His father bought him a guitar and had him to take guitar lessons, but Grapow couldn't stand the theory part and his teacher told his father that Grapow didn't have any talent for guitar playing.
Его отец купил ему гитару и заставил Роланда брать уроки игры на гитаре, но у него не хватило выдержки на основы теории, и учитель сказал отцу, что у Роланда нет таланта к игре.