{"id":83,"date":"2025-05-16T23:47:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T23:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fraudulenttimes.com\/?p=83"},"modified":"2025-05-16T23:47:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T23:47:55","slug":"in-leaked-recording-from-his-deathbed-andres-segovia-regrets-pursuing-guitar-over-banjo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fraudulenttimes.com\/pt\/in-leaked-recording-from-his-deathbed-andres-segovia-regrets-pursuing-guitar-over-banjo\/","title":{"rendered":"In Leaked Recording From His Deathbed, Andr\u00e9s Segovia Regrets Pursuing Guitar Over Banjo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MADRID, Spain<\/strong> \u2014 In a revelation that has rocked the classical music world and left the banjo community quietly smug, a newly uncovered deathbed recording of legendary guitarist Andr\u00e9s Segovia has revealed that the Spanish virtuoso regretted dedicating his life to the guitar instead of the banjo \u2014 a statement musicologists are calling \u201cdeeply shocking,\u201d \u201chistorically disorienting,\u201d and \u201cextremely bluegrass.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recording, captured by a nurse in 1987 and apparently preserved on a Betamax tape labeled \u201cSegovia \u2014 Final Riffs,\u201d features the frail but lucid maestro lamenting his musical path with surprising candor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI wasted my fingers on the fretboard of aristocracy,\u201d Segovia whispers in a raspy voice. \u201cI could have been pickin\u2019 in the Ozarks. I should\u2019ve gone banjo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to sources familiar with the tape, Segovia elaborated further, expressing bitter disappointment that he had \u201cspent decades refining the tonal purity of Bach\u2019s fugues on six nylon strings, when five strings and a thumb pick could\u2019ve brought real joy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI tried to elevate the guitar to the level of the violin,\u201d he sighed. \u201cBut the banjo? The banjo needed no elevation. It was already in the heavens, played by shirtless prophets on porches.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scholars have scrambled to reframe decades of Segovia\u2019s teachings in light of this revelation. \u201cThis completely reframes the canon,\u201d said Dr. Esteban Luque, professor of Classical Guitar Studies at the University of Barcelona. \u201cHis entire push to legitimize the guitar as a serious concert instrument was apparently fueled by an unfulfilled desire to play \u2018Foggy Mountain Breakdown\u2019 at Carnegie Hall.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The banjo community, long relegated to PBS documentaries and ironic indie bands, has reacted with a mixture of vindication and banjo-fueled humility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is a great day for banjoists,\u201d said Daisy McClintock, President of the International Banjo Appreciation League (IBAL). \u201cFor too long we\u2019ve been told we\u2019re not \u2018serious\u2019 musicians. Well, the father of modern guitar technique wanted to be one of us. Who\u2019s laughing now? Besides us, because we\u2019re playing the banjo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Critics and former students, however, remain skeptical. Some claim the recording may have been doctored by rogue Appalachian revivalists, while others suggest Segovia\u2019s morphine dosage may have \u201ctuned him to a different frequency.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Segovia\u2019s family stands by the tape\u2019s authenticity. \u201cHe always kept a banjo in the closet,\u201d said grandson Javier Segovia. \u201cHe called it his \u2018shameful dream.\u2019 He would pluck it when he thought no one was home, usually while wearing overalls and chewing on a straw.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As tribute, several international guitar festivals have announced they will begin incorporating a mandatory banjo segment in all future competitions. Contestants must now perform a classical sonata <em>and<\/em> a rendition of \u201cDueling Banjos\u201d while making minimal eye contact with the judges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, banjo manufacturers report a sudden spike in sales, with orders from conservatories pouring in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s like we\u2019ve all been tuned to the wrong key for a century,\u201d said Dr. Luque, shaking his head. \u201cSegovia didn\u2019t want to refine the instrument. 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