We had incense and rock'n'roll posters, and we sold records and rolling papers. People could just, like, hang out. We had a cool vibe going.

Algebra looked like Chinese characters to me, and I could never get into reading Shakespeare. I just did not get it.

But I think, if you're in the spotlight, people are going to say bad things, and that's just the way it is.

I had no confidence at school. I was not a good student and I really thought I was pretty stupid. Just dumb.

I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I wanted to build some kind of lifestyle brand that was preppy and cool.

I looked at my competitors and I thought that, If they could do it, I could do it. And if, they are popular and doing well, I could compete with them.