The fans - the Echelon - send in their pictures and they've been wrapped around my kit, as a kind of a thank you. The Echelon's commitment, loyalty, creativity and ability to express who they really are, consistently inspires me.

Don't ever be someone you're not. We are all that we are, so why try to change that?

Depression effects all of us in different ways, people even kill themselves, but why? You gain no satisfaction and you ruin people's lives.

Always know that if you’re not happy with yourself, no one else can change that, no girl or guy, no amount of money; only yourself.

To grow, change, love, adapt, experience. We have to be open minded. This is the life and that's the way it should be lived.

Who knows where I would be if I didn't come to L.A. I probably would have been locked up or dead.

The fans - the Echelon - send in their pictures and they've been wrapped around my kit, as a kind of a thank you. The Echelon's commitment, loyalty, creativity and ability to express who they really are, consistently inspires me.