Everyone in my family loved music in some way. My dad loved listening to classic songs while my mom used to be a singer in the Chulalongkorn University band. My brother was the one who taught me to play guitar.

Today, everyone plays the guitar. But back then, it was special. There weren’t many teenagers who could play, so it made me a very cool teen.

I was working as an architect for a year when we finally got a contract to release our first album, Friday I’m in Love, in 1997.

Friday is a fine day for everyone. It’s the day you know you can party all night and sleep all the following day. It’s a really colorful day for me.

Music is really powerful. I have faith in what I do. That’s why I won’t go back to being an architect.

I feel little regret that I threw away all that I studied in architecture to be a musician. I really don’t know what my life would be like if I were still an architect. And I’m happy with what I’ve done as a musician in the last 15 years.

It’s like you keep hacking at this big tree at the same point for 15 years and it’s finally paid off. I’m proud we’ve gone this far. We’re having our 15-year anniversary concert with Fat Radio and our full-scale concert later this year.

Being an artist isn’t easy. We have to cry for attention all the time which is not natural to me at all. I just have to find the right path for me.

Musicians must be survivors. The music industry is always changing so you need to find ways to adapt. But you also need to cherish your identity too.

I often feel downhearted as a musician. But it doesn’t go too far, like ever wanting to stop working or anything. I just feel jealous when I see other people’s work, and it’s cool. It makes me want to advance my work, too.

My music is modern but I love look-tung. Look-tung is really melodic. Its sounds especially beautiful when played on an old record player. I love vinyl. I play look-tung as a side project called Fat Siam.

My life was at its lowest point in 2003. My dad died, Bakery Music closed, I broke up with my girlfriend. It was like I’d been hit by a tsunami. I never thought it could be that bad.

The dining table is a symbol of happiness for my family. My dad loved to cook and we always ate together. When he died, we had to sell our house to pay off our debts, and our dining table went as well.

Losing my niece was also a turning point for me. She was born with a kidney problem and doctors told us she would die when she was eleven. And that’s exactly what happened.

I knew we needed to get a new dining table, after we lost her. I built the house to put it in. And I got married to have a family.

Every time I feel down, I go back to my music and create new work. It helps me focus on what I want and what I feel in that moment. It makes me happy.

Everyone around me inspires my music. I’m not so self-centered as to only write songs that are about my life. Other people’s stories make impressions on me, too.

My wife is now my inspiration. She is confident and I’m always amazed by her wonderful attitude and what she has done. She is the magnet that makes me want to be at home.

I love to cook breakfast for my wife. Women have their daily ritual to look good every morning. So I have my ritual of cooking breakfast so she can eat when she finishes dressing up.

I’ve been a big fan of manga since I was a kid. Every year, I do a personal list of the best manga. My favorite comic now is Beshari Gurashi which portrays the real life of a comedian’s buddy. It’s really dramatic. I even cried when I read it.

Make music from the inside. You can’t just listen to hit songs and mash them up into your own. Tap into the things you cherish and you will float above the current.

I’m jealous of new musicians, in a way, but I also love to see new artists that have so much more talent than the old guys. Otherwise our music scene would never go anywhere.

To me, success is a safe place, earning a living by being a musician and having people who still want to listen to our songs.