Assignment 1-4

Analysis 1

I am a huge fan of Kenney Chesney’s, so I decided to write about him this week. Kenny Chesney is a popular country singer; who started his singing career in 1993 and has been popular ever since. He is a part of many people’s lives. He has an influence on several people that listen to his music. He not only is able to relate to certain situations in life, but he sings about them so people know that they are not the only one to experience a certain situation. I think he does a great job of relating to people in the everyday world that don’t live the celebrity life. He keeps it simple and sings with pride. When I listen to his music I can really relate to a lot of the situations he sings about. One song that really sticks out in my mind is “Back Where I Come From”. I have always loved that song and it’s still a song I listen to at least once a month. His music videos are played on CMT on a regular basis making him a form of popular culture.
I found some words spoken by Kenney Chesney at http://www.kennychesney.com/ that really give you a chance to understand where he comes from when he writes his songs. “The more you live, the more you know… and the more you experience, the more you reflect on everything around you. You become more aware, whether you want to or not- So, as an artist and a songwriter, you look for ways to see it and tell people about it, to see if they’re going through the same things… The thing about Be As You Are is once you write an album about realizations finding a new way to live, it changes how you do this”.
All in all I hope everyone likes to experience his music as much as I do. I just hope he stays where he is and stays in the country music career. He has made so many good albums and I hope he continues with his career for many years to come.