David Walter Smith was born the youngest of six on Chicago's northwest side. Being, predominantly, a product of the 70s where guitar was a religion, David built his life around music and words. In his 47 years he has written countless songs and poetry, two novels, and two other published memoir: IN A VAN DOWN BY THE OCEAN; A HOMELESS MEMOIR Part One and STREET MUSIC AND OTHER LOVE STORIES...A Homeless Memoir Part Two