Eric Smith

Wyclef, he retweeted something I wrote to all of his followers. And I remember right around that time, I was like, man. This is a guy I grew up like listening to and I love his music. And now it feels like I've made it. It feels like I've arrived. So the stuff that I'm doing now, whatever music I'm writing, all of it, it all matters. Like I'm elevated.

Wyclef, he retweeted something I wrote to all of his followers. And I remember right around that time, I was like, man. This is a guy I grew up like listening to and I love his music. And now it feels like I've made it. It feels like I've arrived. So the stuff that I'm doing now, whatever music I'm writing, all of it, it all matters. Like I'm elevated.

Wyclef, he retweeted something I wrote to all of his followers. And I remember right around that time, I was like, man. This is a guy I grew up like listening to and I love his music. And now it feels like I've made it. It feels like I've arrived. So the stuff that I'm doing now, whatever music I'm writing, all of it, it all matters. Like I'm elevated.

I'm on this new level where people are just paying attention to me. Unfortunately, that was accompanied by paranoia that had long been bubbling up. And it went from me being excited about people kind of knowing who I am and paying attention to me feeling like things were almost Truman Show-esque. If you're not familiar with the movie, we're like, I thought there were

I'm on this new level where people are just paying attention to me. Unfortunately, that was accompanied by paranoia that had long been bubbling up. And it went from me being excited about people kind of knowing who I am and paying attention to me feeling like things were almost Truman Show-esque. If you're not familiar with the movie, we're like, I thought there were

I'm on this new level where people are just paying attention to me. Unfortunately, that was accompanied by paranoia that had long been bubbling up. And it went from me being excited about people kind of knowing who I am and paying attention to me feeling like things were almost Truman Show-esque. If you're not familiar with the movie, we're like, I thought there were

cameras everywhere, people were watching me, I couldn't get away from all of it. Very shortly thereafter, there was a very steep decline. I remember waking up one day and looking through random just Twitter feeds people were writing. I thought that I had found a code, decoded it, that identified there was gonna be assassination attempts.

cameras everywhere, people were watching me, I couldn't get away from all of it. Very shortly thereafter, there was a very steep decline. I remember waking up one day and looking through random just Twitter feeds people were writing. I thought that I had found a code, decoded it, that identified there was gonna be assassination attempts.

cameras everywhere, people were watching me, I couldn't get away from all of it. Very shortly thereafter, there was a very steep decline. I remember waking up one day and looking through random just Twitter feeds people were writing. I thought that I had found a code, decoded it, that identified there was gonna be assassination attempts.

on President Obama, who was the president at that time, and the Queen of Jordan, who was one of the first world leaders to kind of hop on Twitter and understand its value. The more and more I got into it, the more and more I was convinced there was definitely going to be an assassination of President Obama and the Queen of Jordan to destabilize the West, World War III, all hell breaks loose.

on President Obama, who was the president at that time, and the Queen of Jordan, who was one of the first world leaders to kind of hop on Twitter and understand its value. The more and more I got into it, the more and more I was convinced there was definitely going to be an assassination of President Obama and the Queen of Jordan to destabilize the West, World War III, all hell breaks loose.

on President Obama, who was the president at that time, and the Queen of Jordan, who was one of the first world leaders to kind of hop on Twitter and understand its value. The more and more I got into it, the more and more I was convinced there was definitely going to be an assassination of President Obama and the Queen of Jordan to destabilize the West, World War III, all hell breaks loose.

And I did what any sane person would do. I googled the FBI's phone number, and I called them to tell them about it. I told them everything that was going on, the code that I believed I had broken. They asked if I'd be willing to meet with them. I did on several occasions meet with them.

And I did what any sane person would do. I googled the FBI's phone number, and I called them to tell them about it. I told them everything that was going on, the code that I believed I had broken. They asked if I'd be willing to meet with them. I did on several occasions meet with them.

And I did what any sane person would do. I googled the FBI's phone number, and I called them to tell them about it. I told them everything that was going on, the code that I believed I had broken. They asked if I'd be willing to meet with them. I did on several occasions meet with them.

A few times in a blacked out suburban in a big business parking lot and also at their FBI headquarters where I live here in the city of San Antonio.

A few times in a blacked out suburban in a big business parking lot and also at their FBI headquarters where I live here in the city of San Antonio.

A few times in a blacked out suburban in a big business parking lot and also at their FBI headquarters where I live here in the city of San Antonio.

I was in full-blown psychosis at that time. And after several meetings with the FBI, they tried to tell me as much. In fact, the last meeting that I had with them, the FBI agents who I was meeting with their offices there in that San Antonio headquarters, they said, Eric, are you diagnosed with any mental health conditions? They're being very delicate and respectful about it.

I was in full-blown psychosis at that time. And after several meetings with the FBI, they tried to tell me as much. In fact, the last meeting that I had with them, the FBI agents who I was meeting with their offices there in that San Antonio headquarters, they said, Eric, are you diagnosed with any mental health conditions? They're being very delicate and respectful about it.