He was a 17 year old boy. A huge fan of you, a singer who was 16. He went to a lot of his concerts. One day, he got a backstage pass.

So now, here he is. Talking to you.

“And I, like, your music always inspires me, and I want to sing like you! I’m always playing your music, and I got back into singing and guitar, and piano, all sorts of things. It’s just..”

Turns out, his dad wanted him to be a football player. He was being abused too.