CHRIS SMITH

BIO

And I don't mind growing older, and I close my eyes and I wonder
When there's no tomorrow, time can't be borrowed, it's true
Through the joy and sorrow, You know that I will follow you

And if those days would last forever they're only cast back out to sea
And we will meet on the horizon, and we'll remain eternally
I'll remember you

Chris Smith was born in England to a Swedish mother and an English father with a wanderlust. The family traveled extensively, living in Singapore and Hong Kong before returning to England. In 1969 the family relocated, this time to Ottawa, Canada.

During that time, the young Chris got his first real six-string guitar and his destiny was sealed. Chris grew up listening to jazz and blues and all things Beatles. His older brother Peter, who had his own following in Ottawa clubs, was a huge influence. Chris discovered his songwriting talent at a young age, recorded a demo at a studio in the Gatineau Hills and then enrolled at Humber College in Toronto in the s