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Mark Nelson de LABRADFORD, PAN AMERICAN

JadeWeb : What is your first musical memory ?
My dad lying on the couch in his private listening room listening to wagner operas very loud.

Which artist or song has "affected" your childhood ?
Abba -"waterloo" (my sisters first record) and "the candy man" by sammy davis jr.- (my first record).

Did you think of working in music ? What did you really want to become later?
A professional athlete, although the sport would change with the seasons (basketball in the fall, skiing in the winter etc).

Are there any disturbing or nice sounds that have "affected" your childhood ?
A very scary coo-coo clock in my grandparents house. i used to lie in bed dreading the appearance of the evil bird.

Did your parents give you a musical education ?
Yes, piano lessons, and we went to concerts a lot.

Can you tell us about a musical memory of your childhood (a concert, a show..) ?
First show was john denver w/ my parents. we left at the intermission because i was tired.


Your childhood "Top 5"

ABC Jackson 5

Waterloo Abba

American pie Don Mclean

i think i only had a top 3. although i owned a Jackson 5 lp (my only album) so i would have listened a lot to all those great songs.


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