When I was 10 I started learning classical piano and got to grade 7 - it was torture at times, but I think that it helped my brain to have an amazing memory and I definitely love it and loved it - being able to play my favourite finalfantasy and other video game music.
Apparently I asked to play the piano, but I can't remember it.. maybe I glanced at our family piano, and my mum yelled: "Yes, pushka!! of course you can learn the piano**enroll***" Then in school I learned the clarinet and played it without lessons for a while but got sick of it.
Then again in school I learned the flute for one year and can still play - I was scared that people would think ill of me for choosing it but the truth is that I thought it was fabulous and cute - and on the way to our instrument picking, me and a female classmate were talking and one of us mentioned the flute, and the other was like: "yes~ let's do it together~ what the hell~~" and inside I was like: "f*** yes! no one can say anything now, I have an excuse.." - though no one ever really said anything - except one time years later and I didn't care/ was a bit oblivious to the joke.. Then 1.5 years ago I was inspired to learn the mandolin. (I had learned a bunch of chords on the guitar before but wanted to learn better, so watched a million youtube lessons) I have always loved the subtle use of the mandolin in emotional Japanese music to tug at the heart-strings, and also the dark and creepy way it can be used EG
Silent Hill Theme
What pushed me over the edge was seeing
Cosmo Jarvis - Gay Pirates