Kane Brown Never Thought Chris Young Would Do This
Kane Brown is headlining a stadium show in Seattle next month (8/16), and in a full circle moment, Chris Young, his buddy and one-time mentor, will open the show for…
Kane Brown is headlining a stadium show in Seattle next month (8/16), and in a full circle moment, Chris Young, his buddy and one-time mentor, will open the show for him.
In a recent interview, Kane told us he wasn't so sure his friend would accept the opening offer. He said, "I didn't think he was gonna say yes when I asked him. I was like, 'He's definitely gonna say no.' So for him to say yes, it meant the world to me."
Brown added, "It's awesome. Never in a million years did I think I would be at a place in my career coming from Facebook (where he started getting his music noticed)."
The singer recalls a time not too long ago when the tables were turned: "I was so stoked when I got to open for Chris. He was a huge part of everything that I've done, from listening to his songs and singing on them to practicing with that."
Kane concluded, "It will be fun actually singing that song with him on stage and a bunch of other artists. It will be nice to sing 'Famous Friends' with him other than have another artist up there."
Close to ten years ago, Young helped Brown, a newcomer at the time, find his way around Nashville.
When we talked to Chris recently, we asked about opening for his buddy, and he shared his thoughts. He said, "I am very much looking forward to that show with KB. You know, he opened up for me on my tour, and the fact that I get a chance to not return the favor but have the other side of things and hang out with him, I just love."
Chris added with a grin, "No one could be happier about his success than me. So I was like, 'Yeah, I don't do many of those (opening slots) anymore, but yeah, I'll do that one.'"
Young's last opening slot was for Garth Brooks. He said, "That should tell you something right there; that's the last one that I did."
The country star's new album came out earlier this year, and he's already taken one of the songs ("Young Love & Saturday Night") to the top 10 of the country charts.
As fans get acquainted with the new music, Chris tells us there is a lot more where that came from. He said, "I've got enough songs to make three albums right now on my phone."
