The country recording star, judge on "The Voice" and husband to Miranda Lambert had this to say in an interview with the Great American Country network:
"Country music has to evolve in order to survive. Nobody wants to listen to their grandpa’s music. And I don’t care how many of these old farts around Nashville going, 'My God, that ain’t country!' Well, that’s because you don’t buy records anymore, jackass. The kids do, and they don’t want to buy the music you were buying."
Country legend Ray Price is one of many who responded. Read his comments here.
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Posted by: Endtro | January 24, 2013 at 01:23 PM
"SCM is also attempting to confirm reports that numerous radio stations are pulling Blake Shelton songs from their rotation."
Hypocrisy at its finest as I'm sure many of these same stations are responsible for the mega-success of the Blake Sheltons of the world. How quickly they turn on their own as they did with the Dixie Chicks a few years back.
While I don't agree with Mr.Shelton, I suppose he and any newer artists regardless of genre, have a point. That said, why such disrespect for those that came before him, was it really necessary? Eh, I'm sure he'll just cave like everybody else that makes off-color or insensitive comments, issue a press release with an apology and then cut an album of old standards (with a Ray Price or George Jones duet no less) that'll sell a couple of million copies and all will be forgotten.
Posted by: pellboy | January 24, 2013 at 02:19 PM
I have no idea who Blake Shelton is. I don't really care for the "modern" country stuff because they all sound like they are singing a slightly different version of a Jimmy Buffett song. I just turned on "I Hear You Talkin' (But I Don't Believe a Word You Say)" by Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. Suck it, Blake.
Posted by: Dave | January 24, 2013 at 02:30 PM
Agreed, Dave. Most modern country songs and artists are interchangeable, I have an awful hard time telling Blake Shelton apart from Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley or whoever the new Stetson-wearing flavor of the month is. It's all just generic, corporate boardroom-created crap to me. They might as well be performing on a styrofoam stage.
Thank god for artists like Chuck Mead and the folks at Bloodshot Records who attempt to keep the real spirit of country music alive and well.
Posted by: pellboy | January 24, 2013 at 02:39 PM
It seems like only country has this fight about what is "real" country and what isn't. Rock has changed so much from its start and no one cares as much. If you can't find the kind of country music you like, then you aren't looking very hard. There are tons of artists out there that aren't played on the radio but still draw huge crowds.
Posted by: Clint | January 24, 2013 at 03:28 PM
"Well, that’s because you don’t buy records anymore, jackass.
heh heh heh, who is out of touch here?
AINT NOBODY buying "records" no more Blakey Boy, you stupid ass hayseed, ITS ALL DOWNLOADS BOY!!
And fyi- your type of country crap sounds as horrible as ole timey country crap.... and I wish someone would take all three types (including rap crap here too)(all that country and rap crap just sounds like bad time about to happen) and dump them into a bottomless pit, never to be heard from again.
The only good thing bout country music is that one lil hussy, whats-her-name who is always prancing around in a sexy thong, showing off her skinny ass while drinking a cock tail on some beach.... whats her name again?
Posted by: Marvin | January 24, 2013 at 05:42 PM
Boy HOWDY!!! YEEHAW!!!
http://www.usmagazine.com/uploads/assets/photo_galleries/regular_galleries/1812-leann-rimes-skimpiest-bikinis-ever/photos/1345670680_3-leannrimes-550.jpg
Posted by: Leann Rimes | January 24, 2013 at 05:45 PM
If I want to hear "New Country" ,
I'll put on my old Eagles records...
Posted by: RogerWilco | January 25, 2013 at 02:42 PM
https://www.facebook.com/BoycottBlakeShelton Help us get rid of this disrespectful BS!
Posted by: Marie | January 25, 2013 at 03:10 PM
If I ever want to hear "new country" noise, or old country noise or any country noise (besides the occasional cow mooing, chicken clucking or horse whinnying)... please put me out of my misery.
I aint never going up to country
Posted by: Canned Heat | January 25, 2013 at 03:46 PM
Here's a quote from Tom Petty: "What they call country music today is sort of like bad rock groups with a fiddle."
Posted by: Darrell | January 29, 2013 at 01:35 AM
Blake Shelton is Ashton Kutcher to Ray Price's Marlon Brando. Eat sh*t and die Blake.
Posted by: 913KCKKID | January 29, 2013 at 02:18 AM
I didn't realize Leann Rimes had such a sweet ass!
Posted by: james | January 29, 2013 at 02:31 PM
Oh yeeeeeaaaahhh... in all my years of hating the heck out of country music, Leann is the first good thing I have ever seen about it. SHE IS HOT!! I WANNA PARTY WITH LEANN!!! She reminds me of an ohso sweet girl friend I had back in the day.
ohhhhh yeeeaaahhh http://www.tvshark.com/photos/?n=Leann+Rimes+Bikini+Thong
Posted by: SomeCountry is Aok | January 29, 2013 at 03:01 PM
Her face is hideous.
Posted by: KC Jones | January 30, 2013 at 12:39 PM