MJ: The short version, I was a punk back in the 80s and did my own hair and my friends hair. Plus I had gotten so many bad hair cuts and no one knew how to cut it…so I passed a beauty school one day and signed up to Pivot Point in Chicago, IL (1987).
So, I credit the Punk culture allowed me a lot of creativity and experimentation with hair.
I also learned from the people I assisted like Frederic Fekkai, I learned how to deal with upscale clients, gain people skills and speed. My first job was with Diana Ross with Fekkai.