We found Buzzy’s book at our local bookstore and thought it looked interesting– Guy teaches guitar to inmates at San Quentin and we’re all shown how powerful a tool music can be to soothe restless souls. What we didn’t bargain for, was how powerful and unforgettable Buzzy and his story would be.
Buzzy Martin has been teaching music to at-risk kids for almost 20 years. In 1998, he was asked if he’d like to teach a guitar class to inmates at San Quentin. He took the gig, in hopes that he could use the experience to inform his existing work with his students, never imagining that twelve weeks would turn into three and a half years at the”Q”.
Buzzy is still teaching music to kids and his story will be a major motion picture next year, with Eric Roberts starring as Buzzy. Buzzy hopes to have a million people reading his book across the world, which he feels would allow him “to go to every juvenile hall across the country and donate 20 books to their libraries”. Find Buzzy on Facebook and buy the book here.
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