His music style combines classic pop/rock arrangements and rhythm sections with traditional bluegrass, which he has termed "rustbelt country".

[1][2] Scott was raised by a single mother in a poor Irish Catholic family in Newark, New Jersey with his three older siblings.

[1][4] While attending high school in Union, New Jersey,[disambiguation needed], he was nicknamed Lucius by friends.

Steve graduated summa cum laude from the University of Arizona with a bachelor's degree in history and pre-law.

The music was influenced by traditional Americana and featured country pop rock, gospel, and blues and cowboy ballads.