Thomas Rhett has had a lot of success as an artist. Rhett has spent the last more than a dozen years racking up hit after hit at country radio, not to mention headlining successful tours. So it's a bit surprising that Rhett reveals the favorite part of his job isn't actually singing. Instead, it's something much more altruistic.
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"I feel like this year and last year I've gotten to know so many of the newer artists in our format. They all just happen to be a decade younger than me," Rhett tells Audacy. "That's been kind of the biggest joy of my life right now. I still love playing shows and love writing. But when younger artists do come to me and ask me for any, not even just show advice, but 'How do I have a family and do this?' Or 'How do I have kids and do this?'
"That's gonna become one of my favorite parts of being in this business right now," the father of four adds. "Just sort of being a guy that's done it for 14 years. And, made all the wrong decisions and some of the right ones. Being able to lead people in a direction where they can hopefully not do the same things bad that I did."
Thomas Rhett Celebrates His Biggest Career Highlight
Rhett might get a lot of joy out of helping the next generation of artists, but he did just celebrate a career highlight of his own. The 35-year-old just sold out Boston's iconic Fenway Park, a dream come true for Rhett.
"It was surreal. I've had a couple bucket list things, and this was one of them. It took me a while to come down from the high of Fenway," Rhett says on Country Countdown USA. He also reveals that 35,000 people bought tickets, making it a sold-out show.
"It was just a dream," he adds.
Rhett is also still enjoying his own success at radio as well. He has the No. 1 song in the country, for the second week in a row, with "After All The Bars Are Closed." The song is from his latest About A Woman album.
