Dierks Bentley Discusses The Inspiration For 'Black' (A Top Story)
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On Thursday Dierks Bentley Discusses The Inspiration For 'Black' was a top pop story. Here is the recap: (Radio.com) "I'm not from the South," Dierks Bentley says, while talking about his new album, Black. "So all of my music can't just be about living in the country or that lifestyle. "All the singers I grew up with -- Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson -- were just writing about life. So if I am going to write about life and what I have learned so far, then I have to write about things that draw from a different idea pool." Not that drawing from a different "idea pool" has been an issue for Bentley: he's as country as they come. He recently co-hosted the ACM Awards with Luke Bryan, and he's currently headlining one of the hottest country tours of the summer (Randy Houser, Cam and Tucker Beathard are also on the bill). And like a lot of great country albums, Black is about relationships: specifically Bentley's relationship with his wife Cassidy, whose maiden name, Black, inspired the album's title. Bentley calls the album "a dark, mysterious, after-hours kind of record," filled with songs that look at the way romance and relationships evolve over time. "It explores some of the darker shadows of love, the edges of the heart, and the things that don't happen in broad daylight," he adds. "To me, that's the more interesting side of love." Read more - here.
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