racefanrob wrote:. . . what was the key factor in your decision ? Parents choice ? Good way to get girls ? To become rich and famous ?
I have been writing ever since I could carry a #2 pencil and chew on it.
Nobody in my family has ever been musically inclined. My mom likes to hum like she's on the opera stage and my dad...well, he always whistled.
My fond memories is of my dad wearing those big 1980's headphones with a towel under the roof (so it wouldn't hurt his head) whistling to the music and tapping his feet. I grew up with The Beatles, Janis Joplin, Led Zepplin, Bee Gees (not my favorite), Journey, Foreigner, Bread, Iron Butterfly, Lobo and especially Pink Floyd.
My brother hoever was more of a Ozzie, Black Sabbath kinda guy.
My dad was in the military, so we had tons of parties.
The ole beer bong in the backyard with the volleyball net thing..yeah, those were the days. On the downside, getting up in the morning and having to walk around G.I's passed out on the floor wasn't fun.
So, I had alot of music going on in my house growing up.