"Without music, life would be a mistake." - Friedrich Nietzsche
Okay I've tried running a blog before and it failed miserably so here goes try #2.
A lot of people ask me how I got into music. So I decided to write a blog about it and also why I do music now.
Well, it all kind of started when I was a wee kid at around the age of five...I had a toy keyboard that I lugged around and my parents heard me play a song by ear. Thinking that I was musically gifted or something, they immediately put me into...piano lessons. :P
I also sang solos as a little kid at church but I actually quit singing for the longest time, ashamed of singing in public.
Of course at first, I hated playing classical music but after a while, it started becoming a lot of fun. I joined my elementary school string ensemble as a violinist and continued playing violin all the way until high school, where I played double bass (I know...drastic switch, remind me to tell you that story another time).
Along the way, I picked up a variety of instruments including cello, viola, guitar, synthesizers, flute, french horn, accordion, harmonica, drums, etc. etc. My musical style also changed - from a classical pianist, I became a full-fledged pop/rock artist.
A lot of people ask me how I got into music. So I decided to write a blog about it and also why I do music now.
Well, it all kind of started when I was a wee kid at around the age of five...I had a toy keyboard that I lugged around and my parents heard me play a song by ear. Thinking that I was musically gifted or something, they immediately put me into...piano lessons. :P
I also sang solos as a little kid at church but I actually quit singing for the longest time, ashamed of singing in public.
Of course at first, I hated playing classical music but after a while, it started becoming a lot of fun. I joined my elementary school string ensemble as a violinist and continued playing violin all the way until high school, where I played double bass (I know...drastic switch, remind me to tell you that story another time).
Along the way, I picked up a variety of instruments including cello, viola, guitar, synthesizers, flute, french horn, accordion, harmonica, drums, etc. etc. My musical style also changed - from a classical pianist, I became a full-fledged pop/rock artist.