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Cole Hunter Durbin (born December 10, 2001) is an American born musician, songwriter, and religious activist for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Early Life

Cole Hunter Durbin was born on December 10, 2001 in Ruston, Louisiana to Rita and Lawrence Durbin, a retail worker and a sawmill operator respectively. He was raised in Winnfield, Louisiana until the age of 11 when his parents split in mid-2013. He has stated before that this had a profound impact on his life as his relationship with his father became strained. He moved with his mother to Simsboro, Louisiana in late-2013. He moved around 4 to 6 houses in Simsboro before his landlord lost his land and they were forced to move. They moved in with his mom's boyfriend and his teenage granddaughter, Summer. He has stated before that they did not get along and that their relationship was one of hatred.

Personal Life

Cole resides in Choudrant, Louisiana with his mother. He has struggled with anger issues, bipolar disorder, depression, and anxiety all his life. He is known to be a loner and keeps to himself outside of school. He attributes his issues to be the reason why he doesn't have very many friends, as he has stated before that it tends to push people away from him. He stands 6'1 and weighs 235 pounds.

Influences Cole has stated that he has many influences, his biggest being Synyster Gates of Avenged Sevenfold. Others include Sammy Hagar, Marty Friedman, Django Reinhardt, Billy Gibbons, Dave Mustaine, James Hetfield, Dimebag Darrell, Slash, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townsend, Kurt Cobain, Jeff Beck, John Petrucci, Lzzy Hale, Bob Seger, John 5, Steve Vai, Brad Paisley, Zacky Vengeance, Tony Iommi, Randy Rhoads, Mick Thompson, Jim Root, Brett Hinds, Frank Zappa, Dan Donegan, Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King, Scott Ian, and Brian Welch. He has stated that he is huge fan of country music, rock, metal, jazz, and blue but dislikes pop and hip-hop.

Equipment

Cole is a Jackson fan, describing them as "perfect for my taste, the feel is good, the neck is out of this world, and the pickups sound like no other." At the age of 12, he got his first guitar, a late 50's model Accolade acoustic, which he still owns today. "It's my favourite guitar that I've ever owned. Nothing could replace it," he recalled in an Instagram live video. From then on, he began to collect guitars, amassing 9 by the time he was 17. He recalls his first "real" electric guitar as a Squire Bullet Strat in an HSS configuration in a black gloss finish. He recalls, "I was Black Friday shopping with my mom on Guitar Center's website and they has a deal on that guitar and I begged my mom to buy it for me and, sure enough, she did. That was my Christmas gift that year." His next guitar was from his father- a Gibson SG Custom in a cherry red finish. From there, he purchased a Jackson JS32 Dinky in a Natural Oil Satin Finish which came equipped with a Floyd Rose floating tremolo system, which he called a hassle. Then, he purchased a Squire Bullet Telecaster in a black gloss finish. Later, in the summer of 2018, he traded his Jackson for a Jackson Kelly in a satin black finish. A few months later, he traded in his Bullet Strat for a Dean VX in a sunburst finish. However, this was not a guitar for him. This was a Christmas gift for his friend Jimmy. In February of 2019, Jimmy and Cole traded guitars. Jimmy gave Cole the Dean for Cole's Telecaster. In December of 2018, Cole purchased his second Strat, a Fender Strat in a silver finish, just after his 17th birthday. He favors Ernie Ball strings, Dunlop picks, and plays Crate amplifiers.