Luke Combs Says He's 'Living The Redneck Dream' While Social Distancing

Luke Combs is making the most of his time at home during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In addition to bringing fans new music through livestream shows, the country star is also relaxing at his Tennessee home with his fiancée, Nicole Hocking.

Although he wishes he was out on the road with fans, Combs says he's "kinda enjoying" the time at home revealing it's been three or four years since he had any time at home. "It’s like hitting the reset button for me," he shared in a recent interview with Rolling Stone. "It’s been great to get in a normal-life routine: doing s**t around the house, writing some songs, hanging out with my fiancée."

The couple has also spent a great deal of time outside living what Combs calls the "redneck dream."

"We got chickens now, so we go out every morning and let them out and put them up at night. We planted a garden. We make coffee in the morning and cook every meal," he explains. "A simple existence is something I enjoy — and just finding joy in the quiet. I don’t have any neighbors here that I can even see from my house, so I can hunt right here, ride ATVs, go look for morel mushrooms in the woods. I’m just living the redneck dream out here right now."

As Combs makes the best of the current situation he still, like many others, is ready for the light at the end of the tunnel. "I'm just as anxious as they (the fans) are. I want to get back out and do what I love doing, and I worry all the time that what I do is literally going to be the last thing in the world that starts happening again," he confessed. "That and sports. Playing in front of 20,000 people? When is that going to happen again? It’s a very uneasy time for me, but I’m making do with what I have. I enjoy doing the livestreams and am going to continue to do those and work on my music and try to come back stronger than I was before."

During a recent livestream show, Combs shared an emotional new song he co-wrote alongside Rob Snyder and Brent Cobb called "Six Feet Apart." The track was inspired by the current health crisis and state of the world as people continue to practice social distancing. Take a listen to the deep-cut here.

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