I think Frank Zappa said it all - ”Music is the best”. For me it started with the guitar. At twelve years of age there was absolutely nothing cooler than Slash playing his Les Paul. And so it began, I took my dad´s old guitar from the closet and started learning chords and riffs. And I let my hair grow and thought that maybe one day I could be a guitar-god too. :) An original dream for a strapping young lad, aye? Well the years passed by and I sat on the side of my bed learning guitarsolos until eventually I realized that music can be more than just great guitar-playing. I had to listen to Eagles to truly understand that. It´s the composition of a song that really counts.

Nowadays I also play the piano and write songs. Working with music is simply amazing.
 
Some of my favourite bands and musicians:   

Van Halen, Pink Floyd, Sting, Eagles, John Mayer, Toto, Extreme, Dream Theater, Devin Townsend,
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Johnson, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC and the list goes on…

My favourite gear: 

Fender Sambora Standard Stratocaster
Fender American Telecaster
PRS Soapbar SE (equipped with DiMarzio humbuckers)
Tokai LC-85
Fender GA-45sce Acoustic

Fender Deluxe Amp

Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer, TG Music Purple Distortion (Made In Finland!), M I Audio Crunch Box,
Boss DD-6 Digital Delay, Morley Wah, Boss Chorus, Boss Compressor, MXR Micro Amp and Boss Tuner effects
Jim Dunlop Jazz III picks, Warwick Pedal Board