April 4, 2024 • 14 mins
Zach Top is a new arist, be BUT your favorite artist already has him in their playlist. Zach gained a ton of attention through streaming and social mdia & now iwht a powerful record label behind him, the release of his first album, is about to catch serious fire!
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(00:00):
Anytime we meet a new artist,it's usually like, hey, nice to
meet you. Tell us about yoursong, tell us about your music.
This is the first time in I'vedone this a long time. I'm not
going to say how long, butI've been doing this a long time where
I already knew this artist's name beforehe walked in the door. And I've
already heard hype on this artist fromsome pretty big sources before this person ever
(00:22):
sat down. Zaktop, How youdoing man? Just wonderful. Thank you.
I appreciate the kind of words.It's really nice of you. I
had to be here. Thank youfor letting me come. Oh, We're
glad to have you here. Kiddingme, first of all, I'm I'm
rarely beat by facial hair in thisstudio, although I will say there was
a point where Tay tried and itjust didn't wear it. Well. Uh,
(00:43):
has the mustache always been part ofthe gig for you, because,
let me tell you, a beardis one thing. Yeah, and we
all have to get clever editing.It takes balls to rock a mustache.
Yeah, oh yeah, well yeah, And I don't know if I'm rocking
it yet or not. But I'vebeen working on it for years now,
and I think one of these daysit's really gonna look like something. I
mean, it's ever since, eversince I started growing a little hair on
(01:03):
my face, I've been trying,and I would go for a while.
I think it finally took hold,like probably for the last year and a
half, I think, because Iwas I'd go through phases and you're just
scraggling and gross, and I justshave it back off and it's like I
ain't working. But finally, inthe last year and a half, I
think it's finally gotten to an acceptablelevel where it's like, all right,
(01:23):
I can. I love the ideaof a mustache on my face. I
think I think that in theory itworks really nice, and it's a nice
compliment. I really don't think I'mexecuting it all that well yet, but
I haven't touched it up in allthe photos they make. You know,
people are usually surprised when they meetme in personally. Get up closer.
Dang, that's patchy and thin,tales wrong. It looks good. You
(01:45):
looked awesome when I saw you inthe picture, So like, what happened?
What happened to the rest of it? The best part is you're like
music careers blowing up. And I'mlike, we'll get it's cute that you
like singing stuff. Yeah, yeah, yeah, this, I mean it's
it's just statement for sure. Wemore of a statement than the music.
We are lucky enough to interact withartists of every genre, are every level
(02:07):
rather of the genre. Recently we'vecaught up with artists like Luke Combs,
Kenny Chesney, Laney Wilson and others. And I got to say something we
love asking them is they're established,They're to the point where they can influence
people's listening. So we like toask, who are you listening to that
we've never heard of? What namesare floating around your inboxes? Writers or
(02:30):
newer artists? And I'm telling you, we heard from Laney Wilson, we
heard from Luke Combs, and thenwe turn around and we heard from Ashley
McBride, all within like two weekspan, and your name came up as
as artists that they're they're they're excitedto see what's next, and artists are
already a fan of what does thatmean to you? That might be someone's
(02:51):
first that was honestly your Your namefirst came up. The first time I
ever heard it was out of LukeComb's mouth, which is a it's a
hell of an endorsement. Yeah,I'm telling you, So what does that
mean to you? And how doyou think you got on radars like that?
Man? It means the world,I think. On the one hand,
it's a small thing to like mentionsomebody's name, but the kind of
(03:13):
platform that those people have and thelike you said, the influence in this
way they have, just mentioning somebody'sname can be like a huge swing where
I'm at in my career. Justthem dropping my name is then all their
fans are, you know, ifthey're the least little bit curious, they're
going to go check it out andthey can listen to music and hopefully fall
in love with it and all that. But it's I think it's really really
(03:34):
kind, and it's it's certainly notsomething they have to do. And there's
obviously a whole pile of other greattalented artists you know that's coming up starting
out right now too, So itmakes me feel special for sure that so
many of them, you know,top dogs in country music right now are
dropping my name and have been enjoyingwhat we've been putting out, and I
(03:55):
think we got a lot more goodstuff to come that hopefully they'll they won't
all out of love with me,but yeah, it's it's really cool to
me, and uh means a lot. And yeah, how do you knowing
that? Obviously they are they haveclimbed further up the mountain, right,
but you've already taken your first steps, so the climb has begun. Uh
(04:16):
what does it mean to you thatthey know it's important to look backwards?
Right? And I don't mean that, but I like to look who's coming
and make sure that the path isclear for them. Yeah, I think
it, you know, I think, uh, this business is not an
easy one to uh, to makeit in nobody ever knows about you until
(04:38):
you've made it, I feel like, and once you have made it,
the parts that they see look reallyglamorous and really fun and like a lot
of it's pretty rough, and Icomplain, and I wouldn't rather be doing
anything else. And even if youknow it wasn't working, I'd probably still
be trying to do it. ButI think that they got where they gotten
because of the work they put in. And it's not that long ago.
(05:00):
I think they probably remember very wellwhat it was like at my stage of
the career, where it's like we'rescrapping and clawing for everything we can get
right now, and whatever little exposurehelps, and so I think, you
know, it's just them being genuinepeople. That's like, Yeah, I
remember the work it took to gethere. And if there's somebody that's like,
I believe in that talent or thatyou know, what they've got going,
(05:23):
I'll throw them a little bone andsee if I can't, you know,
jump them up a couple of rungsof the ladder, you know,
because I remember when I was there. Was there ever a moment when you
heard artists like that mentioning your nameand interviews or maybe even on stage giving
a shout out whatever it was,Was ever a moment where you had to
check yourself likes because obviously you're acountry music fan. Yeah, everybody starts
(05:43):
chasing a passion because they're a fan. So was ever a moment where you
had to like, hey, becool, we do the same thing.
I make music. Yeah, yeah, I'll tell you what. I have
yet to be out on tour withLanny Wilson. She's my two favorite gals
in the business as far as singersand artists, is Landy Wilson and Ashley
(06:04):
McBride. So I feel really lucky. I've already got to tour with Ashley
McBride soon and feel very fortunate thatshe was a fan of mine too and
let us come out there and doour thing with her. That one was
a that was probably the most ofa like, hey be cool, will
you settle down? You know sortof a thing. I did get to
meet George Strait this summer too,and that I can't remember much of it.
(06:27):
I think I peed my pants andI might have fallen over. But
uh, that was I didn't getto really play with George, but uh,
but that one he was the oneI got into music for. And
he ain't said my name. Hedon't know who I am either, as
far as people who have said myname. He's like, nice to meet
you fans, exactly, exactly,Okay, buddy, take it easy on
the George Straight lookalike act. Anyways, No that yeah, I mean I
(06:53):
was not cool meeting George Straight,and I was not cool meeting Dean Dylon
either. Uh, but I didso I guess I can tell my grandkids
someday. But Ashley McBride was areally cool one where it's like, man,
I can't believe I'd been a fanof her for a long time.
And that's just like, dang,you know who I am. And yeah,
like you said, be cool,we do the same thing. Hey,
(07:15):
right, you just do it forten thousand and I do it for
twenty two. Let's have an awkwardmoment together. Come on, I met
George Straight once, unreal moment rightas a country music fan, doesn't he
have like awkwardly soft hands? LikeI didn't expect that. I ain't saying
nothing. I'm on microphone right now. I thought George Strait was beautiful and
(07:40):
he had strong manly hands. Hehurt my hand when I shook his hand.
It was fun, but it waslike a sad pillowcase, is all
I'm saying. No disrespect. Feltlike he just rubbed him all over sandpaper,
done some hard works or something.They made my hands feel lesser.
I felt like he just built ahouse by himself, exactly, build a
(08:01):
fence or hal a plow or something. Well, let me tell you about
all the hard work I know.George Straight hauled to plowuns pretty stupid.
I promise. I grew up ona farm. I know something about something.
I just we get talking about GeorgeStraight, and I get all flustered.
I don't know what to say.Well, you you talk about influences
like that, and I want tosay I do. I can tell without
even listening to a song, Ican tell that maybe your influence a little
(08:24):
by Alan Jackson George Straight. HOh, you almost look like if they
had a love child. I wasgonna say that, but I didn't know
if I wanted to go there.But yeah, that's fine. Take that.
Well, how do you take takeinspiration from legends but not sound like
you're trying to copy them? Yeah, because that's kind of a costing question.
(08:45):
Yeah, for sure, for sure. And I think that's like,
yeah, that's something I've definitely alwaysbeen kind of conscious of to try to
cause I am. I love likeGeorge Strait was the first reason that I
wanted to I thought he looked cooland the cowboy hat and holding a guitar,
and so I wanted to sing amyElla by morning. That was the
first My guitar teacher, when Itook my first lesson at five, asked
(09:05):
me what I wanted to learn first. The first lesson I took and I
said, amor elo by morning,and she said, that's a nice thought.
Maybe we can start with Jesus LovesMe and we'll work our way up
there. So that was fine.It took me a little longer than I
thought it would, but uh,that was I just think he had He
was not you know, he ain'tgonna win no singing contest, but the
(09:26):
best songs, I think, justsong after song after song, hit after
hit, all the records. There'snothing bad out there. And that's the
big thing I took away from straightwhen I started getting more serious about my
singing. Keith Whitley was my favoritesinger. And then you know, George
Jones, Merle Haggard are right theretoo, just trying to be able to
(09:48):
sing like all them guys. Butthen, yeah, all the different stuff.
Alan Jackson's goofy, kind of outlandishstyle a little bit. You know,
George Strait was always the put together, just clean cut cowboy. You
know, he'd show up at asale b and in the same outfit he
walked out on stage on. SoI thought Alan Jackson was funny. It's
just like man, it looks likesomebody gave a hillbilly some money and this
(10:09):
is what they think they need tospend it on. And and I love
him for that. It's like thatwas his own thing. And I guess
I'm wandering around here, but toyour point where it's like everybody's got to
have their own thing. And Idon't know exactly what. I wouldn't be
able to tell you this is mything. I don't know what it is,
but I think it's a few differentthings, Like from growing up in
(10:33):
the bluegrass world. That's the firstmusic I started playing. I had little
family band, my little brother,my two older sisters who ran around doing
that. I think coming at itfrom the bluegrass angle is a different thing
that you're not hearing any of likeright now or for the last you know,
decade or something. So I thinkthat gets me looking out of a
little different window that puts a uniquespin on it. And I don't know,
(10:58):
it's it's a weird. It's hardto define. I know that it
like I've got to where I've gotmy own sound. Now it's not a
you know, I'm it's yeah,it's a funny. I don't know how
to say it. Or do youlike I could define it? Do you
find your laying and take it?I think so, yeah, yeah,
(11:18):
And I think that's what like hopenot just sound arrogant or something, but
like I think that's what a realartist will do, is you don't like
go out with a goal of likethis is gonna be my thing and so
I'm going to do that. It'skind of just like this is who I
am. This is the only kindof music I know how to make and
(11:39):
that I'll ever make and that Iwant to make. And so I just
thank god people happen to like it, because otherwise I'd just be doing it
for nobody. So it's working.Yeah, we gotta, we got to
get you out there. But Iwant to say congrats on on your label
deals. We're friends with your crew. Got a good crew are Yeah,
(12:01):
you got a good crew behind Raggedyto me, but and let me tell
it anyway, it only costs twentybucks for me to say that for them
that was ill. Yeah. Yeah, so no, but I do I
do want to ask before we getsyou out there. There's music out there.
You're starting to see early support fromfrom country radio already without a full
song, right role. Yeah,your first offering comes after the first of
the year. It's called Sounds likethe Radio. Yes, out of everything
(12:24):
you've created so far, why areyou most confident with this being like your
first handshake? Because yes, peopleknow you, but this is gonna this
is gonna put you from some peopleknow you to a lot of people know
Yeah. Absolutely, I think it'sjust uh, it's it's funny. When
we wrote the song, it wasnot intended to be like a let's write
a song about my childhood or something, but the way it turned out,
(12:48):
it feels a lot like it wasjust like, man, that's how I
grew up. I grew up whenGeorge Strait was still having hits on the
radio and Alan Jackson was And it'sfunny like as I got into my teenage
years and everything, like I nevergot past that, Like those were the
hits I remember on the radio whenit started, when country music, you
(13:09):
know, took its turn for AndI ain't talking bad about that. Everybody's
got their own thing and I loveit all. There's room for all of
it. But that was where Ikind of quit listening to the radio,
was when like, if I ain'thearing George Strait or Alan Jackson or Tracy
Lawrence, you know, whoever.It was these old classic country, you
know type of guys fight hearing thaton the radio, well, I'm gonna
(13:31):
go find another place to listen tothat because that's what I love. And
so that, you know, thechorus goes sounds like the radio back in
ninety four. You know, that'sbefore I was born. I was born
in ninety seven, so it's alittle bit of a lie, but it
felt like that was like, thatwas the stuff that I wanted to hear
on the radio, and I listenedto the radio every day if that was
you know what I got, Andwhen that stopped being the thing, it's
(13:52):
like, well, I guess Iwon't find another place to listen to it.
So it feels to me like it'skind of like, ah, maybe
I can be part of, youknow, putting that thing back on the
radio that hopefully there's some other youngkid out there just like I wish i'd
hear that on the radio. Iguess I just got to go to my
Spotify now, and you know,it's like, we'll put that kind of
country, the stuff that made mefall in love with the genre and fall
(14:13):
in love with music. Put thatback on the radio, and that's kind
of a little bit what the songis about. My whole life sounds like
the radio listen. I already likedthe music. I obviously was invested because
artists were talking about you. I'ma fan. After meeting your man,
I'm really excited to see what happensfor you. Thank you so much,
Zachtop, Thank you brother,
Anytime we meet a new artist,it's usually like, hey, nice to
meet you. Tell us about yoursong, tell us about your music.
This is the first time in I'vedone this a long time. I'm not
going to say how long, butI've been doing this a long time where
I already knew this artist's name beforehe walked in the door. And I've
already heard hype on this artist fromsome pretty big sources before this person ever
(00:22):
sat down. Zaktop, How youdoing man? Just wonderful. Thank you.
I appreciate the kind of words.It's really nice of you. I
had to be here. Thank youfor letting me come. Oh, We're
glad to have you here. Kiddingme, first of all, I'm I'm
rarely beat by facial hair in thisstudio, although I will say there was
a point where Tay tried and itjust didn't wear it. Well. Uh,
(00:43):
has the mustache always been part ofthe gig for you, because,
let me tell you, a beardis one thing. Yeah, and we
all have to get clever editing.It takes balls to rock a mustache.
Yeah, oh yeah, well yeah, And I don't know if I'm rocking
it yet or not. But I'vebeen working on it for years now,
and I think one of these daysit's really gonna look like something. I
mean, it's ever since, eversince I started growing a little hair on
(01:03):
my face, I've been trying,and I would go for a while.
I think it finally took hold,like probably for the last year and a
half, I think, because Iwas I'd go through phases and you're just
scraggling and gross, and I justshave it back off and it's like I
ain't working. But finally, inthe last year and a half, I
think it's finally gotten to an acceptablelevel where it's like, all right,
(01:23):
I can. I love the ideaof a mustache on my face. I
think I think that in theory itworks really nice, and it's a nice
compliment. I really don't think I'mexecuting it all that well yet, but
I haven't touched it up in allthe photos they make. You know,
people are usually surprised when they meetme in personally. Get up closer.
Dang, that's patchy and thin,tales wrong. It looks good. You
(01:45):
looked awesome when I saw you inthe picture, So like, what happened?
What happened to the rest of it? The best part is you're like
music careers blowing up. And I'mlike, we'll get it's cute that you
like singing stuff. Yeah, yeah, yeah, this, I mean it's
it's just statement for sure. Wemore of a statement than the music.
We are lucky enough to interact withartists of every genre, are every level
(02:07):
rather of the genre. Recently we'vecaught up with artists like Luke Combs,
Kenny Chesney, Laney Wilson and others. And I got to say something we
love asking them is they're established,They're to the point where they can influence
people's listening. So we like toask, who are you listening to that
we've never heard of? What namesare floating around your inboxes? Writers or
(02:30):
newer artists? And I'm telling you, we heard from Laney Wilson, we
heard from Luke Combs, and thenwe turn around and we heard from Ashley
McBride, all within like two weekspan, and your name came up as
as artists that they're they're they're excitedto see what's next, and artists are
already a fan of what does thatmean to you? That might be someone's
(02:51):
first that was honestly your Your namefirst came up. The first time I
ever heard it was out of LukeComb's mouth, which is a it's a
hell of an endorsement. Yeah,I'm telling you, So what does that
mean to you? And how doyou think you got on radars like that?
Man? It means the world,I think. On the one hand,
it's a small thing to like mentionsomebody's name, but the kind of
(03:13):
platform that those people have and thelike you said, the influence in this
way they have, just mentioning somebody'sname can be like a huge swing where
I'm at in my career. Justthem dropping my name is then all their
fans are, you know, ifthey're the least little bit curious, they're
going to go check it out andthey can listen to music and hopefully fall
in love with it and all that. But it's I think it's really really
(03:34):
kind, and it's it's certainly notsomething they have to do. And there's
obviously a whole pile of other greattalented artists you know that's coming up starting
out right now too, So itmakes me feel special for sure that so
many of them, you know,top dogs in country music right now are
dropping my name and have been enjoyingwhat we've been putting out, and I
(03:55):
think we got a lot more goodstuff to come that hopefully they'll they won't
all out of love with me,but yeah, it's it's really cool to
me, and uh means a lot. And yeah, how do you knowing
that? Obviously they are they haveclimbed further up the mountain, right,
but you've already taken your first steps, so the climb has begun. Uh
(04:16):
what does it mean to you thatthey know it's important to look backwards?
Right? And I don't mean that, but I like to look who's coming
and make sure that the path isclear for them. Yeah, I think
it, you know, I think, uh, this business is not an
easy one to uh, to makeit in nobody ever knows about you until
(04:38):
you've made it, I feel like, and once you have made it,
the parts that they see look reallyglamorous and really fun and like a lot
of it's pretty rough, and Icomplain, and I wouldn't rather be doing
anything else. And even if youknow it wasn't working, I'd probably still
be trying to do it. ButI think that they got where they gotten
because of the work they put in. And it's not that long ago.
(05:00):
I think they probably remember very wellwhat it was like at my stage of
the career, where it's like we'rescrapping and clawing for everything we can get
right now, and whatever little exposurehelps, and so I think, you
know, it's just them being genuinepeople. That's like, Yeah, I
remember the work it took to gethere. And if there's somebody that's like,
I believe in that talent or thatyou know, what they've got going,
(05:23):
I'll throw them a little bone andsee if I can't, you know,
jump them up a couple of rungsof the ladder, you know,
because I remember when I was there. Was there ever a moment when you
heard artists like that mentioning your nameand interviews or maybe even on stage giving
a shout out whatever it was,Was ever a moment where you had to
check yourself likes because obviously you're acountry music fan. Yeah, everybody starts
(05:43):
chasing a passion because they're a fan. So was ever a moment where you
had to like, hey, becool, we do the same thing.
I make music. Yeah, yeah, I'll tell you what. I have
yet to be out on tour withLanny Wilson. She's my two favorite gals
in the business as far as singersand artists, is Landy Wilson and Ashley
(06:04):
McBride. So I feel really lucky. I've already got to tour with Ashley
McBride soon and feel very fortunate thatshe was a fan of mine too and
let us come out there and doour thing with her. That one was
a that was probably the most ofa like, hey be cool, will
you settle down? You know sortof a thing. I did get to
meet George Strait this summer too,and that I can't remember much of it.
(06:27):
I think I peed my pants andI might have fallen over. But
uh, that was I didn't getto really play with George, but uh,
but that one he was the oneI got into music for. And
he ain't said my name. Hedon't know who I am either, as
far as people who have said myname. He's like, nice to meet
you fans, exactly, exactly,Okay, buddy, take it easy on
the George Straight lookalike act. Anyways, No that yeah, I mean I
(06:53):
was not cool meeting George Straight,and I was not cool meeting Dean Dylon
either. Uh, but I didso I guess I can tell my grandkids
someday. But Ashley McBride was areally cool one where it's like, man,
I can't believe I'd been a fanof her for a long time.
And that's just like, dang,you know who I am. And yeah,
like you said, be cool,we do the same thing. Hey,
(07:15):
right, you just do it forten thousand and I do it for
twenty two. Let's have an awkwardmoment together. Come on, I met
George Straight once, unreal moment rightas a country music fan, doesn't he
have like awkwardly soft hands? LikeI didn't expect that. I ain't saying
nothing. I'm on microphone right now. I thought George Strait was beautiful and
(07:40):
he had strong manly hands. Hehurt my hand when I shook his hand.
It was fun, but it waslike a sad pillowcase, is all
I'm saying. No disrespect. Feltlike he just rubbed him all over sandpaper,
done some hard works or something.They made my hands feel lesser.
I felt like he just built ahouse by himself, exactly, build a
(08:01):
fence or hal a plow or something. Well, let me tell you about
all the hard work I know.George Straight hauled to plowuns pretty stupid.
I promise. I grew up ona farm. I know something about something.
I just we get talking about GeorgeStraight, and I get all flustered.
I don't know what to say.Well, you you talk about influences
like that, and I want tosay I do. I can tell without
even listening to a song, Ican tell that maybe your influence a little
(08:24):
by Alan Jackson George Straight. HOh, you almost look like if they
had a love child. I wasgonna say that, but I didn't know
if I wanted to go there.But yeah, that's fine. Take that.
Well, how do you take takeinspiration from legends but not sound like
you're trying to copy them? Yeah, because that's kind of a costing question.
(08:45):
Yeah, for sure, for sure. And I think that's like,
yeah, that's something I've definitely alwaysbeen kind of conscious of to try to
cause I am. I love likeGeorge Strait was the first reason that I
wanted to I thought he looked cooland the cowboy hat and holding a guitar,
and so I wanted to sing amyElla by morning. That was the
first My guitar teacher, when Itook my first lesson at five, asked
(09:05):
me what I wanted to learn first. The first lesson I took and I
said, amor elo by morning,and she said, that's a nice thought.
Maybe we can start with Jesus LovesMe and we'll work our way up
there. So that was fine.It took me a little longer than I
thought it would, but uh,that was I just think he had He
was not you know, he ain'tgonna win no singing contest, but the
(09:26):
best songs, I think, justsong after song after song, hit after
hit, all the records. There'snothing bad out there. And that's the
big thing I took away from straightwhen I started getting more serious about my
singing. Keith Whitley was my favoritesinger. And then you know, George
Jones, Merle Haggard are right theretoo, just trying to be able to
(09:48):
sing like all them guys. Butthen, yeah, all the different stuff.
Alan Jackson's goofy, kind of outlandishstyle a little bit. You know,
George Strait was always the put together, just clean cut cowboy. You
know, he'd show up at asale b and in the same outfit he
walked out on stage on. SoI thought Alan Jackson was funny. It's
just like man, it looks likesomebody gave a hillbilly some money and this
(10:09):
is what they think they need tospend it on. And and I love
him for that. It's like thatwas his own thing. And I guess
I'm wandering around here, but toyour point where it's like everybody's got to
have their own thing. And Idon't know exactly what. I wouldn't be
able to tell you this is mything. I don't know what it is,
but I think it's a few differentthings, Like from growing up in
(10:33):
the bluegrass world. That's the firstmusic I started playing. I had little
family band, my little brother,my two older sisters who ran around doing
that. I think coming at itfrom the bluegrass angle is a different thing
that you're not hearing any of likeright now or for the last you know,
decade or something. So I thinkthat gets me looking out of a
little different window that puts a uniquespin on it. And I don't know,
(10:58):
it's it's a weird. It's hardto define. I know that it
like I've got to where I've gotmy own sound. Now it's not a
you know, I'm it's yeah,it's a funny. I don't know how
to say it. Or do youlike I could define it? Do you
find your laying and take it?I think so, yeah, yeah,
(11:18):
And I think that's what like hopenot just sound arrogant or something, but
like I think that's what a realartist will do, is you don't like
go out with a goal of likethis is gonna be my thing and so
I'm going to do that. It'skind of just like this is who I
am. This is the only kindof music I know how to make and
(11:39):
that I'll ever make and that Iwant to make. And so I just
thank god people happen to like it, because otherwise I'd just be doing it
for nobody. So it's working.Yeah, we gotta, we got to
get you out there. But Iwant to say congrats on on your label
deals. We're friends with your crew. Got a good crew are Yeah,
(12:01):
you got a good crew behind Raggedyto me, but and let me tell
it anyway, it only costs twentybucks for me to say that for them
that was ill. Yeah. Yeah, so no, but I do I
do want to ask before we getsyou out there. There's music out there.
You're starting to see early support fromfrom country radio already without a full
song, right role. Yeah,your first offering comes after the first of
the year. It's called Sounds likethe Radio. Yes, out of everything
(12:24):
you've created so far, why areyou most confident with this being like your
first handshake? Because yes, peopleknow you, but this is gonna this
is gonna put you from some peopleknow you to a lot of people know
Yeah. Absolutely, I think it'sjust uh, it's it's funny. When
we wrote the song, it wasnot intended to be like a let's write
a song about my childhood or something, but the way it turned out,
(12:48):
it feels a lot like it wasjust like, man, that's how I
grew up. I grew up whenGeorge Strait was still having hits on the
radio and Alan Jackson was And it'sfunny like as I got into my teenage
years and everything, like I nevergot past that, Like those were the
hits I remember on the radio whenit started, when country music, you
(13:09):
know, took its turn for AndI ain't talking bad about that. Everybody's
got their own thing and I loveit all. There's room for all of
it. But that was where Ikind of quit listening to the radio,
was when like, if I ain'thearing George Strait or Alan Jackson or Tracy
Lawrence, you know, whoever.It was these old classic country, you
know type of guys fight hearing thaton the radio, well, I'm gonna
(13:31):
go find another place to listen tothat because that's what I love. And
so that, you know, thechorus goes sounds like the radio back in
ninety four. You know, that'sbefore I was born. I was born
in ninety seven, so it's alittle bit of a lie, but it
felt like that was like, thatwas the stuff that I wanted to hear
on the radio, and I listenedto the radio every day if that was
you know what I got, Andwhen that stopped being the thing, it's
(13:52):
like, well, I guess Iwon't find another place to listen to it.
So it feels to me like it'skind of like, ah, maybe
I can be part of, youknow, putting that thing back on the
radio that hopefully there's some other youngkid out there just like I wish i'd
hear that on the radio. Iguess I just got to go to my
Spotify now, and you know,it's like, we'll put that kind of
country, the stuff that made mefall in love with the genre and fall
(14:13):
in love with music. Put thatback on the radio, and that's kind
of a little bit what the songis about. My whole life sounds like
the radio listen. I already likedthe music. I obviously was invested because
artists were talking about you. I'ma fan. After meeting your man,
I'm really excited to see what happensfor you. Thank you so much,
Zachtop, Thank you brother,
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