Monty grew up and attended school at Miller Grove ISD in southern Hopkins County.  His older brother Stevie owned a guitar, and as a kid, Monty would sometimes sneak into his brother‚Äôs room and try to play the guitar like Johnny Cash. Obviously, he learned a few chords because at age 20, he purchased his own guitar from the local pawn shop and started learning his favorite songs by watching country performers on MTV.  Monty had started working for the Hopkins County Sheriff‚Äôs Department right after high school, and ended up spending 6 years there. He later transferred to the Sulphur S