ONE: At six, David hijacked his sister’s piano lessons—learning them better than she did. His parents finally got the hint and signed him up for his own, with his mom chauffeuring him every week until high school.  

 

TWO: He wrote most of *FIERCE HEART* while recovering from a drunk-driver car accident. Hence: focus.

 

THREE: Music runs deep in his family—his grandmother was a London Royal Academy of Music grad.  Travel runs in the blood—Asia, Europe, the U.S., 35 countries, 42 states.

 

FOUR: Prince once rented David’s Poly Moog.  For two weeks, David got to hang out in the studio and watch the future legend work his magic.  

 

FIVE:  RIAA Gold Record, major awards, Hall of Fame honors, serious yogi energy—and a publishing company called King of Sushi Music. Obviously.