I've 'quit' twice.
The first time was when I was a Senior in college and decided to get my life squared away and join the Marines as an officer. Any time I wasn't sleeping or studying I was working out, running, or something along those lines. I didn't pick up guitar again for about 5 years, after I had gone off active duty and gotten a civilian job.
The second time was in '93 when I had to concentrate on improving my job skills. I was also frustrated and slightly depressed at the time because I had collected some nice gear and had to some of it off to pay bills. I started playing again in '97 when things had turned around economically for me and, when I found the predecessor of this forum, I developed serious GAS.
In the last couple of years, I've had to cut back some on my playing due to the demands of career and family but I've tried to stick with playing as much as I can.
