Robert Evans
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They fled Eastern Europe.
They lived under three or four governments, right?
Yeah, absolutely.
So, you know, this is a very classic early 1900s American tale of, you know, Jewish immigrant families leaving their country because of the anti-Semitic pogroms going on and then coming to America, settling in New York in a very Jewish neighborhood or being surrounded by other Jews who had escaped these same situations.
So obviously some generational trauma going on for sure to start off and also family trauma and also some questionable things going on with his mother already, you know, as far as her mental stability is.
So as a child, Spector was described as overweight and physically fragile.
He struggled with recurring health problems and was often encouraged to stay indoors rather than participate in sports or outdoor activities.
He developed a strong dislike for beaches, athletics, and physical competition and any environment where he felt exposed and inadequate.
Over time, his body changed.
He hates beaches.
Like multiple times throughout any of the biographies that you read about him, it's brought up that he doesn't like beaches, specifically beaches.
He's like, oh yeah, Phil wouldn't go to Venice because there was a beach close by.
Like he was like mad about it.
As he entered adolescence, he lost weight dramatically, and he became notably small and slight in stature.