Early Life
Ott was born on October 18, 1970 in Berkeley, California. He was physically and sexually abused by his parents as a child and ran away from home at the age of 13. Ott then lived the life of a gutter punk and lived on the streets of Berkeley for 11 years. At the age of 9, he met future Operation Ivy vocalist Jesse Michaels and future Crimpshrine founder Aaron Elliot, both of whom Ott quickly became friends with.
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