My brother has always been that way, Rick, though never diagnosed. Now, though, I think some of his inability to concentrate on things that don't interest him and/or on practical matters has a lot to do with depression, too.

I also think he fits a lot of the profile for Asperger's Syndrome, which you may read about in Musicians with Asperger's Syndrome. There are some interesting post in there, esp. Harvey Andrews's.

kat