Younger Days
Lucius Echo (Nicholas King) was born in 1996 and grew up living between Newburgh, IN, Henderson, KY and Louisville, KY. His love of music and all things “different” and “unique” was a bit overshadowed in his early years by his hyper-energy, love of having fun, not liking to go to bed without multiple discussions along with the tendency to not complete school assignments!:) As he got older however, his love of music, art, parkour, free running, storytelling, martial arts among many other things started to manifest. However, this again was overshadowed by his diagnosis with T1D at the age 12 and subsequent teenager battles with himself, others, self-esteem, A1C, medications, drugs, psychiatric crisis, homelessness and relapses.
Musical Ascent
During this time, he quietly was immersing himself in different art forms to help self-identify, cope, and manage an inability to function day to day as most would expect of him. Quietly, he learned to write songs, create music and become enamored with different genres. Hopsin, Token, OmenXIII, Billie Holiday, Thrice, Frank Sinatra, George Winston, and XXXTentacion are some he has found inspiration from. Whether it be Hip Hop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Spoken Word, his evolution as an artist continues which has greatly helped him understand himself and manage his times of depression, psychosis, anxiety and sobriety. The goal he has for others that listen to his creations are best described in his own words.
