Sunday, January 1, 2012

Diary of a Player: Brad Paisley


I just finished my first book of 2012, "Dairy of a Player" by Brad Paisley. This is a short book by Brad about his life. As he says, it is biographical but not a biography. He has much more to go.

Brad has had it together his whole life. If you even have a passing interest in Country Music or Brad, this is a worthwhile read.

Things I learned:

1. His talent at guitar was seen early and his first band consisted entirely of guys over 60 who could really play.

2. He is a believer in Gladstone's theory that expertise takes 10,000 hours of practice.

3. He graduated from Belmont University in Nashville with a degree in Business Management with a emphasis in the Music Business.

4. He wrote "The Fishing Song (I'm going to Miss Her) in college and George Strait, Garth Brooks and Allen Jackson all thought about recording it, but finally turned it down. Brad says that if they had, he would have made enough money from royalties that he would not have become a performer!

There are other great stories in the book that include Okies like Garth, Carrie and Vince.

I recommend this to anyone.

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