Eric Church has shared a crazy story of his late brother, and now I need so many more details.
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The Chief recently went on The Bobby Bones Show, where he spoke about modern young artists and what they miss out on getting famous online.
While he was saying that young artists don't have to go through the wringer performing live to get an audience anymore, he brought up a hilarious anecdote about his brother, Brandon.
Before social media came to streamline our attention spans, artists had to brave the grit and toil of performing live anywhere they could. Although I'd say most young artists are out there hustling both live and online, some may sidestep the struggles of live performances in moments of flash fame.
To compare, he brought up how he had to perform in seedy dive bars and disreputable places that taught him a lot about performing live before he made it big.
"You learn a lot of that, too, in earning your salt, where I got in a band pretty quick. I mean, I was in a band at, maybe 17, I wasn't 18 years old. And I started just playing in bands in some shady places, I did the chicken wire thing, I've been at that show," he explained.
But during one show, Brandon sidestepped the stage real quick...
Brandon's Brief Stage Departure
Speaking of "earning your salt," Eric Church shared the sort of experience young artists are missing out on.
"I've had a band member leave the stage during a song and go fight a guy in the parking lot, and make it back before the end of the song. And that guy was my brother," he recalled.
"So we've done that... when you make it back before the end of the song, that's doing quick work. But it was a Skynyrd song, so it was a little long."
Considering Lynyrd Skynyrd songs could go up to 9 minutes, it's no wonder Brandon was able to book it to the parking lot, take and throw a few punches, and dash back onto the stage before the song's end.
"But I've done all those things, and you learn a lot from those situations," he concluded.
