- Convinced his school teachers to let him submit videos for every project be it a book report or geometric proof, partly in an attempt to bypass not having done the summer reading. Every one of the films both received exemplary grades and were banned from school grounds.
- Nearly severed his left nostril with his guitar during the second song of a 30-minute set in Ewing, NJ. After finishing the set without missing a beat, a crowd-member was heard commenting on how fake the blood spattered across the floor and ceiling looked.
- Attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ from the fall of 2000 to the fall of 2000.
- Founding member of progressive metal band, Divinity Destroyed, which Billboard Magazine called "Discovery of the Year" in the mid-2000s.
- Nearly severed one of his fingers trying to pull peaches out of a can when he was 3.
- Spent most of his life sleeping on the floor.
- Mark's most prized material possession at the age of 4 was a VHS copy of Commando recorded off HBO.
- Spent childhood living with severe allergies, eczema, rhinitis, and Tourette's Syndrome, was diagnosed later in life with bipolar II disorder, schizotypal personality disorder (SPD), avoidant personality disorder (AvPD), and exists in a constant state of bipolar-related hypomania.
- Had early aspirations to be either a doctor or a lawyer before watching Pulp Fiction in middle school and immediately scrapping all previous plans.
- Shot for seven days in a river immediately after being diagnosed with two herniated cervical discs.
- Took a swan dive off a couch onto a concrete floor shortly after having his finger sewn back on and smashed out his two front teeth.
- Spent his first night on campus at Rutgers University ramming his head through the dorm room drywall.
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