When Plain White T’s guitarist Dave Tirio was a kid, he never dreamed about the rock star life. Being shy stopped that line of thought pretty quickly. An artistic person by nature, he had always pursued various forms of self expression and loved music from an early age, but that didn’t translate into dreams of stardom for a man who likes to hide from the spotlight.
“I’m really, really shy . . . if you had told me I’d be in a band performing for people years ago, I would have said you were crazy,” Tirio said. Originally the band’s drummer, he used to hide behind the drums and use them as a security blanket to protect him from his fears of performing.
“When I switched to guitar, I was shocked because I couldn’t hide behind the shield of drums, so I had to go out and look at people’s faces. It scared the crap out of me.”Tirio has worked to grow as a performer, though he’s still not completely confident in his abilities. What gets him through is his love for the music that he plays and the fun he has being part of the band.
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