Nickelback Singer Thinks Kids Need to Learn to Play Real Instruments

The music game genre has definitely seen a massive increase in popularity, largely due to the user friendly nature and the cool factor associated with them. Titles such as Guitar Hero or Rock Band are definitely very commonly played in living rooms across the world because they give gamers the chance to see themselves as their favorite bands and sing on the biggest stages of the globe.

But music games don't necessarily bring a lot of good things to the music industry. It's true that the bands featured in these games gain more popularity, but these new plastic instrument wielding "rockers" won't even try to play a real guitar or other instrument, because they are afraid of failing. Sure, there are exceptions, but most people prefer pressing a button to using a guitar pick and actually playing an instrument.

Such a thing is very bad for the music industry, as young people are less and less attracted to making their own bands or taking up music lessons in order to learn how to play an instrument. Nickelback lead singer, Chad Kroeger, has recently talked about this disturbing fact with MTV Multiplayer. He went on to say that kids needed to stop playing Guitar Hero or other games and start learning how to play real instruments, not just the plastic ones.

"I feel like there's not enough rock bands out there, especially when we go on the road," said Kroeger. "It's tough to find other bands out there, because either they're making a record, or they just got done touring. So kids: Start rock bands. Set down the 'Guitar Hero,' learn how to play an actual guitar and start a band, because it's hard to find more bands to put a solid rock-and-roll package together, to get out there. It's getting harder and harder, but I think we've done it."

This is definitely a very strong message from the successful rock band, which young people definitely need to pay attention to. Although music games are fun, the sensation of actually playing an instrument in front of a real crowd can't be compared to it. Let's just hope that more young people will take up music lessons and start their own real bands.