I played that lovely instrument for four and a half years. Or tried to, anyways. I really want to start playing again.
Photos:
** #4 Azrael's Accomplice Designs
** #5 The Umbrella Academy cover, by Gabriel Ba
But I've also become interested in one of the violin's "cousins", the cello. And I owe that to the amazing Finnish group Apocalyptica, who got their start by doing classical, cello covers of Metallica songs, my personal favourite being "Nothing Else Matters":
And of course, there's the ever enthralling Rasputina:
Why couldn't I have been born with the gift of music?
