from McCutcheon High School in 1985, Hoon joined a local glam metal band named Styff Kytten, which also featured guitarist Michael Kelsey, bassist Brian Bundy and drummer Barry Koch. He took on the role of frontman and lead singer of the band. It was around this time that he wrote his first song and called it "Change".

Blind Melon

In 1990, Hoon left Indiana for Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, he met musicians Brad Smith and Rogers Stevens at

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