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just broke my heart. The story about Liam. >> Yeah, Liam. That was in my shed and I
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remember I was showing Liam, what do you think of your haircut, bro? As soon as his eyes engaged with his haircut. He
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just started crying and I asked him, "Are you all right, bro?" And he said,
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"Yeah, I just I planned for this haircut to be my last haircut." And I said,
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"What do you mean?" He said, "Well, this was the haircut for my funeral. I wanted
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to look good in my casket because I wanted to take my own life. I want to take my own life." And I remember I just
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put my mirror down and just grabbed him, hugged him and just cried with him. You
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know, after he wiped his eyes, got himself together. He, you know, stood at my barber shed and he turned around and
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said, "Thank you so much for seeing me tonight." And I knew he wasn't talking
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about fitting him in for a haircut. It was, "Thank you for seeing me." Like
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really seeing him beyond the facade, beyond the mask, and just connecting with him. That was probably one of the
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first moments in my career where I thought, man, I am on to something