ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Guitar has been a passion for Silas Luke Jones since he was 10 years old. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt was kind of a choice of like, what do I want to invest my time in? At the time I was taking karate lessons,\u201d said Jones. \u201cMy parents were like, \u2018what about music?\u2019 and kind of brought it up and they got me a guitar for Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nine years later, the practice paid off. Jones received four yes votes, pushing him to the next round of competition on one of the nation\u2019s biggest stages.<\/p>\n
While he has written a few songs, Silas\u2019 main focus is percussive finger style, a form of guitar that emphasizes unique sounds and elements. <\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like the style of playing is not super popular and I love doing it,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Jones said he decided to audition for \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent,\u201d to show off his unique form of playing. <\/p>\n
\u201cI want to travel and show people what the guitar can do and what anyone can do when they put their mind to something,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Jones\u2019 father Billy says his son signed up for the show without telling his parents. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt was exciting to see him stepping out, taking initiative and stepping up to challenge himself in that way,\u201d said Billy. \u201cIt was a proud parent moment.\u201d <\/p>\n
Jones says one of his favorite parts of filming so far was visiting the AGT stage in California. <\/p>\n
\u201cGetting on the stage, the stage that you watch on TV all the time and you see all these other acts and you\u2019re like \u2018I\u2019m here now\u2019, it\u2019s been surreal,\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n
Jones\u2019 parents said they were allowed to watch their son audition for the show. <\/p>\n
\u201cMost likely you\u2019ll see us in the audience reacting to his performance on stage,\u201d said Billy.<\/p>\n
\u201cCheering him on, of course, like we always do at every event,\u201d his mother Stephanie said.<\/p>\n
While viewers have to wait to see how far Jones advances on the AGT stage, he posts original music and covers of songs on his YouTube<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve done a lot of stuff in Alaska. I\u2019d love to do it around the world and also meet other musicians,\u201d said Jones. <\/p>\n