The Fear of Standing Still

Description

Ultimately, The Fear of Standing Still is a record about growing up and growing older. I am not the wild partying 21 year old rock n roll front man that I used to be. Im a husband. Im a father. Ive been sober for a decade now. Its a record that proves you dont have to always be going 100mph to find success in this business. Its a record that says its ok to take a minute to reflect on how far youve come, not worry about how much further you have to go. For the longest time I thought that if I took my foot off the gas for even a second, I would lose all the ground that I had gained. Fatherhood changed that. Ive found a really beautiful balance between rock n roll and family and I wanted a record that showcased that freedom. In the studio, Ive always strived to find the perfect balance between showcasing the songwriting and the fact that I have a really great rock n roll band. This record is the closest weve ever come to that intersection. These songs are big, anthemic rock songs but also stand on their own two feet when they are played on an acoustic guitar. We have always taken a lot of pride in that fact. Thematically, I cover a lot of ground on this record: nostalgia, death, regional identity, marriage, fatherhood, redemption, mental health. My records have always been a snapshot of the person I was when I wrote it and this record really finds the band and my songwriting both really hitting a stride. I feel extremely confident that this batch of songs will be in the set for years to come. IG1 Crier: Crier was one of the very first songs written for this record. I wrote this one with my buddy Stephen Wilson Jr and its a song about breaking the stigma that some men, especially Southern men, have with showing emotions. From the time I was born, I was taught that boys dont cry. The man is the emotional rock that others lean on. I never thought to ask then who does the man lean on? Throughout adolescence we learn to suppress these emotions not knowing that they will eventually find a way out and its usually to the detriment of ourselves. Whether its drinking, drugs, anger issues or broken relationships, the negative feelings that come with being a human being will always find their way out.