Starting Programming

I really have never programmed before in my life. I've done none of it, but I want to start. What should I use to learn? SICP? I understand SICP will probably be overly difficult but I'll just spend a lot of time with it. Or will it be impossible for me to understand?

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I hear programming is something you have to do for 10 years in order to truly become great at it (like piano etc.), is this true?
That's true of everything. Are you planning on dying in college or something? If so, it's too late.