East River Pipe

F.M. Cornog is an American songwriter, singer, selftaught musician, and homerecordist who records under the name East River Pipe. The New York Times describes Cornog as the Brian Wilson of home recording.

Cornog was born in Norfolk, Virginia, and raised in Summit, New Jersey. After high school, Cornog worked a series of menial jobs before succumbing to alcoholism, drug abuse, mental illness, and eventual homelessness, ending up in the Hoboken train station.

Source: Wikipedia