His First influences were in his Dads collection of early rock and roll including Chuck Berry, Elvis, and Jerry Lee Lewis. At a young age Nick Started to play the Classical piano. He took lessons until he started to play the guitar at age 12. In 1990 him and a cuple of friends formed a group called 311. So now 311 has made it big and Nick has formed his own clothing company called Ginseing. Him and a couple of buddies of his own it. He also owns 2 dogs: A Doberman pincer Emily and a mini pincer Jake.
"My goal in life is to incourage tolerance, understanding and cooperation between different races, sexes, groups and nationalities through love, education, and art." -Nick Hexum