Jason Aldean
Jason Aldean
Jason Aldine Williams, known professionally as Jason Aldean, is an American country music singer. Since 2005, Jason Aldean has been signed to Broken Bow Records, a record label for which he has released six albums and 24 singles. His 2010 album My Kinda Party is certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. His 2012 album Night Train is certified double-platinum, while his 2005 self-titled debut, 2007 album Relentless, 2009 album Wide Open, and 2014 album Old Boots, New...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth28 February 1977
CityMacon, GA
CountryUnited States of America
I try to record music that people can relate to.
I'm very particular about the kind of music that I record and sing, and it would be the same way about the kind of movies that I would do.
I grew up in an age where I loved going and buying a physical record. Things that were digital and all that stuff, it wasn't around. So I loved going and buying an album and looking through the inserts and reading stuff and seeing pictures.
Records are one thing, and obviously, without hit songs, you don't have the opportunity to do your shows. But my live show has always been my selling tool.
I know I'm not gonna please everybody when I make a record. I don't let that affect any of my decisions.
When I was a kid, we went to St. Augustine, Fla., and I was lying on the couch one night with a Q-tip, cleaning my ear out after I'd taken a shower. I hit my arm on something, jabbed the Q-tip through my ear drum, busted my ear drum and couldn't get back in the water the rest of the time we were there.
I think everybody would love to say they were in a movie. Whether or not I'm any good at it, I don't know.
Country music artists are staying true to their roots, keeping it country but throwing a little bit of rock flair in there which I think is a good thing.
Obviously when you're making music, you want it to get out to as many people as possible. You want to reach as many people as you can.
If the right thing comes along and you get an opportunity to be a part of something you believe in, and you think it's cool and want to put your name on it, then you should.
My dad started teaching me how to play guitar when I was 13 years old. When he'd go to work, he'd map out guitar cords on a piece of notebook paper. I'd sit down and look at it every day and practice while he was gone.
My dad encouraged anything I wanted to do, especially music. Actually he drove me around to places where I could play.
Now one thing I think is really lame, is if you're an artist and you go to a karaoke bar and sing your own song. I like to get up there and sing stuff that I would never sing on stage anywhere else. Like Neil Diamond.
It feels good when your hometown supports you, and Macon's always done that with us. Every time we come here, it's an event - which is nice.