Kip Moore

That's the one that I laid on that hardwood floor in that little...

garage apartment that I was living in for so long in my mid to late 20s and I just thought he was the master at saying the simple things in such a creative way and he was just him and Dylan were probably my two most impactful Van Morrison would be my island record if I was stuck on an island Sam Cooke love love love Sam Cooke I listened to a lot of Sam Cooke growing up but I would say Petty

Did you have music in your house growing up?

A lot.

A lot.

My mom played organ in the church, and she taught piano lessons.

And my dad was just a lover of music, so he was always playing rock and roll.

And then my mom was big on, like, she loved Redhead the Stranger, but she wanted to be Willie Nelson's piano player.

And I would always say, Mom, you don't party enough for that gig.

I don't think that's your gig.

But I would come home from school, and my mom was like this...

is this just proper sweet, she's the sweetest woman.

And a lot of times it's hard to get

the stuff out of her, like she'll, she'll kind of talk here, but, um, she's just always so sweet.

And one day I came home and she's just riffing on the end, the end section of November rain that I'm like 10th grade.

And I'm just like, my, like, my mom was really cool, you know, but you know, you're growing up and you just kind of,

My dad was the one that was the wild guy, and he was playing all the records and stuff.

But my mom was such a lover of good music.

How did they feel about you pursuing a career in music?

I think they both thought I was a little – because I didn't –