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- It all started when Dave’s mum bought him a digital piano when he was 14 years old, which, teamed with his admiration for movie soundtracks and anime music, inspired the teenager to learn the instrument. “The piano is an instrument I’ve always loved and so I taught myself,” Dave said.
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Feb 20, 2020 · It all started when Dave’s mum bought him a digital piano when he was 14 years old, which, teamed with his admiration for movie soundtracks and anime music, inspired the teenager to learn the instrument. “The piano is an instrument I’ve always loved and so I taught myself,” Dave said.
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“Getting good took time.” Dave had a friend called Kyle and they decided to learn piano together, getting competitive over who could learn compositions first.
- He's been at this for ages. Image source, BL@CKBOX/YouTube. Dave, real name David Omoregie, made his debut in May 2015 with an attention-grabbing freestyle on the YouTube channel Bl@ckbox.
- He listens to a lot of film soundtracks. Image source, Santan Dave / YouTube. British rap can be myopic - focusing on the same minor-key aesthetics, clipped beats and self-aggrandising lyrics.
- His Glastonbury set went viral. Image source, BBC Music. In the middle of an already legendary Glastonbury set in 2019, Dave asked for some help from the audience.
- He dedicated the Mercury Prize to his incarcerated brother. Image source, Getty Images. Dave's older brother Christopher is currently serving a life sentence for his part in a fatal stabbing in London's Victoria Station in 2010.
He began composing music at an early age; he started writing lyrics at 11 after watching his older brother practise rapping at home and he taught himself piano after receiving an electric keyboard from his mother for Christmas when he was 14. [9] . Both of Dave's older brothers were in prison throughout his teenage years.
- Eric Clapton
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Jimi Hendrix
- Noel Gallagher
- Keith Moon
- David Bowie
- Thelonious Monk
- Prince
- Dave Grohl
- Elton John
One of the most legendary blues guitarists of all time, Clapton got his first guitar from his grandfather, but didn’t start playing for another two years!
Gillespie revolutionized jazz music with his highly complex and fast sounds. He did take lessons for piano, but taught himself the trumpet and trombone by the age of 12.
Hendrix’s left-handed string arrangements and crazy style were also self-taught, as he originally learned to play on a one-string ukulele.
Oasis’ infamous front-man, Gallagher’s trademark style and sound come from a somewhat tormented youth, but also from learning to play on his own to escape boredom.
Moon is one of the most technically complex drummers, as well as a great improviser, yet he only took a handful of lessons before deciding to strike his own path to awesomeness.
David Bowiewas one of the most versatile and talented musicians of the 20th century. Bowie learned to play piano, guitar, harmonica, bass, percussion, and even koto on his own.
Undoubtedly one of the most legendary pianists ever to live, Monk’s improvisational and eclectic sounds were the result of teaching himself the piano from the tender age of six!
Prince could be on this list twice, as he taught himself to play piano at age 7, before learning the guitar at 13 and the drums at 14!
The multi-talented Grohl only took a single drum lesson before realizing he could do better on his own. Two bands and several platinum records later, it looks like he was right.
Elton Johnis one of the most iconic musicians of all time, as well as one of the most gifted. He started learning piano on his own at 3 years old and taught himself until the age of 7.
Dave Mustaine has his sister to thank for “sucking on piano”, as according to him, this is the reason why he learned to play guitar. The Megadeth frontman received an acoustic guitar from his mother as a graduation present at a time where he wasn’t sure of what he wanted to do in life, and the rest is history.
He volunteered to play piano at a Red Cross show; the show was a resounding success, and Brubeck was spared from combat service. He created one of the U.S. armed forces' first racially integrated bands, "The Wolfpack". [13]
