Below is a great long interview with Scotty McCreery from myYearbook ! Some of the highlights are that Scotty discusses his motto, 写作 songs, what he recommends for everyone to experience, and what he hopes that his 粉丝 get out of his album! Read it all below:
When did 你 first discover your voice?
I’ve been 唱歌 my whole life. I don’t remember not singing. I think it was around 13 that my voice started changing. It just kind of dropped off; I kind of skipped that cracking phase.
Do 你 have any childhood memories of singing?
I don’t remember it, but my mom says that when I was a baby at my one-year-old check-up she looked at the doctor and said, ‘Look! This baby will sing to you!’ Then she hummed a little nursery rhyme to me and I hummed it back to the doctor. It was a pretty cool thing. I’ve been 唱歌 my whole life. I sang in church and children’s choir too.
How has your faith influenced your passion for music?
Greatly, I grew up 唱歌 [in the church]. My faith plays a big role in my music. 你 can tell that because the last song on the album is a faith-based song. Hopefully, one 日 we can produce and make one of those faith-based albums to 显示 people exactly where I come from and who I am.
你 learned 吉他 at age 10. Did it come naturally to you?
I think the rhythm maybe, but I still have to learn all the chords and finger lays. My hands are kind of small, so I have to find a way to do it. I remember my 吉他 teacher saying something to my mom about how I had a natural rhythm. I think that’s something that just musically has been in my head the whole time.
When did 你 first discover your voice?
I’ve been 唱歌 my whole life. I don’t remember not singing. I think it was around 13 that my voice started changing. It just kind of dropped off; I kind of skipped that cracking phase.
Do 你 have any childhood memories of singing?
I don’t remember it, but my mom says that when I was a baby at my one-year-old check-up she looked at the doctor and said, ‘Look! This baby will sing to you!’ Then she hummed a little nursery rhyme to me and I hummed it back to the doctor. It was a pretty cool thing. I’ve been 唱歌 my whole life. I sang in church and children’s choir too.
How has your faith influenced your passion for music?
Greatly, I grew up 唱歌 [in the church]. My faith plays a big role in my music. 你 can tell that because the last song on the album is a faith-based song. Hopefully, one 日 we can produce and make one of those faith-based albums to 显示 people exactly where I come from and who I am.
你 learned 吉他 at age 10. Did it come naturally to you?
I think the rhythm maybe, but I still have to learn all the chords and finger lays. My hands are kind of small, so I have to find a way to do it. I remember my 吉他 teacher saying something to my mom about how I had a natural rhythm. I think that’s something that just musically has been in my head the whole time.
Sometime 下一个 月 the official nominated 列表 should be released, but Scotty McCreery is one of the many incredible artists/groups battling it out this 年 to be nominated.
Unfortunately, this is not a fan-voted process, so we can only keep our fingers crossed and our hopes high! I'm sure that everyone, friends, family, and 粉丝 alike would be speechless if Scotty were to win a Grammy...but out of the thousands who auditioned for 'American Idol', a 17 年 old from Garner, NC came out victorious...who's to say he can't win a Grammy too!?
SCOTTY MCCREERY
1) Record of the 年 – I 爱情 你 THIS BIG
2) Song of the 年 – I 爱情 你 THIS BIG
3) Country Song of the 年 – I 爱情 你 THIS BIG
4) Country Solo Vocal – SCOTTY MCCREERY
5) Short Form 音乐 Video – I 爱情 你 THIS BIG