The Outlaw

Born in Caldwell, Idaho, on July 31, 1977, my life began in a fight for survival. My mother was only 14 years old when I was born, and I entered the world weighing just 4 pounds, 14 ounces. By the age of three, my biological father had left. What followed was a childhood stolen by a "stepmonster"—a man who should have been a father but was instead a predator.

From age five until fourteen, I was subjected to ongoing sexual and physical abuse whenever I was home in Idaho. To escape, my life became a blur of Greyhound bus trips, moving between the homes of various relatives. This total lack of stability led me directly into a life of crime; by age 18, I was in Spokane, Washington, selling drugs. This lifestyle eventually led to my first three felony convictions and a two-year state prison sentence.

After years of running drugs between Washington and Montana, I fled to the Gulf Coast. In 2006, I hit a devastating low point with crack cocaine in Mississippi. This period led me to a Christian-based rehab in the City of Refuge out of Lucedale. In 2007, I returned to Idaho, faced two more felonies, and served time in the Cottonwood Prison Rider program, eventually being released in 2010.

That release was the true turning point. I reconnected with my first love, Amanda. Together, we built a life rooted in stability and family, raising three boys and creating the home I never had as a child. I earned college certifications in welding and we were married in 2013.

Since then, I have channeled my life's pain and triumphs into a massive body of work. I have written over 400 poems and created 22 completed albums featuring 240 original songs spanning rock, country, and hip-hop. From engineering audio for Swamp Radio to producing ads for hunger charities, I have moved from the shadows of an overpass to the light of a studio. My story is living proof that your past does not have to be your prison—you can turn your survival into art and your history into a home.