That’s one of my favorite parts of my job. You’d think that the more personal songs would be the ones that people find reasons not to relate to. The songs that I’ve always found to be most relatable to the people that listen and care are the songs that are extremely personal, for some reason. How does your honesty in your songwriting contribute to the strong connection you have with your fans in BG nation?īG: I’ve noticed, as a writer, that the songs that I tried to write for marketability or songs that I really tried to make relatable, any time I chased that concept, it kind of collapsed on itself. TL: You’re very transparent in your songs and you put your heart into your lyrics. I’m a believer, so I believe in the actual Devil but everybody has a vice, everybody has their devil and it’s just about keeping your head on level and staying on your toes. Which is kind of in direct contrast to the title but “The Devil Don’t Sleep” is all about knowing that even though things are going well - it’s a very positive chapter and God’s doing some awesome things - even with that being the case, “The Devil Don’t Sleep” is all about this kind of being a period of the Devil. It’s probably the most positive record I’ve ever released.
Thirteen or 14 years where we had not seen or spoke to each other in five years and she kind of came back in the picture and things went from there. My wife and I have some pretty good history. All these songs are pages from life, and the albums are chapters.” What chapter of your life is represented in “The Devil Don’t Sleep” and where does that chapter fall in the Brantley Gilbert narrative?īG : It covers kind of my last little single period into when my wife came back in the picture. TL: You’ve said before that, “All I’ve ever done (with my songwriting) is write my life. I love it, but it’s taken some getting used to. We do change production from tour to tour so the production on this one has a lot more fire than the last one, which has taken some getting used to. You just get to know guys and like I said, see what they bring to the table. Regardless of who you’re touring with, it’s a lot of fun.
But it’s fun to see what the (supporting acts) bring to the table as performers and as writers. How is this tour different than previous ones?īrantley Gilbert: You know what? I feel like I’ve been on tour for the past 10 years. The Lantern: You’ve been on the road with “The Devil Don’t Sleep” tour for a few months now. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart and sold 66,000 copies in the first week, which made it the top-selling album of the week in the United States.īefore he performed to the sold-out Schottenstein Center crowd, The Lantern spoke with Gilbert about his new album, his connection with his fans and the advice he has for aspiring singer-songwriters.
Gilbert, born and raised in Georgia, released his most recent album “The Devil Don’t Sleep” on Jan. He’s currently travelling the country on his “The Devil Don’t Sleep” tour with up-and-coming country artists Brian Davis, Luke Combs and Tucker Beathard. The country artist has six No.1 hits on the Billboard country charts and is one of four country music artists to have back-to-back platinum albums. Brantley Gilbert came to “Kick It In The Sticks” in Columbus on Saturday.
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