Which video game first sparked Steve Lacy's interest in guitar?

Guitar Hero first sparked Steve Lacy’s interest in guitar.

Lacy became interested in the instrument through the video game at age seven. The game did not teach him to play a real guitar, but its rhythm-based imitation of guitar performance made the instrument exciting enough for him to want to learn more. He later recalled becoming obsessed with the guitar and wanting to touch, hear, and be around one.

His musical development also drew from church and school. Lacy watched guitarists perform in church, met future Internet bandmate Jameel Bruner in high-school jazz band, and eventually began recording with an iPhone, GarageBand, and an iRig. That combination of gaming inspiration, live musical exposure, and homemade technology helped shape his distinctive guitar-and-production style. Guitar Hero is therefore the quiz answer, even though the real instrument and church musicians became more important to his later career.