Brian Wheat of Tesla

Brian Wheat of Tesla first gravitated toward music when he heard Revolver by the Beatles. His older brothers were always playing records by Cream & Humble Pie, so he really took an interest in rock music. His mom bought him a guitar when he was twelve, but six strings was too many for him, and because he was such a fan of Paul McCartney, he wanted to try the bass. At the age of fourteen he traded his bicycle for a bass. “Tesla started when me and Frank Hannon met each other. He was fifteen and I was eighteen. He was as good as he is now, then; He was just magic, and we started Tesla in his garage 36 years ago.”