No weightlifting for Balawan
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, 02/14/2012 6:00 AM
JAKARTA: Guitarist Balawan says he refrains from heavy exercise, particularly weightlifting, in order to keep his hands safe.
“I don’t insure [my hands] but I am forbidden to lift heavy things,” he said as quoted by tribunnews.com.
Balawan, who started playing guitar when he was 8 years old, is known for his touch-tapping style of guitar playing. He helped found the group Batuan Ethnic Fusion, which mixes jazz music with Balinese gamelan.
He has released three solo albums.
