What would Merle do? That's a question Alan Jackson often asks himself. The notoriously modest and reserved star says he looks to legends like Merle Haggard and George Strait when preparing his live shows.
"That's who I model myself after," Jackson tells The Detroit Free Press of his musical heroes. "We have a good band, and we play live music and that's it ... I don't jump out of the floor or come out of the ceiling. We don't have exotic dancers."
"That's who I model myself after," Jackson tells The Detroit Free Press of his musical heroes. "We have a good band, and we play live music and that's it ... I don't jump out of the floor or come out of the ceiling. We don't have exotic dancers."
Jackson admits he's not keen on interviews and prefers life out of the spotlight. His immense success now allows him that luxury.
"Early on in my career, you did what you had to do. But I hated doing all that TV, all the talk shows," he says. "I feel like I don't fit in there ... I can talk to the guy who works on my car easier than I can talk to a reporter."
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Jamesat 1-04-2009
The Hag and Geroge Strait are good choices. They have both cost me money along with Conway Twitty, Reba,and a lot of others Alan Jackson being one of them. The older ones have these new ones beat so bad. Most of the new ones I never know who they they are when I hear them.
Big Mamaat 1-04-2009
I have been to 5 of Alan Jackson's concerts and he is awesome in concert. I love that I can focus on him and the band and the music rather than the "exotic dancers" and the prancing around with the microphone.
He plays to the audience with his songs, and his videos which showcase his family and America, which is why I will pay to see Alan Jackson over and over again.