 Courtesy: Marbaloo Brinley Addington’s passion for Country music began well before he can even remember. Early on, he was influenced by the hymns he heard on Sunday morning and the traditional country voices of Randy Travis, Vince Gill, and Alan Jackson, later finding inspiration from Garth Brooks and Tim McGraw as well as bluegrass music. Brinley’s first full-length album Homegrown debuted in May of 2011 and produced two music videos (“Hang on a Farm,” “As Long As You Love Me”) that have gained over 100,000 views. Addington released his second record Middle Of Nowhere in August 2014, and penned Tyler Farr's single, "I Should Go To Church Sometime." Here, he answers his Essential 8 and talks upcoming project Songs From A Bar (due 4/20), his fave road food, The Ryman, and more. Is there a story behind you album's title? When we were narrowing down songs for this project, my producer (Aaron Eshuis) and I kept gravitating to all these fun, honky-tonky, barroom songs. It wasn't really intentional but we gradually decided it'd be fun to do kind of a concept EP and the title "Songs From A Bar," just made sense. Why did you choose to anchor the album with the songs you did? I really just wanted to make a record that was fun to listen to and reminiscent of the country music I grew up on and love so much. We also wanted to cut songs that would be fun to play live and these five songs, to me, fall right in line with that. Where do you draw inspiration from when writing? My inspiration comes from a lot of different places. Sometimes it's something I heard someone say or some random line that pops in my head. I try to write from real life experiences as much as possible but sometimes a great idea from someone or somewhere else just needs to get written because it's the best story in the room and it needs to be told. What's your favorite food on the road?
It's definitely not the healthiest choice but if I had to pick one thing I'd probably say a cheeseburger and fries. I love hitting little local holes in the wall when we're on the road. It's a cool way to kind of see what the people of that city or town are really like. It's also hard to beat after show pizza. What do you love most about being on the road? Obviously I love playing the shows. Watching people react to and hopefully, enjoy your songs is why I get out of bed in the morning. I've also been really lucky and have always had a great bunch of guys and girls as bandmates and the stories and inside jokes you end up with from spending that much time with people in the van or before, during, and after shows is really special too. What's your dream venue and why? Hands down, The Ryman Auditorium. It's just such a cool venue and there;s so much country music history rooted there. Every hero of mine has played there and I'd be beside myself if I ever got the opportunity to play there. Who would you love to collaborate with? There's so many people I admire and would love to work with. I could probably rattle off thirty or forty but the two names that come to mind immediately are Alan Jackson and Alison Krauss. Alan has always been a huge influence on me and my music and I think Alison has one of the best voices in music period. Is there a professional bucket list item you would love to check off? When I was three, my family took me to the Grand Ole Opry. After that, all I wanted to do was watch it on TV and pretend I was playing on that stage. I give it credit for why I love country music so much and it would be the biggest honor to stand in that circle and sing my songs. Nothing bigger. Website
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