This week on Dropped Among This Crowd, Sean Martin opens up about the winding, unbelievable road that brought him to music — from singing in choir at four years old, picking up guitar and songwriting at twelve, recording his first album at just fifteen, and finding himself in the Airborne Infantry, looking to be a career Special Forces soldier at 18.Sean shares the cinematic chain of events that led to his sudden exit from the military, the trauma he carried home, and the unexpected kindness of strangers that helped restore his faith in humanity while trying to reintegrate into everyday life. He also reflects on being told he wasn’t good enough to attend the music school he dreamed of in Minneapolis — and how that rejection ultimately pushed him toward a much bigger journey.From arriving in Los Angeles with “Welcome to the Jungle” playing on the radio as he hit Sunset Boulevard, to spending nine years immersed in the full LA music experience while attending the Musicians Institute, Sean talks about becoming a lifelong student of life, music, and healing.The conversation also dives deeply into mental health, PTSD, therapy, and Sean’s evolving relationship with cannabis as a tool for healing. He opens up about the mindset that carried him through some of the darkest chapters of his life: if he survived the trauma once, he could survive healing from it too.Sean also discusses the formation of his band, The Quarantined, working alongside legendary Death Row Records engineer G-One Archie, navigating the harsh realities of the music business, and rebuilding after losing his band, his record, and his marriage. From there, the road eventually led him to Nashville, an open mic tour across the United States, unforgettable fan interactions, and the rebirth of The Quarantined.We also talk about favourite and least favourite gigs, what the band has coming up next, and what success truly means to him now after everything he’s lived through.This week's guest: The Quarantined[https://thequarantined.bandcamp.com](https://thequarantined.bandcamp.com)[https://www.instagram.com/thequarantined/](https://www.instagram.com/thequarantined/)[https://www.thequarantined.com/](https://www.thequarantined.com/)[https://www.youtube.com/@thequarantined](https://www.youtube.com/@thequarantined)https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRLSnfHDU7klmLlGOoPx_0AFollow DATC Media:https://datcmediacompany.comhttps://www.facebook.com/datcmediahttps://www.instagram.com/datcmediacompany/Follow Dropped Among This Crowd Podcast:https://www.instagram.com/droppedamongthiscrowdpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/droppedamongthiscrowd/Email: [email protected] a conversation on "Dropped among this Crowd": https://datcmediacompany.com/contact/ola/services/be-on-dropped-among-this-crowd-podcastFollow Sara J:https://www.facebook.com/sara.till41/https://www.instagram.com/sarajachimiak/Donate to DATC Media Company: https://datcmediacompany.com/supportJoin the community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Datcmediacompany/giftWant to be a guest on the show? https://datcmediacompany.com/contact-%26-collab-with-us/ola/services/something-on-guest-spot