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John Rich, 'Preacher Man' - Story Behind the Lyrics

John RichJohn Rich talked to The Boot about the song he says is the most personal track on his latest album, 'Son of a Preacher Man.'

Imagine being the most hardcore, rock and roll, honkeytonk singer in Nashville ... the wildest kid in town. But your dad is a fire and brimstone, Bible-banging preacher. That dynamic between me and my dad ... he's never been judgmental, but I've never recorded a song that offended him. I've played him songs that he's said, "Nah, I'd rather you not say that," so I didn't record them. That's how much of an impact my dad has had on me. So for me -- being a guy raised in church, I've got a King James Bible in one hand and Crown Royal and Coca Cola in the other. That's just me. I'm a hell-raising Christian.

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