Born Alexander Jeremy Stensel on May 26, 1990, Stensel was the son of two musicians, and as such, recieved much encouragement in the pursuit of happiness in the musical arts. At a very early age, Stensel had a childhood nanny named Lucy Fleetwood, the daughter of famed drummer Mick Fleetwood. One day, when Fleetwood was in town, he came over to visit his daughter, and played Stensels meager drum kit. Stensel was dumb-founded and quickly dropped the drums. Seeing Fleetwood play did however, fuel his desire to play some form of music, and Stensel shortly thereafter, began playing Alto Saxophone. By now Stensel was 6-7 years old and began to take an interest in rock music, and its many genres. At about the age of 12, he picked up the guitar. Both of his parents were accomplished guitarists, and found no quarrel with this. They bought him a $150 Oscar Schmitt OE-30 simi-hollowbody guitar, and after six months or so, started getting Stensel Lessons. He began learning from a Berkley School of Music graduat