I started playing because I had to..in a sense. You see I was raised on metal, and so my whole life I've been into metal and I learned that it is no mere music genre but a way of life. Some people get it, others don't, but those that do know exactly what I'm talking about. I was primarily a vocalist until about 17 and then I got my first guitar, and metal guided my hand to try and be the best metal guitarist/vocalist I can be.