Thursday, January 19, 2006
More Names Added to Kenny's Bahama Cruise
Big Kenny of Big & Rich, Chris Cagle, Julie Roberts and Cledus T. Judd have been added to the list of performers during Kenny Chesney's upcoming cruise to the Bahamas. Big Kenny will join Chesney and Dierks Bentley for a private concert on an undisclosed island. Cagle, Roberts and Judd will appear on the two ships that depart Miami on Feb. 27 and return March 3. The cruise ships will also feature performances by Little Big Town, Blue County, Catherine Britt and Hot Apple Pie. Chesney's fan club is promoting the cruise.
Sunday, January 15, 2006
Saturday, January 14, 2006
Chesney Announces Tour Dates!
This is awesome news! After taking several months off, Kenny Chesney has announced a series of dates for The Road and the Radio tour. His openers on the tour include Dierks Bentley and Sugarland. He kicks it off March 23-24 in Dayton, Ohio, and visits 19 cities in the eastern U.S. before wrapping May 27 in Columbus, Ohio.
"Even when I've just been several hundred thousand miles and am wore out exhausted, the place where I'm the most alive is on that stage," Chesney said. "We get out there, me and the guys, and we're ready to rock. I gotta tell you, the time off has really given me an edge to charge my batteries, think about why we do it and get as hungry for it as when we were first getting started."
His 2005 tour grossed $61.8 million, more than any other country artist. Changes in his 2006 production include a bigger stage. However, the standing-room portion of the stage configuration will remain in place.
"We've learned a lot about certain things that work, just from being out there and doing it, especially doing it with 18 semis," he says. "And the more you do it, the more you can figure out to do, the more things that you can imagine. So I don't wanna give anything away, except to say if you had a good time last year, you came, you partied, it rocked -- this year is gonna be even better."
Rolling Stone magazine has taken notice of his success as well, estimating his 2005 income at $109 million -- if you only consider album sales and concert tickets. Chesney comes in at No. 3, behind the Rolling Stones and U2, on the publication's Ultimate Top 10 list published Friday (Jan. 13). Others on the list included Green Day, the Eagles, Paul McCartney, Celine Dion, 50 Cent, Dave Matthews Band and Elton John.
The Road and the Radio Tour dates include:
March 23-24: Dayton, Ohio
March 25: Lexington, Ky.
March 30: Lubbock, Texas
March 31: Austin, Texas
April 1: Oklahoma City
April 6: Omaha, Neb.
April 7-8: St. Paul, Minn.
April 20: Pensacola, Fla.
April 21: Lafayette, La.
April 22: Houston
April 23: Bossier City, La.
April 27: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
April 28: Jacksonville, Fla.
April 29: Columbia, S.C.
May 4: Moline, Ill.
May 5: Cedar Falls, Iowa
May 6: Columbia, Mo.
May 26: Philadelphia
May 27: Columbus, Ohio
Source: CMT.com
"Even when I've just been several hundred thousand miles and am wore out exhausted, the place where I'm the most alive is on that stage," Chesney said. "We get out there, me and the guys, and we're ready to rock. I gotta tell you, the time off has really given me an edge to charge my batteries, think about why we do it and get as hungry for it as when we were first getting started."
His 2005 tour grossed $61.8 million, more than any other country artist. Changes in his 2006 production include a bigger stage. However, the standing-room portion of the stage configuration will remain in place.
"We've learned a lot about certain things that work, just from being out there and doing it, especially doing it with 18 semis," he says. "And the more you do it, the more you can figure out to do, the more things that you can imagine. So I don't wanna give anything away, except to say if you had a good time last year, you came, you partied, it rocked -- this year is gonna be even better."
Rolling Stone magazine has taken notice of his success as well, estimating his 2005 income at $109 million -- if you only consider album sales and concert tickets. Chesney comes in at No. 3, behind the Rolling Stones and U2, on the publication's Ultimate Top 10 list published Friday (Jan. 13). Others on the list included Green Day, the Eagles, Paul McCartney, Celine Dion, 50 Cent, Dave Matthews Band and Elton John.
The Road and the Radio Tour dates include:
March 23-24: Dayton, Ohio
March 25: Lexington, Ky.
March 30: Lubbock, Texas
March 31: Austin, Texas
April 1: Oklahoma City
April 6: Omaha, Neb.
April 7-8: St. Paul, Minn.
April 20: Pensacola, Fla.
April 21: Lafayette, La.
April 22: Houston
April 23: Bossier City, La.
April 27: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
April 28: Jacksonville, Fla.
April 29: Columbia, S.C.
May 4: Moline, Ill.
May 5: Cedar Falls, Iowa
May 6: Columbia, Mo.
May 26: Philadelphia
May 27: Columbus, Ohio
Source: CMT.com
Friday, January 13, 2006
Chesney & Zellweger Seen Together Again
Source: Y! News Kenny Chesney and his ex-wife Renee Zellweger were seen together recently in a sandwich shop near Nashville, Tenn.
Chesney's publicist, Holly Gleason, however, says not to read too much into the sighting and that they have no plans to remarry.
"They're friends," Gleason said. "The media made so much more out of everything that the public has no clarity about any of it. And that's the tragedy. They're two nice people who don't choose to live in public."
Zellweger, 36, and Chesney, 37, wed in a small ceremony on the Caribbean island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands last May. It was the first marriage for both of them, and it lasted about four months. The union was annulled by the Los Angeles Superior Court in December.
Kenny Chesney Caribbean Cruise Getaway Info
Here's what Kenny's Bahama cruise is all about... Sounds like fun!Source: cruise.kennychesney.com
The fun begins the minute we leave port, kicking off the Kenny Chesney Caribbean Cruise Getaway with a Welcome Party on the pool deck with music and a complimentary open bar. From there, you’ll probably want to join us for a memorable dining experience before you begin to enjoy performances by some of our many featured Artists. From headliners in the Showroom to intimate Artist performances poolside, there will be music everywhere. After midnight, parties heat up in each venue culminating in a non-stop dance party. Of course, there are other choices as well, from Casino action to an Adult Comedy Showcase or maybe an impromptu performance in the Schooner Piano Bar by one of our star Artists.
During the afternoons at sea, you can enjoy “twilight” performances from our featured Artists, as well as “behind the music” Q & A Sessions. Not to be missed are the sports tournaments, from basketball to volleyball. You can put yourself to the test on Royal Caribbean’s Rock Climbing Wall, perched high above the sea, or you may want to spend time on deck chillin’ by one of the pools or spas, listening to a nice acoustic performance.
During our last day at sea you’ll have time to relax and wind down from the excitement of the week and reflect on the memories you’ll take home. But there’s more! Get up close and personal with featured Artists in our special Q & A Sessions. Or, you can participate in a high-stakes Texas Hold ‘em Poker Tournament for a huge $$ jackpot. You won’t want to miss the Line Dance Competition, “Ship Olympics”, and a huge array of special activities that have been carefully designed to provide something for everyone. Finally, savor you last evening with our Gala Farewell Dinner and Complimentary Cocktail Party followed by another night of music, dancing and specially designed entertainment.
The only thing missing from a perfect musical vacation experience is you. It would be our sincere honor to have you aboard! Space is limited… Reserve your cabin today!
MON., FEB. 27th
Welcome aboard deck party with complimentary bar and canapés
Twilight concerts, Pool Deck
Headline concerts, Main Showroom
Artist Showcase Jam, Night Club
All Night Music Fest, Mid Ship Club
Schooner Piano Bar
Late Night Dance Party
Lounges, Clubs and Bars open until LATE!
TUES., FEB. 28th
Sovereign and Majesty sail at night to Coco Cay
Morning and early afternoon activities on Coco Cay
Watersports: Parasailing, snorkeling, banana boat sailing and more
Beach Barbeque Lunch Party
Afternoon concerts on board ship
Headline concert, Main Showroom
Artist Showcase Jam, Night Club
Late Night Music Fest, Mid Ship Club
Schooner Piano Bar
Late Night Dance Party
Lounges, Clubs and Bars open until LATE!
WED., MAR. 1st
Sovereign and Majesty arrive in Nassau
Welcome to Nassau Brunch
Disembark for shopping and exploring
Tenders ferry passengers to the secret island
Kenny Chesney evening performance
Post-show secret island party
Late night tenders ferry passengers back to the ships for more music and casino action
Lounges, Clubs and Bars open until LATE!
THURS., MAR. 2nd
Enjoy a relaxing day at sea!
Artist “Q & A” Session
Texas Hold ‘em Tournament for huge $$ jackpot
Line Dance Competition
“Ship Olympics” Competition
Afternoon Concert, Poolside
Farewell Cocktail Party with Complimentary Bar and canapés
Gala Farewell Dinner
Late Night Dance Party
Lounges, Clubs and Bars open until LATE!
FRI., MAR 3rd
Arrive back in your original port
Disembarkation begins early!
Monday, January 09, 2006
Concert Breakdown for 2005 - Chesney in Top 3!
Here's the list:
1. The Rolling Stones. $168 million. Given the eye- and wallet-popping top face-value ticket price of $450 for the Stones' "A Bigger Bang" tour, it's not a big surprise that Mick, Keith and the boys shattered their own 12-year-old record (of $121.2 million in 1994) for highest-grossing concert tour of all time. That made up 96% of the band's Ultimate Top 10 total this year, in keeping with the past in which album sales have been virtually irrelevant to the Stones' total. Despite enthusiastic reviews, the group's "A Bigger Bang" CD contributed only about $6 million to the total. One surprise the group did manage: Its average ticket price of $133.98 wasn't tops last year, or even second or third place. More on that later.
2. U2. $149.7 million. Despite finishing behind the Stones, the Irish band did a none-too-shabby job, also substantially topping the Stones' previous record on the concert trail with $138.9 million in ticket sales. Bono et al. added about double what the Stones did at record stores with continued strong sales of their 2004 album "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," adding nearly $11 million to its total. U2 sold more tickets in North America than any other act last year — 1.4 million, with the Dave Matthews Band in second place at 1.21 million tickets. The band has reported sales worldwide of 3.4 million tickets. U2's average ticket price of $96.92 in the U.S. looks almost economical in the inflated concert market of recent years.
3. Kenny Chesney. $109.3 million. The country singer-songwriter had a tough year on the marital front with the annulment of his marriage to actress Renée Zellweger after only four months. But with his popular concerts and two albums that topped the pop charts in 2005, and a third that sold strongly, he vaulted over such classic rockers as Paul McCartney and the Eagles, even though both toured heavily last year. Chesney dropped one spot this year, after finishing at No. 2 on the Ultimate Top 10 behind Usher. Average ticket price: $47.09.
4. Green Day. $84.7 million. The three Bay Area punk rockers who make up this outfit are anything but American idiots. The trio's 2004 album just keeps selling and selling, moving 3.8 million more copies to add just about $50 million to its on-the-road take of $34.8 million. Average ticket price: $38.07.
5. The Eagles. $84.4 million. The poster boys for '70s country rock did as well at the record store as the Rolling Stones last year without ever stepping foot in a recording studio. "The Very Best of the Eagles" sold 460,000 copies to put almost $6 million worth of icing on the veteran band's concert cake, er, take of $78.4 million. Average ticket price: $107.99.
6. Paul McCartney. $83.2 million. McCartney's "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard" album, like the Stones, generated some of the most enthusiastic reviews he's received in years but didn't quite sell enough copies to be certified gold: 450,000 copies. That resulted in revenue of $5.85 million. Still, the 63-year-old ex-Beatle found gold at the concert box office, racking up $77.3 million in ticket sales. His last appearance on the Ultimate Top 10 list was on his 2002 tour, when he finished second behind Eminem. Average ticket price: $135.46, topping the Stones but still not the highest average.
7. Céline Dion. $81.3 million. Want to talk perfect job? Here's a singer whose world tour consists of one stop — the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, within a cab ride of her home — yet she was able to draw enough fans and charge enough for tickets that she finished third (behind the Stones and U2) on Pollstar's ranking of the year's top concert attractions. All of her Ultimate Top 10 income was from ticket sales from her 155 shows, more than any other single act on Pollstar's list. Average ticket price: $136.04.
8. 50 Cent. $78.6 million. The New York rapper's album "The Massacre" was barely edged out at the end of the year by Carey's "Mimi" for the album sales crown in 2005, landing just shy of 5 million copies. That gave him $63.1 million in album revenue. His brief 15-date solo tour added just $4.7 million, not enough to make Pollstar's Top 100 tour grosses last year. But with the $10.8 million for which he gets credit as co-headliner with Eminem on last year's Anger Management Tour, it was enough to push him well ahead of Carey, who didn't tour during the year and had to rest on album sales alone. Average ticket price: $64.03 for Anger Management; $31.81 on his own.
9. Dave Matthews Band. $74.3 million. The relentlessly touring South African singer-songwriter's band doesn't grab the headlines but does add impressively to its cash flow each year. The group sold $57 million in tickets last year, piling on $17.3 million from sales of its "Stand Up" album. Along with Dion, the DMB is the only act to finish in the Ultimate Top 10 five times over the last nine years. Average ticket price: $47.09.
10. Elton John. $65.8 million. Like Dion, this British rocker didn't release an album last year, which meant all his income came from concert tickets, mostly from pricey shows in Las Vegas. John actually outdrew Dion on the road, with 642,000 tickets to her 597,000, but kept his average ticket price a bit lower than he has had in recent years, at $102.46.
1. The Rolling Stones. $168 million. Given the eye- and wallet-popping top face-value ticket price of $450 for the Stones' "A Bigger Bang" tour, it's not a big surprise that Mick, Keith and the boys shattered their own 12-year-old record (of $121.2 million in 1994) for highest-grossing concert tour of all time. That made up 96% of the band's Ultimate Top 10 total this year, in keeping with the past in which album sales have been virtually irrelevant to the Stones' total. Despite enthusiastic reviews, the group's "A Bigger Bang" CD contributed only about $6 million to the total. One surprise the group did manage: Its average ticket price of $133.98 wasn't tops last year, or even second or third place. More on that later.
2. U2. $149.7 million. Despite finishing behind the Stones, the Irish band did a none-too-shabby job, also substantially topping the Stones' previous record on the concert trail with $138.9 million in ticket sales. Bono et al. added about double what the Stones did at record stores with continued strong sales of their 2004 album "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," adding nearly $11 million to its total. U2 sold more tickets in North America than any other act last year — 1.4 million, with the Dave Matthews Band in second place at 1.21 million tickets. The band has reported sales worldwide of 3.4 million tickets. U2's average ticket price of $96.92 in the U.S. looks almost economical in the inflated concert market of recent years.
3. Kenny Chesney. $109.3 million. The country singer-songwriter had a tough year on the marital front with the annulment of his marriage to actress Renée Zellweger after only four months. But with his popular concerts and two albums that topped the pop charts in 2005, and a third that sold strongly, he vaulted over such classic rockers as Paul McCartney and the Eagles, even though both toured heavily last year. Chesney dropped one spot this year, after finishing at No. 2 on the Ultimate Top 10 behind Usher. Average ticket price: $47.09.
4. Green Day. $84.7 million. The three Bay Area punk rockers who make up this outfit are anything but American idiots. The trio's 2004 album just keeps selling and selling, moving 3.8 million more copies to add just about $50 million to its on-the-road take of $34.8 million. Average ticket price: $38.07.
5. The Eagles. $84.4 million. The poster boys for '70s country rock did as well at the record store as the Rolling Stones last year without ever stepping foot in a recording studio. "The Very Best of the Eagles" sold 460,000 copies to put almost $6 million worth of icing on the veteran band's concert cake, er, take of $78.4 million. Average ticket price: $107.99.
6. Paul McCartney. $83.2 million. McCartney's "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard" album, like the Stones, generated some of the most enthusiastic reviews he's received in years but didn't quite sell enough copies to be certified gold: 450,000 copies. That resulted in revenue of $5.85 million. Still, the 63-year-old ex-Beatle found gold at the concert box office, racking up $77.3 million in ticket sales. His last appearance on the Ultimate Top 10 list was on his 2002 tour, when he finished second behind Eminem. Average ticket price: $135.46, topping the Stones but still not the highest average.
7. Céline Dion. $81.3 million. Want to talk perfect job? Here's a singer whose world tour consists of one stop — the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, within a cab ride of her home — yet she was able to draw enough fans and charge enough for tickets that she finished third (behind the Stones and U2) on Pollstar's ranking of the year's top concert attractions. All of her Ultimate Top 10 income was from ticket sales from her 155 shows, more than any other single act on Pollstar's list. Average ticket price: $136.04.
8. 50 Cent. $78.6 million. The New York rapper's album "The Massacre" was barely edged out at the end of the year by Carey's "Mimi" for the album sales crown in 2005, landing just shy of 5 million copies. That gave him $63.1 million in album revenue. His brief 15-date solo tour added just $4.7 million, not enough to make Pollstar's Top 100 tour grosses last year. But with the $10.8 million for which he gets credit as co-headliner with Eminem on last year's Anger Management Tour, it was enough to push him well ahead of Carey, who didn't tour during the year and had to rest on album sales alone. Average ticket price: $64.03 for Anger Management; $31.81 on his own.
9. Dave Matthews Band. $74.3 million. The relentlessly touring South African singer-songwriter's band doesn't grab the headlines but does add impressively to its cash flow each year. The group sold $57 million in tickets last year, piling on $17.3 million from sales of its "Stand Up" album. Along with Dion, the DMB is the only act to finish in the Ultimate Top 10 five times over the last nine years. Average ticket price: $47.09.
10. Elton John. $65.8 million. Like Dion, this British rocker didn't release an album last year, which meant all his income came from concert tickets, mostly from pricey shows in Las Vegas. John actually outdrew Dion on the road, with 642,000 tickets to her 597,000, but kept his average ticket price a bit lower than he has had in recent years, at $102.46.
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Chesney/Zellweger Annulment Goes Through
Source: Y! News
Renee Zellweger's marriage to country crooner Kenny Chesney never existed — at least in the eyes of the law.
The couple's union has been annulled by the Los Angeles Superior Court, according to documents obtained this week by the television show "Extra." Publicists for Zellweger and Chesney did not return calls to The Associated Press on Wednesday.
An annulment is a judicial declaration that a marriage never legally existed. In California, an annulment may be granted when either party in the marriage is under 18, of unsound mind, bound to a previous marriage or if the consent to marry was obtained by fraud or force.
In court papers filed last September, Zellweger listed "fraud" as the reason she was seeking an annulment after four months of marriage.
The Oscar-winning actress later issued a statement saying the term was "simply legal language and not a reflection of Kenny's character."
Zellweger, 36, and Chesney, 37, wed in a small ceremony on the Caribbean island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands in May. It was the first marriage for both.
Renee Zellweger's marriage to country crooner Kenny Chesney never existed — at least in the eyes of the law.
The couple's union has been annulled by the Los Angeles Superior Court, according to documents obtained this week by the television show "Extra." Publicists for Zellweger and Chesney did not return calls to The Associated Press on Wednesday.
An annulment is a judicial declaration that a marriage never legally existed. In California, an annulment may be granted when either party in the marriage is under 18, of unsound mind, bound to a previous marriage or if the consent to marry was obtained by fraud or force.
In court papers filed last September, Zellweger listed "fraud" as the reason she was seeking an annulment after four months of marriage.
The Oscar-winning actress later issued a statement saying the term was "simply legal language and not a reflection of Kenny's character."
Zellweger, 36, and Chesney, 37, wed in a small ceremony on the Caribbean island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands in May. It was the first marriage for both.
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Chesney & Uncle Kracker Win RMA Award for Best Driving Song
Source: netmusiccountdown.com
The Radio Music Awards for 2005 were passed out in Las Vegas' Aladdin Hotel and Casino Monday night, and KEITH URBAN continued his year of breakout success by performing on the show and also picking up the "Artist of the Year/Country Radio" award. Keith beat out nominees, Kenny Chesney, Brooks&Dunn, Tim McGraw, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and George Strait, all of whom Keith thanked in his acceptance speech."Thank you very much. Thank you to country radio for playing my records. And, I want to thanks to everybody else in this category with me. Everybody in there has been a great help to me. Thanks and Merry Christmas!"
KENNY CHESNEY AND UNCLE KRACKER took the overall RMA award for Best Driving Song for "When The Sun Goes Down." Neither Kenny nor Kracker were at the show to accept the award.
RASCAL FLATTS performed an acoustic version of "BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD" with Jay DeMarcus on piano and Joe Don Rooney playing acoustic guitar, just before the song was named COUNTRY SONG OF THE YEAR.
ALSO, SUGARLAND received a big, warm response from the all-genre audience as they performed their nominated Country Song of the Year "Baby Girl."
The Radio Music Awards for 2005 were passed out in Las Vegas' Aladdin Hotel and Casino Monday night, and KEITH URBAN continued his year of breakout success by performing on the show and also picking up the "Artist of the Year/Country Radio" award. Keith beat out nominees, Kenny Chesney, Brooks&Dunn, Tim McGraw, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and George Strait, all of whom Keith thanked in his acceptance speech."Thank you very much. Thank you to country radio for playing my records. And, I want to thanks to everybody else in this category with me. Everybody in there has been a great help to me. Thanks and Merry Christmas!"
KENNY CHESNEY AND UNCLE KRACKER took the overall RMA award for Best Driving Song for "When The Sun Goes Down." Neither Kenny nor Kracker were at the show to accept the award.
RASCAL FLATTS performed an acoustic version of "BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD" with Jay DeMarcus on piano and Joe Don Rooney playing acoustic guitar, just before the song was named COUNTRY SONG OF THE YEAR.
ALSO, SUGARLAND received a big, warm response from the all-genre audience as they performed their nominated Country Song of the Year "Baby Girl."
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Catch Kenny's Special on ABC November 23!
Here's one of Chesney's ads for his first primetime TV special! Should be a really good show.
Friday, November 11, 2005
It's Good to Hear Kenny Has No Regrets
Source: canada.com NEW YORK -- Kenny Chesney says he has no regrets about his brief marriage to Renee Zellweger because it taught him a lesson about love. "She and I fell in love like a couple of school kids," the 37-year-old country singer said Monday on ABC's "The View."
"I'm glad to know that that can happen. That that exists. And we really still care about each other a lot," said Chesney, who has a new CD, "The Road and the Radio."
He and Zellweger were married in May after first meeting in January.
The 36-year-old actress, who won an Oscar for her role in 2003's "Cold Mountain," filed for an annulment in September.
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Get Your Copy of 'The Road and the Radio' Today!
Today is the day! Get your copy of Kenny Chesney's 'The Road and the Radio'! I'll be looking for my copy after work today.
After veering off on a more personal, acoustic-based album, country‘s reigning superstar returns to mainstream form on this set, whose title cut reflects two places this guy dominates. That song in particular is a big, broad ballad of the type Chesney owns, as is the deeply sad leadoff single "Who You‘d Be Today." Similarly, "Summertime" and "Tequila Loves Me" are the sort of laid-back mood pieces likely to melt snow this winter, and Chesney sings the hell out of the romantic power ballad "Save Me" and the well-drawn "Freedom." He rocks a little harder than usual on the Stones-ish "Living in Fast Forward" and brings horns and bombast to "Beer in Mexico." Bottom line: This is Chesney doing what he does so very well, and his legions of fans will eat it up.
After veering off on a more personal, acoustic-based album, country‘s reigning superstar returns to mainstream form on this set, whose title cut reflects two places this guy dominates. That song in particular is a big, broad ballad of the type Chesney owns, as is the deeply sad leadoff single "Who You‘d Be Today." Similarly, "Summertime" and "Tequila Loves Me" are the sort of laid-back mood pieces likely to melt snow this winter, and Chesney sings the hell out of the romantic power ballad "Save Me" and the well-drawn "Freedom." He rocks a little harder than usual on the Stones-ish "Living in Fast Forward" and brings horns and bombast to "Beer in Mexico." Bottom line: This is Chesney doing what he does so very well, and his legions of fans will eat it up.
Monday, November 07, 2005
Source: abcnews.com
Kenny Chesney says he is doing "good," months after the breakup of his four-month marriage to Renee Zellweger.
"It's (my heart is) good," Chesney told "Good Morning America" today in his first TV appearance since his much publicized breakup with the star of "Chicago" and "Bridget Jones' Diary." "It's up and down, but it's good."
Chesney also performed from his second new album this year, "The Road and the Radio," which was recorded while he was on tour. Chesney explained that he would have songs faxed to him, sift through the best, and when there was a chance, he and his band would record.
"Anything that's been going on in my life, I usually look to the road or the radio to get me through it," Chesney said.
Kenny Chesney says he is doing "good," months after the breakup of his four-month marriage to Renee Zellweger.
"It's (my heart is) good," Chesney told "Good Morning America" today in his first TV appearance since his much publicized breakup with the star of "Chicago" and "Bridget Jones' Diary." "It's up and down, but it's good."
Chesney also performed from his second new album this year, "The Road and the Radio," which was recorded while he was on tour. Chesney explained that he would have songs faxed to him, sift through the best, and when there was a chance, he and his band would record.
"Anything that's been going on in my life, I usually look to the road or the radio to get me through it," Chesney said.
More on the "Road"
Source: Tennessean.com
Road rises up to meet Kenny Chesney Despite a year of rigorous touring, entertainer managed to pull off a highly anticipated new album. Now he's ready to do it all again.
Kenny Chesney sat outside this fall, on a sunny porch out by a pool. Land and trees surrounded his Williamson County residence, which could be called a house if it were significantly smaller.
In Chesney's career, he's sold more albums than Paul Simon or Snoop Dog, and on Tuesday he'll release an album, The Road and the Radio, that looks to be one of country's biggest releases of the year. He's got an ABC network special coming up on Nov. 23 (7 p.m., WKRN-Channel 2), too, and his shows routinely fill arenas with crowds that are younger and louder than is typical in the country genre.
The whole thing looks to be a dream realized for Chesney, one of Tennessee's most famous native sons and the Country Music Association's reigning entertainer of the year. Still, it's no surprise when Chesney answers a routine "How are you?" with a weary chuckle and a quick, "I've been better."
It's not all the marriage thing, either. Even without this year's whirlwind, ill-fated union to actress Renee Zellweger, Chesney would likely have spent part of 2005 crossing the line that separates burning it up from burning out. On June 25, he stood onstage in front of 21,000 people in Tacoma, Wash., knowing full well that he didn't feel like . . . well, like being onstage in front of 21,000 people.
"I was so tired that I didn't want to be there, for the first time in 12 years," Chesney said. "I gave them all I had. I remember laying in my bus bunk one night, going, 'Don't you ever be this tired ever again.' I used to wonder how people could go into the hospital because of exhaustion. I didn't understand it. Now I do.
"Look, getting married is stressful enough, I don't care who you are," he continued. "But with everything I had going on, everything in front of me at my plate, I felt myself changing, and I didn't like it. I wasn't the guy that's fun-loving. I felt like I was treating people different, that I was shorter with them. I felt that with my family and friends."
If Tacoma was a low point, it shouldn't have been terribly unexpected. For months, Chesney had been touring hard, and the two or three days that he had off the road every couple of weeks were spent working on an album that he was increasingly worried might be nothing terribly special.
"I was on the bus one night and told the band, 'I've got an average record.' I stayed up at night because of it. I used to just want to get on the radio and didn't think about the songs so much, but I didn't get to where I'm selling out stadiums by being average. Every album has to be better, but different. It's hard to stay who you are but give people a different ride."
Enter Aimee Mayo, the Nashville songwriter who called Chesney in late July to tell him she had a song he should hear. The song was called Who You'd Be Today, written by Mayo and Bill Luther, and she played it for him in her car, parked in the lot outside the Tracking Room at Emerald Sound Studios, where Chesney and co-producer Buddy Cannon were working on the album.
Chesney instantly loved the song, a rumination on a friend who died young. He recorded it the next day, and the inclusion of Who You'd Be Today and another July find, Like Me, lend some gravity and cohesion to the finished album. The first single off the album, Who You'd Be Today, is now at No. 4 on Billboard's country chart and it's continuing to climb.
"It's only been on the charts for seven weeks, so that is breakneck speed," said Wade Jessen, the country chart director for Billboard. For Chesney, the song offered more than a potentially lucrative single. "When she brought that song to me, I felt like I had something to wrap the rest of the record around," Chesney said. "Who You'd Be Today was the universal song that I didn't have that I now had, and I was able to go from there and find a few other things that were pieces of the puzzle."
Mayo's cameo came at the right time, as Cannon and Chesney were bearing down on the deadline to finish the album. In the past, Chesney has released albums in the spring, and his status as one of country's best-sellers is underscored by his label's decision to release The Road and the Radio in November, a time of the year when only the most commercially dominant artists are likely to put albums out, because it's difficult to get retailers and media to pay attention to mid-level albums during the holiday season.
"We think it's going to be a huge impact record," said RCA Label Group Nashville head Joe Galante. "It's one of the most important records of the fourth quarter, for all genres. It is the biggest release in the country format, but aside from that, it's one of the biggest records in the business."
Galante knows that now, but a few months ago he was worried that the thing might not get done at all.
"There was a concern at one moment. There was that small matter of a marriage in the middle of the recording process," Galante said with the relieved laugh of someone who has dodged a bullet. "We were still doing the tour, filming the special. There was a lot going on. He wasn't able to write the way he wanted to write until the end of that record. We were all kind of jumping."
Chesney's lack of new original songs amped up the need to find material written by others that would speak to his own experiences.
One of those songs is David Lee Murphy and Rivers Rutherford's Living in Fast Forward, which depicts "a hillbilly rock star out of control."
"I heard that song and thought, 'I'm living that,' " he said. "I'm living my life in fast forward now, and I have been for years. That 'hillbilly rock star out of control' line . . . at a point that was very, very accurate." "Out of control," Chesney said, can mean many different things. In 2005, he certainly didn't feel in control of his own schedule or frame of mind. His ability to finish an album under such scattered conditions is a point of pride.
"This was the toughest album I've ever made," he said. "It got to where Buddy and I didn't know what we had and what we didn't. We cut songs we'd forgotten about, and I think I was making decisions based on exhaustion and not clarity. But it worked out, and I'm really proud of this album, because it evolved through the cracks of a lot of other stuff. I didn't have a year to sit home and work on it. I don't think you hear how tired I was when you listen to this record, and I'm glad of that."
One of the songs Chesney did write for the album is Beer in Mexico, one he wrote at rocker Sammy Hagar's house last October. Though the song's title recalls Chesney's sand-friendly past hits No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem and When the Sun Goes Down, its lyrics are more contemplative than celebratory.
"I was getting . . . hey, do we see a pattern here?" laughed Chesney. "I was getting out of another relationship at the time and I thought, 'What is going on? Should I marry this person or not?' In the bridge of the song, it says, 'Maybe I'll settle down, get married/ Or stay single and stay free/ Which road I'll travel is still a mystery to me.' But I realized I didn't have to make that decision in that moment. I realized I could sit there, dangle my feet in the water and have another beer."
After that song was written, Chesney's schedule ratcheted back up and songwriting got squeezed out of the picture. Then it was record-making, headlining the string of shows that Billboard just named the top package tour of 2005 and entering into a relationship that inspired public headlines and, though he won't talk about it in specifics, some measure of private heartache.
"The statement in town is that it all starts with a song, and I couldn't write much this year," he said. "The tank was kind of empty. But it's filling up. It's down at the gas station right now. Leave it to life to fill your tank up, you know?" •
Road rises up to meet Kenny Chesney Despite a year of rigorous touring, entertainer managed to pull off a highly anticipated new album. Now he's ready to do it all again.
Kenny Chesney sat outside this fall, on a sunny porch out by a pool. Land and trees surrounded his Williamson County residence, which could be called a house if it were significantly smaller.
In Chesney's career, he's sold more albums than Paul Simon or Snoop Dog, and on Tuesday he'll release an album, The Road and the Radio, that looks to be one of country's biggest releases of the year. He's got an ABC network special coming up on Nov. 23 (7 p.m., WKRN-Channel 2), too, and his shows routinely fill arenas with crowds that are younger and louder than is typical in the country genre.
The whole thing looks to be a dream realized for Chesney, one of Tennessee's most famous native sons and the Country Music Association's reigning entertainer of the year. Still, it's no surprise when Chesney answers a routine "How are you?" with a weary chuckle and a quick, "I've been better."
It's not all the marriage thing, either. Even without this year's whirlwind, ill-fated union to actress Renee Zellweger, Chesney would likely have spent part of 2005 crossing the line that separates burning it up from burning out. On June 25, he stood onstage in front of 21,000 people in Tacoma, Wash., knowing full well that he didn't feel like . . . well, like being onstage in front of 21,000 people.
"I was so tired that I didn't want to be there, for the first time in 12 years," Chesney said. "I gave them all I had. I remember laying in my bus bunk one night, going, 'Don't you ever be this tired ever again.' I used to wonder how people could go into the hospital because of exhaustion. I didn't understand it. Now I do.
"Look, getting married is stressful enough, I don't care who you are," he continued. "But with everything I had going on, everything in front of me at my plate, I felt myself changing, and I didn't like it. I wasn't the guy that's fun-loving. I felt like I was treating people different, that I was shorter with them. I felt that with my family and friends."
If Tacoma was a low point, it shouldn't have been terribly unexpected. For months, Chesney had been touring hard, and the two or three days that he had off the road every couple of weeks were spent working on an album that he was increasingly worried might be nothing terribly special.
"I was on the bus one night and told the band, 'I've got an average record.' I stayed up at night because of it. I used to just want to get on the radio and didn't think about the songs so much, but I didn't get to where I'm selling out stadiums by being average. Every album has to be better, but different. It's hard to stay who you are but give people a different ride."
Enter Aimee Mayo, the Nashville songwriter who called Chesney in late July to tell him she had a song he should hear. The song was called Who You'd Be Today, written by Mayo and Bill Luther, and she played it for him in her car, parked in the lot outside the Tracking Room at Emerald Sound Studios, where Chesney and co-producer Buddy Cannon were working on the album.
Chesney instantly loved the song, a rumination on a friend who died young. He recorded it the next day, and the inclusion of Who You'd Be Today and another July find, Like Me, lend some gravity and cohesion to the finished album. The first single off the album, Who You'd Be Today, is now at No. 4 on Billboard's country chart and it's continuing to climb.
"It's only been on the charts for seven weeks, so that is breakneck speed," said Wade Jessen, the country chart director for Billboard. For Chesney, the song offered more than a potentially lucrative single. "When she brought that song to me, I felt like I had something to wrap the rest of the record around," Chesney said. "Who You'd Be Today was the universal song that I didn't have that I now had, and I was able to go from there and find a few other things that were pieces of the puzzle."
Mayo's cameo came at the right time, as Cannon and Chesney were bearing down on the deadline to finish the album. In the past, Chesney has released albums in the spring, and his status as one of country's best-sellers is underscored by his label's decision to release The Road and the Radio in November, a time of the year when only the most commercially dominant artists are likely to put albums out, because it's difficult to get retailers and media to pay attention to mid-level albums during the holiday season.
"We think it's going to be a huge impact record," said RCA Label Group Nashville head Joe Galante. "It's one of the most important records of the fourth quarter, for all genres. It is the biggest release in the country format, but aside from that, it's one of the biggest records in the business."
Galante knows that now, but a few months ago he was worried that the thing might not get done at all.
"There was a concern at one moment. There was that small matter of a marriage in the middle of the recording process," Galante said with the relieved laugh of someone who has dodged a bullet. "We were still doing the tour, filming the special. There was a lot going on. He wasn't able to write the way he wanted to write until the end of that record. We were all kind of jumping."
Chesney's lack of new original songs amped up the need to find material written by others that would speak to his own experiences.
One of those songs is David Lee Murphy and Rivers Rutherford's Living in Fast Forward, which depicts "a hillbilly rock star out of control."
"I heard that song and thought, 'I'm living that,' " he said. "I'm living my life in fast forward now, and I have been for years. That 'hillbilly rock star out of control' line . . . at a point that was very, very accurate." "Out of control," Chesney said, can mean many different things. In 2005, he certainly didn't feel in control of his own schedule or frame of mind. His ability to finish an album under such scattered conditions is a point of pride.
"This was the toughest album I've ever made," he said. "It got to where Buddy and I didn't know what we had and what we didn't. We cut songs we'd forgotten about, and I think I was making decisions based on exhaustion and not clarity. But it worked out, and I'm really proud of this album, because it evolved through the cracks of a lot of other stuff. I didn't have a year to sit home and work on it. I don't think you hear how tired I was when you listen to this record, and I'm glad of that."
One of the songs Chesney did write for the album is Beer in Mexico, one he wrote at rocker Sammy Hagar's house last October. Though the song's title recalls Chesney's sand-friendly past hits No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem and When the Sun Goes Down, its lyrics are more contemplative than celebratory.
"I was getting . . . hey, do we see a pattern here?" laughed Chesney. "I was getting out of another relationship at the time and I thought, 'What is going on? Should I marry this person or not?' In the bridge of the song, it says, 'Maybe I'll settle down, get married/ Or stay single and stay free/ Which road I'll travel is still a mystery to me.' But I realized I didn't have to make that decision in that moment. I realized I could sit there, dangle my feet in the water and have another beer."
After that song was written, Chesney's schedule ratcheted back up and songwriting got squeezed out of the picture. Then it was record-making, headlining the string of shows that Billboard just named the top package tour of 2005 and entering into a relationship that inspired public headlines and, though he won't talk about it in specifics, some measure of private heartache.
"The statement in town is that it all starts with a song, and I couldn't write much this year," he said. "The tank was kind of empty. But it's filling up. It's down at the gas station right now. Leave it to life to fill your tank up, you know?" •
Chesney to Open Country Music Awards!
Taking note that Kenny Chesney has the top country tour of 2005, the CMA decided the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year was the appropriate star to open the 39th Annual CMA awards in New York City on November 15th. Chesney will open the show with "Living In Fast Forward," from his upcoming release The Road & The Radio due in stores November 8th.
Kenny's Thoughts on The Road and the Radio
BNA Records released Kenny's thoughts on each of his songs on The Road and the Radio album. Don't forget... Kenny's new album goes on sale tomorrow (November 8, 2005)!
KENNY CHESNEY - The Road And The Radio
Song By Song
1. The Road And The Radio
Kenny Chesney/Casey Beathard (ASCAP/BMI)
No matter what has gone on in my life, there have been two constant things over the past 12 years and that’s been the road and the radio. No matter what it was, one of them had the answer, whether it was a long stretch of highway or a great song. And as crazy as my life’s gotten, this is the one place where it’s still the same…the broken lines and the truth I find in songs.
2. Living In Fast Forward
David Lee Murphy/Rivers Rutherford (ASCAP)
Definitely, it’s how I’m living my life right now and have been for the past several years. Funny thing about momentum: the more you get, the farther and faster it takes you and the harder it gets to slow down and take a moment to really reflect on what’s just happened.
3. Who You'd Be Today
Bill Luther/Aimee Mayo (BMI)
Everybody has one. Someone who they’ve lost too soon…who never quite got to become the person they were meant to be. I have a couple of friends who come to mind and I wonder what their lives would be like today if fate hadn’t stepped in. I really do believe like the last line of this song says, “we’ll see them again one day.”
4. You Save Me
Brett James/Troy Verges (ASCAP/BMI)
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need this person- whether they know it or not. Funny too, most of us have them whether we recognize them or not. I’m surrounded be these kinds of people, whether I wanted them to save me or not.
5. Summertime
Steve McEwan/Craig Wiseman (BMI/ASCAP)
My favorite time of year. Summertime to me means people tailgating in parking lots, road cases, fans in the lawn seats, sunburn, laughter, good times, not to mention bikini tops, flip flops, and suntan oil. It is everything I love about the road and really getting to reconnect with the people who love the music.
6. In A Small Town
Cory Mayo/Jon McElroy (BMI)
I’m so glad I grew up in a place where the most important things were friends, church, school, and sports. Our lives revolved around all of those things. Out of all the places I’ve been, I know in the end that’s where I will end up - back “In A Small Town.”
7. Beer In Mexico
Kenny Chesney (ASCAP)
I wrote this song in Cabo at Sammy Hagar’s birthday party. There’re a lot of guys going through these same things — Looking at their lives, where they think they’re supposed to be, not knowing what to do, wondering if they are missing the boat. This song is about realizing that in the moment, you don’t have to make up your mind. You just need to take a deep breath and open another beer. The answer will come if you let it.
8. Freedom
Tom Douglas/Bill Luther (BMI)
Everyone has their own definition and sense of what this means and freedom isn’t always what you think. To a Wall Street guy, it’s giving it up and riding his Harley. To the soldiers, it’s defending our country and our ideas. To me, it’s being on a boat anywhere. It’s the place you feel like you belong, where you are most alive, where you have a reason to be and everything else doesn’t matter.
9. Tequila Loves Me
Jon McElroy/Arnie Roman (BMI/ASCAP)
This one was the one I couldn’t let get away. I recorded this song for When The Sun Goes Down album; it didn’t fit on the Be As You Are album so I finally found a place for this song on this record. I’ve been in this guy’s shoes — wandering around a small island, looking for somebody who just wasn’t there.
10. Somebody Take Me Home
Radney Foster/Randy Rogers (BMI)
We’ve all been there…can’t stay home...don’t want to go out. You wish someone would just take you away and wipe all the memories clean — even if it is just for a moment.
11. Like Me
Troy Jones (BMI)
This is my favorite song. Through all my years of touring and even all my years of dreaming, I’ve met many characters just like the ones painted in this song. We’re talking about people who were not afraid to dream- and dream big. These are people who take life as it comes and still live it to the fullest, no matter where they are or what they’re doing. And whether they make it or not, give that dream everything and don’t look back.
Courtesy: BNA Records
KENNY CHESNEY - The Road And The Radio
Song By Song
1. The Road And The Radio
Kenny Chesney/Casey Beathard (ASCAP/BMI)
No matter what has gone on in my life, there have been two constant things over the past 12 years and that’s been the road and the radio. No matter what it was, one of them had the answer, whether it was a long stretch of highway or a great song. And as crazy as my life’s gotten, this is the one place where it’s still the same…the broken lines and the truth I find in songs.
2. Living In Fast Forward
David Lee Murphy/Rivers Rutherford (ASCAP)
Definitely, it’s how I’m living my life right now and have been for the past several years. Funny thing about momentum: the more you get, the farther and faster it takes you and the harder it gets to slow down and take a moment to really reflect on what’s just happened.
3. Who You'd Be Today
Bill Luther/Aimee Mayo (BMI)
Everybody has one. Someone who they’ve lost too soon…who never quite got to become the person they were meant to be. I have a couple of friends who come to mind and I wonder what their lives would be like today if fate hadn’t stepped in. I really do believe like the last line of this song says, “we’ll see them again one day.”
4. You Save Me
Brett James/Troy Verges (ASCAP/BMI)
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need this person- whether they know it or not. Funny too, most of us have them whether we recognize them or not. I’m surrounded be these kinds of people, whether I wanted them to save me or not.
5. Summertime
Steve McEwan/Craig Wiseman (BMI/ASCAP)
My favorite time of year. Summertime to me means people tailgating in parking lots, road cases, fans in the lawn seats, sunburn, laughter, good times, not to mention bikini tops, flip flops, and suntan oil. It is everything I love about the road and really getting to reconnect with the people who love the music.
6. In A Small Town
Cory Mayo/Jon McElroy (BMI)
I’m so glad I grew up in a place where the most important things were friends, church, school, and sports. Our lives revolved around all of those things. Out of all the places I’ve been, I know in the end that’s where I will end up - back “In A Small Town.”
7. Beer In Mexico
Kenny Chesney (ASCAP)
I wrote this song in Cabo at Sammy Hagar’s birthday party. There’re a lot of guys going through these same things — Looking at their lives, where they think they’re supposed to be, not knowing what to do, wondering if they are missing the boat. This song is about realizing that in the moment, you don’t have to make up your mind. You just need to take a deep breath and open another beer. The answer will come if you let it.
8. Freedom
Tom Douglas/Bill Luther (BMI)
Everyone has their own definition and sense of what this means and freedom isn’t always what you think. To a Wall Street guy, it’s giving it up and riding his Harley. To the soldiers, it’s defending our country and our ideas. To me, it’s being on a boat anywhere. It’s the place you feel like you belong, where you are most alive, where you have a reason to be and everything else doesn’t matter.
9. Tequila Loves Me
Jon McElroy/Arnie Roman (BMI/ASCAP)
This one was the one I couldn’t let get away. I recorded this song for When The Sun Goes Down album; it didn’t fit on the Be As You Are album so I finally found a place for this song on this record. I’ve been in this guy’s shoes — wandering around a small island, looking for somebody who just wasn’t there.
10. Somebody Take Me Home
Radney Foster/Randy Rogers (BMI)
We’ve all been there…can’t stay home...don’t want to go out. You wish someone would just take you away and wipe all the memories clean — even if it is just for a moment.
11. Like Me
Troy Jones (BMI)
This is my favorite song. Through all my years of touring and even all my years of dreaming, I’ve met many characters just like the ones painted in this song. We’re talking about people who were not afraid to dream- and dream big. These are people who take life as it comes and still live it to the fullest, no matter where they are or what they’re doing. And whether they make it or not, give that dream everything and don’t look back.
Courtesy: BNA Records
Who You'd Be Today Facts/Kenny's Rise to Fame
Here are some facts about Kenny Chesney's "Who You'd Be Today" video, the first single off of his "The Road and the Radio" album.
Label: BNA Video
Commissioner: Wade Hunt
Production Company: Tacklebox Films/Nashville, TN
Director: Shaun Silva
DP: Giles Dunning Producer: John Hopgood Art Director: Kate Gallion Location: Cincinnati, OH
Editorial Company: Lightborne/Cincinnati, OH
Editor: Jeremiah Shuff
Assistant Editor: Nate Clark Executive Producer: Scott DurbanDirectors Rep.: Randi Wilens
Postproduction Company: Company 3/Los Angeles, CA
Colorist: Dave Hussey
Producer: Denise Brown
VFX Company: Lightborne/Cincinnati, OH
Compositor: Ben Nicholson
Rise to Fame
Chesney didn't pick up a guitar until he was 19 when his mother, a hairdresser, gave him one for Christmas. Chesney taught himself to play in three months and after graduating from college in 1992 he set off for the Nashville music scene where he took $125-a-week job writing songs at one of Nashville's many production houses.
Chesney caught his big break in 1999 with the song "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy," and in 2002 his album "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem" sold more than 3 million copies. The album he released earlier this year, "Be As You Are: Songs from a Big Blue Chair," debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, as have four out of five of his last albums. "The Road and the Radio" hits stores on Tuesday.
Chesney will be the opening at the Country Music Association Awards in New York on Nov. 15, and will also sing at the 33rd annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 22.
Label: BNA Video
Commissioner: Wade Hunt
Production Company: Tacklebox Films/Nashville, TN
Director: Shaun Silva
DP: Giles Dunning Producer: John Hopgood Art Director: Kate Gallion Location: Cincinnati, OH
Editorial Company: Lightborne/Cincinnati, OH
Editor: Jeremiah Shuff
Assistant Editor: Nate Clark Executive Producer: Scott DurbanDirectors Rep.: Randi Wilens
Postproduction Company: Company 3/Los Angeles, CA
Colorist: Dave Hussey
Producer: Denise Brown
VFX Company: Lightborne/Cincinnati, OH
Compositor: Ben Nicholson
Rise to Fame
Chesney didn't pick up a guitar until he was 19 when his mother, a hairdresser, gave him one for Christmas. Chesney taught himself to play in three months and after graduating from college in 1992 he set off for the Nashville music scene where he took $125-a-week job writing songs at one of Nashville's many production houses.
Chesney caught his big break in 1999 with the song "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy," and in 2002 his album "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem" sold more than 3 million copies. The album he released earlier this year, "Be As You Are: Songs from a Big Blue Chair," debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, as have four out of five of his last albums. "The Road and the Radio" hits stores on Tuesday.
Chesney will be the opening at the Country Music Association Awards in New York on Nov. 15, and will also sing at the 33rd annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 22.
Thursday, November 03, 2005
Another Actor Speaking Out About Kenny & Renee
Now Chloe Sevigny, star of the films Boys Don't Cry and American Psycho is taking a stab at KC and Zellweger for their four month marriage."You know - Renee Zellweger, she's married for like, 30 days? I mean, come on! I just get really angry."
After a romantic marriage ceremony in the Virgin Islands, Zellweger and Chesney split in September.
The Cold Mountain actress later cited "fraud" as her reason for the break-up, with rumours indicating that Chesney did not share her ambition of starting a family.
Kenny, meanwhile, preferred to attribute the collapse of their marriage to his gruelling recording and touring schedule.
More on How Kenny Feels About His Divorce
Here's some more interesting thoughts from Kenny Chesney about his divorce and how he's dealing with it.Source: channelcincinnati.com
Leave it to a country singer to compare the breakup of his marriage to losing a big-screen TV. Kenny Chesney told Life magazine that breaking up with Renee Zellweger was "like opening the door to your house and having someone come in and take your big-screen TV off the wall during the big game, and there's nothing you can do about it."
Chesney said his music has helped him deal with the breakup of his brief marriage to the "Bridget Jones" actress. "It's like medicine -- and obviously I need that now," the 37-year-old country singer told the magazine in an upcoming issue.
His new album, "The Road and the Radio," is set for release Nov. 8.
Zellweger filed for an annulment in September. The couple married in a surprise Caribbean island ceremony in May after first meeting in January.
Chesney told the magazine he has learned that he needs to be more patient. "I need it all and I need it now' was my mentality before. I used to rush everything to get it done." Including marriage? "What was that old song: 'We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout,"' Chesney replied. Zellweger is known for her roles in such films as "Jerry Maguire," "Bridget Jones's Diary" and "Chicago." She won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in "Cold Mountain" in 2004.
Kenny Chesney is on fire this year. He is the reigning Country Music Association entertainer of the year, and his CD "When the Sun Goes Down" was named album of the year.
It was the first time either of them had been married.
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
One of Kenny's Longtime Friends: David Farmer
I found this part of an article in the Business Journal of Tri-Cities of Tennessee/Virginia. The article had to do with ETSU's College of Business and Technology. They inducted a few Hall of Fame Members. The article did not come out and say that David Farmer won this award, but he was mentioned in the article a few times. Here's what I found: (Interesting information that I didn't already know about Kenny's friends).Source: bjournal.com
David Farmer came from Knoxville to ETSU with his two best friends, Tim Holt and Kenny Chesney, buddies since the fourth grade.
With his 1990 ETSU diploma, he was on track for a successful career in banking, but then fate intervened. His friend, Kenny Chesney, was striving to develop a career as an entertainer. He needed the support of friends who believed in him and had his best interests at heart. David Farmer became his manager, and Tim Holt handles marketing and merchandising.
Farmer’s job description is deceptively simple: He does whatever is necessary to keep Chesney and his voice in good health; oversees the crew handling technical aspects; and coordinates with other acts participating in tours. Chesney is the reigning Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year, and Farmer’s simple manager’s job description now means overseeing 17 trucks of equipment, a touring staff of 90, including a 10-person culinary staff serving lunch and dinner to some 150 people daily—and a 230-pound stuffed marlin.
Another Award Win For KC: Billboard Road Work 2005
Yes!!! Another award earned by Mr. Kenny Chesney! He is on fire!!! Remember... Kenny's new CD; 'The Road & The Radio' Hitting The Stores November 8, 2005.Congrats Kenny! The picture shown here is my own personal photo of his stage in Ft. Lauderdale this year. He was awesome live!
Source: top40-charts.com & KennyChesney.com
NASHVILLE, TN. (BNA Records) - Having sold well over a million concert tickets for the third summer in a row - and besting U2 by over 200,000 tickets as the biggest ticket seller for the first half of 2005 - Kenny Chesney is all about the live performance. In addition to being the only country act to play football stadiums this year - with standing room shows in Boston, Pittsburgh and Washington, DC - the reigning Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year found himself the only country act nominated for three awards at the Billboard ROAD WORK 2005 Touring and Conference Awards: Top Tour, Top Draw and Top Package. And in top Kenny Chesney form, his Somewhere In The Sun Tour - featuring Gretchen Wilson, Uncle Kracker and Pat Green - walked off the Top Package, over Ozzfest and the Anger Management Tour with Eminem and 50 Cent.
"When you think of doing anything bigger or more than Ozzy, you kinda don't know what to say," admits Chesney, who could not attend the ceremony due to finishing his upcoming ABC "Kenny Chesney: Somewhere in the Sun" special. "I mean, Ozzy and all those guys he's got out there rock, and Eminem and 50 Cent flat tore it up this summer. It says a lot about our fans, though… the way they come out and party with us, starting at 2 o'clock most afternoons - grilling out, blasting music, laughing and throwing Frisbees out in the parking lot… THAT makes it as much an event as who I bring out on the road with me.
"Though don't get me wrong! Who I bring out is very VERY important. We work very hard to get the right mix, to make sure the people that tour with us know how to have fun, to throw it at the crowd and catch what gets thrown back.
Gretchen Wilson, Kracker, Pat Green - and even Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, Montgomery Gentry, some of the other acts who've been out there with us. To me, if we do our job right, we walk off that stage feeling as good as the fans do when they leave the venue."
Accepting for Chesney was Randy Phillips, the AEG Live President and CEO. As a partial owner of Kenny Chesney tour promoter Louis Messina's Messina Group, he was able to convey the impact of Chesney's touring, music and commitment to the assembled industry crowd.
"Randy gets it," says Messina with his classic carny understatement. "If I couldn't be there, I wanted someone who truly understands what Kenny's accomplished the old fashioned way, by getting out on the road and playing to the fans, building that base. It's been amazing to see Kenny come into his own, starting with the George Strait Festival shows… building into the biggest ticket-seller just about in pop music, let alone country. We're all really proud of him and what he's created, especially in terms of bringing music to the people."
With The Road & The Radio hitting the stores November 8th - easily one of the most anticipated new records of the 4th quarter, the project's lead single "Who You'd Be Today" sitting at No 4 on the country charts after only 4 weeks and "Kenny Chesney: Somewhere In The Sun," his ABC network television airing on Nov. 23, the singer/songwriter from Luttrell, Tennessee has plenty to keep him busy before rolling into the "39th Annual CMA Awards" Nov. 15, where he's again nominated for Entertainer and Male Vocalist of the Year.
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