Brett Young admits that he has to have lived a song or experienced it through someone else to be able to write about it. His songs are usually very personal, and that’s because he has to be able to relate to them in order to be able to sing them with conviction. “I’ve always said that as a music fan, I feel the most connected to music that I feel like the artist seems connected to,” explains Brett.
In fact, Brett has experienced watching an artist perform who was not connected to someone who was not connected to his music, and he never wants to be that guy. “I’m not gonna name the artist,” he says, “but I remember I was a big fan of this guy, I had worn out his record and then he came to L.A. and played the El Rey Theater, and I was so fired up and I got tickets. And his music is moving, then I went and watched the show and it felt like he was phoning it in. He sounded great, looked great, it just felt like he didn’t care,” recalls Brett.
In that moment, Brett says, “I remember thinking, ‘Well, if he doesn’t care, why do I care?’ And so, I think me being connected to my music is step one in asking other people to feel connected to it.”
The 2020 leg of Brett’s Chapters Tour will kick off on January 30th, promoting his latest album Ticket to L.A., and his latest single, “Catch.”
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“I’ve always said that as a music fan, I feel the most connected to music that I feel like the artist seems connected to. I’m not gonna name the artist, but I remember I was a big fan of this guy, I had worn out his record and then he came to L.A. and played the El Rey Theater, and I was so fired up and I got tickets. And his music is moving, then I went and watched the show and it felt like he was phoning it in. He sounded great, looked great, it just felt like he didn’t care. And I remember thinking, well if he doesn’t care, why do I care? And so, I think me being connected to my music is step one in asking other people to feel connected to it.”