Albert DiBonaventura dreamed of being a rock star.

Six guitars hang on a wall in one room of his parents' house in North Dighton, Mass. Music posters dot another room. Images of guitars are even part of the carpet design.

DiBonaventura, 18, was a guitarist with 18 Stars, a band that played at The Call and other Providence clubs.

But he wanted more, his brother, John "Patrick" Ring, 35, of Plymouth, Mass., told The Providence Journal.

DiBonaventura wanted to move to California and play gigs in Los Angeles clubs where the great ones paid their dues.

"To be a rock star -- that's what he wanted to do," his brother said. "For as long as I can remember -- as soon as he picked up a guitar."

He liked classic rock and the harder-edged music that followed.

He planned to study computer graphic design at a college in California, and had already used his computer-graphics skills to design the cover for his band's CD.