In his pre-fame days, there were three crashes he recounts in dramatic detail. The road has taken the life of many musicians and Dio had his share of close calls. A later band, the Electric Elves, hatched three more duds. Talk about failure? His first serious band, Ronnie and the Prophets, scored 10 flop singles between 19. His love of popular music then led him to forsake the brass for the bass, then vocals, in his pursuit of a professional career. It was an instrument his father made him practice four hours a day starting at age 6, the axe with which he would soon begin his non-stop gigging lifestyle playing at school and social events. His musical life began with the trumpet, inspired by big band icon Harry James. For me, the most interesting chapters in most musician biographies come from their striving days, and Dio has a tale of failures, tragedies and restarts that is hard to match.
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