David Shelby —
12-Pack
12-Pack
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David,
what is your earliest musical memory?
“Coming from a proud Russian / Polish heritage was my father
getting me an accordion and getting accordion lessons from my
father.”
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Name
a song, in any genre, that you wish you had written.
— Pause, “That is hard question. “A Song For You,” by Ray
Charles.”
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If
they made a movie about your life, what would it be called?
“Haha… “Never Take It Too Seriously.” (He smiles)
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If
you could be somebody else for a day, who would it be?
“I would to be President for a day, no matter who is in the
office. I really want to know, what really happened to JFK, and does
the pentagon have real aliens. I wanna use that day to learn all the
secrets!”
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Outside
of music, what do you like to do to relax?
“Horses, I have several horses and I have my pilot’s license.
So in the air on the ground, I am happy.”
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If
you could have dinner with George Strait or George Washington,
which would it be and why?
“That’s another hard one. But I going to say George Strait. Not
to bug him about music or his career, because he seems like a really
cool guy, I’d ask him things like “Where do you like to fish?”
… Just everyday living questions.”
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If
you live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
“Hands down Key West! It’s warm and beautiful….”
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If
you could record or perform a song with another artist or group, who
would that “dream duet” be?
“Garth Brooks, he just seems to me to a great artist to have that
opportunity with.”
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Who
are your heroes or role models, personally? “My
personal hero is my father. Being from Detroit, he was a mechanical
engineer and when he got laid off, he started from nothing with his
business in our basement to a very successful mechanical engineering
firm. He is my hero.”
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Who
are your heroes or role models musically? “On
the professional level; Garth Brooks. He is my biggest influence.
Watching him as I was growing up is the reason I am doing music
today. The more I learned about the more respect I had for him as a
man and as a father wanting to put his kids first. I am really glad
he coming back to full time in the music.”
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Which
song or album are you listening to the most right now?
“A bunch of work CD’s and a bunch of demos, fortunately because
I am in the studio with my producer Teddy Gentry (Co-founder of
Alabama) working on my new project. So it’s all work instead
playing “music” for fun.”
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If
you only have one CD for seven days on a deserted island, what
artist would it be?
“Oh, wow — that’s another really hard question! Aughhh, Can it
be a box set?” (Ok, I’ll GIVE YOU THAT) Yea, Garth Brooks Boxed
Set!!
Preshias Harris for Country Music News International Magazine
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