Answer:
1) He didn't think he could sing. In the text, it says, "'I didn't think I could sing,' says Bridges. 'I knew I could do stuff here and there, but didn't think I was good enough to fit.'"
2)His parents got separated when he was 7, his family was poor. In the text, it says, " After his parents separated when he was 7, he split time between suburban Fort Worth and inner-city Dallas, where his father worked at a community center.His family was poor, and shortly after Hurricane Katrina, 10 relatives from New Orleans temporarily came to live with him, his mother, and his half-sister."
3) Bridges said that his mom's friends gave him their old childhood clothes. In the text, it says, "He met Austin Jenkins, guitarist from Austin psych-rock band White Denim, at a Fort Worth bar. He noticed Bridges' singular '50s fashion style—crisp slacks, starched collars, high-waist jeans, exquisite vintage suits. suits. ('It all started when one of my mom's older friends gave me his childhood clothes when I was a teenager," says Bridges of his look. "It's funny when people think it's just a marketing scheme.')"
