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Michael Whitaker Smith born October 7, is an American musician who has charted in both contemporary Christian and mainstream charts.

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Over the course of his career, he has sold more than 18 million albums. His mother was a caterer. As a child, he developed a love of music through his church. He learned piano at an early age and sang in his church choir. At the age of 10, he had "an intense spiritual experience" that led to his becoming a devout Christian. After his older Christian friends moved away to college, Smith began to struggle with feelings of loneliness and alienation.

After graduating from high school, he gravitated toward alcohol and drugs. He also played with various local bands around Huntington, West Virginia. During that time, his friend Shane Keister , who worked as a session musician in Nashville, encouraged him to move to Nashville, the Country Music capital, and pursue a career in music.

In , Smith moved to Nashville, taking a job as a landscaper to support himself. He played with several local bands in the Nashville club scene. He also developed a problem with substance abuse. I really started losing touch when I moved to Nashville, around April of ' I was smokin' marijuana, drinking, doing some other drugs; just being crazy, you know.

My mom and dad knew what I was doing. But they never hassled me; they just prayed for me.