Below is a great long interview with Scotty McCreery from myYearbook ! Some of the highlights are that Scotty discusses his motto, uandishi songs, what he recommends for everyone to experience, and what he hopes that his mashabiki get out of his album! Read it all below:
When did wewe first discover your voice?
I’ve been imba my whole life. I don’t remember not singing. I think it was around 13 that my voice started changing. It just kind of dropped off; I kind of skipped that cracking phase.
Do wewe have any childhood memories of singing?
I don’t remember it, but my mom says that when I was a baby at my one-year-old check-up she looked at the doctor and said, ‘Look! This baby will sing to you!’ Then she hummed a little nursery rhyme to me and I hummed it back to the doctor. It was a pretty cool thing. I’ve been imba my whole life. I sang in church and children’s choir too.
How has your faith influenced your passion for music?
Greatly, I grew up imba [in the church]. My faith plays a big role in my music. wewe can tell that because the last song on the album is a faith-based song. Hopefully, one siku we can produce and make one of those faith-based albums to onyesha people exactly where I come from and who I am.
wewe learned guitar, gitaa at age 10. Did it come naturally to you?
I think the rhythm maybe, but I still have to learn all the chords and finger lays. My hands are kind of small, so I have to find a way to do it. I remember my guitar, gitaa teacher saying something to my mom about how I had a natural rhythm. I think that’s something that just musically has been in my head the whole time.
When did wewe first discover your voice?
I’ve been imba my whole life. I don’t remember not singing. I think it was around 13 that my voice started changing. It just kind of dropped off; I kind of skipped that cracking phase.
Do wewe have any childhood memories of singing?
I don’t remember it, but my mom says that when I was a baby at my one-year-old check-up she looked at the doctor and said, ‘Look! This baby will sing to you!’ Then she hummed a little nursery rhyme to me and I hummed it back to the doctor. It was a pretty cool thing. I’ve been imba my whole life. I sang in church and children’s choir too.
How has your faith influenced your passion for music?
Greatly, I grew up imba [in the church]. My faith plays a big role in my music. wewe can tell that because the last song on the album is a faith-based song. Hopefully, one siku we can produce and make one of those faith-based albums to onyesha people exactly where I come from and who I am.
wewe learned guitar, gitaa at age 10. Did it come naturally to you?
I think the rhythm maybe, but I still have to learn all the chords and finger lays. My hands are kind of small, so I have to find a way to do it. I remember my guitar, gitaa teacher saying something to my mom about how I had a natural rhythm. I think that’s something that just musically has been in my head the whole time.
But Scotty tells ABC News Radio that—after he gets off the Brad paisley tour in March—he will return to the fighting Trojans of Garner Magnet High School in North Carolina for his senior season.
And they didn't just give him his spot back: Scotty had to try out.
"Singing don't really mean wewe can really play ball well. So, they had to see if I had a little something left in me," he said.
"I have a feeling, though, it's gonna be rough. I'm a pitcher, so I have a feeling when I get on the mound guys are gonna be taunting me and stuff. I'm just gonna blow it off and strike 'em out!"
American Idol winner Scotty McCreery has revealed how he was absolutely delighted when his debut album Clear As siku went to number one as he was not expecting. Scotty also admitted that he was looking mbele to imba the National Anthem on the opening siku of the World Series of Baseball on October 19.
McCreery explained, “My hopes were just to go out there and have fun and let people know that the album was out there. Everybody hopes for the number one, but wewe never really expect it. To see it up there is pretty incredible.” Scotty then spoke about his upendo of baseball.
He added, “This is absolutely incredible for me. I have had two loves in life – muziki and baseball. The World Series is the biggest event in baseball, so to be there and be able to sing the National Anthem is like putting my two greatest loves together. I am looking mbele to seeing which two teams will be playing.”
McCreery explained, “My hopes were just to go out there and have fun and let people know that the album was out there. Everybody hopes for the number one, but wewe never really expect it. To see it up there is pretty incredible.” Scotty then spoke about his upendo of baseball.
He added, “This is absolutely incredible for me. I have had two loves in life – muziki and baseball. The World Series is the biggest event in baseball, so to be there and be able to sing the National Anthem is like putting my two greatest loves together. I am looking mbele to seeing which two teams will be playing.”
