Digital Social Hour
Justin Andrews: Chasing Dreams & Changing Lives | Justin Andrews DSH #1338
Fri, 18 Apr 2025
🎤 Tune in now as Justin Andrews, the rising country music star, shares his incredible journey of chasing dreams and changing lives! 🌟 From humble beginnings in a small town to performing on global stages, Justin opens up about his passion for music, the influence of his gospel roots, and the lessons he's learned along the way. 💬 Get ready for a heartfelt and inspiring conversation packed with valuable insights on staying true to yourself, the power of connection, and the joy of pursuing what you love. Whether you're a music lover, a foodie, or someone chasing your own dreams, this episode will keep you hooked! 🎶🍔 Don't miss out—watch now and subscribe for more insider secrets. 📺 Hit that subscribe button and stay tuned for more eye-opening stories on the Digital Social Hour with Sean Kelly! 🚀 Let us know your favorite moment from Justin’s story in the comments below. 👇 CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Justin Andrews Intro 01:15 - Justin's Childhood and Love for Music 03:34 - Food and Music Bring People Together 06:36 - Eating Habits and Favorite Fast Food Chains 08:49 - Maintaining Good Health 09:58 - Understanding the Immune System 14:31 - Previous Job Before Music Career 16:53 - Upcoming Music Shows and Events 17:40 - Rise of Country Music Popularity 20:54 - Life Comparisons and Personal Growth 21:52 - Importance of Discipline in Parenting 22:56 - High School Mischief: Keying Cars 25:00 - Exploring Nashville's Music Scene 27:10 - Success in the Music Industry 31:00 - Integrity in Professional Relationships 33:50 - Opinions on Taylor Swift's Influence 34:52 - Are You a Basketball Player? 39:33 - Nashville's Basketball Culture 40:22 - Competing Against Australian Players 41:04 - Oklahoma City Thunder Insights 42:30 - Finding Justin Andrews Online APPLY TO BE ON THE PODCAST: https://www.digitalsocialhour.com/application BUSINESS INQUIRIES/SPONSORS: [email protected] GUEST: Justin Andrews https://www.instagram.com/justinandrewsmusic/ LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-social-hour/id1676846015 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Jn7LXarRlI8Hc0GtTn759 Sean Kelly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmikekelly/ The views and opinions expressed by guests on Digital Social Hour are solely those of the individuals appearing on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the host, Sean Kelly, or the Digital Social Hour team. While we encourage open and honest conversations, Sean Kelly is not legally responsible for any statements, claims, or opinions made by guests during the show. Listeners are encouraged to form their own opinions and consult professionals for advice where appropriate. Content on this podcast is for entertainment and informational purposes only and should not be considered legal, medical, financial, or professional advice. #podcast #chillmusic #esllessonplans #eslteachingmaterials #music
Chapter 1: Who is Justin Andrews and what is his music journey?
All right, guys, Justin Andrews, country artists up and coming and about to make his name known, I think, soon. Thanks for coming on, man. Absolutely. It's my pleasure. Thanks for having me. Yeah, you've been traveling a lot lately, huh?
Yeah, I've been moving here and there and trying to make the dream happen like everybody else. I mean, honestly, it's been an exciting start to the year so far. We've got a lot going and looking forward to all the shows we're going to do. To me, growing up in the middle of nowhere, you never thought you'd be where you're at right now. Yeah, must be a big change for you, huh? It is, yeah.
I mean, I grew up in a little... in a little small town. And you know, there was 16 of my graduating high school class. Yeah.
That was a size of like my gym class.
Yeah. Yeah. There was, well, I think there was supposed to be 22, but some, some of them didn't quite. Okay.
Six of them didn't make it.
Yeah. So, but yeah, I mean, it's, Just trying to make it happen. I mean, sometimes you think about it in your brain. You're like, man, I don't know how to make this work, but I'm just going to keep doing it and see what happens.
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Chapter 2: How did Justin's gospel roots influence his music career?
Did you always have these big dreams even when you were young like that in high school?
Man, honestly, I always wanted to be a musician. I knew that. My grandparents raised me when they were in their 50s, and they had a traveling gospel band. And so, you know, it was, it was more like, you know, them, them saying, Hey, you know, get up and sing a song, you know, me and my sister.
And, and then it kind of turned into, I was watching, uh, movies with George Strait in it and stuff like that. And then I kind of got that hunger to where I was like, man, I want to be George Strait. I love it. Wow. Traveling gospel band.
First time I've heard that.
Yeah, it was, we would go to, go to different churches and And just, you know, my aunts and my uncles and my dad would play a little guitar, my cousin and all that. And I don't know, it was just, I think it was just more of something to do and meeting people that were like you and, you know.
Yeah. So something about church music makes your body feel good. You know, I'm not even like religious or anything, but like just the energy from that type of music.
Well, I mean, our charts, you know, it was hooping and hollering and jumping up and down and running and all that. It was pretty active. But, I mean, looking back at it now, I mean... I don't know why. I mean, I know why I love music, and the reason why anybody loves anything is because that's what you like, and it don't really matter if anybody else likes it or not. Right.
But looking back at it now, I mean, we traveled to a lot of churches, did a lot of shows, and, you know, playing with other people and meeting people and just enjoying ourselves. Mm-hmm. experience in other, other cultures really. Cause I mean, we'd go to any church.
It didn't matter if it fell into, you know, our exact style of religion or whatever, you know, we just, it was more so just meeting people, I think, and enjoying people. So it didn't matter what branch of religion it was.
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Chapter 3: What role does food play in Justin's life and travels?
Yeah, I like pretty much everything. There is a tier list for me, but yeah, most food is really good. So what is your favorite thing you've discovered here recently? In Vegas or just overall? Just anywhere. I didn't eat pho. Have you tried pho? I have. I didn't eat that for like my whole life. I just had some last night, some short rib pho. Oh my God.
That's what I had. I had that about two weeks ago.
Fire, right? Yeah. So good. I didn't really eat Indian growing up. Indian food smacks. Oh, yeah. Like some good curry.
I mean, I don't really like too spicy. Yeah. And so it's like kind of right there in the sweet spot for me.
It's that balance. Yeah. Sometimes it's way too spicy. Yeah. And you're screwed for the rest of the night, you know?
Yeah.
You got to be careful with certain Indian curries. Oh, my God.
Well, I mean, I'd never tried it when I first moved to Nashville. there was a restaurant and, and I was working for this gentleman and, and it was pretty much like, um, fire, you know, restoration for businesses and all that stuff. And, you know, repairing sheet rock and doing all that stuff. And we had to go in and we had to work on this, on this, uh, Indian restaurant.
And, uh, I really was, was curious because like when you walk into those places and you like, you know, loving food, you walk into a place and you just, um, And you smell and you're like, I wonder what that is. And it was specific. And I had never tried Indian food before. And then after that, I wanted to. I was like, I want it because I want my nose and my tongue to match what's going on here.
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Chapter 4: How does Justin maintain his health and immune system while traveling?
Hattie B's. We just recently got a Whataburger. Okay. And Whataburger is my favorite. Really? Yeah. Wow. I got to try it then. They've got an avocado bacon burger. I love avocados. Amazing. And I'm not a big avocado guy. So I guess it's just, I think my palate is just weird. Like it likes, you know, different combinations of things. Okay. What about guacamole?
I like, well, so the weird thing about it is, and this is so strange and I've been to the doctor about this and everything. If it touches the outside of my lips, my lips will swell up. But if it doesn't touch the outside of my lips, I can still eat it. That's crazy. And it does nothing. What? So only your lip is infected? Only my lips. Like it'll swell up noticeably. Whoa.
I've never heard of that. And it's just with avocados. Avocados. Wow. That is interesting, man.
Yeah.
Yeah. I'm not allergic to anything that I know of.
I didn't think I was either. I mean, I can eat anything. I mean, I don't really even get sick.
That's impressive because you travel a lot. Yeah. A lot of people get sick if they travel a lot.
I've never had the flu. I've never had a flu shot. I never got COVID.
I'm going to knock on wood for you.
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Chapter 5: What was Justin's previous job before pursuing music full-time?
Well, I mean, honestly, we're just trying to do all we can. And honestly, I really would just love to just be on the road. And this is, I mean, everybody would be like, oh, I bet you would. But I invest in people. I love people. And when people see an artist, an up-and-coming artist, they're like, oh, he just wants to be the next thing. Well, everybody wants to be the next thing.
But my purpose and my reason for why I do what I do, I left a great job for 10 years to just chase a dream. Right. And I enjoy people and people make me happy. You know, like when we can share stories about food or, you know, like... I really enjoy people. And, and so that is why I would love to be out in the world and doing these things because people make me happy.
Yeah.
You know, and music makes me happy and then food or whatever that people vibe with. I'm like, man, just do what you love and, and, damn everything else. Facts.
I love that living, man. I love that. What was your job? You said you had a 10 year job.
Yeah. So when I graduated high school and, and all of my friends were going to college and people were going to the military and, and all this stuff. And I was like, man, I really don't know what I want to do. And my older brother was working for this company in, in Yukon, Oklahoma. And, and I was like, man, do I want to do that? I really don't.
I mean, and I knew, I was like, man, I really don't want to go to college. And I had great grades and everything like that. And I was like, I don't really want to go to college. And everybody's going to OU, Oklahoma State, you know, going down to Texas and doing all this stuff.
And I just had a talk with myself in the truck one day and I was like, I know you don't want to go to college, so don't go to college. And so my brother is working for this company and I was like, do they need any help? And he was like, yeah, they'll always hire people. So I was the gopher guy, you know, go get this, go get that, you know, go get this, go get that.
And then we started working for another company that was doing the same thing, but I did that for 10 years. And, you know, it was like 290 days out of the year. Dad, I mean, you made great money, but I mean, and then when you were off- You bought a brand new truck or you bought a boat or you bought a motorcycle.
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Chapter 6: Where is Justin performing next and how is the country music scene evolving?
I worked in Pennsylvania for a little while in like Scranton area and stuff like that. And it reminded me a lot of home.
I could see that. Yeah, because it's a lot of family values.
It's a little prettier, greener. But Oklahoma's flat, and you can watch your dog run off for two weeks. Yeah. But I like Pennsylvania.
Yeah, shout out to PA. Shout out to Quakerstown, Pennsylvania. Yeah. Small little town up there. But man, you got acres of land. You got farm animals. You got a tight community. Mm-hmm. Sometimes you can live a very happy life not making that much, I realized.
Man, yeah. People don't realize, and I never knew when I was growing up, I never knew that we were broke. Like, I mean, if somebody come down the road and they had a brand new truck, you're like- dang, that guy's got a brand new truck. Right. You know, and he must be making a bunch of money and all this stuff.
And I never knew until this moment that we were broke until I went over to my grandmother, like sheltered me a lot, wouldn't let me go out. You know, I was the baby boy. Yeah. And so she would never let me go out and do anything or, you know, on my prom night, my senior year, I had to be home at 11 o'clock.
You know, I mean, it's one of those things, but I never knew that we were broke until my grandmother finally let me go stay at my friend Aaron's house. And he had a TV in his bedroom. And I was like, damn, y'all rich. Because I didn't have a TV in my bed. We had one TV in the whole house. Wow. And so that's when, but we never knew it. We didn't care. We weren't starving to death.
We had everything that we needed. We had clothes, we had shoes, we had food. And, you know, just grew up on a little farm and, you know, broke was good enough for us, I guess. You know what I mean?
Yeah. That's one of the side effects, I think, of social media. Now everyone compares their life to other people's lives. Yeah. So, you know, if you're broke, basically. Yeah. But back then you could grow up and realize, oh, you know, this is my life.
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Chapter 7: What are Justin's thoughts on growing up in a small town versus big city life?
I love that, man. Yeah, that perspective is cool. I got a couple spankings growing up. And of course, I hated it at the time. But I was all over the place. I was jumping off the walls and causing a scene. I probably deserved it, to be honest. I did. There's no doubt that I deserved it.
Looking back, I'm like, man, I deserved every one of those.
But you need to have that respect level of whoever your parents are, whether they're grandparents, parents. Because if you don't have that, you're just going to do whatever you want.
Yeah, I mean, when I was in high school, you know, the wave of how to get back at somebody that did you wrong was keying their car, you know, or giving them a flat or whatever. And I was just like, man, like the way that I was raised, somebody worked hard to get that. And for you to destroy something that somebody worked hard for is a no-go for me, buddy.
Yeah, I was never a fan of that. Keying in flat tires or whatever. That seemed too extreme for me. Man, if my grandfather found out I was doing that, shit, buddy. So what would cause you to do that to someone?
Well, in Oklahoma, it was somebody cheated on you in high school or whatever. And so they would go key their car or something like that. And I'm just like... And you're in high school at the time, but growing up the way that I grew up is like, grow up, man, like be the bigger person, you know, but then you got to think about that.
They didn't have the same raising that you had into where it's, you know, my grandparents were on top of me all the time, you know, just making sure that I'm doing what needs to be done. And, and like I said, it wasn't strict and it wasn't like overbearing or anything like that. It was just like, when you say you're going to do something, do it. And if you need to do it, do it. Hmm.
You know, your word is valuable.
Absolutely. It's gold.
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