That love continued even as he put together a band and started playing gigs around the region and beyond. Unfortunately, Williams also fell in love with drugs and alcohol. "While I was still in that freshman year, I taught myself to play my roommate's acoustic guitar and I fell in love with music." Soon Williams started to write songs using his new-found talent in his Southern rock-country-blues style. He later was set to play at a junior college, but a serious injury ended Williams' competitive basketball career. But some bad choices - including trouble with drugs – contributed to his dropping out of high school. The tall and athletic Williams was a promising basketball player back in his Arkansas hometown and had a good chance at a four-year college scholarship. I went forward at church camp and called myself a Christian but there was never a heart change." "I knew all about Jesus and Scripture stories and had a head knowledge of him. "My dad played (guitar) and led worship in church and I was there every Sunday and Wednesday." "I grew up around music," recalled Williams, 37, during a recent phone interview. He comes to Zeeland April 22 for a concert. Zach Williams won a 2018 Grammy Award for his album “Chain Breaker”The story behind the faith – as well as the music – of singer-songwriter Zach Williams speaks of the power of prayer and perseverance.Īrguably the most-awarded artist in Christian music over the past year with one of the most successful debut albums in recent memory, Williams and his break-out song "Chain Breaker" have a story to tell about his life's journey.
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