From the moment Milos found a dusty old guitar missing strings in his parents' room, he became obsessed.
The 28-year-old has established himself among the most gifted young classical guitarists.
In 2010, he signed an exclusive recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon (DG). He's the only classical guitarist the prestigious label has signed in the last 20 years.
DG loves him so much that they send him all over the world to promote his debut album, Mediterraneo, which was released in China in February. He will stage his China premiere in Hong Kong on May 7.
Montenegro, a small country of 600,000 and once part of Yugoslavia, is exotic to most Chinese and might only remind us of the wars.
"When the war in Yugoslavia happened, it was very hard," Milos tells China Daily in Beijing.
"We did not have shooting on our streets in Montenegro, but we were still affected because it was all around us. I became aware when there was a shortage of goods."
Milos recalls that one evening his mother packed a green bag for his father and he realized it contained a uniform.
He had recently heard his father's good friend was killed in the war.
The boy found happiness in music. He had displayed a natural aptitude for singing before he first wrapped his fingers around his father's old guitar.
He dreamed of being a rock star onstage while other boys ran around the playground.
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