After his family moved from Alabama to Georgia, Powell attended McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Georgia, where he met Lee and became involved in a band known as "Nuclear Hoedown".
ˈæftɚ hɪz fˈæmɪli mˈuːvd fɹʌm ˌæləbˈæmə tə dʒˈɔːɹdʒə, pˈaʊɛl ɐtˈɛndᵻd mək ˈiːtʃɚn hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɪn pˈaʊdɚ spɹˈɪŋz, dʒˈɔːɹdʒə, wˌɛɹ hiː mˈɛt lˈiː ænd bɪkˌeɪm ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪn ɐ bˈænd nˈoʊn æz "nˈuːklɪɹ hˈoʊdaʊn".