Duarte was born in San Antonio, Texas, and was first inspired by music at age eight after seeing Fiddler On The Roof on television. Duarte first began playing on his brother's guitar and then obtained his own electric guitar, a Supro, at the age of 14.
Duarte was born in San Antonio, Texas, where he became interested in music at the age of eight after watching Fiddler On The Roof. He started playing guitar with his brother's instrument and later got his own electric guitar, a Supro, when he turned 14.