With Father’s Day weekend upon us, Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and more country music stars talk about the dads in their lives as well as being fathers.
Luke Bryan will be spending Father’s Day on the road with a show in Columbus, OH. However, since his boys will be with him it’s all good to the country music superstar. “Well, I’m doing a show but the boys will be there,” Luke says, “As long as we’re together as a family, and my wife is so great about wanting to, like, if it were up to her every moment like that would be fireworks and balloons filled, cakes and all that. They’re gonna come up to our show, and then we’ve got a couple days together. Just as long as I get to be with my family on important days, whether it’s birthdays or anniversaries or stuff like that or certainly Father’s Day or Mother’s Day, that’s all I need. Just let them make me a cup of coffee in the morning and I’m happy.”
Carrie Underwood says she’s still trying to figure out what to get her husband, Mike Fisher, and her dad for Father’s Day, “My husband is easy to please. I mean, if I get up and make him breakfast he’ll be happy. And my dad doesn’t…he gets mad when we buy him gifts, so (laughs)…’cause he’s just that kind of person. He’s like, ‘She doesn’t need to be spending any money on me,’ so. But I’m sure I’ll think of something awesome for both of the fathers in my life.”
Keith Urban relishes in the fact that he is a father to two beautiful daughters. “The first thing is probably just having someone call you dad,” Keith explains, “I’m like, ‘Omigosh! I’m her dad! That’s amazing.’ That’s probably the first thing to me. I don’t know, I mean, the different personalities that our two daughters have, that’s amazing. It’s such a long list I think. I always say…I think for the people that haven’t had kids – which I hadn’t for a long, long time. I didn’t have kids ‘til later on, and being around it is not the same as having them, you know? I realize that it’s not something that can be explained until you actually sort of have it, so I’m glad I got to experience that.”
Dierks Bentley shares that it was actually his father Leon who introduced him to country music radio, “My dad was my biggest influence in country music because my dad loved country radio.” He goes on to explain, “we always drove around listening to country radio and George Strait, Hank Williams and Randy Travis and all these guys, so … Without him, I wouldn’t be doing this, that’s for sure.”
When it comes to the gifts he’ll get from his kids this Father’s Day, Chris Janson says it’s definitely the thought that counts, “Usually, there’s a lot of homemade artwork floating around the house and that kinda thing,” the “Buy Me A Boat” singer explains. “I’m not one to take gifts; I don’t take gifts very well. I just like things that are from the heart. My kids are really good at that; they all naturally are very artsy. I don’t know, I take Father’s Day as a reflective day just to be thankful for being a parent … it’s a privilege.”
To all of the dads out there, have a very Happy Father’s Day from your friends at B104!
By: Buck Stevens
