C ▁that ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁Harry ▁Part ch ▁and ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁art ▁form ▁including ▁music , ▁dance , ▁drama , ▁poetry , ▁and ▁visual ▁design ▁took ▁hold , ▁and ▁he ▁left ▁school , ▁convinced ▁- per haps ▁err one ously - ▁that ▁the ▁only ▁meaning ful ▁way ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁studies ▁was ▁outside ▁the ▁a cademy . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁he ▁res umed ▁his ▁" gu itar - s ling ing " ▁while ▁purs uing ▁his ▁own ▁song writing , ▁singing , ▁and ▁composition . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁he ▁finally ▁track ed ▁down ▁Dan lee ▁Mitchell , ▁who ▁set ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁path ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁Kra ig ▁Gr ady , ▁and ▁his ▁ment or ▁Er v ▁Wilson . ▁Mr . ▁Mitchell ▁was ▁kind ▁enough , ▁too , ▁to ▁loan ▁P ete ▁one ▁of ▁Harry ▁Part ch ' s ▁own ▁instruments . ▁From ▁c . ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁P ete ▁performed ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁area ▁with ▁Kra ig ▁Gr ady , ▁playing ▁a ▁purely ▁ac oust ic ▁music ▁in ▁just ▁in ton ation . ▁But ▁it ▁seemed ▁like ▁every ▁time ▁Kra ig ▁set ▁down ▁to ▁record , ▁P ete ▁went ▁on ▁tour . ▁So ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁Kra ig ' s ▁fourth ▁CD , ▁The ▁St olen ▁Stars , ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁actually ▁cred ited ▁as ▁a ▁perform er . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9