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Jake Owen Wasn't Readily Accepted In Nashville (Recap)

. On Monday Jake Owen Wasn't Readily Accepted In Nashville was a top story. Here is the recap: (Radio.com) Jake Owen's career hasn't been an easy climb. In fact, it was quite the opposite. In a new interview with Rolling Stone Country, the "Beachin'" singer opened up about the struggles he faced when he first moved to Nashville from his hometown of Vero Beach, Fla.

"When I first moved to town, some people said, 'What do you know about country music? You're from a beach town and you played golf in college. What, do you just want to be country all of a sudden?'" Owen told the website. "In a way, it pissed me off. But it also made me try to cover up the fact that I was from Florida."

He added that this resistance forced him to sing songs that helped justify that he could sing country songs like early singles "Yee Haw" and "Eight Second Ride."

"Then I got to the point that I realized I wasn't being true to me or what I loved," he admitted. Read more - here.

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