I come from a pretty musical family. My Dad plays piano and organ, my Mom plays the flute, piano, and sings, my younger sister sings, and my older sister plays guitar. It's pretty common to hear someone playing the piano in my house.
You're lucky. The only other person in my family that plays an instrument is my older sister. Well, she used to play an instrument. It was the piano. My parents know nothing about music. I had to explain to my dad what an electric bass is a few years back, and when a Guns N' Roses song came on the radio one time, my mom asked me if that was Freddie Mercury singing. Then another time she referred to jazz music as classical music.
I used to want to be a professional musician, like my Dad, but after going through the hardships of it with him I decided not to. I also got frustrated because I would be in a number of different bands and none of them were as passionate about it as I was. They didn't want to work, they just wanted to do enough to get by. It drove me crazy. I just hate laziness when it comes to things I'm passionate about, and I couldn't stand the laziness that I found in other musicians.
I still want to be a professional musician
I also know how you feel. When I used to be in a youth orchestra, all of the musicians were split off into three groups. The group that I was in was packed full of lazy people. A ton of them were guitarists with huge egos who showed up for rehearsals having never practiced the material the nights before. It used to drive both me and the conductor insane. Then it would be my job to go sit in a corner with these idiots and teach them their parts.
And thus, I quit about three shows in. I wish I didn't though. That is a huge regret of mine. The season was about to end, and I could have switched to a higher level group if I wanted, but since when do I ever think things through? lol.
