Making music may be what The Cadillac Three does for a living, but lead singer Jaren Johnston says making music is also how he likes to relax and escape from the world. The band has a mini studio in the back of their tour bus, where Jaren wrote their current single, “White Lightning,” and he says, “If that back door is shut nobody messes with me. They know I’m kinda workin’.”
While some artists consider making demos and creating new tracks work, or find it to be stressful, Jaren says, “I think I’m a lot different than a lot of people. Like, that’s my escape a lot of times is writing and being creative… I love doin’ demos too.”
One thing Jaren admits he has no interest in is being a music producer. He says, “I get a lot of people askin’ if I would wanna produce somethin’, and I’m like, ‘That sounds exhausting!’ I’m like, I can’t imagine putting in the amount of love and stuff that I put into my own stuff for someone that I was just kind of into. It’s like marrying a girl you don’t love.”
Never say never, but for now Jaren is content working on his own music, making his own demos and finishing up The Cadillac Three’s debut album for Big Machine Records.
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Jaren Johnston – “I think I’m a lot different than a lot of people. Like, that my escape a lot of times is writing and being creative. So it’s like, I have a studio in the back of the bus and honestly if that back door is shut nobody messes with me. They know I’m kinda workin’. I love doin’ demos too. A lot of people don’t like doin’ that. A lot people call me the original track guy, which I’m not at all, but I just work in Garage Band. I enjoy it. It’s kind of an escape. I don’t even really feel the…there’s a lot of stress sometimes, deadlines and stuff. But, that’s the main reason why I don’t produce stuff. I get a lot of people askin’ if I would wanna produce somethin’, and I’m like, That sounds exhausting. I’m like, I can’t imagine putting in the amount of love and stuff that I put into my own stuff for someone that I was just kind of into. It’s like marrying a girl you don’t love.”
WHAT THEY’RE DOING THIS WEEK – OCTOBER 19, 2015 – MONDAY
The Cadillac Three are now on the road as part of Chase Rice’s new headlining tour with a show on Friday (10/23) at Cowboys Dance hall in San Antonio, Texas.
THE CADILLAC THREE – THE FACTS
MEMBERS: Jaren Johnston b.10/4 (lead vocals, guitar), Kelby Ray (bass guitar, Dobro, acoustic guitar, vocals), and Neil Mason (drums, vocals).
HOMETOWN / ORIGIN: Nashville, Tennessee
DEBUT SINGLE: “The South”
DEBUT ALBUM: The Cadillac Three – RELEASED: May 7, 2014
CURRENT SINGLE: “White Lightning” – released in April.
GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT: July 22, 2014
LATEST MUSIC VIDEO – 2015 – “White Lightning”
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