Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Bryan Sutton is one of the best flatpickers alive, and like most great players, he'll tell you the guitar just came naturally to him. In this follow-up to my conversation with Bryan, I dig into what's really behind the making of a "natural," and what it means for you.
Bryan is exactly the kind of player people point to and call a natural. What actually produced that ease is a story worth knowing, whether or not you play a note of music.
LINKS:
📕 Pre-order The Genius and the Impostor (out August 25): GeniusAndImpostor.com
🎧 The full interview with Bryan Sutton: youtu.be/mF0MSRkrriM
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/brainjojosh
🌐 More at https://performanceneurology.institute
Chapters:
0:00 — Bryan Sutton, and the word "natural"
1:58 — The story we tell about talent, and the problem with it
3:45 — A hidden superpower every brain is running
7:45 — Bryan's childhood, revisited
10:12 — Learning you can't see
11:37 — The part nobody credits
12:55 — What this means for you
Bryan Sutton is one of the best flatpickers alive, and like most great players, he'll tell you the guitar just came naturally to him. In this follow-up to my conversation with Bryan, I dig into what's really behind the making of a "natural," and what it means for you.
Bryan is exactly the kind of player people point to and call a natural. What actually produced that ease is a story worth knowing, whether or not you play a note of music.
LINKS:
📕 Pre-order The Genius and the Impostor (out August 25): GeniusAndImpostor.com
🎧 The full interview with Bryan Sutton: youtu.be/mF0MSRkrriM
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/brainjojosh
🌐 More at https://performanceneurology.institute
Chapters:
0:00 — Bryan Sutton, and the word "natural"
1:58 — The story we tell about talent, and the problem with it
3:45 — A hidden superpower every brain is running
7:45 — Bryan's childhood, revisited
10:12 — Learning you can't see
11:37 — The part nobody credits
12:55 — What this means for you
