A Lesson From This Amazing One Armed Guitarist: How I Learnt To Play The Guitar With My Hook

Keith Xander was born with only half a right arm. Despite this he grew up determined to pursue his dream of being a guitarist. After a music teacher taught him how to use his hook as a plectrum he went on to hone his skills with acoustic guitar. Along with his older brother Stuart, Keith began busking and went on to support major bands including Bon Jovi and The Doors. Today he’s lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for ‘Xander and the Peace Pirates’ and the band are recording their second album. -- Click here to subscribe to BBC Three: http://bit.ly/BBC-Three-Subscribe Did you know that we’re up to other things in other places too? Best of BBC Three: www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree iPlayer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/tv/bbcthree Twitter:   / bbcthree   Facebook:   / bbcthree   Instagram:   / bbcthree   Tumblr:   / bbcthree   Oh, we’re on Snapchat too - just incase you were wondering… add us, bbcthree.