Eric Church
Eric Church
Kenneth Eric Church, known professionally as Eric Church, is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Capitol Nashville since 2005, he has since released a total of five studio albums for that label. His debut album, 2006's Sinners Like Me, produced four singles on the Billboard country charts including the top 20 hits "How 'Bout You", "Two Pink Lines", and "Guys Like Me"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth3 May 1977
CityGranite Falls, NC
CountryUnited States of America
I can't stand making records.
As far as writing, it's grown because I've really grown comfortable with who I am.
The town I came from really had one industry, and that was furniture.
When I feel like every day when I get up I'm writing songs, that's the time to make a record.
The biggest thing is to continue to do what you do. A lot of people, when they get to a certain level, start thinking about it too much and they change what they do.
When I first started, you could go to a college campus and it was not cool to wear a country artist's shirt on campus. It was taboo, and there was a stigma involved. In the time from then till now, I'm amazed at how much things have changed. It's young now, it's cool, it's hip
In the digital age we're in now, with satellite radio and Pandora and stuff like that, it's not about, "I listen to this kind of music." It's about, "I listen to good music and bad music."
Country fans are the best fans out there because of the loyalty, and the way that they apply your music to every aspect of their life.
I think a lot of times, artists and albums can become formulaic. You're known for a certain thing, and you continue to do that. You just change the subject matter, but it's the same song. And that's what you do.
I don't care if I starve.
The most important thing for me as an artist is having an identity.
If I was concerned about my legacy, there’s no way I would ever sit there [and be a reality-show judge]. Once your career becomes about some¬thing other than the music, then that’s what it is. I’ll never make that mistake.
The key to songwriting is just to be able to observe, and put yourself in situations to be around people, and let those ideas come to you.
I have a new hobby and it's pretty much logging.