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by Stephanie Elgin
You can’t help but smile when you’re around him. He’s funny, he’s witty and he’s talented. His song is music to your ears and his words are nothing short of inspiring. And behind this talent is a young man, whose heart though stricken with tragedy and grief, has dedicated his life to helping others.
Trent Gill was born in Terra Haute, Indiana. He began acting at the age of 15, after an agent convinced him to give it a shot. Trent has since made appearances on many shows such as The George Lopez Show, Reno 911 and Cold Case, where he played a drugged out kid and son to a rich dad who was murdered. He even had a role on the popular Grey’s Anatomy. “It was awesome,” states Trent, “I played a character who was bashed and bloody from a car accident and I got to fight for my life before I ended up dying.” Trent enjoyed the cast of the show, as he spent most of his time joking around with actor T.R. Knight. “Once we heard ‘Action’ we got into serious mode,” states Trent.
The Santa Clarita resident decided to add musician to his title shortly after. “It all started when I was about 16, I guess. I used to write poetry (in song format) as a release for all my teenage anxiety, frustrations, sadness and so forth. Once I knew how to play guitar, I figured I should probably learn how to sing, so I taught myself.” Trent spent hours upon hours trying to imitate the sounds of his musical inspiration, Dann Saxton. “He was a major inspiration, I tried to copy what he sang and how he sang it. Now, Dann sings back up vocals on my songs when recording in the studio.”
In November of 2003, Trent lost the love of his life to Cystic Fibrosis (CF). “I was in a serious relationship with a woman named Sarina who had CF. At the end of 2003, she passed away at the young age of 21. Sarina suffered and battled CF her whole life but was an amazing woman of God who showed everyone around her how to love despite circumstances. I was an atheist who was lucky to even be in a relationship with her. When she died, I was brought down to my lowest point in life and then God revealed many miracles to me.”
Since then, Trent has become an advocate for Cystic Fibrosis. Taking his love for music and drive to find a cure for CF, he created a 2-CD music album titled 65 Roses. Going by his artist name, Pointless Thorns, one hundred percent of the profits he makes off of album sales go towards research to help find a cure. “I got involved with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation because I wanted to be able to prevent others from having to deal with the loss of a loved one due to this horrible disease.”
Trent also put his pen to the test as he published a book titled Last Request. “Two major events in my life brought forth my book,” states Trent, “the first was the death of my beloved Sarina, who I had planned to marry and the second was when God revealed many miracles to me and I was saved. The first half of the book is about my inner battles and struggles with depression, suicide and more, along with my relationship with Sarina and her relationship with CF. The last half of my book is my testimony. If you want to experience how awful it is to live and struggle with CF, read the first half of my book. The latter half is about how I went from being an angry and confused atheist to being a love-filled Christian.”
Trent is currently writing his new book, My Duty: The Revealed as well as working on another CD. He recently made an appearance on the FOCUS 4 “Prayer One” section of Cornerstone Television, to promote his CD and support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Trent will be performing at The House of Blues in Hollywood on Sunday, August 23, and will be selling his album after the performance to help raise money for CF.
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