The St Francis Xavier quote “Give me a child until he is seven and I will give you the man” rings true in the case of Wanganui born singer-songwriter Seth Haapu. Raised by his singer mother and multi-instrumentalist father, Seth grew up surrounded by instruments, groups of musicians practicing and the sounds of the Beatles, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, James Taylor and Rickie Lee Jones. He formed his first group at the age of six with two siblings and the harmonizing trio performed locally at church and community events.