I started to learn the piano when I was about 9 years old, learned to play a part of Fur Elise, thought I was awesome and achieved my goal haha never went to another lesson.
I played Trumpet when I was in grade school but when the Beatles came out? I changed to the drums and played them till I shipped out. I got pretty darn good and played for a few bands. Awww, the good old days!
Ask.com was a Q&A community that was my online home for 5 or 6 years. When it closed in June 2015 a lot of us found our way to Blurtit and then here. One of our regulars (forget his user name) also played classical guitar. I wondered if you were he. Clearly not. :)
They thought I was anemic and shouldn't play outdoors much. So they forced me to take piano lessons for eight years. I hated it. I had loads of energy and ended up being an outdoors guy. A few years ago I decided to try to play some of the classics my piano teachers said I wasn't ready for. I learned to play Beethoven, Grieg, and Rachmaninoff by heart without the help (or hinderance) of any piano teachers.