O ana taumafaiga muamua i le faʻataʻitaʻiga, i le faʻamalosi a lona tina, na faʻamaonia le le manuia. Ona faʻaliliuina lea o ia i le Moreno High School, o se aʻoga isi, lea na avea ai o ia ma "punk outsider", ofuina uma-uliuli lavalava, alu i fafo moshing, ma faia faʻataʻitaʻiga ma naifi taʻalo ma lona ola-i. Na ia paʻuʻuʻu mai lana vasega faʻatinoga ma faʻamoemoe e avea ma faʻatonu faʻamalolo, faia vasega i le fale e aʻoaʻo ai i le faʻamalosi tino.
ia aveesea faaletulafono lona faaiʻu o le "Voight" ae suia i lona igoa lona lua