He worked in a state-owned factory as a lathe operator, and for several months in 1980, was conscripted into the Romanian Land Forces, where he met other amateur musicians who were undergoing military training.
A lucrat la o întreprindere de stat ca strungar, iar în 1980 a fost înrolat pentru câteva luni în Forțele Terestre Române, unde a întâlnit mai mulți muzicieni care făceau armata.