What is keeping you going on?

[Peresh]

There is something very unique about Flamenco that no other music has. It has consumed me. .

Flamenco is the only thing that you can take with you when you die. It gets embedded in your soul. It's a gift you have for eternity.

[Alatriste]

Playing Flamenco helps with my mujeriego hobby I usually carry a capo and a headstock tuner with me wherever I travel. Fortunately, when I travel in Latin America there is always a guitar nearby.

[rumbafied]

For me, in addition to the amazing way it inspires me, it's the challenge ~ without question, that keeps me wanting to learn/practice more.

[omnidrone]

I got forced into the business. After high-school after playing electric rock guitar (we used to call it "grunge") I decided to study Flamenco with a local player. After a few months of lessons he told me he was moving out of town and that he needed someone to take his gig playing for a dance studio. I could barely manage a few sevillanas and tientos. I learned the rest of their repetiore studying cassette tapes of former guitarist music (it was all very chereographed). But this pushed me to practice, because I was way far behind these dancers. After a few years of playing with them I was recruited by some real dancers (not students of a studio), and again, I was in the position of playing catch-up. I was always trying to play music that was beyond my reach. Remember- I had very little formal training and my technique was flawed in several ways. Nevermind the serious stage fright I had. I loved playing for dancers (we don't have any sigers here), but it always meant gigs, gigs and more gigs. I was always practicing for a gig. Well, 3 years ago I decided to hang it all up. I picked it up again about a month ago and now I play for ME and me only. No gigs on the horizon, no dancers asking me to speed it up no more stages. I play everything extremely slow and focus on good technique and staying relaxed. And I couldn't be happier.

[scholomance]

I play Rock, Blues, Bluegrass, Country etc. guitar and bass.
Also mandolin, flutes, percussion. Flamenco guitar is by far the most challenging style I have ever entered into. Been a few years. Progress is, in relative terms, very, very slow. That, and my passion for the music, keep me going!
Love the challenge. Every guitarist I know feels Flamenco guitar is by far the most challenging. Many simply give up any other style and concentrate on that.