George Dennehy, 18-year-old armless musician, plays the guitar with his feet
If you had a dream, how far would you go to realize it? For George Dennehy, it seems like no obstacle is too great to keep him from his musical ambitions.
It's hard not to be simultaneously inspired and impressed while watching 18-year-old Dennehy, who was born without arms, overcome all odds and play the guitar using just his feet performing the Goo Goo Dolls' track "Iris" in the above clip.
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In June, the teen posted a video on YouTube of himself performing the 1998 song at the Ashland, Virginia, Strawberry Faire where he was the recipient of the 2012 Tafi Yourtee Scholarship that assists students who are planning to pursue a major in the performing arts.
However, after sharing the link on Reddit earlier this week, the clip has reached viral status and gained almost 250,000 views.
Along with sharing his video with the world, Dennehy's post also opened up a dialogue where curious fans had the opportunity to learn about the Virginia teen who also takes care of himself and plays other instruments using only his feet.
He has even gone as far as giving advice to those who are in a similar situation and has taken the time to explain how to learn to play the guitar without arms.
"I was born without a right arm, and a shortened left-arm, and I have always wanted to play guitar… What advice would you give to someone also interested in learning to play in that fashion, where to start?" one Reddit user asked, to which Dennehy replied, "Train your toes. Learn to move them individually! Strengthen them. Best of luck to you :)"
"I am very proud," the teenager, who additionally plays the bass, cello, piano and drums, also said in response to a fan. "And I want [music] to be my career. I have the opportunity to speak/play at different events or churches, you name it! I'm hoping big things will happen."
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It certainly seems like big things are going to happen as he recently tweeted, "I'm going to Nashville to work with some professional music and record some songs, and they're doing a documentary of the whole thing! #woah"
Check out Dennehy playing the piano using only his feet in the video below and you can learn more about him by heading to his Facebook page here and his Twitter feed here.
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