Luke Bryan is definitely not a diva when it comes to his live shows. Bryan reveals that he only requires four things backstage before his concerts, and it's nothing extravagant.
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"I do me a little grapefruit and vodka before every show," Bryan tells Taste of Country. "Make sure it's the right grapefruit juice and let's roll."
"I'm pretty easy, baby," he adds. "Just a couple 'tater chips and some bottled water and rev me up."
Bryan likely is drinking extra liquids before his shows right now. He recently had to cancel or postpone several shows, due to illness and vocal troubles. Eric Church performed for Bryan for three festival dates.
"I wanted to thank everybody for all the well wishes, for the last few shows that I had to postpone and obviously cancel," Bryan says as he returns to touring. "I want to thank my buddy Eric Church for stepping in, and helping out with me. It really, really gets frustrating getting sick like that, and losing my voice, and having to take a couple of weekends off. But thank you guys for supporting me. I love y'all, and we'll see you all in the shows to come."
Luke Bryan's Hit Single, "Country Song Came On"
Bryan is on his Country Song Came On Tour, named after his current Top 10 single.
"It's just a classic country song," Bryan explains. "It's a song that I've always really - I used to cover songs like this, from Brooks & Dunn to Clint Black. All the honky tonk songs, and this is my version of that. The first time I heard it, I was like, 'That says everything I wanted to say.'"
Bryan also likes "Country Song Came On" because it gives a nod to one of his favorite country artists, Earl Thomas Conley.
"'Country Song Came On' is like a honky tonk gem for me," Bryan says (via Backstage Country). "When I heard it, I was like, it brings me back to the days when I was playing a lot of honky tonks early in my career. And the fact that I was able to put ETC, which is a nod to Earl Thomas Conley, one of my favorite artists ever, just makes me smile every time I hear it. And this song will definitely make you want to drink a draft beer."
