It happened to Adam Young, the singer, songwriter and instrumentalist behind the synthpop act . Adam was gracious enough to take some time and answer a few questions about the creative process of putting together a song, some of the tools of the trade, and his favorite Internet meme. Here's what he had to say.

How'd you get interested in music? Did anything in particular inspire you to become a musician?

It was mostly out of boredom. I didn't have a ton of friends and I had a lot of free time so I started experimenting with music. I had no idea what I was doing, and for some reason I just really took to it. It's crazy to think how it went from being just hobby to a passion overnight and now it's all I can think about.

"It's crazy to think how it went from being just hobby to a passion overnight and now it's all I can think about."

We know you started out making music in your basement. What was your setup like then?