User talk:Csmith96

Csmith96 (talk) 02:08, 7 June 2016 (UTC)Corey Phillip Smith (born September 4, 1996) is an American citizen of the United States and a current resident of Valdese, North Carolina.

Early Life
Smith was born on September 4, 1996 to Royce Wayne Smith and Maria Huffman Smith. Smith had a vast interest in music since he was 6 years old. He starting playing the piano when he was 7 years old and played till he was 19 years old. When Smith was 13 years old, he picked up the Bass guitar and began to enjoy playing it more than the piano. Later on, he would pick up the guitar and give up the piano.

School Life
Smith attended three different elementary schools including Rutherford College Elementary (2000-2001), Mountain View Elementary (2001-2005), and Hallyburton Elementary (2005-2008). After Elementary school, Smith attended Heritage Middle School (2008-2011). After Middle School he attended Jimmy C. Draughn High School (2011-2015). Currently Corey is attending Western Piedmont Community College to pursue the Associate in Arts degree.

Music Life
Corey has played a number of instruments during his life including Guitar, Bass, Piano and Percussion. He started taking Piano lessons when he was 7 and stopped at 19. Corey taught himself how to play the bass and learned what he learned on the bass, on the guitar. He has been playing both since he was 13. Although Corey never learned how to play the drums, he learned how to play a Cajon which is a Spanish percussion instrument. He has played the Cajon for 3 years.