As an aspiring artist, Payn faced a lot of challenges. His daughter, Gemma Trent, kept him motivated to pursue his vision to achieve a legacy to leave behind for her. Growing up in Welsh,La, while going to school in Hathaway, where his mother taught, he faced diversity of two different worlds by day and night. Through all the negativity, he managed to maintain mental health by writing poetry. His poetry released the bad energy. His poetry then transformed into music, which became his art. Within his art, he created his voice .