I started playing guitar around 8th grade, as far as i can remember, and have been singing ever since i could talk. i've also been writing songs as long as i can remember, but i really started fine tuning the art-- actually writing the songs down-- about the same time as i began to teach myself guitar. as is everything, learning the guitar and writing songs (i'm satesfied with) is a long process. some chords have been forgotten, and some songs have been dropped, but i continue to write, play, & sing.