recently<\/b><\/a> that this new album comes after a rough patch in your life. What was going on?<\/b> Suppose it depends on the wife.<\/b>
So I was just kind of down in a slump. I also checked myself and realized my ego was stopping me from having conversations with people I felt like I was better than. I was like, I gotta figure this out because I want<\/i> to talk to people, but this ego is tricking me into thinking I don\u2019t want to talk to anybody.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s the artist\u2019s conundrum, right? You\u2019re onstage every night, people gassing you up \u2014<\/b>
But in a way your ego is what gave you the juice to get onstage in the first place.<\/b>
Is your instinct to turn to God because of the way you were raised?<\/b>
There was this lady at catering [at a show] one time, I\u2019ll never forget this. I have this sick sweatshirt that says \u201cHere to give Jesus glory.\u201d And I remember I said, \u201cOh my gosh, dude, that chicken looks f\u2014ing bomb.\u201d And this lady goes, \u201cYou should watch what you\u2019re saying if you\u2019re gonna be a billboard.\u201d I was like, \u201cSo because I\u2019m not perfect, you want me to not spread the word and to keep it to myself? We\u2019re all sinners, bro.\u201d That\u2019s the message I\u2019m trying to spread.<\/p>\n
You\u2019re a deeper guy than I\u2019d bet a lot of people would expect.<\/b>
Last thing: What\u2019s the right amount of jewelry to wear?<\/b>\n
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\u201cSometimes I want to flex and feel good,\u201d Bailey Zimmerman says of his jewelry.<\/p>\n
(Emil Ravelo \/ For The Times)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n
I do think that\u2019s easier to believe in times of prosperity.<\/b>
Your mom good now?<\/b>
When I moved to Nashville, I had nothing to lose, and I said I\u2019d live under a bridge before I quit writing songs because it\u2019s something I love so much. Then when you have success, you\u2019re scared to lose all this stuff that you\u2019ve worked so hard for. I started trying to write a hit \u2014 writing not for the right reasons. I was supposed to drop this record last year, but I wasn\u2019t feeling good about it. I was like, \u201cYou know what? I\u2019m not putting out this record.\u201d Then I wrote more over the next year.<\/p>\n
Is there a song on the record that set off that second phase?<\/b>
Let Bailey cook.<\/b>
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