Thomas Rhett Got Country Again Thanks to His Wife and Quarantine

Thomas Rhett Got Country Again Thanks to His Wife and Quarantine

Thomas Rhett admits that he did not do well at the start of quarantine last year, “The first 30, 40 days of quarantine I was freaking out cause I did not know what to do.”

He was thrown out of his routine, and in a way, with all the time he had on his hands…he didn’t know what to do with himself. “You know, I was like, ‘We’re supposed to be in rehearsal. We’re supposed to be on the road. We’re supposed to be doing this.'” 

But it was a conversation with his wife Lauren, that help center Thomas back on the things he knew were important, “My wife was like, ‘Honey, I think you have to just realize that you can’t do this right now. So, maybe why don’t you just take a step back and live some life and then go try to write again.’ And so, I literally didn’t write a song for almost two months, which is the longest I’ve ever gone, I think, in my whole life.”

That’s where the song “Country Again” found its footing, “When I came back, the very first song I wrote was ‘Country Again’.”

When it comes to the word “country”, Thomas says, “I think the word ‘country’ is a pretty strong synonym. I think it means a multitude of things. Just like any other word in the world, it could be construed for good, or construed for bad, you know. I think ‘country’ for a lot of people means boots and fiddle and steel guitar and being in the woods, and I think those things are definitely one meaning, but for me, even in the song ‘Country Again’ it is about that stuff, but it’s more about just a simple way of life, and a lifestyle where you don’t need much to make you happy, and on a musical front the word ‘country’ to me, means an honest story.”

Photo Courtesy of Valory Music Co