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Trace Adkins: The man, the album, the truth

Narrow escapes have famously been Trace Adkins luck in life – his most recent being the house fire that claimed his Tennessee home on June 4. After reassuring fans that he and his family were safe, the Country star redirected offers of support he received to those hit by recent floods and tornadoes in the South, asking instead that support be sent to the American Red Cross.

During an up close and personal interview with this Country Music superstar at his farm outside of Nashville, the city to industry royalty the likes of a Dolly Parton, Willy Nelson, Garth Brooks and Reba McEntire, Adkins was introspective, humble and surprisingly shy.  In fact, he remarked that his shyness is often mistaken for being unapproachable or stand- offish, “ I am not the kind of guy who will enter a room and want to get all the attention.  I would much rather just find a quiet corner and sorta’ blend into it all”

But with the release of his newest album, Proud To Be Here, announced in front of thousands of fans on Saturday night during Adkins’ 13th consecutive CMA Music Festival performance at LP Field in Nashville, TN, he could not talk about his connection to the present fire that devastated his home and stole from him some of his most precious things without being clearly affected by the event.

“My home is in shambles, the first two levels burned up bad, the basement is still there, but the smoke and water just about ruined it so for me that house is just gone.   I lost everything I had in there, we will be able to save some of photos we stored in the basement.  They got really wet and ruined but I am told they have people who can repair them.   I lost my awards, Harley Davidson bike and a photo of me and Dolly (Parton) that meant everything to me… But I am blessed, I have my family, my kids and wife.   They are safe and that is all that matters.   I try not to think about it, I try not to think about what could have happened and how alone I could have been, how I could have lost my children, my wife… What happened was terrible, but I am lucky, I am luckier than many and I know it.   I can rebuild, I have work, I have a job… Life is crazy and I am just the luckiest guy in the world.

Adkins is lucky and he was genuinely moved by his recent brush with death and equally as hopeful and excited about his new album. “Proud To Be Here has a few surprises for my fans, some people are still shocked when they hear me singin’ the blues…But, I come from the Blues, the Blues are in me and I grew up with them.  This album is full of my signature sound, but sometimes the vocals stand alone and the Blues in me just have to break out and be heard.”

When asked if he has any regrets, anything that he would like to change, Trace got very quiet and very serious, “ I found fame later in life and made a lot of good friends before my music really took off, now sometimes the people I called my friends seem like they don’t know what to do with me or how to handle me.  I haven’t changed, but they have.   I am the same guy I was before all of this, but some folks who would have taken a bullet for me seem to feel like now I am someone different…. I’m not, I am me and yeah it hurts t know I can’t go back so I look forward and remember all the good things and all the good things I can do with my ‘fame’.  I can make a difference, I can help people and I can teach my kids how important it is to be good to people.”

 

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Simply for the fun of it!:  Inspite of everything, Trace and his daughter are having a contest.  Country music star Trace Adkins, with his daughter Brianna and his dogs Bella and Daisy, invites dog owners to enter the  Tail Waggin’Jingle Contest by writing a song about the fun they have with their four-legged friends. The Grand Prize winner gets to sing his or her jingle in a recording session produced by Adkins.

 

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