Brett Young | Superstar Power Hour

It’s easy to think touring Country artists are living a life of glam as they travel from city to city with big tour buses and screaming fans, but Brett Young is here to set the record straight. During his recent appearance on the Superstar Power Hour with Audacy’s Katie Neal, Brett shared the common misconceptions about day-to-day tour life and got real about what really goes on behind the scenes. “I think the misconception is that we just wake up at 9 o’clock in the morning and we’re playing corn hole in the parking lot,” he laughed. “It’s like, no. We’re sleeping in when we have the opportunity, we’re saving our voice, we have soundcheck, we have radio, we have all these things. The day is full once you wake up, you’re just trying to get as much rest as you can so your voice works.” While giving credit to some artist camps for squeezing in fun activities here and there, Brett says he’s proud to be part of one of the quieter camps on tour. “There are [artist] camps that are really fun and then there are camps that are really boring and I think I’m kind of the really boring camp,” he admitted. “I’m kind of OK with it now with two little babies. I’m camp sleep!” Can’t blame Brett for that as he is father to two young daughters Presley (3) and Rowan (1), who mean more to him than anything, and according to his wife, he makes it very clear by being a helicopter parent. “I am accused of being a helicopter Dad by my wife [Taylor],” Brett told Audacy’s Katie Neal during his recent appearance on the Superstar Power Hour. “She’s actually a much cooler parent than me. She wants them to experience things and [is] like, ‘Let them learn for themselves,’ and I’m like, ‘Don’t go anywhere near that cliff!’ And there might not even be a cliff,” he laughed. “So yeah, I’m a little helicopter-y, I guess.” Hear more from Brett about his family, upcoming tour with Sam Hunt and Lily Rose, and more by checking out his entire conversation with Katie Neal above. Words by Monica Rivera Interview by Katie Neal