Keith Urban
Keith Urban
Keith Lionel Urbanis a New Zealand-born Australian country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, musician, TV show judge and record producer. In 1991, he released a self-titled debut album and charted four singles in Australia before moving to the United States the following year. He found work as a session guitarist before starting a band known as The Ranch, which recorded one studio album on Capitol Nashville and charted two singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth26 October 1967
CityWhangarei, New Zealand
CountryUnited States of America
It's something I've always loved doing. I'm not one of the artists who comes in and just does my bit. I'm there every second of every day. That's my hands-on situation.
I love the beginnings of artists when all they've got is raw talent and nothing else.
I think everybody has different priorities in their life. People live their lives differently. People become famous through all sorts of different reasons... some of it through art and some of it through just wanting to be famous. And I think how that all starts tends to reflect how you live your life daily.
Raw is a good place for an artist. It's where the truth comes out.
I'm lettin' go of all my lonely yesterdays, I've forgiven myself for the mistakes I've made.
We just wanted to present a better tone for 'Better Life,' and I had been down to New Orleans and was struck by a combination of things -- how much has been done and how little has been done. We just wanted to bring a little more awareness back to the cause down there.
We go to Australia with LeAnn Rimes for a couple of weeks in October. We have a lot of shows between now and the end of the year.
You look at me and give me that 'come here baby' smile. And I know we can make it through anything.
One day I'm gonna run across your mind, but don't worry I'll be fine, I'll be alright while you're sleeping with your pride, wishin' I could hold you tight, but I'll be gone and on with my life.
Days go by like a hand out the window in the wind!
This is good for all of us, ... This is good for a lot of New Yorkers that are starved for their country music.
My dad was a drummer on the weekends when he was young. Being a kid in the '50s, he got bitten by the rock 'n' roll bug like everyone else. He had a fascination with American culture and the American dream. He fell in love with the idealism.
I feel like I'm 15 and in my first garage band again, ... I don't know where that's coming from, but I love it. I find an even deeper exuberance in playing music and putting on a show. I'm just giddy about putting all this together and giving something to people that they haven't seen before.
The dealer took $2 000 (R12 000) off the asking price, as long as I agreed to make an appearance at his dealership some time in the future.