My name is Scott. I was born into a typical American broken home in the state of Florida. My mom left my father when I was just a few months old but I got to see him every week. My mom did the best she could raising me for being so young. She worked full time and went to school full time for as long as I can remember. When I was young, my ambition was to attend the Airforce Acadamy and then become an airline pilot. Pretty lofty goals but they were soon dismissed when I found music.
I started out listening to bands like Metallica, Slayer, and the Stormtroopers of Death. Then in 1989 I heard the Dead Kennedy's taking a shot at metal and that was it. Punk rock took over and the scene had a sence of unity and accesibility that metal lacked. All of my attention was focused on music. I became a music snob and I guess I still kind of am. I've grown a bit more tolerant over the years. As Duke Ellington said "There's only two kinds of music, good and bad." And I still live by that motto. I love ALL kinds of music.
After high school, I left home to focus on a music career. For a number of years I worked at one dead end job after another and was going nowhere fast. I soon quit the band and rediscovered my spiritual roots. I attended the Catholic church for a lot of years but it still didn't quite fit. At that time I also started working with an optical company and was there from 1998 until January of 07. I joined a Catholic folk group and we put out a CD and traveled all over Florida. But that soon disintigrated and I moved to Colorado.
About 5 years ago I started listening to some of the old bands from my punk rock days and got back into a band called Shelter. One album in particular ALWAYS picked me up when I was depressed. It was called Beyond Planet Earth, and it still makes me feel good everytime I listen to it. Well, after listening to this band, it got me thinking of the time I was in D.C. with my highschool marching band and I met some devotees on the street. They gave me a book on spiritual yoga and I loved it. My band teacher took the book away but their kindness stuck with me over the years. I started going to the temple at least 2 times a week and read and ate prasadam all the time. Now that i'm married with 3 kids, I don't get to the temple as often as I like, but I still chant japa and read Srila Prabhupada's books. I am ever seeking a closer reationship with Krishna.
