Hi Annie,
I don't think I ever seriously considered any career other than music. From my first lesson on trumpet, I was in love. I was able to play a couple scales, and thanks to the teacher a few recognizable songs.
It didn't hurt growing up a block from the Heath family, or being walking distance to the Academy of Music where the greatest orchestra of the time resided.
There was music all around me...........I never had a choice
Wilmer