[He pauses mid-strum and smiles, clearly not deterred in the slightest.]

Well, it would be more cathartic if he sang it himself, but the power music can have over the hearts of others isn't to be underestimated!

[Also he bought himself an acoustic guitar recently and he wants to try more exciting modern genres of music. Don't tell Suzuki that part.]

This is, after all, why blues music was invented, was it not?