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Brian Kelley talks about his new album, ‘Tennessee Truth,’ the terms that he and Tyler Hubbard are on after the Florida Georgia Line split and more!

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00:00 All I can say is really that we're both, I think,

00:03 finding our groove in the solo world.

00:05 And you never know what time can do.

00:07 Florida Georgia Lions Brian Kelly and Tyler Hubbard

00:10 may have gone their separate ways,

00:11 but the door isn't closed to an FGL reunion.

00:14 (upbeat music)

00:17 As a fan, I've been enjoying it, obviously,

00:19 because I get to hear new music from the both of you.

00:22 But you know, we also know what you guys went through

00:25 and that you guys had differences and things like that.

00:26 That's no secret.

00:28 Do you guys still talk?

00:29 - Man, you know, he's reached out

00:30 and congratulated me.

00:33 And you know, we've chatted through some things.

00:35 We both were obviously sad and definitely, you know,

00:39 bummed out about FGL house closing.

00:41 We both wanted that to continue

00:43 as a real special piece of our legacy.

00:46 So that one, we were both texting each other about that.

00:49 But he just put out a record, my record just came out.

00:52 And so I know we're both probably,

00:54 I know I am flying by the seat of our pants and just,

00:57 you know, he always has my well wishes.

00:58 I want him to crush it.

01:00 I expect nothing less than for him to do that, you know?

01:03 And so, man, we're just both out here giving it hell,

01:08 you know, trying to just chase these dreams

01:11 and we'll see where they bring us back to.

01:14 - And Brian's latest dream, Tennessee Truth, is out now.

01:17 ♪ Comes out in the whiskey ♪

01:19 ♪ Comes out when I'm tipsy ♪

01:21 ♪ I can't help but tell that Tennessee truth ♪

01:24 - I'm no different than those

01:25 that are gonna be jamming this record, you know?

01:26 We have the same mindsets.

01:28 Our worlds revolve around the same things.

01:30 That's hunting, fishing, being outdoors, working hard.

01:34 And, you know, at the end of that work,

01:35 having something to look forward to,

01:36 whether that's doing nothing,

01:37 like a song on my record,

01:39 or, you know, getting a little lake day

01:41 and 10 o'clock on the dock

01:42 and it with the love of your life.

01:44 - Because you did write eight out of the 12 songs

01:46 on this project.

01:47 So tell me how that was different,

01:48 to approach this more from that songwriting

01:51 that you've always wanted to do.

01:52 - Yeah, a lot of these songs, you know,

01:55 were written with people

01:56 I hadn't really even written with before.

01:58 Some of them are.

01:59 You never know where a great idea,

02:00 the next great writer,

02:01 and to treat everybody like they're somebody,

02:05 that's how me and my wife like to live our lives.

02:07 And that's a great example that's rubbed off on us.

02:10 And so to not worry about,

02:13 hey, what credentials do they have to be in this room?

02:16 How many hits do they have?

02:17 I wasn't concerned with that.

02:19 I was looking for the truth and the authenticity

02:23 and the ideas every session, right?

02:25 And so, but in terms of that writing experience,

02:28 this record, a lot of new writers.

02:29 And so you're kind of getting to meet them

02:30 and you kind of hear a little bit about them.

02:32 You're like, yeah, we'd probably go fishing together

02:34 just even before you meet them, you know,

02:36 we'd probably get along really well,

02:38 but you just get in there and you go to work.

02:40 - But you've been referring to this album

02:41 as your debut album,

02:42 but you did put out "Sunshine State of Mind" in 2021.

02:45 So why do you feel like this is the project

02:47 that represents you as your debut?

02:49 - Yeah, so, you know, "Sunshine State of Mind,"

02:51 I love that record.

02:52 I'm forever grateful that I put that out.

02:54 There's so many changes in my life

02:56 and even on my team and my world

02:58 from "Sunshine State of Mind" to this.

03:00 It's like, I'm able to really just kind of go for it.

03:03 You know, both records to me are super authentic

03:06 and to who I am and to my voice and also very different.

03:11 You know, a song that best describes me

03:14 and my heart and my lifestyle on Tennessee Truth

03:18 is "Barefeet or Boots."

03:20 ♪ Don't matter where we're stepping off to ♪

03:22 ♪ Ain't nothing like you, baby ♪

03:24 ♪ Barefeet or boots ♪

03:26 That "Barefeet or Boots" lifestyle is my headspace.

03:30 And so, but just sonically, man, you know,

03:33 I wanted to have, I wanted to kind of make a splash,

03:36 I guess you could say, and really just do what I love.

03:39 I mean, I love the sounds of this record.

03:42 Like I wouldn't have put it out if I didn't like it.

03:44 (upbeat music)

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