Originally Posted by
ScottFromWI 
I had periods like that even years into sobriety as well. And as others have mentioned, sometime memory loss is just a normal function of aging, Certainly alcohol can cause cognitive issues and even severe brain damage in extreme cases, but if you are learning new languages and music something must be working well up there :-)
The key word is "trying". I may hit you up for some tips on the Guitar. Just bought a...... pause..."check"....Ibanez with Humbucker, that's it.
I can't stand memory games so learning a couple of languages using this free web site seems to test memory well.
https://www.memrise.com/