Kane Brown, one of modern country’s hottest artists, was recently featured on The Pivot Podcast, a popular sports and entertainment show hosted by former NFL stars Ryan Clark, Fred Taylor, and Channing Crowder. There, he got candid about being lonely despite his fame.
Sharing that he’s had to overcome adversity and bouts of depression every now and then, the “Miles on It” singer also said he considers himself socially awkward and a loner. As a result, he doesn’t feel he has close friendships in the music industry, despite being one of the most popular artists on the music charts with more than a dozen No. 1 hits.
“I feel like I have more athlete friends than I do musician friends,” he said. “I feel alone in the music world.”
Shocked, Clark asked if there was some kind of country music superstar group chat that Brown was involved with, to which Brown said, “If there is, I ain’t invited.”
Brown went on to explain that, though he knows plenty of artists, the friendships don’t really extend beyond text messaging.
“Morgan [Wallen], he’d probably text me the most,” Brown said. “Shaboozey, Chris Young … [Jason] Aldean has been my guy. There are other artists that I could text, but there’s a difference between texting somebody and being boys with somebody. … When you don’t have somebody that you can talk to about that, and have a brothership over it, I don’t know if I could really say we’re friends.”
Turning his attention to anyone who may be watching online, he made an honest plea for potential buds to reach out, saying, “If anybody’s watching this … I just want a friend in the industry that we can just chill, come over, hit the golf sim, have a few beers, talk.”
The topic of friendships came up again as the “Heaven” singer shared insights into his friendship with NFL quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
“I think it’s awesome that my job’s got me where I can hang out with Pat and just be friends with him,” Brown said. “Pat’s a cool dude. He’s normal. That’s another thing that I also love, because a lot of people have egos. … I shut down around that.”
Though he might not have that many pals in the industry, he does have several besties at home, per People. In addition to his other half, wife Katelyn Brown, who is also an artist, he has three kids: daughters KingsleyRose (born October 2019) and Kodi Jane (born December 2021), and son Krewe Allen (born June 2024).
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