Mod Sun

First band, 13 years old.

First band, 13 years old.

Yep. I love that about you. And I started it, had to like, and still again, like it was really hard because when I turned, 16, right? Or just, so right as you're going into high school, so right as you're going into freshman year, that was when hockey, because I was like slated to be like a pro goalie. Like I was a good, Minnesota is a hockey town.

Yep. I love that about you. And I started it, had to like, and still again, like it was really hard because when I turned, 16, right? Or just, so right as you're going into high school, so right as you're going into freshman year, that was when hockey, because I was like slated to be like a pro goalie. Like I was a good, Minnesota is a hockey town.

And pros come from Minnesota. And my city that I was in, Bloomington, Minnesota, we had the, the scouts would come to our school to pick pros, right? I was slated to be a professional goalie, okay? And I was working with goalie coaches and like, you're gonna be a pro, like we got this, right? And I had to make like the hardest decision ever at that time. which was going into high school.

And pros come from Minnesota. And my city that I was in, Bloomington, Minnesota, we had the, the scouts would come to our school to pick pros, right? I was slated to be a professional goalie, okay? And I was working with goalie coaches and like, you're gonna be a pro, like we got this, right? And I had to make like the hardest decision ever at that time. which was going into high school.

This is right when it right when it turned into like, OK, sports is a job now because you're going to go to school all day. Fucking hated school. Barely made it through. And then you're going to practice immediately from school. Like your life is just you're you're in a nine to five.

This is right when it right when it turned into like, OK, sports is a job now because you're going to go to school all day. Fucking hated school. Barely made it through. And then you're going to practice immediately from school. Like your life is just you're you're in a nine to five.

You know, literally. And I had to make the choice and be like, no, I'm going to be I'm going to be a drummer. I'm going to be a drummer. And I had to quit. And everyone, like I had grown men, goalie coaches coming to take me out to lunch to try to convince me otherwise. Don't do it. Don't do it. Trust me.

You know, literally. And I had to make the choice and be like, no, I'm going to be I'm going to be a drummer. I'm going to be a drummer. And I had to quit. And everyone, like I had grown men, goalie coaches coming to take me out to lunch to try to convince me otherwise. Don't do it. Don't do it. Trust me.

You're not going to be a musician. Do you know how many times at this time I got told one in a million? And I was like, you're looking at the one.

You're not going to be a musician. Do you know how many times at this time I got told one in a million? And I was like, you're looking at the one.

you're looking at the one, my boy. Sorry to say, I'm gonna be the one. And I believed that, and I quit every sport, picked up a skateboard, started getting really good at skateboarding, and my life just became skateboarding and drums.

you're looking at the one, my boy. Sorry to say, I'm gonna be the one. And I believed that, and I quit every sport, picked up a skateboard, started getting really good at skateboarding, and my life just became skateboarding and drums.

and wearing dickies down in here and vans and famous stars straps t-shirts and i had to change my whole appearance like overnight like it all changed like i don't care this whole poser ism and this whole like oh all of a sudden you're dressing the part like this oh you like punk music so now all of a sudden you got like liberty spikes and you're wearing the sid vicious chain like yeah cool change your appearance are people not allowed to grow

and wearing dickies down in here and vans and famous stars straps t-shirts and i had to change my whole appearance like overnight like it all changed like i don't care this whole poser ism and this whole like oh all of a sudden you're dressing the part like this oh you like punk music so now all of a sudden you got like liberty spikes and you're wearing the sid vicious chain like yeah cool change your appearance are people not allowed to grow

Yeah, exactly.

Yeah, exactly.

But then again, that's the world shutting the door on them. It's like that word poser. It's like, yeah, for sure. The first day I showed up to the skate park, not knowing how to skate and was like wearing the lame shit like I was posing to be like y'all because I wanted to be like y'all. But, like, don't ever for a second doubt that a year later I was one of y'all.

But then again, that's the world shutting the door on them. It's like that word poser. It's like, yeah, for sure. The first day I showed up to the skate park, not knowing how to skate and was like wearing the lame shit like I was posing to be like y'all because I wanted to be like y'all. But, like, don't ever for a second doubt that a year later I was one of y'all.