a company called Musician’s Toolkit that was
a beginning Funk guitar course. Lessons are
something I’m definitely trying to get more into,
it’s just a matter of finding the time to do it. I’ve
talked to the guys at Jam Track Central about
doing something one day so hopefully that’s
going to happen. So, there’s a lot going on. You
can head on over to my website. I think I have
a link to mostly everything.
• www.soundslice.com/store/teachers/mark-lettieri/
• www.instagram.com/mjlettieri/
• www.musicianstoolkit.com/course/funk-guitar-
fundamentals-mark-lettieri
• www.marklettieri.com/clincs-and-masterclasses
[WM] Noting that you just got back from a
clinic stint in Indonesia yesterday, between
tours, clinics, and gear demos, it seems like
you are always on the go. That said, your
playing always sounds so focused and in the
groove. What advice do you have on striking
a healthy life, work, family, and faith balance?
do something similar to what I do or any other opportunity comes along, I know God’s not
player like me, you’ll just have to take those going to give me something that I can’t handle.
opportunities that you think are really going Even if that’s something that I have to say no
to be what you want to have for yourself. It’s to. I think if you choose this career, and you’re
tough, I get asked this question a lot and I a person of faith, then there is obviously going
really don’t know how to answer it. My career to be something living inside you that’s going
[Mark] I think for me a lot of it is just trying to is not like anyone else’s, just like another guitar to help you make decisions. I think that’s been
find a focus, and also learning how to say no. player’s career is nothing like mine. Even if my backbone through all of this. People say,
I don’t mean that with any negativity. I’m at a there are certain similarities in style or social “Trust your gut.” For people of faith, your gut
point in my career now where there are a lot media presence or whatever, I can guarantee is Christ. That’s the way I see it at least. I’m
of opportunities, which I’m very thankful for, I everything else is completely different. So I always bouncing everything off of that, and I
just have to be smart about which ones I go for can’t tell anyone else how to make a choice thankfully don’t think I’ve been steered wrong
because there are only so many hours in a day for themselves, just how no one ever told me yet. It may seem like it at the time, but that’s
and days in a week. I have to make sure that how to do that, I just kind of did it. And some what faith is – let it go and then it works itself
what I’m doing is serving the right purpose as of those choices were right and some of those out the way it’s supposed to. So certain things
well as ultimately providing for my family and choices were wrong. where I’ve said no but I’m thinking I don’t know,
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leaving time to be with them. I could very easily
maybe I should? Then later on I’m like, “Wow,
just be gone all the time if I wanted to. I could I think if there’s any overarching advice here, it’s I’m really glad I turned that down!” Things I was
also just be home all the time if I wanted to, but just that you have to be okay with taking risks worried about saying yes to turn out to be great.
that would mean not being able to do all the and learning from potential mistakes. Even if Sometimes I do make the wrong decisions, but
things that I feel are potentially important to my you just are working on a worship team, or in I’ve always been able to pick myself up and
career. So it’s just about balance. the Christian music sector, the choices are all learn from something. So there’s my advice, go
kind of the same. The thing I’ve kind of noticed, with your gut, which should be Christ if you’re
and I always go back to this – no matter what a believer!
I think if you’re a younger player wanting to
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