Lynt Profile: Steve Tracy

Close bipolar eyes for a moment and imagine what your life would be like if there was no facebook. Your niece couldn’t send updates about her dog’s ongoing herpes simplex condition. Your brother couldn’t tag you pictures of his date he met through cougarlife.com. Now take a deep breath and let this newfound and hopeless reality set in. What would you do with yourself and your time? You may have to find yourself a new hobby. You may have to stop texting your cougar and call legendary musician Steve Tracy for guitar lessons.
Steve Tracy may not be a household name, but his impressive career has spanned over a half of a century. He’s played with some of the greatest musicians of all time. During his peak, when acid was ingested as much as 5 hour energy drinks and peace, love, and insanity were as far as the eye could see, he’s graced the stage with Sammy Hagar, Norman Greenbaum, and Sly and the Family Stone. He was backstage at the Fillmore West when Janis Joplin plugged up the toilet with her massive shits. He was in the studio waiting for Sly Stone to stop smoking angel dust in his Rolls Royce, so they could start recording. He’s been on stage in front of thousands and thousands of people and no feeling in the world could compare to this. Now, he’s passing on his gift to those who are devoted and willing to learn. He’s encouraging students, young and old, to get the hell off of facebook and fuel your soul with the immaculate sounds of the guitar.
Music is everything to him. He says, “The thing about music is it’s truthful, where life cannot so be truthful.” Whatever you put into it, you get out of it. This glorious instrument can’t lie to you, but you simply must be in it for the love of music. There have been plenty of extremely talented musicians that have never made the “big time.” Never let this discourage you. Never. You must keep playing obsessively. Keep following your dreams. Keep feeding your soul with life.
Steve’s guitar style exceeds genres. He can teach you anything from country to r&b. He can even teach vocals and he has been since the mid 70s. He’s an astounding person and dedicated to passing on his knowledge, his passion for music. These lessons don’t just last a few updates, they will last for an entire lifetime. So will your niece’s dog’s herpes, but no one gives even a partial dingleberry sandwich about this. Your only source of happiness during these desperate times is Steve Tracy. Do yourself a favor and give him a call.
(805)543-0885