Addison Pierson has known him their entire lives. They went through relationships, fights, death and everything inbetween together. They were practically joined at the hip the entire time. Addison had pushed him to pursue his dream because she didn't want to see him be stuck at the bakery for the rest of his life.
Addison wanted him to because something better than just another boy from Holmes Chapel. I wanted to be be known throughout the world...
And that's exactly what happened...