▁Front men ▁of ▁All ▁Time " ▁by ▁L oud wire . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Ste ele ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Red ▁Hook , ▁Brook lyn ▁into ▁a ▁Catholic ▁family ▁and ▁attended ▁Edward ▁R . ▁Mur row ▁High ▁School ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Mid wood ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁Brook lyn . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁of ▁Russian ▁and ▁Polish ▁descent ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁of ▁Scottish - I r ish , ▁Norwegian , ▁and ▁I cel and ic ▁ancest ry . ▁He ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁B enson h urst ▁and ▁Bright on ▁Beach ▁neighborhood s ▁of ▁Brook lyn . ▁Ste ele ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁six ▁children , ▁with ▁five ▁older ▁sister s . ▁His ▁father ▁fought ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁later ▁worked ▁at ▁a ▁ship yard . ▁Ste ele ▁started ▁taking ▁guitar ▁less ons ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 2 , ▁before ▁moving ▁on ▁to ▁bass ▁six ▁months ▁later . ▁Though ▁Ste ele ▁was ▁naturally ▁left - hand ed , ▁he ▁played ▁right - hand ed ▁bass ▁gu it ars ▁throughout ▁his ▁career . ▁This ▁came ▁about ▁when ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁earliest ▁bands , ▁' Ag gression ', ▁for ▁which ▁Ste ele ▁played ▁left - hand ed ▁rh ythm ▁guitar ▁( and ▁that ▁also ▁featured ▁Josh ▁Silver ), ▁threatened ▁to ▁kick ▁him ▁out ▁unless ▁he ▁switched ▁to ▁bass ▁guitar . ▁As ▁a ▁left - hand ed ▁bass ▁guitar ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁too ▁expensive ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁Ste ele ▁purchased ▁a ▁right - hand ed ▁bass ▁and ▁taught ▁himself ▁to ▁play ▁it . ▁ ▁Ste ele