He made, playing keyboards cool.
I've always said this about KE too. I had always wanted to be a guitarist first and foremost, but at the time I became interested in playing music I had a Sears Silvertone Organ. I had recently discovered ELP, and although I was also influenced by other players, listening to KE sealed the deal for me. I was also handy at making electronics projects from PC Boards, so I made a variety of effects and amps for the amplifier portion of the Silvertone, and gradually I got it to sound a little more like a rock organ ..