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Teen Drops Out of High School To Become Professional “Guitar Hero”

8/19/08, 10:53 am EST

Call it The Decline of Western Civilization IV: Blake Peebles, a teenager in North Carolina, recently dropped out of high school to pursue his dream of playing music. While this sounds like an everyday occurrence, there is a catch: Peebles dropped out so he can concentrate on playing Guitar Hero with hopes of becoming good enough at hitting colored plastic buttons to play in the surprisingly-lucrative world of competitive gaming. Peebles has already won a few Hero tournaments, but so far his winnings include gift certificates, gaming equipment and 52 Chick-fil-A meals. For what it’s worth, Peebles was doing poorly to begin with in school, and his parents have since hired him a private tutor. If Peebles lives up to his high-flying Guitar Hero dreams, he could earn up to $80,000 a year on the competitive circuit, though groupies should be slightly harder to come by.


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kc | 11/16/2008, 8:29 pm EST

i could only dream of a life like that

player | 11/14/2008, 3:41 pm EST

I would never drop out of school because of all the girls

smart guy | 11/11/2008, 3:17 pm EST

me wouldn’t do such thing, that is not smart, if i was him, i would look into a bad futur

a7xfan | 11/6/2008, 6:21 pm EST

wow dude….wow
you better be workin your ass off with that private tutor otherwise you arent goin to get a good career

nick.d311 | 10/31/2008, 3:54 am EST

loser

dego | 10/26/2008, 9:36 pm EST

i challenge blake 1 v 1 lockout to prove that i r better player than he iz

StratslingerKane | 10/25/2008, 12:40 pm EST

Buy a real guitar and start a band… Videogames are a great hobby, but no one deserves to play competitively for a living of $80,000…that’s as bad as what athletes make, shows the general stupidity of the American public.

Greg | 10/6/2008, 1:43 pm EST

1. The admission requirement I believe are too high for a home schooled, gome tutored person.

2. I could not find a degree program at NCSU in gaming.

dude... | 9/16/2008, 7:28 pm EST

epic jerkoffdom

greeneyed kels | 9/16/2008, 10:08 am EST

dude! ok that is so fucking cool & weird! haha I’d say that I totally would do this..but ah I suck at guitar hero lol :]

Edgar | 9/9/2008, 8:42 am EST

Hopefully his brain will develop eventually, so he’ll get wise enough to get himself a real guitarr at least!

LMAO | 9/3/2008, 10:04 am EST

This is truley amazing! I play GH3 all the time, and have thought about turning pro myself… I think its about time. Watch your back Blake, today I quit my job and start training to beat you!

Lauren | 8/28/2008, 2:03 pm EST

Blake actually tested out of his high school classes and has private tutors. He plans on going to a local college and getting a degree in video game programming. He plays the drums and keyboard too. He has also been using the money he has won from contests to help his family.

If I were you I wouldn’t judge someone before you know the entire story.

Heather age 17 from Kentucky | 8/28/2008, 8:37 am EST

that is so stupid why would u drop out of school to play a dumb game like that my mom would never let me do that ur education is more important then guitar hero !!!!!!!!!

bigred4417 | 8/20/2008, 9:29 am EST

Read the article, Blake is being homeschooled and makes straight A’s. I know they guy and he plays drums and keyboard and is awesome at GHIII, Halo, Gears of War and is making more money than me this summer playing video games. He said he may be taking gaming classes at NC State next year to learn how to make the games. Ya’l need to read the article - he’s probably smarter than most of the people posting. Rock on Blake!!!

StratManKudzu | 8/19/2008, 11:49 pm EST

+1 on the euthanasia

Choopy | 8/19/2008, 4:19 pm EST

Peebles is da man! We should all have the balls to just drop out of life and play video games on a daily basis. If you have wealthy parents, then just grub off them. The dude’s got it made - no school, no work, stay at home, have fun and let mommy and daddy pay your bills and provide the food. That’s what I’m talkin about! Kick ass!

Man | 8/19/2008, 4:02 pm EST

This is puts forth a great argument supporting euthanasia. Dropping out of school for a video game. Come on. This kid should not be allowed in society.

Anonymous | 8/19/2008, 3:36 pm EST

THIS IS AMAZING! HAHAHAHA…!

Munnklovn | 8/19/2008, 2:15 pm EST

God bless America.

Putrid Sound | 8/19/2008, 2:08 pm EST

HAHAHAHA What a loser. Guitar Hero will be over with in a matter of years anyways. At least he gets an excuse to date high school chicks when he is 27. Dipshit

Anonymous | 8/19/2008, 1:48 pm EST

This is just sad.

DeadHorse | 8/19/2008, 12:58 pm EST

Livin’ the dream, baby, livin’ the dream…

Hacker | 8/19/2008, 12:23 pm EST

What a bonehead. How is his mastery at Guitar Hero going to land him a job or a career? Potential employers will see him as a slacker. He might as well learn to play a real guitar and become a musician earning bucks that way.

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