DEBUT SINGLE – “Don’t Come Lookin’”
Like a lot of young artists, Jackson Dean has been lucky enough to have artists who have been in the business for a while offer him plenty of advice. But Jackson will never forget one guy who took the extra time to have “the talk“ with him about how to stay out of trouble, how to avoid the pitfalls and mistakes that can happen when he starts experiencing some success, and how to keep his career moving in the right direction.
Jackson Dean – advice to stay focused :42
“Everybody kind of says the same thing, just like keep your nose clean, take care of yourself. One conversation I did have though, that really stuck with me was about an hour and a half conversation I had with Clay Walker about two years ago. He literally started, and he goes, ‘George Strait gave me this talk when I was about your age, and now I’m givin’ it to you.’ And it was just like no matter what, you have to put this first, cause if you don’t your family doesn’t eat. Whatever you have to do to keep yourself runnin’, do it. Whoever has to go, whoever has to step in, make it happen. And just make sure that you keep yourself straight. Clay Walker was that guy for me. He gave me “the talk.’”
Later this year Jackson will be opening a handful of dates for Hardy in December. Then in February he will begin opening for Blake Shelton on his Back to the Honky Tonk Tour, and we have a feeling Blake will not be shy about doling out advice to Jackson about staying out of trouble and keeping his focus on building his career. And we are certain Jackson will be grateful to listen to anty advice Blake has to share with him.