The son of a prominent educator and an opera singer, he inherited a love of music from his mother, but his hopes of a career as a singer were thwarted when she told him that his voice was not good enough.
Fillo dun eminente profesor e unha cantante de ópera, herdou o amor pola música da súa nai, pero a esperanza de converterse nunha estrela decaeu cando a súa nai lle dixo que a súa voz non era o bastante boa.