My most powerful memory was hearing Earl Scruggs on 'The Beverly Hillbillies' as a 5 or 6 year old. That sound just blew me away, shook my head up.
I couldn't find a group that wanted to do what I wanted to do. No one was really up for it.
One has to devote oneself to a particular pursuit. To be successful at anything, you have to make a total commitment to it.