Date of Birth 13 December 1967, Terrell, Texas, USA Birth Name Eric Marlon Bishop He was reared by his grandparents (adopted at the age of 7 months) and in fact his hit song "wish you were here" pays tribute to his grandmother. He is the father of a teenage daughter and studied music in college but his musical roots go back to church where he began piano lessons as a toddler--and later became the minister of music for his home church . He chose