Bill Tucker was once told as a teenager that no one born after the 1970s could create valid art. Born in 1980, he set out to prove this theory wrong. He grew up with a thirst for songwriting and performance, but feeling that there were few opportunities available in his small Illinois town, Bill dropped out of high school in 1997 and moved to Chicago. He became involved with helping the homeless by spending most of his early twenties volunteering, feeding, and even sleeping out on the street with homeless people to understand their lives.