Clay Walker has some strong words for those who are trying to invade the country music format, when he doesn’t think they belong there. Clay says he doesn’t like most of what he’s seeing, and hearing, and that he doesn’t like watching classic rockers turn to country.

He says…

“I can’t stand to see outdated rock-and-rollers coming in to play country music. That really pissed me off.”

Well it doesn’t take a rocket-scientist to realize who he is probably talking about…Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler just released his first country single, “Love Is Your Name”, and has a country album in the works.

In the past year, the Doobie Brothers and Motley Crue have also come out with country projects.

Clay also says…

“We have great singers, great country musicians…There’s no reason we have to dilute it by letting people in the format that don’t have any business being in the format.”

WOW! Harsh words. If all we had were Conway Twitty’s and Merle Haggard’s and George Strait’s…music would be soo boring! We need artists to try new and different things. I realize that there is just something about Classic Country that can’t be replaced, but WHY do people get soo bent out of shape about music evolving. Music is music. Life changes, sound changes, music changes. Why can’t we just enjoy it!