John "Shrek" McPhee
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You lived in a brothel?
Yeah.
Why?
Not a lot of places for a 12-year-old to go.
How does a 12-year-old get involved in a brothel and get a... These are the people and your neighbors in South Chicago.
These are your neighbors and family, you know what I mean?
Yeah, this lady took care of us, the lady that ran it kind of deal.
She was like a hooker and a junkie, and I was just a little kid.
Oh, I was 12.
Nicest human being I ever met.
Yeah, you know, the beatings will continue till morale improves.
Even as a 12-year-old, that's fucking, you know, why are we fighting again?
So me and my brother thought we could do better on our own.
And we did.
Did she approach you?
Who?
No, it's like a family friend.
You know what I mean?
Like, literally family and friends.
Like, when you grow up, your parents, like, you have cousins, uncles, people that know people.