Virgil Donati was born in Melbourne Australia, and got his first drumset at age 3.
He started playing right away with his fathers showband, and kept on doing these shows until he was around 6 years old. He began taking lessons at age 7 with Brian Czempinski and later Graham Morgan,- now a legend in the Australian drumming community.
Joining his first rock band at age 15 was surely the right choice for the young drummer. The band was called `Cloud Nine`, later to become `Taste`.
Donati left school when he was 16, focusing mainly on the drums, but also piano, and practicing hard every day! Read the rest of this entry ?
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