According to his mother, Craig was a toddler when he climbed onto the piano and picked out the theme to the Micky Mouse Club by ear. He took piano lessons, was constantly berated by his teacher for riffing on pieces he was supposed to play as written, briefly played the clarinet, and got his first guitar at age 12. It was a piece of junk. But he played incessantly, pretending to be a Beatle.
His mother was a professional singer, his grandmother was an actress in silent movies.
Sidebar. He picked up the banjo recently. He currently plays keyboards and guitar for The Retrofits Band.