Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley revealed details about his new solo single, “The Driver,” on Good Morning America, and he squashed any rumors of a band breakup. Charles tells ABC’s Juju Chang, “Lady Antebellum is always going to be my priority. There was just this artistic pull that I just wanted to just try this.”
“The Driver” is the debut single from his forthcoming solo project on Capitol Records Nashville. It was written by Charles, Eric Paslay and Abe Stoklasa.
His unmatched perspective of hours spent on the road pursuing a life-long dream is present through his impeccable voice, along with special guests Dierks Bentley and Paslay.
“The perspective seemed like a Crosby, Stills, and Nash story song,” Charles says of the lyrics. “We went in the studio to record it with no agenda. I thought maybe it’ll be the start of the next Lady Antebellum record, maybe we’ll scrap it, maybe I’ll pitch the song to other singers.”
“Having Hillary and Dave’s support means a lot to me,” adds Kelley. “We love each other and we’re having a blast. This was just a pure musical detour, to take myself out of my own head and off the treadmill for a minute. I hope and think it can bring in a fresh perspective when we go back in to make the next Lady Antebellum record.”
Fans who missed Kelley’s sit-down with ABC’s Juju Chang this morning can watch it HERE and listen to “The Driver” here:http://umgn.us/cktdv
Tonight, Kelley will also appear on ABC’s Nightline (ABC at 11:35P CT) when Lady Antebellum takes cameras backstage for their sold out first headlining hometown arena show in Nashville. For more information and for a full list of upcoming appearances, visit www.facebook.com/CharlesKelley.
Link: http://umgn.us/thedriver
Link to audio stream on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_byNyVlSQ0
Audio / Charles Kelley talks about his new solo project, which includes his new solo single, “The Driver.”
DownloadCharles Kelley (new project started with The Driver) OC: …different sound. :55
“You know I think picking the songs for me was the most fun part of the project. It started out, the main catalyst was I wrote a song called ‘The Driver,’ which is my first single, and I wrote it with a buddy of mine, Eric Paslay, and Abe Stoklasa. It just felt like for me that I was one of the songs that I was most proud of. It felt like one of the best songs I’d written in a long, long time. You know I think that song, once Dierks Bentley, I played it for him and he wanted to sign on, it really kind of, I don’t know, it was like the stars were aligning that this project really could happen, you know? So, in having a talk with Dave and Hillary about taking a break, it was just kind of perfect timing to chase after this. I don’t know, this was a perfect opportunity for me to kind of chase down a little bit of a different sound.”
