"When I played music in prison, I wasn't in prison anymore,"...Source:.
..."And that's what we're trying to accomplish with the instrument donations,"...
..."That this is a way that you can get through this time, that you can go someplace else, you can get involved in your guitar."...
..."I figure if maybe I can get a guitar in a kid's hand he can start to see himself as more than just a kid from the `hood in trouble,"
The words are from guitarist Wayne Kramer who is best known for his work with the ground breaking MC5. These days, Kramer works out of L.A. and his resume includes a bunch of major film work.
He's also involved in a project that supplies prisons with guitars, Jail Guitar Doors U.S.A.
The name actually comes from the title of a Clash song that mentions Wayne and his time spent in jail.
It's an interesting story. While Kramer was in the joint, he took music theory classes from fellow inmate and legendary jazz trumpeter Red Rodney.
Sometimes good can come from a bad situation.
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