Mark Goffeney is a talented musician, guitar player, member of the San Diego Music Hall of Fame, and has had long hair for the better part of four decades.

He was also born with no arms. After learning how to play the trombone with his feet as a child, he soon got a hold of an old, rusted guitar with only four strings and began pursuing his dream of becoming a rock musician.

It was about the same time he began growing his hair long, whispering to his barber to “keep the length” while his parents looked on, or missing haircut appointments altogether.

It was wasn’t intended as rebellion, but an expression of identity. To this day, for Goffeney, long hair is part of who he is.

Learning guitar and practicing for hours on end, by age 14 he was shredding. As an amatuer street performer he played in Balboa Park and around San Diego through his twenties.

In 1992 he formed his band, "Big Toe," and released his first CD in 1999, a collection of his own original songs produced by Steve Dudas, the former producer for Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne and Ringo Starr.

Performing with legendary artists around the world in venues from Viejas Arena to Madison Square Garden, he has appeared in commercials, documentaries, telethons and reality TV, remaining committed to his musical career while advocating for people with disabilities.