“One thing I think is just a terrible decision is to sing one of your own songs from your own record,” Young, 36, said. Young won new male artist at this year’s ACM Awards and is up for new artist at the CMA Awards in November. He had been playing guitar since high school and was inspired to start writing songs after listening to Gavin DeGraw. It’s a real classic underdog story.”Turns out he came to Nashville at just the right time. Young’s image as a sensitive, athlete-turned-songwriter slid right into a niche among country music fans tired of party songs.

Source: National Post September 14, 2018 15:33 UTC