Hsieh had loved music since childhood, but his family was opposed to him making a career of it. Nonetheless, the indomitable Hsieh was determined to take a musical path in life. By the age of 13, he could play the harmonica, and at 15 he began studying violin with Li Chin-tu, a professor of music at National Taiwan Normal University.
謝騰輝自幼就喜歡音樂，但是他的家人一直不贊成他朝這方面發展，好勝的謝騰輝卻執意要向音樂這條路走；他十三歲學會吹口琴、十五歲跟著師大音樂系教授李金土學小提琴。