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Luke Bryan Gives ‘Dad Advice’ To New Parents

Luke Bryan has some advice for country artists who have recently become parents (Brett Young, Kane Brown). He told us, “I think that it makes you focus as I think it…

Luke Bryan Says Kids 'Change Your Life For The Better'
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Luke Bryan has some advice for country artists who have recently become parents (Brett Young, Kane Brown). He told us, "I think that it makes you focus as I think it makes you focus on someone else. I think it makes you not live for yourself. I mean Dierks (Bentley) and I were talking about the issue. You know, father and husband it's a lot of work, but I think it makes you focus. It makes you you."

He adds, "It changes your life for the better and it's special to me. Thomas Rhett from time to time he'll go, 'Hey, we're going to this place. I saw you went there. Is it kid friendly?' It's fun to be able to talk daddy shop with them now and then."

Maren posted to her Instagram a shot of she and husband Ryan Hurd with her baby bump saying,"Happy birthday, babe. the last quiet one you’ll have."

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.