Yuenyong (Aed) Opakul’s love for music came naturally as he was from Suphan Buri Province, where he could soak up the local amusements of Central Thailand, for example the call and response style of singing, Thai folk music, and even Thai dancing and look thung (Thai country music). It also comes from the fact that his father was the manager of a band. When Yeunyong became a teenager he was influenced by Western-style music, and so learned to play Western musical instruments, like guitar. These were the influences that he had to draw on as a musician