"I started doing my nails about 25 years ago. Once I started touring so much, I couldn't go back into a salon so I do it myself. It is a fast-drying gel. I'm usually really, really on to doing them because they're so important I can't play guitar in my style without them. Allow Instagram content? This article includes content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded,"
"They have come off before, when they're a bit old. I've ripped them off by accident when I've slipped or picked up something heavy. The first time it happened, I had to have a prosthetic nail for a while I was touring so hard that my fake nail was lifting up the nail bed. It didn't hurt because it happened so slowly, but I was taping it down."
Nails have been done personally for about 25 years because extensive touring prevented salon visits. A fast-drying gel is used and rigorous maintenance is required because nails are essential for a specific guitar-playing style. Nails have come off when they were old or after slips or heavy lifting, sometimes necessitating a prosthetic nail. A prosthetic was fashioned from a finger pick flipped around and attached with electrical tape, worn for months while addressing a lifting fake nail. Overall nail health is described as good and nail hygiene is treated meticulously. The principle 'you are your word in action' is emphasized alongside men's work and the ManKind Project advocating reclaimed male archetypes beyond patriarchal toxicity.
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