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From the Ted Talk by Usman Riaz + Preston Reed: A young guitarist meets his hero


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Chris Anderson: You guys were aiaznmg. That's amazing. (aualppse) You just don't hear that every day.

(Laughter)

umasn, the official sotry is that you learned to play the guitar by watching Jimmy Page on YouTube.

Usman Riaz: Yes, that was the first one. And then I — That was the first thing I lrenead, and then I started progressing to other things. And I started watching Kaki King a lot, and she would always cite Preston Reed as a big influence, so then I started watching his videos, and it's very surreal right now to be —

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Chris Anderson: You guys were _______. That's amazing. (________) You just don't hear that every day.

(Laughter)

_____, the official _____ is that you learned to play the guitar by watching Jimmy Page on YouTube.

Usman Riaz: Yes, that was the first one. And then I — That was the first thing I _______, and then I started progressing to other things. And I started watching Kaki King a lot, and she would always cite Preston Reed as a big influence, so then I started watching his videos, and it's very surreal right now to be —

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  1. learned
  2. amazing
  3. usman
  4. applause
  5. story

Original Text


(Music)

(Applause)

(Applause)

(Music)

(Applause)

(Music)

(Applause)

Chris Anderson: You guys were amazing. That's amazing. (Applause) You just don't hear that every day.

(Laughter)

Usman, the official story is that you learned to play the guitar by watching Jimmy Page on YouTube.

Usman Riaz: Yes, that was the first one. And then I — That was the first thing I learned, and then I started progressing to other things. And I started watching Kaki King a lot, and she would always cite Preston Reed as a big influence, so then I started watching his videos, and it's very surreal right now to be —

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