The stigma with country is it's not cool. That's wrong. Country is very cool. I look at award shows, I look at how country is represented. Country is represented with an asterisk. We have to perform collaborations. We have to perform a tribute. We can't perform by ourselves.
There are many collaborations I'd like to explore. One is to co-write a rap concerto with Eminem.
First and foremost, I'm fans of the people I'm collaborating with. And collaborations expand who you are.
My collaborations tend to be pretty organic. It starts off with me being a fan first.
I like collaborations, and I like working with people. I do.
I'm interested in good collaborations and in working with directors who bring something new and interesting out of you.
I've seen so many people on Instagram lose all of their followers because they were doing constant collaborations. They were only getting paid $100 dollars per post. That doesn't make any sense.
I never really approach collaborations as kind of normal things where they're arranged and they happen because you've arranged them. I've always been like this, I just have friends I hang out with, and while we're hanging out, if music happens then it happens.
I don't do a lot of collaborations that I don't believe in. Actually, I don't do any collaborations that I don't believe in.
I try to do collaborations with as many artists as possible. It's really excellent and fun to actually work with another songwriter.
