real practice (something I never did before), but I quickly got back to where I was. In some aspects, I'd say I was better.

I guess it depends on how far you got when you quit. I got far enough that I was comfortable with music theory and reading music, I just didn't have much talent. So it was just a matter of willpower to learn the songs I wanted too.

It was rewarding. I even wrote a song, something I could never do when I was in lessons.