Luke Combs Knew He Didn’t ‘Look The Part’

Luke Combs released his Fathers & Sons album on Friday (6/14) and promoted the new project on CBS Mornings over the weekend.

In talking about making it in Nashville, Luke told the network he knew what made his rise to fame in Nashville take a little longer than most. He said, "I think the thing that was most discouraging was I felt like at that time, 'I'm not get passed over for my ability, I'm getting passed over because I don't look the part.'"

The two-time Entertainer of the Year added, "That was frustrating, but I never let it bum me out because I was happy doing what I wanted to do."

Combs also spoke about his identity as a singer, saying that he's "really not very different" from his fanbase. He joked that he's a "decently average-looking guy to below average-looking guy."

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He prides himself on not taking himself "too seriously." He went on to say that as a kid, he was always singing and "constantly listening to music" and singing songs he heard on the radio.

Luke admitted that his success "didn't come easy," saying he wrote a "lot of bad songs," but he enjoyed the process so much that it "never felt like work."

He concluded that he wants his young sons to know that, even with his career at its highest point, they are "my number one priority."

He often discusses fatherhood in interviews. In a new interview to promote the new album, Combs said of spending time with his two young boys, "I'm lucky to get to spend three or four days a week at home with the kids when I'm not on the road. We play two nights a week, and so the rest of the days, I'm home with them. I'll play some shows and come home and make breakfast and lunches and naps and diapers, it's cool."

Luke also said that inspiration for dad songs has come a lot since his boys were born. He noted that "there's a lot for sure," and he sometimes thinks when he's writing some of these songs, you get to "some of those moments where it just kinda all hits ya at once."

"Front Door Famous"

"In Case I Ain't Around"

"Huntin' By Yourself"

"Little Country Boys"

"Whoever You Turn Out To Be"

"Remember Him That Way"

"The Man He Sees In Me"

"All I Ever Do Is Leave"

"Plant A Seed"

"Ride Around Heaven"

"My Old Man Was Right"

"Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

As Luke Combs gets ready to celebrate his 34th birthday on Saturday (3/2), he's been in the recording studio in Nashville to work on his next album. Luke posted some photos from the studio to his Instagram.

He posted a photo of him singing lyrics from his iPhone into a microphone, wearing a black t-shirt that features a stack of cassettes from the 1980s and 1990s country. In more photos, he listens from the soundboard and sits back with his blue ball cap resting on his belly.

He captioned the post, "Good to be back in the studio today…"

Speaking of new Combs music, Post Malone posted a video of him jamming to his new collaboration with Luke on his Instagram.

In the video, Post is wearing a plaid brown coat and sitting on a chair with a cigarette in his hand, bobbing his head as the song plays. The lyrics include, "She's searching for someone whose gonna give it back, and I ain't got time for that." He captioned the post by tagging Luke.

Many of Post Malone's 25 million followers on Instagram liked the post, including Combs. Fans were mixed about Post Malone going country, with some begging him to stay in his lane. One fan commented on all the feedback, writing, "What you all want is irrelevant. What matters is what he wants to do." Another fan quipped, "This is country. Beyoncé can take notes."

Combs' music has been prominent since his Nashville debut in 2016, and so have his creative and fun music videos. Luke is gearing up for another big year with another headlining stadium tour in the U.S.. and more dates in Europe to play in 2024.

He's a powerhouse in country music these days, and to honor him, we look at five of his iconic music videos.

This music video was filmed partly at Luke and Nicole Combs' wedding in August of 2020. It is a touching video featuring a little girl and her grandpa and scenes from the Combs' wedding in Florida and their life together. The video shows both sides of the couple's parents and a lot of friends and fun. Toward the end of the video, the couple jumps into a pool hand in hand.

Luke held back for several months after he wrote it. When it came out, he said of the song, "Once we teased it, people's reaction was really awesome. I don't think we expected it to be that big."

This video has been viewed on YouTube 413 million times. The video features Combs encountering his ex-girlfriend and then driving, celebrating with his friends, getting a phone number from a waitress (played by his then-girlfriend, now wife Nicole Hocking). The couple later celebrate together over winning money on a lottery ticket.

In 2018, the video was nominated for Video of the Year at the 2018 CMT Music Awards. It lost out to be a Blake Shelton video.

A fantastic love song and one that Luke calls a prequel to his big hit "Forever After All." The song was actually a bonus track on his debut album, but it was later released as a single and went to number one. It made Combs the first artist to send his or her first five singles to number one since the inception of Nielsen SoundScan in January 1990.

The music video is of Luke recording the song in the recording studio and chatting with his buddies in the studio. He says before the music video begins, "Let's give the people what they want. This is the song they want."

This video is so much fun. It features Luke and Nicole as kids going to a skate rink and meeting. It's a bit personal to this journalist as I took both my son and daughter to birthday parties at that same South Nashville skating rink for years.

The clip also features a cameo of an adult Nicole. The video even features kid actors of each of the members of Combs' band, who perform with Luke the song in the same rink as the kids skate.

This is a big hit fans wait to hear at the very end of a Luke Combs concert. Luke co-wrote this fun song and performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in May 2019. He also performed the song at the 2019 CMA Awards.

In the video, Combs performs in a small dive bar. It's similar to gigs he played early in his career, with just a handful of folks in the crowd.