Jake Owen
Jake Owen
Joshua Ryan "Jake" Owenis an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to RCA Nashville in 2006, he released his debut studio album Startin' with Me that year. This album produced three singles, all of which reached top 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart: his debut single "Yee Haw", "Startin' with Me", and "Something About a Woman". A second studio album, 2009's Easy Does It, has accounted for three more singles: "Don't Think I Can't Love You", "Eight...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth28 August 1981
CityWinter Haven, FL
CountryUnited States of America
You can pick songs that sound like hits, but if it's not something that somebody wants to tell their friends, 'Hey man, have you heard this song?' then I don't think it's worth it. The only way to get your music out there, is for someone to tell their friends about it.
There's a lot that goes into being Tim McGraw or Kenny Chesney. They have great songs, their show is great, they're very fit. When you look at somebody who takes care of themselves, takes care of their business, that's what every CEO would do.
At first I was a little leery to just post photos of my little girl all the time and kind of exploit her to the world.
I look at my little girl and I wonder what she's going to be and what she's going to do and what is it that leads girls certain directions in life. I think a lot of that goes back to what kind of father they had, and so it makes me want to be the best dad I can possibly be.
I went from a playing in a bar on a bar stool for free beer and tip money, where people weren't paying attention to me, to now I've got their attention. It's up to me to what I feed them with my music. It's up to me how I do that. I've put a lot of thought into how great the songs are, and how I want people to perceive me.
I was given such a great gift. It's a miracle that never stops amazing me and reminding me to give thanks, every day. Having a wife and daughter gives me a lot more purpose. I was much more selfish before, but now I think about what kind of role model I'll be. I just want to be a better man.
I like to take my dog on the road. He stays up front; he likes it there.
I believe a No. 1 song starts happening when it's believable and validating.
But that's the problem with playing new music sometimes before the record comes out: You have a bunch of yayhoots with opinions.
You hear about people your whole life, 'So-and-so has cancer,' and you're like, 'Wow, that's too bad,' and then most people tend to go about their day. But when someone tells you that it's your father or it's your family, that doesn't tend to go away.
There's always going to be life experiences that find their way into my songs.
The lips on my upper right bicep are my girlfriend's lips. She has the most amazing lips, and I wanted to carry them around with me everywhere I go, considering I can't carry her lips physically with me. So I decided to place them in a discreet location, such as the inside part of my bicep.
Back down a country road the girls are always hot and the beer is ice cold.
I am big into water sports and just being out on the water. That is second nature to me, being from Florida.