I believe that interest in heroes is universal and eternal.
I must admit to being greatly influenced by Joseph Campbell's The Hero With a Thousand Faces.
As a child, I read science fiction, but from the very beginnings of my reading for pleasure, I read a lot of non-fictional history, particularly historical biography.
I never learned to read music.
You can really do more than you think you can do.
I'm not gifted, but I'm not hopeless.