Music is always changing and the changes are unpredictable.
I gave up a lot of things in exchange for my success.
I find that classical music helps put me in a place that is very calming and...
My mom would give me a piece to play but I wouldn't do any theory because when it came time to do it I would sneak back upstairs and watch TV. So I had these kind of nonchalant lessons for years then it just started soaking in.