The winner of American Idol season 10, Scotty McCreery turns 30 years old today (October 9). McCreery, who released his single, “Cab in a Solo,” earlier this fall, is known for his low, smooth singing voice and his country hits, along with his victory on Idol. He is the second-youngest-ever winner of the show, achieving the honor at just 16 years old.
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We caught up with the “Same Truck” singer to ask him a couple of questions ahead of his milestone birthday. See what the North Carolina-born singer and songwriter had to say below.
American Songwriter: What are three songs you want to write in your 30s?
Scotty McCreery: You know, I’d like to write a song about [my son] Avery growing up. I’ve written a song for Avery about his start and how we feel about having him. But, like, watching him grow up would be a cool song to write.
I think an Appalachian-y, mountainy kind of song, folksy, would be a cool area for me to go into. I’ve never really dived into that before. But that could be fun. And then maybe just a golf song with the boys. I’ve never written about golf. I don’t know about how golf and country music would work, but I do love to hit the links.
AS: And three hopes for your 30s?
SM: Three hopes for 30 and on—again, everything is so focused on [my son], I hope to be a great dad for Avery. I hope this next album connects to people, I hope they love the music and relate to it and want to jam to it. I hope to just continue to build my craft, become a better songwriter, and maybe write a little bit more throughout the year as opposed to being so locked into the album cycle. I feel like that would help me dive back into it whenever I do get heavy on it for an album cycle.
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