On being a musician: “I started out playing the drums and then I ended up playing the guitar. My mom ended up marrying the man who owned the only—the only—music store in Scottsdale, Arizona at the time. That’s how I learned how to read sheet music, chords, everything.”
We asked him to write a note.
On being homeless: “I don’t have a home now. I got evicted from where I was living. This was about a month ago. Oh well. All of my stuff is over there, too, I don’t know where to put it. I don’t have any money for storage.”
Alden's note from December 30th, 2015: I Eye Love U! U Love Me! That's the way it's meant to be!
He also wanted to show us his shoes.
“I bought these shoes about a month ago. Look how they look. Take a picture!"
Photos and Interview by Jose Olivares, at the Reno bus depot, December 30, 2015