# Autodidacts, Aphorisms & How to Play Guitar - Matt Baldwin and Ben Schecter

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Published: 2025-07-24T05:02:48+00:00
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## Resource

Musician, writer, and therapist Matt Baldwin joins filmmaker Ben Schecter for a conversation on Matt’s cult-classic How to Play Guitar zine series— a collection of sharp, philosophical reflections on creativity, learning, relationships, and survival in a modern world. Self-taught artistry, the roots of autodidact culture, V. Vale and ReSearch, the strange corporate creep into psychedelic therapy, Joun Fahey, Blake, Blue Cheer Preorder the book here

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