Dave Wilbert Perspective on Let's Go To Bed Early

We are excited to share Dave Wilbert's new track "Let's Go To Bed Early"! Our goal at SongBlog is to highlight outstanding new music and give you a peek at the artist’s world behind the music. In this blog we get a chance to sit down with Dave Wilbert to learn all about the inspiration, concepts, and creative energy that it took to create and produce "Let's Go To Bed Early". We hope you enjoy and please feel free to ask Dave Wilbert anything!

Who are you and what do you do?

Answer:

I am a hard working American man that loves God, our country, and my family. I write, sing, and perform country music.

How does your background play into this song?

Answer:

I have a witty sense of humor.

What is your earliest memory of listening to music?

Answer:

Attending church in Southern Indiana.

At what moment in your life did you decide to become an artist / performer?

Answer:

18 years old

What genres does this release play into?

Answer:

Country & Americana

How has your sound and style evolved in the last 3 years?

Answer:

What themes do you explore throughout your music?

Answer:

Love, laughter, and Loss

If you could go on tour with any artist, who would it be and why?

Answer:

Merle Haggard. I would learn alot.

How would you describe your music to someone who has never heard it before?

Answer:

Uplifting Neo Traditional Country Music

What is your favorite song you have made, and why?

Answer:

"A counry boy can survive" I live the lyrics.

If you could only listen to three artists for the rest of your life, who would you choose and why?

Answer:

Merle Haggard - the greatest songwriter of all time in my opinion

Bob Seiger - I love his music and his longevity

Ray Charles - His soul and country albums have been a huge influence on me

What does your dream performance look like?

Answer:

Headlining Bridgestone Arena

Who is your dream artist or musician to collaborate with?

Answer:

Aretha Franklin

What do you want people to feel when they listen to your music?

Answer:

I want to move people emotionally

What three words would you want your fanbase to use to describe you?

Answer:

Honest, believable, talented

What is your favorite way of sharing your music?

Answer:

Live

Do you practice? How has your practice changed over time?

Answer:

everyday

How do you plan on being a game-changer within your genre?

Answer:

I will lead the Neo traditional Country music sound

What role do you believe the artist has in our society?

Answer:

NONE

Name a song that best represents success to you, and why?

Answer:

"A coutry boy can survive" I live it.

If you could alter the music industry in any way, what would you change and why?

Answer:

Stremaing services need to pay radio scale or be put in jail for theft. I'd eliminate streaming all together if the scale was not corrected.

How have your other passions reinforced your process of making music?

Answer:

I write, sing, and recored topics I can relate to or have experienced.

Has being an artist made your life lonely? How do you counteract this?

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Has being an artist made your life lonely? How do you counteract this?

Answer:

Name three artists you’d like to be compared to.

Answer:

Merle Haggard

Dwight Yoakham

George Strait

What is the most significant lesson you've learned through being an artist?

Answer:

It's all about the music or at least it should be. The glitter and nonsense that is celebrated is just a distraction from the bad music being propigated.

Do you have one main reason driving you to continue making music?

Answer:

It is who/what I am. Its a God given talent that I'm blessed to pocess.

What is your overarching goal as an artist?

Answer:

To be heard.

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