I was always interested in music and started collecting it. My interests shifted to Punk Rock cause it reached me on a different level. I bought a guitar & amp, and I met a guy named Rob who thought I should switch to bass. So I got a bass & rig and soon got for your eyes only going. I was getting into 80's hardcore the Misfits & the Dead Kennedys I think my band was trying to get the girls.
I quit and played music on my own for little while, faking the band with a keyboard. Then I started X.G.H. but I brought Rob into it and we clashed over a lot of things, and the drugs came in. I quit and started my next band but those guy's were using too, and my lack of musical skills kind of killed that gig. I had money and played music on my own again, and I shopped a demo to a talent development agency but they wanted a bunch of money. I smashed all my instruments when it went bad.My drug use got really bad about this time and I got arrested a few times. I started a band with Rob again which sounded good at times, and everyone was partying hard. They fired me, and soon after I tried to move to Los Angeles thinking a bigger market was the answer. I guess I should mention I was trying to clean up. There was a second disastrous trip to LA. Then I tried to kill myself.
I survived and stopped playing for six months and I was still having trouble with drugs & alcohol. I set up a studio in my parents basement. I joined a twelve step group and went clean.I bought an acoustic guitar for $60 and as a singer songwriter I found what I was looking for. I did an acoustic album which was more of a E.P. Then I recorded the songs for Down and Out. I've recently aquired more guitars and am taking lessons on garage band.
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