Danielle Lerner

The Courier-Journal

Paco Craig was 16 years old when his soccer career came to a fork in the road.

The current Louisville City FC defender was in high school in London, and he had just received a scholarship to play for English Premier League club West Ham United after two years with the academy. He was also a blossoming drummer, occasionally making guest appearances with his older brother's band.

Paco Craig had spent his life playing soccer, kicking rolled up balls of socks around the house with his father, Mikey Craig. But Paco Craig had also been around music his entire life, watching his father play bass guitar in the popular British band Culture Club.

Soccer was in his blood. Music was in his blood. For Paco Craig, there wasn't reallya wrong choice.

"I was getting pretty good at the drums, and we were having a good time and we could tell that we had some sort of talent for it, but my football kind of took off quicker," he said. "I'd been doing that much longer. I kind of had to go with that instead, which meant I had to sacrifice my drumming."

Though Paco Craig now only drums as a hobby, he will always have a strong connection to music thanks to his dad.

Mikey Craig and the other three members of Culture Club formed the band in London in 1981. They rose to international prominence with lead singer Boy George, featuring songs such as "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" and "Karma Chameleon."

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