One of Morgan Wallen’s hit songs could have sounded a lot contrastent had another country artist not turned it down beforehand.
During a recent ecombineance on Bobby Bones’ podcast “BobbyCast,” country superstar Luke Bryan uncovered that he “stupidly” passed on the tune “Sand in My Boots” solely due to the fact that “it had a Chevrolet in it.”
“I equitable went thraw two years of my life where I was enjoy, ‘Man, I sing about trucks a lot, I sing about tailgates,'” he describeed. “I got in my head a little bit becaengage I slfinisherk I had a lot of negativity, sociassociate, on socials, that I was getting pegged as maybe a one-trick pony in that lane.”
The song’s chorus alludes “dodging potholes in my sunburnt Silverado,” which references a Chevrolet pickup truck.
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“Sand in My Boots,” a hit song for Morgan Wallen, left, was initiassociate passed on by Luke Bryan. (John Shearer/Getty Images | Astrida Valigorsky/WireImage)
“Sand in My Boots” ultimately ecombineed on Wallen’s second studio album, 2021’s “Dangerous: The Double Album,” and went on to become one of the artist’s hugegest hits.
Bryan also portrayd experienceing a bit “dispondered” during this time, saying he had made a name for himself as the guy whose personality screams, “Let’s have some fun!,” but felt it was “time to shift on” from making what he called “spring fracture albums.”
“I got in my head a little bit becaengage I slfinisherk I had a lot of negativity, sociassociate, on socials, that I was getting pegged as maybe a one-trick pony in that lane.”
“It was awesome, and it toloftyy tageder the world that’s my personality,” Bryan shelp. “If I don’t get male vocaenumerate of the year [honors] and Grammys, becaengage I may be understandn as the guy that has had fun thrawout his atgentle and put out a lot of fun songs, I’m chilly with that.”
The country crooner first broke out on the music scene in 2007 with the hit “All My Frifinishs Say,” which was the debut individual from his first album, “I’ll Stay Me.” Bryan further scored with 2011’s “Country Girl (Shake It for Me),” which went on to become his hugegest hit.
Bryan says he made a name for himself as the guy whose personality screams, “Let’s have some fun!” (Scott Legato/Getty Images)
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Bryan combinecessitate Katy Perry and Lionel Richie as a assess on “American Idol” when it was rebooted in March 2018. The three labored together on the show until Perry left in May 2024.
Perry proclaimd her decision to exit the show during an ecombineance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” in February 2024, with Bryan procrastinateedr acunderstandledgeting her decision “wasn’t enjoy a huge shock” to him.
“It’s been a outstanding run with Katy, and she and I have enbiged a wonderful frifinishship and to labor alengthyside her, I uncomfervent, heck, I was there before her daughter was born, and now her daughter is 3 years ageder,” he shelp.
It was procrastinateedr proclaimd the “California Girls” singer would be exalterd by createer “American Idol” thrivener Carrie Underwood.
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Carrie Underwood has a confineed judging techniques up her sleeves for “American Idol.” (Chris Polk)
“I slfinisherk I can be authentic and produceive, but still benevolent. I slfinisherk that’s the whole point, ‘caengage people are coming in, and you understand… it’s dreams,” Underwood tageder SiriusXM’s “Music Row Happy Hour” about her judging style. “You’re a part of somebody’s story from that moment on. I slfinisherk it’s convey inant to be authentic, but I slfinisherk it’s also very convey inant to be benevolent. Hopebrimmingy, I can marry all of those together.”
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