Mark Goffeney is a guitarist who was born with no arms. The first video I saw of him was his street performance of “Drift Away” (by the Doobie Brothers). I was truly inspired by him. It was just him in the middle of the street with his shoes off playing guitar while a crowd eased in to listen. Every once in a while we encounter moments like these that makes us think about how well we got it. And it’s amazing how his “disability” does not hold him back. He doesn’t think about his lack of arms. He’s just plays his music and it’s obvious he loves it.
Here he is with his band “Big Toe”. Their first official video We are The Same
September 1st, 2008 at 5:23 am
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September 3rd, 2008 at 1:12 pm
I was blown away with the guy with no arms. I sure can’t complain about my abilities or the lack there of, his song we are the same was a tribute to mankind and the indifference that plagues us and his bass playing was very inspiring.
September 4th, 2008 at 6:00 am
Well said, Kirk. Out of all the great guitar players I’ve discovered recently, this guy has to be one of my biggest inspirations to me just because of his determination to play the food of love (music!) you can only imagine how hard he had to practice to be able to play with his feet.