Clint was raised in Brevard, North Carolina, a small Appalachian town southwest of Asheville by the Pisgah Forest. Music-making started as more of an emotional outlet than any desire for a career path. High school friend Barrett Davis taught Clint the basics of several different stringed instruments and co-wrote some of Clint’s first songs with him. Inspired by the rugged and rootsy sounds of early Avett Brothers records, Clint was writing songs by himself soon, refining his personal style with influence from Jason Isbell, The Wood Brothers, and Sturgill Simpson.