When Brian and Tyler of Florida Georgia Line started their Tree Vibez publishing company, they invested in a tour bus to allow their songwriters to go out on the road with them and other artists to write songs, and according to Tyler, “It was just a great investment and everybody kind of won from it.”
The bus definitely impacted the way FGL wrote for their Can’t Say I Ain’t Country album. “I think if you listen to this album and compare it to our previous three albums, the quality of song it really does set itself apart,” says Tyler. “That is because we were able to write so much over the last two years. Having that bus on the road kind of joined our two worlds together. It wasn’t just touring on the weekends and just writing Monday through Wednesday in town. We could kind of do both. We could bring the writers out, let them get inspired by the live shows, let them get inspired by the fans and watch and see how the fans are connecting with what songs.”
Having the writers’ bus on the road allowed Tyler and BK to write at their own pace and as frequently as they wanted to, which ultimately led to them writing over half the songs on their latest album. Their latest song, “Talk You Out of It,” was co-written by Hardy, Hunter Phelps, Jameson Rodgers and Alysa Vanderheym.
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Tyler Hubbard – “I think if you listen to this album and compare it to our previous three albums, the quality of song it really does set itself apart. That is because we were able to write so much over the last two years. Having that bus on the road kind of joined our two worlds together. It wasn’t just touring on the weekends and just writing Monday through Wednesday in town. We could kind of do both. We could bring the writers out, let them get inspired by the live shows, let them get inspired by the fans and watch and see how the fans are connecting with what songs. And it was just a great learning experience for everybody and honestly it was a win, win for B.K. and I ‘cause we could spend time with the writers, we could write when we wanted to, and it was just a great investment and everybody kind of won from it.”