There is a FANTASTIC article on AmericanSongwriter.com about Dierks Bentley.  Dierks discusses how he got into country music, what he’s learned in Nashville, and how important songwriting is to him.

“I can’t sing stuff that is overly ‘country,’” he says. “I wasn’t raised on a farm and I’m not really comfortable singing stuff that’s not who I am. But I’ve traveled and I’ve been all over this country, and I’ve found that country music isn’t about wearing a cowboy hat and growing up on a farm. It’s a lifestyle, it’s a culture, and it’s a mindset.”

Dierks definitely has a unique style, and it’s that style that has made him a big star.

“I’m not afraid to cut an outside tune,” he insists. “I really feel like what we [his band] do is a little different, you know? It’s still right there in mainstream country, but what I sing and what we do is just a little different, and I have a hard time finding songs that match, and that are true to what I am.”

You can read the full article here.  It’s really fabulous. 

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