Brad Paisley Reflects on Fatherhood as Latest Single Tops Charts

Brad Paisley seems to be stealing his own spotlight from his recent win as CMA Entertainer of the Year, as well as his American Music Award win for Favorite Male Country Artist. Now, he has another reason to celebrate. Paisley’s single, “Anything Like Me,” has claimed the top spot at the top of both the Mediabase/Country Aircheck and Billboard Country singles charts this week.

 

Paisley describes in this song a feeling that he holds very dear to his heart, which is the fear and aspiration that his son Huck will grow up like he did. "When you go and hear those words and think about, 'probably climb a tree too tall, ride his bike too fast,' it's things that we did," Paisley said.

 

"I mean, 'end up every summer wearing something in a cast, probably throw a ball and break some glass,' who hasn't done that?" Paisley said. "And all those things are just things that I did and my co-writers did. And it's pretty true to life, you know, in terms of both ... all those things that I'm talking about that he does like 'probably stay out too late, drive his car too fast,' I kind of hope he does. Same with the 'throw a ball,' and you know, all of these are things that I'm equal parts a little bit scared of and hopeful that he actually also does them.

"[Huck]'s really similar to me in that he has a lot of the characteristics that I had as a kid, at least my parents think so," Paisley told The Boot, recently. "He's very focused, and he's the kind of kid that he's kind of quiet until he gets to know you, which is sort of me too. He's already showing some creativity, which I like, and we really encourage that. I'm living proof of how good things can happen when you try to create new things. My whole life has been that. I haven't had much luck following necessarily the rules as I've had all my luck coming up with new ideas. And he seems to be doing that."

 

Paisley just drew his 2010 tour dates to an end this weekend. Now, his mind is set and focused on family time over the holidays. But, he’ll only be resting for a short while, as he’ll begin the next leg of his tour – H2O Fozen Over Tour – after the first of the year. The tour will begin in Green Bay, Wisc., on Jan 20 with Darius Rucker and Jerrod Niemann along for the ride. For a complete list of Paisley’s tour dates click here.

 

Source: TheBoot.com