Photo by Jon Anderson.
Jacob Price teaches guitar at Guitar Center in Hoover.
Q: How long have you been teaching guitar?
A: A little over a year. … I’ve been playing for 26 [years]. I know it doesn’t look like it, but I’ve been playing since I was a little kid. … This is the first job I’ve ever had — other than just playing music out — where I was like “I’m supposed to do this.” This is what I’m supposed to do for the rest of my life. It’s just too easy. … I love coming here every day.
Q: How did you get into music?
A: I honestly don’t even know how. There are old VHS copies of me just beating on a guitar when I was little. Essentially my Dad just handed me a guitar, and through my life as I grew up, he just kept telling me, “Play the guitar.” Eventually I just got good at playing guitar. It’s the only thing I’m good at now.
Q: What kind of guitar do you play?
A: Literally anything — electric, acoustic. If it’s got strings, I can make it sound good.
Q: What’s your favorite thing to play?
A: I’d probably say it’s a mixture between traditional blues — stuff like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Slash and Guns N’ Roses — and hardcore, like slam metal.
Q: Have you taught other places other than here?
A: No, this is my first teaching job. I’ve essentially worked manual labor my entire life.
