Hey folks!
There are some great storytellers here and Guitartone's thread about how he first got in touch with Pink Floyd brings me to the idea of collecting your stories. So here is my:
Back in spring 1980 I was 12 (born in '67), still a kid and in love with ABBA and - of course - with Agnetha and Annafried! By the way: I still love ABBA's music very much. Great melodies, great composing, great arrangements. But back to topic. There was a radioshow back in 1980 and I recorded it with a tapedeck, but without listening to the show itself. I checked the tape later and so I first heard AC/DC's "Touch too much". Man, I found it bad! But then I listened again and again to the tape and "Touch too much" sounded better and better to my ears. I ended up grabbing my baseball bat and playing imaginary guitar to that song...haha.
Then in school I talked to a mate during sports and he told me about AC/DC's Live album "If you want blood you've got it". I bought the album and first found it....hmmmm. But by listening again I found it better and better and...I was addicted! I wanted to play guitar! My parents bought me a cheap guitar and I remember how my fingertips hurted when playing on it. Later my father bought me my first electric guitar - an Ibanez Roadstar. I still own it and I will NEVER sell it!
End of the story: With three school mates we founded our first and last band in 1984 and we're still making music together today (but with a new drummer). What's your story?
Greetings from Berlin/Germany and keep on rocking!