè now and I can sing some song. I fuck up here and there, but it's been a lot of fun.
I wont be the new Jimmy Page, but I can do a pretty mean cover of April 8th by NMH, so...
yeah you can do it.
Thanks for the encouragement. It always feels more genuine from people who have no social obligation to be nice yet do so anyway.
You already got your answer which that it isn't too late to learn a skill, but you're being a pessimist about so you want someone to tell you can't so you won't have to bother.
If you're going to learn guitar, go watch justin guitar videos.
He's an extremely good teacher
Oh course not man don't be stupid. It's never too late. In 3-5 years of practice you can even be a decent guitarist.
Are you gonna become a guitar god? Probably not, but you will get pretty good if you really like playing guitar and stick to it for some years. Good luck man!
teaching myself how to tickle the ivories. i have some guitar experience, and played trumpet in jazz band in high school, but overall playing music has been pretty unintuitive for me. part of this i figure is that no one bothered to teach me any music theory. music practice and understanding was just taken as a given. but learning now has allowed me to investigate why and how certain tones and patterns are used. its less rote acceptance, and more an organic, creative process.
anyway, practicing is one of the best parts of my day. it feels good to take up a physical skill, to watch yourself get good at it. i figure i can get 10000 hours in by the time im in my 50s, which would make me an expert (according to that faggot m. gladwell), so that would be dope. i just want to be able to play schubert.
so i would recommend it. don't make excuses: just go buy a decent guitar or piano-action-key keyboard (now user), and spend 20-60 min a day at it. good luck
what do you want to learn?