He was a guitar and saxophone player in eighth grade, when he saw The Ohio State University Marching Band on television with his father, and decided he would one day dot the "i" in the Script Ohio. His middle school music teacher told him that if he wanted to be in the Ohio State Band he needed to choose another instrument because there were no saxophones in the band. He then switched from saxophone to sousaphone.
He was a guitarist and saxophonist in eighth grade when he saw The Ohio State University Marching Band on television with his father, and decided he would one day play the "i" in Script Ohio. His middle school music teacher told him that if he wanted to be in the Ohio State Band he needed to choose another instrument because there were no saxophones in the band. He then switched from saxophone to sousaphone.