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
There's just a lot of people that hold on to what country means to them. I love fiddle, I love steel, but I don't think it should be a rule that it has to be used in every song. I think that's not what defines or makes country music.
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
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 went to my dad when I was 17 and said, 'I want to be a country music star.' Which every dad loves to hear. And he said, 'I want you to go to college.' So we had a discussion. And I'm pretty stubborn. I'm a lot like him. And he said, 'If you go to college and graduate, I'll pay your first six months of rent in Nashville.' So he bribed me.
Once your career becomes about something other than the music, then that's what it is. I'll never make that mistake.
If I wanted the ticket to be a $200 ticket, I'd have made it a $200 ticket, but I don't want it to be that.
I've played shows with injuries before but unfortunately cannot overcome having no voice.
Life doesn't get more real than having a newborn at home.
If I wanted the ticket to be a $200 ticket, I'd have made it a $200 ticket, but I don't want it to be that.
I'm not a trust-fund type.
I am very thankful and blessed to have a healthy and happy baby boy and baby mama.
I come from a long line of Sinners like me
I have a huge chip on my shoulder.
We're all given a window of opportunity, I think all artists are, of any genre. A window when you're truly relevant, the spotlight's on you and people are watching what you do.