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We know the feeling: You practice and practice and practice, and no matter what, that simple, three-chord song just doesn't come out the way you hear it in your head. It's enough to drive you freakin' bonkers. YAAAAAHHHHHH!

This is especially true if you're a middle-aged gentleman (and we use the prefix loosely here) who goes by the handle of "The Treeman."

Thanks to our friends at Guitar World, we've been introduced to The Treeman's world, and what a wild and woolly place it is. For The Treeman, you see, who hails from Liverpool, is trying to master certain songs he's written, and it's making him, well, a tad loopy.

In the first video (above), The Treeman attempts to play the acoustic intro to his composition Ghost Of Love. Needless to say, things just don't turn out right. Throwing an enormous hissy fit, the guitarist yells "Everytime – it's not fuckin' fair!" And with that, he kicks over a guitar, a chair and a bookcase. "That's it, I'm not doing it! I've had enough!" he snorts, storming off.

A couple of guitars and tee-shirts later, he's back at it. But the song again vexes him and he berates himself mercilessly: "Will you let me do it?" he shouts at his hands while smacking them against a wall. "You stupid hands, just let me do it!"

Later, in a semi-reflective moment, he admits: "I just haven't got the fuckin' mentality! I haven't got the concentration level that requires to do a full fuckin' set. My concentration is shit!"

But give it up for The Treeman - he keeps at it.

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