Dustin Lynch Remembers the Moment He Decided to be a Country Singer
It took a while for DUSTIN LYNCH to figure out what he wanted to do for a living. He went to college on a golf scholarship, but he was also smart enough to get accepted into med school with his sights on being a surgeon.
Not to mention that little hobby of performing in clubs. He explains, quote, “I played college bars and frat parties, and I had a good following all around the Southeast. And I was making $2,000 on a Friday night. That’s a lot of money for a college kid.”
But the light didn’t go on until he and some buddies bought lottery tickets. He adds, quote, “We were talking about what we’d do if we won. Like, buy a helicopter and this and that. And I said, ‘If I win, I’m still gonna go and play at that frat party.’
“That was the turning point for me . . . that if I have more money than I know what to do with and I still want to go play a frat party, I should keep playing my music.”
Obviously, his parents were THRILLED with his new career choice. Quote, “It killed [them.] They still bought me scrubs for my birthday, even after I decided not to go to med school.”
The Band Perry Is Feeling Energized After Their Grammy Win
THE BAND PERRY could sit back and rest for a while after winning their Grammy on Sunday . . . but they’re not going to. KIMBERLY PERRY says, quote, “It definitely raises the momentum.
“We’re [making] our third album and it gives us an extra burst of energy going into that. We’ve always been bar raisers and we’re reaching deeper than ever before, and this sure makes it exciting to jump back into the studio.”
RaeLynn is a Self-Described “Selfie Queen”
If it looks like RAELYNN put selfies on the front of her “Me“ EP, well, that’s because she did. She’s way into them. She says, quote, “The cover of my EP is for sure selfies that I took in my room at my apartment in Nashville.
“Yes, I am a very big selfie person. I can’t help it. I’ve always been that way. You can love it or hate it but I’m a #SelfieQueen.”
There’s a great video of KACY MUSGRAVES performing her song “John Prine” . . . while seated next to JOHN PRINE. They were on last month’s Cayamo music cruise when it happened.
WILLIE NELSON announced that the 30th Annual Farm Aid will be going down September 19th. The early lineup includes John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews, Neil Young, and Willie . . . but many more will be announced the closer we get to the show. Details are still being worked out. You can grab updates atFarmAid.org.
Jack Ingram, Will Hoge, and Bruce Robison are some of the performers at this year’s “Mack, Jack & McConaughey” event, which is going down April 16th and 17th in Austin, Texas. This is the fundraiser started by Ingram, Matthew McConaughey, and football coach Mack Brown, and it benefits children’s charities across America. Jimmy Kimmel will be the emcee at Sunday’s concert. Details are at MackJackMcconaughey.org.