Musician and actor Samuel Cieri realized something important younger than most: no one can stop you from walking out of the life prescribed to you and choosing one that makes you happy instead. He first exercised this knowledge by walking out of high school and never returning. He tells us about the unconventional life that followed, working as a piano player, a motorcycle salesman, and in a touring musical before dedicating his life to songwriting for his current project, Nicotine Dolls.