Brantley Gilbert admits that he wasn’t a saint when he was younger, often making poor choices, which is one reason his parents were a bit hesitant about his career choice in the beginning. Looking back, Brantley understands why they weren’t initially excited about his decision to pursue music. “I think if I was a parent and I were to catch my son, if he was supposed to be playin’ at a praise and worship convention and you show up and he’s at a bar in downtown Jefferson … which is amazingly stupid at 1:30 in the morning. But yeah, they walked in and caught me.”
Fortunately as Brantley got older he got wiser and got serious about music and he says, “Once I got to a certain age and they started seein’ that I could make a livin’ out of it, or at least the beginning of it I could screech by, they really got on board big time.”
These days, thanks to hits like “Bottoms Up,” “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do” and his current single, “Small Town Throwdown,” Brantley’s doing more than screeching by with music and his parents are two of his biggest supporters.
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Brantley Gilbert – mom and dad thoughts on singing :30
“As far as music went in the beginning, I think if I was a parent and I were to catch my son, if he was supposed to be playin’ at a praise and worship convention and you show up and he’s at a bar in downtown Jefferson, which is amazingly stupid at 1:30 in the morning. Yeah, they walked in and caught me. So, you know, in the beginning it was a little different, but once I got to a certain age and they started seein’ that I could make a livin’ out of it, or at least the beginning of it I could screech by, they really got on board big time.”
WHAT HE’S DOING THIS WEEK – OCTOBER 13, 2014 – MONDAY
Brantley Gilbert is on the road on his “Let It Ride Tour” this week with shows on Thursday (10/16) at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday (10/17) at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri and on Saturday (10/18) at the Iwireless Center in Moline, Illinois.
2014 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS NOMINATION
FAVORITE ALBUM COUNTRY – BRANTLEY GILBERT’S JUST AS I AM
The American Music Awards will broadcast live from the NOKIA Theatre in Los Angeles live on November 23 on ABC.
BRANTLEY GILBERT – THE FACTS
BIRTH DATE: January 20, 1985 (He’s 29)
HOMETOWN: Jefferson, Georgia
PARENTS: Becky Gilbert
DEBUT SINGLE VALORY: “Kick It In The Sticks” – 2010
DEBUT ALBUM: Modern Day Prodigal Son – 2009
CURRENT ALBUM: Just As I Am – RELEASED: May 19, 2014
CURRENT SINGLE: With Thomas Rhett and Justin Moore “Small Town Throwdown” sits in the Top 7 on Mediabase this week.
GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT: August 2012
CURRENT TOUR: His own “Let It Ride Tour”
LATEST MUSIC VIDEO – 2014 – With Thomas Rhett and Justin Moore “Small Town Throwdown”
RECENT TWEETS:
NO TWEETS THIS WEEK FROM BRANTLEY… LOOKS LIKE HE’S ON A TWITTER BREAK.
Brantley Gilbert @BrantleyGilbert · September 30
Thanks @DJHISH for the footage… Lights of My Hometown this weekend….
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BRANTLEY GILBERT – AWARD WINS
2012 – American Country Awards – Breakthrough Artist Single of the Year (“You Don’t Know Her Like I Do”)
2013 – CRS New Faces
2013 – Country Music Awards – CMA Triple Play Award – “Country Must Be Country Wide,” “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do” & “Dirt Road Anthem”
2013 – Academy Of Country Music Awards – Top New Male Artist