John . J . Brooks. Born sean sawtelle Jr on May, 29,1994 in st Lewis mo to mother Maureen sawtelle erskine and father. Sean Thomas sawtelle Sr. brooks grow up between long Island new York & Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. brooks mother gave custody to father Sean sr when brooks was small and brooks was abuse and struggled to find his way. till 2010 when he was sent to live with his grandparents Brenda and Ernest sawtelle where brooks attended high school and graduated in June 2013 after which he struggled again and used drugs and alcohol to mask his pain of depression and abusive past. he now lives in junction city Kansas where he is clean and living happy he's met a girl he says he wants to marry .brooks is a solo country artist trying to hit it big but plays small bars and venues and also loading videos to YouTube is what he does currently. When asked what got him in to music he says artists like Garth Brooks George straight and Tim McGraw are why music is my passion I love doing it I love to perform and make. Music.