Ahh I was around 10 years old (im 17 now) My father brought home The Extremist Album by Joe Satriani. I was sitting in the room when he played it on the stereo and i went "whoa!" Goosebumps crept through me as I listened to Joe .....Three months later Ive heard all of his previous albums and i thought "Wow I want to play too!" Come Christmas I got my very first Yamaha Acoustic guitar ... :)