Stan grew up in the inner city projects of South Boston, which may be an unlikely place for a future country songwriter and guitar player to get his start, but as Stan puts it, "there isn't any difference between growing up poor in a rural setting or in the city. Poor is poor." His mother's love of Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, and The Stanley Brothers, coupled with the fact that she too was a musician, fostered his love of the genre. His songwriting reflects that love and respect for a simple melody combined with honest lyrics.

Stan says, "Matters of the heart are so complex and never black and white. Sure, we all fall in love, and that's great, but it's the why we fall out of love that makes poetry and songs so interesting. I think people can relate to someone's unhappiness more than they can to their happiness because the sad fact of the matter is, most people are unhappy. The day to day grind of trying to make a comfortable living or having a career that you really don't like and then throwing two people in love into the mix with different goals and ideas of what a future together means…. Well, that's a recipe for a country song."