You Have To Start Young implies you are not young or you missed the boat to start learning an instrument,  This misinformed viewpoint likely is looking at the age viability of a commercial artist.  But most importantly...So if you're an adult who wants to start...you're never too late!

 

 You could argue if you started music earlier you would have been better by now, however that presumes you would have been in the right mindset - which you weren't - so you didn't start then. And now that you are in the right mindset, you are starting...now. S o now that you are starting or feel ready, who cares about the past.  Have fun!

  Young children typically do not come with a temperament for any discipline (or even "fun" discipline) while some are old souls and go with the flow.  Everybody is a differernt degree. 

  In my teaching experiences some of the best drummers were people who simply enjoyed playing and thus they enjoyed the process of learning at whatever pace.  I highly doubt there is a complicated reason behind that. What do you think?

  At worst, if you think you suck - enjoy it!  Enjoy it with other musicians or friends who suck as much as you do and you will not regret it.  Of the adult students of mine who were lucky enough to follow through on their interest in drumming, some initially comment, “I should have started earlier”. Nope.  Who cares when you start, be glad you started and don't look back.

Thoughts? Comments? Criticisms?