By writing, recording, producing, and releasing a full-length album, Lauren Watkins has far exceeded what is expected of the average eighteen-year-old high school senior. Since she picked up the guitar, she has studied various genres of music and performed with many local ensembles, which is demonstrated in the wide variety of song styles on her debut album, My Greatest Inspiration. What started out as a quiet teenage girl writing songs in her bedroom became a raw and edgy full-length album full of wild guitar licks and emotionally charged lyrics. For a young artist, she has written songs that convey cynicism far beyond her years in a catchy compilation of eleven songs.