Sam Hunt? Yep, He’s A Sturgill Simpson Fan.

Sam Hunt is a Sturgill Simpson fan now, so says Sam Hunt in a tweet he fired off on Wednesday (5-13). Apparently the rising “country” music superstar was vacationing at Weiss Lake in northeastern Alabama this week, and Sturgill Simpson was a significant part of his soundtrack. “Sun burnt, dehydrated, ready for summer, and a Sturgill Simpson fan. Successful lake trip…” Sam Hunt tweeted out Wednesday afternoon. Hunt’s hometown of Cedartown, Georgia is just over the Alabama border, and a short jaunt from Weiss Lake.
Incidentally, Wednesday the 13th is also the one year anniversary of the release of Sturgill Simpson’s Metamodern Sounds in Country Music—the record that set the Kentucky-born singer and songwriter on his meteoric rise. The album was a big hit with critics and has sold over 118,000 copies at last count. Meanwhile Sam Hunt remains the hottest commodity in country music with his last two singles peaking at #1, and his album Montevallo proving to be a perennial Top 5 since its release in October of 2014.

Sam Hunt is certainly not the first mainstream country artist to show Sturgill Simpson some love. In late July of 2014, Keith Urban professed his Sturgill Simpson fandom by saying “Metamodern Sounds in Country Music would “knock your #%^∉ in the dirt – SERIOUSLY!” The Australian star was apparently turned on to Sturgill by another major label star, Jake Owen. Then in late March, Keith Urban wore a Sturgill Simpson T-shirt during a two-hour episode of American Idol. John Mayer also said he was “listening jealously” to Sturgill in January.
Here shortly, we may be talking about who Sturgill Simpson is touting instead of vice versa. Simpson recently signed to Atlantic Records and is expected to release a new Dave Cobb-produced record later this year. Meanwhile with so many major label country artists listening to his music, it will be interesting to see if it translates into influence or covers of Simpson songs in the coming years.
Sun burnt, dehydrated, ready for summer, and a Sturgill Simpson fan. Successful lake trip
Sam Hunt (@SamHuntMusic) May 13, 2015
May 13, 2015 @ 6:28 pm
Play it again Sam. Might learn something.
May 13, 2015 @ 6:31 pm
Maybe Sam Hunt can record some country songs now.
May 13, 2015 @ 6:46 pm
I may be the most dignified man you could ever imagine, but there is only one way to properly address this:
Sam Hunt,
You are the most dispicable, disease-ridden piece of molded cheese riddled with rat bites and dead insect legs. When anyone, especially yourself, speaks about you as a “country” singer, I vomit inside my metal mask. I then have to run to my private bathroom to clean my mask, all while hiding my horribly disfigured face. Do you know how embarrassing that is for Dr. Doom?! Furthermore, you are demosilishing everything country stands for with your incessant attempts to transform country into R&B metro-shit. YOU, my non-friend, are ushering in a Dark Age for humanity, worse than any evil, world-dominating plan I have ever concocted. To put it bluntly: GET THE FUCK OUT OF COUNTRY MUSIC! DOOM COMMANDS IT!!!
Not so sincerely,
Dr. Doom
May 13, 2015 @ 6:59 pm
I really like that Dr. Doom. that was funny and it it the truth. Sam does not belong in country music.
May 13, 2015 @ 6:48 pm
That’s seriously the weirdest wording of a tweet ever.
May 14, 2015 @ 6:09 am
Right? It reads like a “one of these things does not belong” list. I know you can only use 140 characters but use some grammar man!
May 13, 2015 @ 6:51 pm
Trigger, do you think people like Sam Hunt ever visit your site? I’d hate to hurt poor Sam’s feelings… kind of. I wonder how all of this makes them feel…
May 13, 2015 @ 7:28 pm
I think folks would be surprised at some of the people who frequent this site, and who I hear from privately. As for Sam Hunt though, I really have no idea.
May 13, 2015 @ 8:00 pm
I would love to be surprised, Trigger! You have my private email address…
May 14, 2015 @ 8:17 am
Trigger is right and people should want those opinions. Its part of the beauty of a site like this and its made possible because of the kind of writer he is. People have respect for it.
May 14, 2015 @ 1:52 pm
I am intrigued… who has seen this site that is a recognizable name?
May 14, 2015 @ 2:39 pm
Ha! I’m not going there. Next thing you know people will say you’re bragging.
May 14, 2015 @ 3:02 pm
I believe it is safe to conclude that he read your stupid little childish rant. If he is anything like me, he probably just shook his head and said, “idiot.”
May 13, 2015 @ 7:07 pm
I had read something the other day (can’t recall where) that said Luke Bryan was seen at a Sturgill show recently. Hopefully Luke and Sam are taking notes.
May 13, 2015 @ 7:13 pm
Well, if he’s sincere in what he has Tweeted and it isn’t merely a desperate cry for street credibility among traditional country fans…………..then, good for him. I mean that.
Every moment an established performer who can quite likely be considered part of country/”country”‘s commercial A-list like Sam Hunt has an album from an acclaimed heatseeker like Sturgill Simpson in their iPads alongside Drake and Train has got to be construed as a victory in my book.
I’ve already said my piece about his debut full-length album “Montevallo” and gave it and his marketing team the thrashing they justly deserve. But much like Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan and others………..I’m genuinely pulling for them to get better. Sam Hunt’s debut album may be one of the most egregiously dishonest attempts to masquerade as “country” ever………….but here’s hoping he pleasantly surprises us with his sophomore album. Sturgill Simpson could very well be a roadmap of inspiration.
May 13, 2015 @ 7:16 pm
Fuck Sam Hunt. Apparently he’s just one more in an ever-growing list of douchebags that can identify solid country music, but chase the first paycheck waved in front of their noses instead of also making solid country music (ie, Keith Urban and, inexplicably, the ZBB).
May 13, 2015 @ 10:45 pm
You are an ignorant fool.
Sam Hunt is NOT a “douchebag”. Your ignorance of who he is, is obvious. I’m not really much of a fan of him, but I would like to point out that he is a very nice young man. He’s an upstanding, good guy with a great amount of talent. As much as everyone likes to trash his style of music as not being “country”, he is not one of the bros. I’m not so sure he belongs in country music, but to say “fuck Sam Hunt he’s a douchebag” is ignorant as fuck.
Keith Urban and Zac Brown Band “solid” country music artists” Dude….are you for real? Please tell me this is a joke. If you are serious (which i find it hard to believe that you are, I think your comment is a joke..?) you are the stupidest person I’ve seen comment on this site. Keith Urban is pop country and always has been, and Zac Brown Band is a southern rock band that slaps the country label on their music for radio purposes just as Sam Hunt releases his “mostly” pop songs through country radio. Zac Brown Band has never been country and their latest album is further proof they are not a country band.
Thanks for the laugh though, your comment is an embarrassment to yourself.
May 14, 2015 @ 5:14 am
He was referring to Urban and ZBB as some of the biggest perpetrators, dude…
Learn how to read
May 14, 2015 @ 11:59 am
@Bware, agreed, sorry. I shouldnt be online when I was up for over 30 hrs straight and worked all day….this is the end result.
May 14, 2015 @ 4:22 pm
No worries-I shouldn’t be commenting on Sam Hunt stories after drinking on an empty stomach!
Or, pretty much commenting on anything online after drinking period…
May 14, 2015 @ 10:29 am
Zac Brown Band and Keith Urban are or at least were far more country than Sam Hunt’s album. Urban is pop country but not pure pop like Hunt, who debuted with an entire album of synthesized pop music. Like some bro-country acts he’s a jock who picked up a pen and guitar later in life and got lucky breaks on a few major artist cuts. He’s not a lifelong country music lover, singer or artist. If he were, his debut album would be at least remotely country and it isn’t. It’s in the jock country, ballcap country, t-shirt selling country, bro-country, metro group.
“I don”™t know. It”™s better than this shit,” he said, referring to the other music at Stagecoach. “This is f**king terrible. It”™s not even music, man. It”™s jocks; it”™s not art. Jocks and art don”™t belong together; it”™s nature. It”™s the only way to look at it if you”™re honest with yourself.”
”” Daniel Romano, interviewed at Stagecoach, was not very complimentary of Stagecoach or the other performers there.
http://www.countrycalifornia.com/quotable-country-042615-edition/
Hunt’s lyrics and vocals are better than bro-country but it’s pure pop. We’ll have to wait for his next album to see if he learns anything from Sturgill but he’s already had years to learn what country is and the songs he wrote for others are more country. His tweet is a pop artist listening to country or trying to get country cred (he also does this by covering Waylon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueWq69EQveA). Sorry but if you want country cred your own music needs to be at least country/pop!
May 14, 2015 @ 12:05 pm
Chris, I agree. Sam’s music isn’t bad but it just doesn’t belong on country radio. Hoping that his next album which is already in the works is at least a pop country album. Austin Webb is a great example of how you can make a catchy pop country song with a steel guitar crying loudly through the entire track….it’d be great if Sam could at least put out a couple songs with true country elements.
May 13, 2015 @ 11:44 pm
Don’t worry about Summer Jam. He likes to go around “attacking” people, telling them their “opinion is wrong”, and then claiming to be the victim when they point out his bullshit hypocrisy. All done in the comfort of his FGL pj’s while lounging in his Luke Bryan “Spring Break” themed comforter draped bed using Chase Rice throw pillows as a support to keep his official Cole Swindel Skinit (purchased directly from the official merch store) wrapped laptop (overheating from having played “This Is How We Roll” on repeat for 6 consecutive hours) from scorching what’s left of his manhood.
Sam Hunt sucks.
Kick rocks.
May 14, 2015 @ 11:56 am
it’s my opinion and i’m allowed to have one asshole. FREEDOM OF SPEECH. I attack people? why don’t you take a look at urself because i’ve seen you attack people who have a different opinion than yours. your comment shows your brutal immaturity. you can talk all the shit you want, i’m an open minded, laid back kinda guy I’m not close minded to modern country whether its bro country or pop country. I’m a lover of music, period. you sound pretty unhappy with your life that you feel the need to stalk my every comment on this site, write out long paragraphs in extreme detail about “how big of a hypocrite I am” and how my opinion is wrong because I didnt say what you agree with. I told you before and will again, FUCK OFF. I love being on this site and would like to enjoy leaving comments without some asshole like you acting like a child and bullying me because my opinion differs from yours.
May 14, 2015 @ 2:14 pm
“without some asshole like you acting like a child and bullying me because my opinion differs from yours.”
Coming from a guy who just bullied someone. Play the victim some more, maybe someone will feel sorry for you.
May 14, 2015 @ 6:08 pm
Cool story bro
May 14, 2015 @ 7:03 pm
I bet you have a flat brim hat that says that.
May 14, 2015 @ 11:55 pm
I’m not a douchebag or one of the bros so no. I only wear Ford hats.
May 13, 2015 @ 7:22 pm
While I am not a fan of a lot of the new country singers, such as FGL, at the same time I don’t dislike them personally. Sam Hunt, on the other hand, rubs me the wrong way. First, his picture on the album cover makes him look like a total creep, and I’ve asked some of my friends and they agree so it ain’t just me. More importantly though, he just smacks of an opportunist. It started with the video for Take Your Time. What does this song have to do with domestic violence? It just seems that Hunt and his label just decided to take a crappy song that would have no staying power and elevate it by making it into a domestic violence PSAm While advocating against domestic violence is honorable, the way it was done just seems so insincere. So that brings me to Sturgill Simpson. Out of all the things he mentioned in the tweet … One doesn’t naturally fit in with the other … Sturgill … As Bomber stated the wording is just awkward. He may or may not be a fan, but I think the purpose of the tweet was to ride Sturgill’s popularity.
At the end of the day, country music is about sincerity – three chords and the truth. And on that, Mr. Hunt, you are failing.
May 13, 2015 @ 11:48 pm
I don’t know too much about Sam Hunt on a personal level, but based on the music of their first releases and the way they frame their songs, I’d prefer Florida Georgia Line over Sam Hunt any day.
Why? Because as much as I have many things to critique and come down hard on Florida Georgia Line over…………I really don’t view them as douchebags in real life. I can understand where others may get that impression based on the charades they run with on-stage via use of Urban Dictionary jargon and histrionics. But when I’ve listened to most of their songs upon reviewing them, the way they are lyrically framed doesn’t come across as leering: rather, it comes across as cornball.
There’s a reason Brad Paisley instinctively decided to liken them to Beavis and Butthead as opposed to, say, Frylock and Shake from “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” (I’ve always considered Frylock, especially, a cartoon douche! =P )………..or perhaps something like Bobby Budnick and Donkey Lips from the Nickelodeon cult classic “Salute Your Shorts”. Much like Beavis and Butthead, yes…………they’re hormonally challenged and dumb as sand…………..but at the end of the day they just appear blissfully ignorant more than anything, and rather harmless as individuals themselves. They’re just coasting a cliched wave of party-hardy populism and pandering to the lowest common denominator, but in a way that doesn’t strike me as lecherous.
With Sam Hunt, on the other hand…………..at least as far as “Montevallo” is concerned……………he really rubs me off the wrong way as far as how he frames his songs is concerned. He tries to come across as decidedly sophisticated, in contrast…………..yet belies that in how passive-aggressive, self-obsessed and arrogant he comes across on one too many tracks (“Take Your Time”, “Ex To See”, “Breakup In A Small Town”, “Single For The Summer”, “Make You Miss Me”). It just makes him look like a tool on record, even if he’s quite the contrary in real life.
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What it all comes down to, is that you can do vastly better than either of these entertainers. But where I can belt a Florida Georgia Line at karaoke night with ease, I just can’t do it with anything off of Sam Hunt’s album. (Well, unless you count “Cop Car”, but when I performed that, I had Keith Urban’s superior version in mind).
May 18, 2015 @ 3:28 pm
+1 for the ATHF reference.
May 13, 2015 @ 7:23 pm
God, I hope that’s sincere and not just some bandwagon crap, because if it is, who knows, Sturgill might rub off on Sam Hunt.
Also, I could hit the jackpot tomorrow morning. The chances are equal.
May 13, 2015 @ 7:30 pm
If you had read the interview that vickye fisher did with Brent Cobb on forthecountryrecord.com he said that Sam warms up his voice to traditional country music. Doesn’t make me like his music any more. There’s no other way to say it but he’s classless after dissing Keith urban in a tweet when he was performing “cop car” at the can awards. I don’t love keith either (I like him) but it just showed no respect. Look at the way Craig Campbell reacted to Garth doing “all American kid” is and always has been gracious.
May 13, 2015 @ 8:13 pm
What did he say about Keith in the tweet?
May 13, 2015 @ 8:30 pm
I’m paraphrasing so it isn’t exact but he basically said “I wanted this song for myself, so I can’t be happy that he’s playing it right now onstage”
However it’s argued even at the best of circumstances, it’s classless. There’s six steps in the process before its recorded he could’ve pulled it. Even now after a few number ones he isn’t in the same league with longevity as Keith. Should’ve praised the situation, and kept his mouth closed. Keep it to himself.
Original was supposed to say acm awards, autocorrect got me and I never edited it in time
May 13, 2015 @ 8:16 pm
We already knew that Sam Hunt started out as a more traditional country singer. The surprise is when he went in the EDM direction.
May 13, 2015 @ 8:40 pm
I didn’t know that I check that out on youtube.
May 13, 2015 @ 7:58 pm
The wording of the tweet is kind of interesting. I feel like some friend of his showed him Turtles or something at some point during the trip, he responded, “whoa, trippy, man,” and tweeted about it to ride the trend with Jake Owen and Keith Urban.
May 14, 2015 @ 6:22 am
Is it bad that I kinda want the Sturgill references to stay out of the mouths or tweets of mainstream country artists? I want him to stay the way he is and somewhat still “underground” to pop country music. I just worry he is going to be dragged into all of the normal bullsh*t of the industry and be ruined.
But I guess I am just being selfish. Any Sturgill pub is good for him and certainly good for the entirety of country music.
May 13, 2015 @ 8:08 pm
Apparently Dwight Yoakum’s lost his damn mind?? Saying Sam Hunt’s good for country music. And bringing up “modern sounds in country music” to say Sam Hunt’s bullshit’s on the same level (even though Sturgill’s album was WAY more of an homage to that). I’m so very confused right now, I think I’ll have another beer and go to bed. Maybe the world will make sense tomorrow…
http://m.etonline.com/music/164437_dwight_yoakam_compares_sam_hunt_to_ray_charles_he_bringing_a_brand_new_audience_to_country/
May 14, 2015 @ 12:38 am
All indications point to Dwight Yoakam being a very intelligent guy, but comparing Montavello to Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music is just nuts.
Ray Charles had been an established star in R&B for nearly a decade when his original two albums of country standards were released, and up to that point, his music hadn’t been marketed as country. That’s the whole point with country fans’ beef with Sam Hunt – if he were marketed honestly as a pop / R&B artist, I don’t think anyone would give a hoot about him doing whatever he wants musically.
Also, how far can we go with the tired argument about pop-oriented artists “bringing a new audience” to country? People said the same thing about Taylor Swift, and I thought it was BS then too. (Although, I will acknowledge that there are probably exceptions.)
In my experience, the audience Sam Hunt is bringing in are simply pop music fans who don’t like or care about country music, who stream and download Hunt’s music online, outside the context of country radio. I guess that means he’s bringing in money for the industry, which is obviously the point from Music Row’s perspective, but the idea that Sam Hunt is genuinely converting young pop fans to country is dubious, considering that his music really doesn’t have anything to do with the genre. I also think it’s worth pointing out the fact that the more country music brings in audience demographics who don’t like or care about the genre, the more its core identity is diluted.
May 14, 2015 @ 12:45 am
I mean, why not just have MCA Nashville or some other Nashville label sign, say, Waka Flocka to a recording contract. He grew up in Georgia too. Simply label him a country artist without altering his music in any way, and voila, he is bringing a new audience to country music.
I’m just taking the Sam Hunt argument to its logical conclusion.
No offense to Waka Flocka by the way, who I think is going to make a great 45th president of the Unites States. (He’s running, apparently.)
May 14, 2015 @ 5:24 am
To even say the names Ray Charles and Sam Hunt in the same sentence is an insult to the great Ray Charles. (except this sentence)
May 13, 2015 @ 8:12 pm
Pay attention, ladies and gentlemen: the new pandering by pop country singers to the traditional crowd is that of claiming you like a more traditional or independent artist. It’s basically saying “yeah, my music isn’t country but I LIKE real country, so that means my music should be accepted into the genre.” I’m not saying that none of these guys actually like Sturgill, but this is beginning to seem like a marketing ploy.
May 13, 2015 @ 8:44 pm
There are so many reasons to like Sam Hunt outside of the instrumental arrangements to his songs. He’s a sharper songwriter than most of his major level peers, has an unrefined but clearly developing singing voice, and according to those who either wanted to attend his shows or were lassoed into it somehow, he pays homage to country greats with covers that he apparently does very well. I admire him for going acoustic at the Opry, as well. For an artist who does a lot of things right, I simply do not understand why his album had to be such a hodge-podge mess of styles. To call his current music sub-par and annoying would be correct, but to deny the potential his collection of talents makes obvious is to allow hate for the product to cloud one’s overall observation of the artist. I think his best music–and his most country music–is somewhere down the road.
May 13, 2015 @ 9:19 pm
I wish I were half the optimist you are. I mean that honestly.
Unfortunately, I’m much more of a “glass is half-cunt” kinda guy, so I see I see no bright side to this guy’s career.
May 16, 2015 @ 5:57 am
I’m not sure he’s all that great of a songwriter, even in comparison to his peers. I mean, is he better than hacks like the Peach Pickers or Luke Laird? Sure, but I have found the songs he has written for other artists to be incredibly generic IMO.
Maybe he has better material on his own album, I refuse to listen to it so I don’t know, but “Cop Car” and “Come Over” and “We Are Tonight” were all pretty uninspiring efforts.
May 13, 2015 @ 9:24 pm
Well at least he has one redeeming factor.
May 13, 2015 @ 11:26 pm
well there’s no such thing as bad publicity but if there is one drawback it would be all of Sam hunts fans going to see Sturgill in their fucking skinny jeans and tank tops. As long as they don’t beat up their date within the first song I’ll be cool.
May 14, 2015 @ 12:56 am
I’m not going to give Sam Hunt any guff for claiming to be a Sturgill fan; I assume he’s sincere about it. Sturgill is a special artist whose music appeals to a wide variety of people, and even artists I strongly dislike are allowed to have good taste in music in their personal lives.
May 14, 2015 @ 2:14 am
There are many comments suggesting that Sam should takes notes from Sturgill, but do you really want to hear Sam singing traditional country or even mainstream country? When he was singing with Dwight it was weird and didn’t sound like the right fit, I would rather him stick to EDM but change genres although I know that wont happen.
May 14, 2015 @ 5:06 am
The only thing worse than following someone on Twitter is making a comment on a blog about something someone tweeted on Twitter.
May 14, 2015 @ 3:28 pm
The reason I wrote this article, and the reason I choose to write other articles based off of something people share on social network is because in my opinion it represents a significant marker in the timeline for either an artist, a song or album, or country music at large. The fact that the biggest artist in country music right now (and yes, that’s what Same Hunt is), is saying he’s a Sturgill fan speaks to a deeper resonance that I wanted to recognize. Trust me, I have plenty of things to write about. But as someone who has followed and covered Sturgill from the very very beginning, I like marking these moments when his efforts are recognized on a bigger scale. It’s not just one tweet, it’s a puzzle piece to a bigger narrative unfolding in country music that in my opinion is very significant.
And not to get too involved here, but as a one man operation, I can’t cover every story, but I can cover specific stories in depth. There are certain threads, like the rise of Sturgill Simpson, that I’ve decided to take the point on and cover in an involved manner.
May 14, 2015 @ 5:29 am
Well, Sam is currently the King Turd of the Shit Mountain of Top 40 country . . .
May 14, 2015 @ 6:15 am
Wow…you wrote an article about a tweet.
Maybe you should write an article documenting every meal Simpson eats for a whole week. You could include all the details, like portion size, specific condiments used, and as an added bonus, you could include the times of every SS bathroom break, and whether it was a #1 or #2…..That would be riveting!!!
May 14, 2015 @ 6:25 am
It would certainly be more interesting than listening to Sam Cu …… sorry, Sam Hunt!
May 14, 2015 @ 7:20 am
I can see it now.
“Sturgill Simpson orders milkshake.”
“Sturgill Simpson watches mongooses on youtube.”
“Sturgill Simpson tailgates a Ford Focus.”
“Luke Bryan drinks beer.”
“Jason Isbell seen harassing a pelican”
“Luke Bryan drinks more beer.”
“Jason Aldean seen with 15 women this week, down from 18 last week.”
May 14, 2015 @ 6:39 am
Whether or not Sam Hunt is a fan of authentic country music, he’s also a fan (probably a bigger fan) of radio airplay and royalty checks. So its probably more of the same from him.
Maybe he should spend the summer taking a writing class to learn sunburn is one word…what is it about Twitter that makes everyone look like an ass clown?
May 14, 2015 @ 6:43 am
Wow! I cannot believe how many people hate this man because of the style of music he plays. I am nowhere near a fan, but Christ almighty, really? Do you have so much time in your day that you can spare some to hate this “bro?” I don’t know what is more douchey, him writing and playing EDM and POP that his label is pushing to country music (who is lapping it up) or a bunch of keyboard ninjas talking shit about a man who writes and performs music that they hate. I would be willing to bet that 99% of the people here wouldn’t have the balls to say to the man’s face what they type here. Trigger is the only one who doesn’t have complete anonymity. I think if you are going to degrade someone on a personal level, you should at least sign your name. Although I hate Hunt’s style of music, which is nowhere near what I consider country, he may be carrying some widow’s groceries in for her or mowing a disable vet’s lawn. Hunt’s music = douchey…Hunt as a person = remains to be seen.
May 14, 2015 @ 7:09 am
this is awesome. Now, Sturgill can wear his Sam Hunt shirt………………………I am ready for new Sturgill music. Sam Hunt go back wherever you came from and take your forgettable music with you.
May 14, 2015 @ 7:39 am
Wow…you’re starting to sound like the very sort of person you mocked in your “Dismissive Roots Hipster Now Thinks Sturgill Simpson Sucks”-someone who freaks out when their favorite indie artist finds mainstream success.
May 14, 2015 @ 7:44 am
The hell? What are you talking about?
May 14, 2015 @ 11:20 am
Basically, an “alternative” artist you like has gotten famous enough to be recognized by mainstream artists, and you’re treating that as a bad thing.
May 14, 2015 @ 2:44 pm
Jake,
Respectfully, I didn’t treat it any way. I went out of my way to NOT interject my opinion into this story aside from the quotation marks around “country.” Honestly, I don’t know how I feel about this. I think it’s a good thing that people are recognizing Sturgill, including Sam, but I think I’ve made my opinions pretty well known about Sam Hunt. I felt it would be disrespectful to Sturgill and Sam to broach my feelings on Sam in this context. I just thought it was an interesting life note and felt inclined to share it. Nothing else was implied, or should be assumed.
May 14, 2015 @ 7:40 am
Eh, I have no idea if he is being truthful or not about liking Sturgill. When Keith said it, I believed him since Keith Urban, for as poppy as most of his music is, has shown to have an appreciation and interest in music history (All For The Hall) as well as music from other genres, artists, etc.
With Sam Hunt, I could easily see this being one of his handlers just tweeting this out in an attempt to show their artist isnt just a stereotypical ex-jock, frat, moron.
I’m pretty cynical about how hard artists and their teams try to manipulate public image, so until Sam Hunt starts covering Sturgill Simpson or something during his shows, I have to believe this is little more than an artist’s team trying to deflect “hate” from music fans with IQ’s above 70.
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May 14, 2015 @ 5:02 pm
Sylvia, Nicole, and Robin says Sam Hunt is a real country singer not pop. I really like your site Trigger but they don’t like you.
May 15, 2015 @ 1:40 pm
Never heard a Sam Hunt song until a couple of minutes ago. Well, part of a song. About 45 seconds.
May 18, 2015 @ 4:29 am
I’m just here for the cake and coffee.
October 28, 2015 @ 10:44 am
You’re God damned right he’s a fan.