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Is Mike left handed?

Love Goat CaptainLove Goat Captain Posts: 91
edited July 2009 in The Porch
My mum said she saw some footage of Mike signing autographs left handed, but obviously he plays guitar right handed. I'm not sure what footage this was, maybe the 'Immagine in Cornice' DVD. I remember him coming out and signing stuff on that DVD, but a friend is borrowing it so I cant check.

Anyone know if this is true? :?:
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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    How necessary is it to know this piece of information?
  • WaveRyderWaveRyder Posts: 1,128
    i dont know about that right off hand/ no pun intended. But its not uncommon for people to play guitar or do anything with their less dominant limbs. Im right handed but I skate goofy. My buddy is left handed but plays guitar right handed. Im right handed but ....... left handed. :lol:
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  • LongRoadLongRoad Posts: 421
    Have also seen Mike write with his left hand.

    Left handers seem to be able to adapt better to right handed instruments (eg guitars, manual cars etc) but I know i can't do anything that involves the left hand being the primary tool!
  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    Love Goat Captain wrote:
    My mum said she saw some footage of Mike signing autographs left handed, but obviously he plays guitar right handed. I'm not sure what footage this was, maybe the 'Immagine in Cornice' DVD. I remember him coming out and signing stuff on that DVD, but a friend is borrowing it so I cant check.

    Anyone know if this is true? :?:
    ...
    Yes... he is.
    He writes with his left hand and throws with his right... I do the same.
    I asked him about that and he said his first guitar was a right handed guitar and that's just the way he learned to play it.
    ...
    Also, Chris Shifflett of the Foo Fighters writes with his left hand.
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    I BrisK I wrote:
    How necessary is it to know this piece of information?
    i dont care if he sign my flag with the left foot,,, :D
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  • SomethingCreativeSomethingCreative Kazoo, MI Posts: 3,396
    the bass player in my band is a lefty that plays right handed...Always thought it was strange but perhaps its pretty common
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  • WaveRyderWaveRyder Posts: 1,128
    Cosmo wrote:
    I asked him about that
    quote]

    Really? How is he? Did he have a good fourth of July? :P
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  • DPrival78DPrival78 CT Posts: 2,263
    i'm lefty and (try to) play guitar righty.
    i'm more a fan of popular bands.. like the bee-gees, pearl jam
  • Love Goat CaptainLove Goat Captain Posts: 91
    It's not necessary, but I would still quite like to know being my hero and all.
    Yes... he is.
    He writes with his left hand and throws with his right... I do the same.
    I asked him about that and he said his first guitar was a right handed guitar and that's just the way he learned to play it.

    Wow, cheers for confirming Cosmo! This just makes him even more talented :shock:
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  • WildsWilds Posts: 4,329
    I BrisK I wrote:
    How necessary is it to know this piece of information?

    How necessary is it for you to know how necessary he feels this piece of information is ? :lol:;)
  • Sleep.With.InnocenceSleep.With.Innocence Posts: 607
    A lot of lefties play right handed guitar because their dominate hand is doing all the fretting.
  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    Sleep.With.Innocence wrote:
    A lot of lefties play right handed guitar because their dominate hand is doing all the fretting.
    ...
    And a lot of them picked up a Right Handed guitar and learned on it.
    There are more right handed guitar players out there, so there are more right handed guitars out there. More in the Recyclers, pawn shops and musical instrument stores.
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  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    WaveRyder wrote:
    Cosmo wrote:
    I asked him about that
    quote]

    Really? How is he? Did he have a good fourth of July? :P
    ...
    Well... he was pretty excited... you know, playing in a Tribute to The Who, and all. I mean, who wouldn't be?
    I'm not sure about the Fourth... haven't talked to him since. But, next time i see him... I'll ask.
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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    I BrisK I wrote:
    How necessary is it to know this piece of information?
    i dont care if he sign my flag with the left foot,,, :D

    Hahaha
    Wilds wrote:
    I BrisK I wrote:
    How necessary is it to know this piece of information?

    How necessary is it for you to know how necessary he feels this piece of information is ? :lol:;)


    As necessary as wasting thread space ;)
  • Sleep.With.InnocenceSleep.With.Innocence Posts: 607
    Cosmo wrote:
    Sleep.With.Innocence wrote:
    A lot of lefties play right handed guitar because their dominate hand is doing all the fretting.
    ...
    And a lot of them picked up a Right Handed guitar and learned on it.
    There are more right handed guitar players out there, so there are more right handed guitars out there. More in the Recyclers, pawn shops and musical instrument stores.

    As a "lefty" myself, I was just speaking from personal experience.
  • Tuolumne MamaTuolumne Mama Posts: 1,210
    Hendrix and McCartney are lefties too. My son a lefty, started playing it upside down but switched to right when he began formal lessons at 6 but still switches it up even after 7 years.
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  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    Sleep.With.Innocence wrote:
    Cosmo wrote:
    Sleep.With.Innocence wrote:
    A lot of lefties play right handed guitar because their dominate hand is doing all the fretting.
    ...
    And a lot of them picked up a Right Handed guitar and learned on it.
    There are more right handed guitar players out there, so there are more right handed guitars out there. More in the Recyclers, pawn shops and musical instrument stores.

    As a "lefty" myself, I was just speaking from personal experience.
    ...
    I play a left handed guitar... my younger brother plays a right-handed guitar, left-handed.
    I wish I would have just learned to play right handed. There are more guitars to choose from and when I go to places like Guitar Center... I can't play the really nice Martin guitars because they are all right handed. the only leftys are the 200 dollar Fenders.
    ...
    Also, i throw right and bat right... that's because we used to share baseball gloves and no one had a left handed glove.... and we would close right field.
    I can still throw pretty acurately with my left hand... but, not as well as my right.
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