Hey Mario ! In fact, my mother was a violinist, so at the age of 5 - I had no choice! - she taught me the violin, which I played until I was 14. Then it was love at first sight when I heard bluegrass music (Earl Scruggs) for the first time. My mom gave me my first banjo 55 years ago... Then I took up classical singing (I'd been listening to the great tenors of the day from the cradle!) and studied accordingly. I no longer sing professionally, but I still have roles in my repertoire (Mario from Tosca, Don José from Carmen, Lenski from Eugène Oneguyne, etc.) In short, I love all music as long as it touches me emotionally. I also learned piano, acoustic guitars (especially Chet Atkins-style picking, with three fingers like the banjo), drums and so on. In fact, Mario, instruments are like languages. We're the polyglots of music!