EDGAR MEYER

classical and bluegrass composer-bassist

“It would have been Elton John probably. Yeah, the one with ‘Candle in the Wind.’ What was that called? ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.’

“You see, my father had an extensive collection, so the first ones that I bought were popular music. But I grew up with a wonderful classical and jazz collection, and that’s my first attachment. But when I bought them for myself, the first thing that I bought was some Elton John record, I believe, when I was in the seventh or eighth grade.

“I guess the point that I’m trying to make was that that was very late in my personal development because I was so involved with music from such a young age. And my father’s collection really sufficed for a long time.”