Seksan, the son of an itinerant rice-farming family, moved to Bangkok at age 12 and found work in a shop owned by an aunt, making jewelry. He also worked in a factory that made air conditioners. In 1991, inspired by his favorite artists, including
Guns N' Roses and
Carabao, he saved up enough to buy an inexpensive guitar, learned some
chords and talked his way onto the stage at one of Bangkok's best-known live-music venues at the time, Austin Pub. Within a year, the 17-year-old singer-guitarist was leading the house band, playing
covers of Thai rock,
indie and pop, as well as
Green Day,
Nirvana, the
Rolling Stones and
Jimi Hendrix. In 2016 he was convicted of assaulting an acquaintance; after being sentenced to a suspended prison sentence (two and a half years) and community service, he "called on youngsters and his fans to have self-restraint during any provocative event and be cautious when posting comments in the social media". In 2016 Sukpimai's performance and the artists chosen to share with him were criticised in the Thai press; artist
Moukdavanyh Santiphone is country singer and criticsargued she was the wrong choice to join the bill. ==Incident at Lincoln Center==