My dad and I are best friends. He's pretty much responsible for the way I turned out. He would provide a little artistic inspiration here and there in the form of a guitar, stuff like that.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My dad bought me a guitar and people would ask me to play.
My family is very creative. My grandfather played the guitar in Cuba. My sisters, my mom and two aunts would do harmonies, so I would see them and think, 'I want the attention.'
My grandfather gave me my first guitar, an old acoustic with palm trees and dancing girls painted on it.
I suppose my father was more influential in my starting to play the guitar.
I had my guitar and some talent so that I could make friends with intelligent people and could talk my way out of difficult situations.
My dad is my biggest influence on me as a musician, even though he's not a musician.
My dad was a musician and I traveled around with him, so it was something that I knew.
Up till now I wrote the songs on my acoustic guitar alone with the Lord. Then I would take the song and share it with my family and then we all would figure out instrumentation together.
Playing guitar was one of my childhood hobbies, and I had played a little at school and at camp. My parents would drag me out to perform for my family, like all parents do, but it was a hobby - nothing more.
My dad didn't want me to play guitar. He played piano, so I chose that. And I ended up loving it.