From childhood trauma to rock legend: How pain fueled a superstar’s rise

on the team. His teammates once taped his mouth shut and, on another occasion, shoved him into a locker because he wouldn’t stop talking about his future ambitions.

“All of us sat back and laughed about [his boasts] and said, ‘Sure, Bill, we’ve heard this before,’” the coach told the AP. “He said, ‘No, you watch, I’m going to make it.’”

His anger toward continue reading …