Adam has always been a creative person and had initially longed to be a performer. He began to sing as soon as he could speak, and as early as six years of age he sang in karaoke bars and in his school choir. He also took part in school plays and went to drama classes. He wasn't much of a reader until he became enamoured with Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings film trilogy at fifteen, and felt compelled to read Tolkein's novels. This galvanised Adam's desire to take up creative writing.