Stephan Forte playing for Jason Becker

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Stephan Forte, virtuoso and guitarist of French progressive metal band Adagio played for Jason Becker at his own home. In his comments and in the video from his playing, you can see that he was in fact very nervous and to him, playing in from of tens of thousands of people is nothing compared to this experience. I believe that everyone of us have an idol that all of us would considered "God like" and to be able to play with or in front of this person is considered a lifetime achievement and experience. For Stephan, Jason Becker is this person.




Jason Becker is a prodigy guitarist that one can only see probably once in his lifetime. His speed and precision with the guitar is considered one of the top by many and has influenced many others. His mastery of the instrument is such that he can play purely on just legato and if he needs to play a lap guitar, he can just lay the guitar down on his lap and use it like a lap guitar.

This was however all before he is being diagnosis with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ALS, is a disease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement. Jason is currently still composing music with only the use of his eyes and still inspires many up till today. Jason's story is one that can tell the world that nothing can stop one from achieving something that he is passionate and truly love.