Rock School
prev.
play.
mark.
next.

:09:01
Or is she gonna make it
as. Joni Mitchell...

:09:04
who could fuckin' play guitar?
I'll tell you what.

:09:12
I'm William H. O'Connor.
:09:16
I was born Caesarean birth.
:09:18
My head was too big to come out
of my mother's uterus...

:09:21
and the umbilical cord
was wrapped around my neck.

:09:24
I have received, I think,
brain damage from that, they think.

:09:28
And from one to three,
I had to wear a neck brace...

:09:33
because my head was too big.
:09:35
And I had to sleep standing...
sitting up like the Elephant Man.

:09:38
Otherwise, blood would rush
to my head and I would die.

:09:40
I was misdiagnosed as retarded
:09:42
and entered the sixth...
Kindergarten at age seven.

:09:47
Other kids would tease me,
call me stupid and retarded.

:09:51
I had to go to special L.D. Classes
for reading and writing.

:09:56
Up till five, I wasn't
given a chance for anything...

:09:59
and I wasn't allowed
to leave my house.

:10:01
I spent most of my time
with my mother, who has one hand...

:10:04
and she taught me how to draw.
:10:06
And, basically, that's what I do
with my life. I'm an artist.

:10:09
I like to draw.
:10:11
I've attempted suicide a lot...
since very young.

:10:17
I can remember when I was little...
:10:19
wrapping the extension cord
of the vacuum cleaner around my neck...

:10:23
and trying to jump off the banister.
:10:26
One of my only friends
was a member of Rock School...

:10:30
and I went to see him
at a performance.

:10:32
I was sitting off by myself and Paul Green
actually asked me to join Rock School.

:10:37
He is a piss-poor musician.
:10:39
I mean, and he's, like,
"I wanna be challenged this season. "

:10:42
I gave him some challenging
songs and I would...

:10:44
I would be stunned if he learns
half his songs correctly. And we'll see.

:10:49
I think I greatly overestimated
Will's ability to better himself.

:10:54
Here's some of his bass songs. Will's like,
"I want a challenge. " Here's a challenge...

:10:58
Will you stop making fun of Will
for the night? 'Cause he's clearly upset.


prev.
next.