We caught up with DierksBentley Breland to talk Nascar, country music, and how growth is necessary to keeping the genre alive
had a chance to catch up with the artists before the race of the season kicked off. We talked about Nascar’s roots in country music, expanding the genre with new sounds, and how growth is necessary to keeping country alive.arrived Friday, discussed the “parallels between Nascar and country” ahead of his show.
“Like any sport, if you’re not growing, you’re dying,” said Bentley. “And same goes for country music. We need to keep expanding and growing and I think it’s an exciting time to be there.” He credited the genre’s changing landscape to Black artists like War and Treaty, Jimmy Allen, and Breland, and said that although musicians are “still battling, still grinding, still trying to find ways to get heard,” things are “moving in the right direction.
The 14-time Grammy-nominated artist also spoke about how the pandemic shaped his writing process, forcing him to slow down and stay present in the moment. “I was able to just do things I’ve been missing,” said Bentley. “I needed to get my hands dirty in life, with my family, with adventure. And a common theme in a lot of my music, in a song like ‘Gold’ or ‘Living,’ talks about trying to find a higher, better version of yourself. And to do that, you have to go out there and live a little.
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