When I was growing up in school, I wasn’t the archetype of the classic American nerd; I was just different. I had a certain kind of disassociation from the other kids because I had more interest in sociology, ideas and trying to communicate those ideas to the kids around me. It wasn’t that I thought that I was better than them; I just didn’t associate with them in any way.
Because of the kind of music that I liked, and the different way that I dressed, it was kind of a perfect storm, creating a situation where I existed on my own throughout my schooling. And the times when I wasn’t on my own, I faced some sort of derision from someone around me. This was due either to the way that I dressed, or because I was a little bit overweight when I was a kid, so I would get made fun of for being chubby.
