Jason Aldean Says He Took Songwriting Inspiration from George Strait – Do not Do It

by Cindy Watts

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In terms of songwriting, Jason Aldean turned to the King of Nation Music for steering – George Strait.

“George Strait’s made a profession on not writing something,” Aldean instructed Immediately’s Nation Radio with Kelleigh Bannen. “He’s simply actually good at discovering songs.”

It’s not that Aldean can’t write songs. He moved to Nashville to be a songwriter for Warner Chappell. He mentioned he knocked out “tons” of songs however has the identical downside now that he did then.

“It’s not that I don’t write or can’t write,” he mentioned. “I’m simply my very own worst critic.”

Aldean, who will launch “GEORGIA,” the second half of his “MACON, GEORGIA” double album on Friday, has no hassle discovering songs to document, and his well-known pals are pleased to leap in and assist. Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard contributed to the album, as did ERNEST.

Hubbard despatched Aldean the music “Your Mama” after the “Cruise” singer and his spouse Hayley Hubbard had a shock with their first being pregnant.

“Every time we’re reducing a brand new album, he’ll hit me up and ship me a couple of songs that he’s obtained,” Aldean mentioned. “His spouse was pregnant, they usually had been having a little bit boy, or at the very least they had been instructed they had been having a little bit boy. So, Tyler goes in, and he writes this music. Nicely, quick ahead. (He) finds out that that little boy just isn’t a little bit boy. It’s a little bit lady. So, he was going to chop this music for his little boy that he ended up having a little bit lady.”

The music labored for Aldean, whose son Memphis is 4 years previous. The Hubbards have since had two little boys, too.

New artist ERNEST additionally obtained in on the song-pitching motion. The “Flower Retailers” singer was hanging out on the seaside with Aldean and Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley when he performed “Holy Water” for Aldean.

“I simply lyrically thought it was so cool,” Aldean mentioned. “We had been simply on the seaside at the moment, and it simply form of all made sense. I assumed it was so properly written and lyrically, I imply, simply superb. It form of blew me away. And in order that evening, I’m like, ’Who do I name to place the music on maintain?’ And so I ended up placing it on maintain that evening… I’m like, ’Man, hey, textual content whoever you bought to textual content at your publishing firm.’ And so I despatched it to (my producer Michael) Knox that evening. I’m like, ’Verify this out.’ However the humorous factor was, it was the primary evening I’d ever met Ernest.”

Hear Aldean’s whole interview at 2 p.m. (ET) Friday or anytime on-demand at apple.co/TodaysCountry.