Which Famous Musicians Started Playing in High School Band?
There are many famous musicians who started pursuing a career in music relatively late, while others got the taste for playing in live gigs in their teenage years – here are some musicians who started in a high school band: - Frank Zappa – he started playing the drum at the age of 12, then he joined an R&B band in high school. He got fired from the band after only a few weeks and soon he realized that he might be better at playing the guitar, so he continued with that instrument; - Dave Grohl – another drummer turned guitar player, a member of Nirvana and the founder of the Foo Fighters started playing the guitar first with a tutor, then on his own, then he played in various high school punk bands with his friends; - Brian May – the lead guitarist of the legendary Queen taught himself music and formed 1984, his very first band while he was s...