Sam Hunt lives on the “Outskirts” of town, and he also grew up on a farm in Georgia complete with horses, cows and all sorts of other animals. Now that he’s a father, he really sees the importance of reconnecting with your roots and where you came from, which he feels also affects his music.

“My life has, it’s changed quite a bit in terms of my everyday experience, and I appreciate having access to the rural southern farm life experience on a day-to-day basis and how healthy that is, how good it is for your heart and soul,” says Sam. “And maybe that’s because I grew up in it, and it’s home and that’s what reminds me of home, but my brother’s still down there, and I see his kids growing up out there, running around on the farm and around those cows and horses and animals and neighbors too, and just they get together with other family members all the time. I miss that, and I’m definitely making a point as I get older to get back to, you know, that lifestyle. Even if I’m not raising cattle like my brother, I still want to be around it and around those people because those are those are the people who listen to country music. And when you move off to the big city to make it in country music, you become so removed from them that you can become a little detached from who you are and where you came from and the folks who are listening to your music, and if you do that, then your music’s just not going to connect anymore. So, it’s become more and more important to me to make sure that I’m getting back to my roots, as cliché as it sounds.”

Sam, who is making his way up the country charts with his latest single “Outskirts,” will kick off his Outskirts Tour 2024 on February 22nd in Grand Rapids, Michigan with opening acts Brett Young and Lily Rose.