Jim Casey talks with Lee Brice about:
- early mornings with his three kids, Takoda, Ryker and Trulee
- his five-month-old daughter, Trulee
- releasing his self-titled studio album on Nov. 3
- why he decided to self-title the album (the Metallica effect)
- building the album on an organic level via the instrumentation
- putting every bit of “Lee Brice” into the album
- co-producing the album
- co-writing 11 songs on the album with the likes of Ross Copperman, Dallas Davidson, Rhett Akins and more
- co-writing “Story to Tell” with Edwin McCain, a song that features Warren Haynes on guitar
- current single, “Boy,” and what his two sons think about it
- making the video for “Boy”
- recording “The Best Part of Me” for his daughter
- spending family time in South Carolina this winter
- hitting the road in January
Quote Worthy:
- Lee Brice: “Edwin McCain was my hero growing up. He’s from South Carolina. Growing up it was him and Garth . . . they were two of my biggest influences. I was able to get in touch with [Edwin]. I called him upĀ . . . and he came to Nashville. We wrote two songs that night. It was like I’d known him my whole life. And then I decided that one of the songs [“Story to Tell”] was for sure going on the record, so I asked him if he would come sing on it . . . he’s so talented and so smart and so funny. It was crazy to be able to go make music with one of my heroes.”
Show Participants:
- Lee Brice
- Jim Casey, NCD editor in chief
photo by Brian Egan