At the age of 15, Samantha Marshall fell in love with music when she first heard Jackie Lee’s guitar solo in Ozzy Osbourne’s “Shot In The Dark." Immediately, music became an instrumental factor in her life. Later, Samantha began fixing and building her own guitars in North Carolina, soon gaining a reputation in the area of Hickory and even out to Greensboro.

Samantha struggled for a long time to feel comfortable in her own skin. She never felt like the person she physically appeared to be was the person she truly was. With courage, she came out to the public as transgender and with that decision, a new outgoing personality began to emerge. Her career at Larry’s Music and Sound was busier than it had ever been. With a newfound charisma, she strives to put the very best guitar back into the hands of every customer, hoping to help everyone who seeks her help find catharsis in music, the way that she has.

Watch Samantha discuss her journey through music, discovery and the innate necessity we all feel to find who we truly are.