1974 literally wears out Introducing the Beatles album

1977 sings “Ben” solo in front of entire elementary school

1978 writes first song on piano called “Indian War Chant” after discovering the power of fifths with the left hand

1979 starts Suzuki method of violin turning him into a strolling minstrel to the tune of Bach’s “Minuet in G”

1980 watches his mom in countless performances of “The Sound of Music, “ “Hello Dolly,” “Annie,” “Music Man,” and other classics

1982 wins Minnesota state piano competition

1983 demolishes hundreds of Kemp’s ice cream pails to AC/DC records

1985 starts garage band that plays nothing but Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Accept and Metallica as the drummer

1986 starts new band that plays nothing but Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and Santana as the singer/drummer

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