Zac Brown Band has had tremendous success in their career, including multiple #1 songs, millions of albums sold and dozens of awards won, but Zac says, “None of the success means anything if I can’t share it with my family, my blood family and my musical family.”
Zac is thankful for the timing of his success and the fact that it didn’t come when he was 20 because he says, “I’ve got a great family. My wife and my foundation at home is solid, my foundation ethically with my band and everybody is solid. You gotta have all those things to have a longevity in it. You can be discovered and have a couple songs and get out there and then go wreck your life, or just retire and go sit somewhere, but it’s a lot more than that for me. I owe a lot because I’m givin’ everything a man could desire.”
Zac Brown Band will be out on tour for most of the summer and fall, promoting their latest album, Jekyll + Hyde, and their new single, “Loving You Easy.”
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Zac Brown Band – quality of life :35 (**music bed underneath**)
Zac Brown – “Quality of life is the most important thing that you have and none of the success means anything if I can’t share it with my family, my blood family and my musical family. I’m glad that this didn’t happen to me when I was 20 years old. I’ve got a great family. My wife and my foundation at home is solid, my foundation ethically with my band and everybody is solid. You gotta have all those things to have a longevity in it. You can be discovered and have a couple songs and get out there and then go wreck your life, or just retire and go sit somewhere, but it’s a lot more than that for me. I owe this. I owe a lot because I’m givin’ everything a man could desire.”
WHAT THEY’RE DOING THIS WEEK – JUNE 1, 2015 – MONDAY
Zac Brown Band’s latest single “Loving You Is Easy” sits in the top 20 this week. Over the weekend (5/30) the video for the new song premiered on CMT. You can see it here. ZZB plays shows this week on their “Jekyll + Hyde Tour” in Charlotte (6/4) and Virginia Beach (6/5).
CMT MUSIC AWARDS 2015 – NOMINEE
GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR – Zac Brown Band “All Alright”
The 2015 CMT Music Awards will be handed out live from Nashville on CMT On June 9, 2015.
ZAC BROWN BAND – JUST THE FACTS
MEMBERS: Zac Brown (b. 8/1/1978) (lead vocals, guitar), Jimmy De Martini (fiddle, vocals), John Driskell Hopkins (bass guitar, banjo, ukulele, upright bass, vocals), Coy Bowles (guitar, keyboards), Chris Fryar (drums), Clay Cook (guitar, keyboards, mandolin, steel guitar, vocals), Matt Mangano (bass guitar) and Daniel de los Reyes (percussion)
HOMETOWN / ORIGIN: Dahlonega, Georgia
DEBUT SINGLE: 2008’s “Chicken Fried”
CURRENT ALBUM: – Jekyll + Hyde – Released April 28, 2015
CURRENT SINGLE: “Loving You In Easy” – debuted at number 18 on the Media Base / Country Aircheck chart.
GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT: 2008
LATEST MUSIC VIDEO – 2015 – “Homegrown”
RECENT TWEETS:
Zac Brown Band @zacbrownband Sunday, May 31
#ICYMI: Our interview with @GMA about our new album + tour. Watch more on JEKYLL + HYDE: https://gma.yahoo.com/video/zac-brown-band-album-upcoming-130953654.html
Zac Brown Band @zacbrownband May 30
Zac performs with @TMorello for the Paul Butterfield Blues Band at @Rock_Hall Museum Induction Ceremony. Tune in to @HBO TONIGHT at 8/7c!
Zac Brown Band retweeted
HBO @HBO May 30
Zac Brown of @ZacBrownBand honors inductee The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. #RockHall2015 debuts in 6 hours.
ZAC BROWN BAND – AWARD WINS
2009 – Academy of Country Music – Top New Vocal Duo or Group
2009 – CMT Music Awards – USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year — “Chicken Fried”
2009 – Grammy Awards – Best New Artist
2010 – Country Music Association Awards – New Artist of the Year
2010 – Grammy Awards – Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — “As She’s Walking Away” (feat. Alan Jackson)
2010 – Academy of Country Music – Top Vocal Event of the Year — “As She’s Walking Away” (feat. Alan Jackson)
2010 – CMT Music Awards – Performance of the Year – “Margaritaville” (Performed by Zac Brown Band and Jimmy Buffet)
2012 – Grammy Awards – Best Country Album – Uncaged