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ProgFan 
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 Posted: May 30 2006 at 16:53 |
David Gilmour and John Petrucci (especially after when I saw him live) made me buy a guitar. 
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Dantallion
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Posted: May 30 2006 at 15:01 |
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Believe it or not, it was the first Klaatu album that made me really start getting into music. It wasn't long after that, that I was turned on to Yes and Pink Floyd.
It was Howe and Gilmour that made me pick-up the guitar back in 1977 and I've been playing ever since.
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rupert
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Posted: May 30 2006 at 13:07 |
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I certainly picked up the guitar because of two reasons: the magic of the sound when I touched the strings of my elder brother's guitar and... well... Marc Bolan... but I definately got into Keyboards due to many good prog-players such as Mark Kelly, Tony Banks, Rick Wakeman... too many to mention
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...I'm a musician/singer/songwriter, visit me on www.reverbnation.com/rupertlenz and there you can choose from 125 recordings you can listen to ( for free ) if you're not limited to prog-rock !
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deafmoon
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 08:26 |
Jeez, the folks on this site are so young. I actually picked up the drums from being influenced by Buddy Rich AND Max Roach.
The majority of you forumites weren't even born when I started playing.
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Rorro
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 14:15 |
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Basically Chris Squire and Mahavishnu Orchestra compositions (Laird) made me start playing (or at least trying to play) bass.
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lightbulb_son
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 14:07 |
 RycheMan wrote:
I think it was Ritchie Blackmore and Tony Iommi who made me want to learn guitar.
Then it was Petrucci and Malmsteen who made me give up guitar!  |
Metallica inspired me to pick up the guitar. And Alexi Laiho from Children of Bodom is my biggest inspiration.
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When the world is sick Can't no one be well But I dreamt we were all beautiful and strong 
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Dr4Wazo
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 13:26 |
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I play a lot of instruments mostly by myself... but lastely "Space Dye Vest" from DT made me go back on piano
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MusicForSpeedin
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 12:47 |
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I started playing drums when I was five due to my sister. I used to play a bunch of funk but ever since hearing images and words my style has almost changed overall. I still play a lot of funk but my fills are more busy.
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Prog-man
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 11:17 |
STEVE HACKETT'S "FIRTH OF FIFTH" GUITAR SOLO (GENESIS - "SECONDS OUT") WAS MY REASON TO PLAY GUITAR AND SONGWRITING FOR SOME INSTRUMENTS.
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Arriving somewhere but not here
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GPFR
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 09:21 |
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www.myspace.com/hail_peter 
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crucify_the_ego
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 08:09 |
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In the move from classical piano to keyboard, it was Stevie Wonder and Higher Ground who inspired me the most, and Radiohead's Exit Music (From a Film) that got me to pick up an acoustic guitar.
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R_DeNIRO
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 01:13 |
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In my case was Dream Theater (Petrucci in particular) who made me pick my guitar, but Metallica (Kirk Hammet soloing in songs like One or Fade To Black) are guilty of my love for the guitar too.
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We were always be much human than we whish to be.
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Mr. Sanchez
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 00:34 |
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Yeah, well i also didn't mention that it was just music that got me into playing an instrument.
My brother played guitar for a majority of his life, he encouraged me (very regularly) to play an instrument, mainly guitar.
It was a combination of the 2.
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It's Calling Me Back To My Home.
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 00:24 |
No band or artist got me into playing,my family did.
My Mom played classical piano,all my older brothers played anything that had strings and my twin sisters play sax,trumpet,trombone,flute,piano,etc.
My Dad's passion was drums and percussion,so as a 5 year old kid I naturally gravitated to his drum kit.
Edited by TheProgtologist - May 13 2006 at 00:25
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Mr. Sanchez
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 00:18 |
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When i first head DT at the age of 8, I instantly wanted to play Drums. I heard Portnoy and I thought "Wow, i want to be just like this guy."
When I started getting into other bands, like Yes, King Crimson, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and even Steve Vai, (Not that I think Vai is prog or anything) I started to drift towards the Guitar. I borrowed my Brothers guitar until i got my own and have been playing ever since. I still play drums every now and then, I havent lost all my love for it, but i'm more into guitar purely because you can create songs on a guitar, whereas on the drums pretty much all you can create is a beat or rythm.
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It's Calling Me Back To My Home.
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Tholomyes
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 00:08 |
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Josh Freese from A Perfect Circle. When i saw the video of "Judith" ( i was 11) i told myself "i have to play drums, inmediatly".
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alan_pfeifer
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Posted: May 12 2006 at 22:27 |
It wasn't a prog band that made me want to play, but I was really influenced by Jose Passilas from Incubus. One of the best modern rock drummers out there (I always thought they had art-rock leanings though)
But their 3rd album Make Yourself made me want to continue on with the skins.
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Arsillus
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Posted: May 12 2006 at 22:18 |
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I've been playing the saxophone (tenor is my pref) from a very young age because I liked jazz, but lately, I've really wanted to play keyboard instruments. I did the guitar for a while, but didn't enjoy it as much as the sax.
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Padraic
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Posted: May 12 2006 at 22:16 |
Neil Peart and the music of Rush inspired me to play drums.
Unfortunately, I haven't played in many years. However, now that
I have a house with a big basement I may reassemble my kit and try to
start playing again (much to my wife's dismay  )
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hegelec
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Posted: May 12 2006 at 21:38 |
After receiving Six Wives as a Christmas present when I was 16, I fell in love with the analog synthesizer. I had played classical piano for years, and was somewhat proficient, but the synthesizer opened up sonic opportunities I needed to explore.
Thank you Rick Wakeman, the fiendliest keyboard fiend to fiend the keyboard scene, for so broadening my horizons as a player and composer.
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