Gadahn was born Adam Pearlman, the son of 1960s psychedelic musician Phil Pearlman, and raised in Orange County on a goat farm. He was home-schooled until the age of 15, at which point he moved in with his grandparents in Santa Ana.
A man identified only as "Azzam the American" appears on a tape saying America faces a new wave of terror attacks. (ABC News)[/url]
Adam Gadahn was a typical teenager with shifting interests, a relative says. He left California for Pakistan six years ago after converting to Islam. (ABCNEWS.com)
