Five Minutes Alone - Jonathan Jackson

The actor/musician behind Nashville’s Avery Barkley reveals how the TV show (and U2) shaped his playing

- Thea de Gallier

I got my first real six-string

“The first guitar that I owned, funnily enough, was called the Jackson. I was eight, it wasn’t a full size. The first full-size one that I got was a Washburn in a beautiful blue. I started taking lessons when I was eight. What inspired me to play was my uncle; he was a guitar player, so I must have just asked him when I was really little to show me a few chords. My family’s always been musical, my dad plays bass guitar and sings so I was around it a lot.”

When push comes to shove