▁He ▁has ▁a ▁brother ▁named ▁Daniel ▁and ▁a ▁sister ▁named ▁Ed ra . ▁He ▁learned ▁how ▁to ▁play ▁guitar ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁Musical ▁career ▁The ▁orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁New ▁Found ▁Gl ory ▁date ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁when ▁P und ik ▁met ▁Steve ▁Klein ▁at ▁Mar j ory ▁St on eman ▁Douglas ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁the ▁pair ▁began ▁writing ▁music ▁together . ▁P und ik ▁later ▁stated ▁the ▁band ▁name ▁was ▁created ▁whilst ▁he ▁and ▁Klein ▁were ▁working ▁in ▁Red ▁Lob ster ▁together . ▁ ▁P und ik ▁says , ▁" We ▁came ▁up ▁with ▁A ▁New ▁Found ▁Gl ory , ▁we ▁wrote ▁it ▁on ▁a ▁nap kin . ▁I ▁think ▁we ▁pulled ▁some ▁of ▁it ▁from ▁" A ▁New found ▁Interest ▁in ▁Massachusetts " ▁by ▁the ▁Get ▁Up ▁K ids ". ▁They ▁rec ru ited ▁friend ▁Ian ▁Gr ush ka ▁on ▁bass , ▁who ▁they ▁had ▁previously ▁played ▁with ▁in ▁a ▁band ▁named ▁" Inner ▁City ▁K ids ". ▁The ▁band ▁pract iced ▁in ▁Gr ush ka ' s ▁gar age , ▁and ▁later ▁invited ▁Joe ▁" T aco ▁Joe " ▁Mar ino ▁to ▁play ▁drums . ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁Ch ad ▁Gilbert ▁( le ad ▁guitar ), ▁former ▁vocal ist ▁of ▁Sh ai ▁H ul ud , ▁joined ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁qu int et . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁work ▁with ▁New ▁Found ▁Gl ory , ▁P und ik ▁has ▁also ▁collabor ated