I still have my original social security card signed when I was 13.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
From the time I was 8 until now, I've been working. My Social Security is looking solid.
I was on food stamps until I was 18 and became an adult.
When I turned fifteen, I remember my father gave me a credit card which I was allowed to use for two things: emergencies and books.
I had my autograph down by the age of 13. I used to sign it everywhere.
I changed my name when I was 13. I don't know why but it made sense at the time. I wanted another identity. I wanted to reinvent myself.
Since 1935, this has been a pay-as-you-go system, and I always believed when I first started talking about Social Security that there was a little box that had my name on it and it had my benefits for when I retired. That is not true.
When I was 17, I signed my record deal and passed my driver's test. It was a very good year!
When I was 13, I was saying that I wanted to be signed to a label. I was begging my dad to get me signed with somebody.
Never once have I thought that Social Security would be something that would ever be available to me.
I was signed at 18 and had to grow up quickly.