I'd always loved strings. When I was in high school and saw strings playing on stage, an orchestra or a symphony, all those bows moving at the same time... wow.

I played cello in my high school orchestra.

My awkward stage extended well into high school.

I went to high school in Stockton, CA.

I always dressed as a man when I was at school. I loved wearing a tie and a shirt, and I was always wearing suits. Annie Lennox was my hero. I was always playing men in high school.

When I was in high school I was 250 pounds.