An Interview With Jason Eady Over At The 9513

Jason Eady is a singer-songwriter whose music is a distillation of country, bluegrass, blues, gospel, folk and Southern rock, but in essence is roots all the way, with organic arrangements, genuine lyrics, and strong lead and harmony vocals, no matter what style of song he is writing. His 2009 album When The Money's All Gone was critically acclaimed and even one of That Nashville Sound's top albums for the year.

I had an opportunity to interview Jason over at The 9513 where he talked about the new album, growing up in Mississippi and some classic country stuff he's currently working on. Read a snippet of the interview below, but the catch the whole thing HERE.

"I had quit playing music for a while and moved to Texas for a job. I was getting close to 30 years old. I figured my time had passed and I wasn’t going to do it any longer. But when I got here, I found out it was incredibly receptive to new music. It was the first place I’d ever moved to that was that open to new kinds of music and different styles. People actually expected you to play your own songs whereas in other places they’ll tolerate you playing your own songs but they really want to hear the covers. It was so refreshing to see that I thought I’d give it one more shot playing open mics on stage everywhere I could. When I’d travel on business, I’d take my guitar and go to the clubs at night. It just kind of took off. One thing led to another and it started going. I finally quit my job and here I am."