American - Musician | June 30, 1983 -
'You Should Be Here' came from a real place. I lost my father... it was right when I was getting my record deal. There's just been so many moments that he hasn't been here for. It's kind of the reason I wrote the song.
Cole Swindell
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We titled it, 'You Should Be Here,' for one, because just how special that song is, and I think it kind of sets the tone for this album. I've established that I like to have fun, but this is a little more than that - this album has got some fun stuff, but it's also got topics that I haven't gotten a chance to touch, and I'm so excited about it.
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Having Dierks Bentley on a song is one of the coolest things I've ever gotten to experience. For one, him agreeing to do a song with me but two, getting to share that moment in the studio.
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I'm not very patient.
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If one person feels the way I felt when I first fell in love with country music, then I'm doing my job.
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Sometimes, you want to write how you feel, but making people have fun, that's part of it, too.
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When I say I'm living the dream, I honestly don't know how it can get any better.
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I get plenty of credit out on the road.
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Even though I lost my dad in just a tragic, sudden way, there are so many more stories that are so much worse.
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You don't have a voice yet when you first come out. So even though I knew I had some deeper songs, my first album had to be about the tempo and the fun.
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I started performing in college, but I wasn't writing a lot.
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I wanted to get better at writing, so I knew I needed to move to Nashville.
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