"Clyde" really had nothing going for him and deemed himself very unlucky in the first part of his life. Even his real name was forgotten and abandoned in the sea of loneliness.
After watching his father and brother leave him and seeing his mother die in the hospital in front of him, he always seemed alone and struggled to find happiness. His only true childhood friend was the music that his brother gave to him. Music remained his only true friend for a long time. That was, until he met Tyrone and the rest of his new friends. Especially, a certain "Rarity" on a trip returning from Seaddle.
Some later story scenes tie in with The Poncho Chronicles I: The Beans and The Poncho Chronicles II: South Beach.