Growing up,Keith Urbanwanted his father to look at him the way he looked atJohnny Cash.
“Saw the Man in Black / Spotlight in the air / Heard a thousand screams / Saw my daddy stare,” Urban sings on the track.
Keith Urban with his parents Marienne and Bob in 2004.Rusty Russell/Getty
When asked what it was about the moment that stuck with him, Urban said he was curious to know what special quality Cash had — because he wanted it too.
“Look I probably felt like I wasn’t the type to get my dad’s attention like that,” Urban said. “How come? Like what’s going on up there?”
Urban also went on to say that his dad “exposed him to music early on” — though he credits his mom Marienne for his success as well.
“But my mom as well — I mean, she drove me around to all of these singing talent shows,” Urban said.
Urban began working on “Wild Hearts” during the lockdown — after a failed attempt at picking up cooking skills.
“I was gonna learn cooking and I said, ‘I can’t cook!’ I think Nic was gonna learn a language and didn’t. Yeah, we had all sorts of plans that just … no,” he said of himself and his wifeNicole Kidman, 54.
“That’s not true actually, Nic got better at her Italian,” he continued.
Keith Urban.Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
Earlier this month, Urban shared a throwback video from when he was 16 years old and a talent show judge told him hewasn’t solo artist material.
“At 16, I’d have thought, for instance, you’d be pretty keen on forming a group,” the judge says. “You’re a little, um, I think as a solo performer, not quite enough strength!”
Urban also added his own voiceover to the video: “Sometimes, you just gotta prove ‘em wrong!”
In August, the “Blue Ain’t Your Color” singerreturned to the stagefor the first time in 18 months at the ACM Party for a Cause concert. He walked out on stage without a guitar, dropped to his knees, soaked in the audience, tapped his heart and beamed.
“Realpeople!” he finally exclaimed. The sellout crowd, no doubt confirming his observation, responded with a roar.
“It’s the most amazing feeling being back on the live stage,” Urban added. “This is my first time since February last year.”
He performed “Wild Hearts” at the concert.
source: people.com
