When he started fronting a southern rock band, his self-described “reckless lifestyle” went into overdrive. His passion for music continued to grow, but so did his partying. WATCH NOW: Zach Williams "Chain Breaker" Official Music VideoĬollege poetry classes helped him shape lyrics as he began writing his own songs, while also working toward an art degree. “I started playing that guitar, and I just fell in love with music.” I can just feel something,” Williams remembers. “As soon as I picked it up, I was like, Man, there’s something here with this guitar. While redshirting, he gravitated toward his roommate’s guitar. Williams might have been the life of the party, but his athletic aspirations were quickly shattered when he tore five ligaments in his ankle before he even played the first game of the season his freshman year. “Every day was just a competition to see who could party harder, and I carried that into my life for probably 13 years.” “I found myself partying every day, trying to outdo all the guys I lived with or hung out with,” the GRAMMY winner reveals. His superior height and skill on the basketball court, however, garnered the attention of college recruiters and a year later, while playing in a men’s basketball league, Williams was offered the chance to walk on to a team and earned a full scholarship to a college three hours away from his hometown of Jonesboro, Arkansas.įar from home and free of all parental supervision, Williams’ teenage penchant for drugs and alcohol escalated. As an 18-year-old kid, he took the GED and started working for his dad’s construction company.
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