Alan Jackson is disappointed with the current state of country music.
- “Country music is gone — and it’s not coming back,” he declared.
“It’s like the 1980s again. I’m 62 years old; I’m not some 30-year-old stud. It’s not the same, but somebody has to bring it back, because it’s not just people in their 50s, it’s people in their 20s, too,” the country star proclaimed.
“Real country songs are life and love and heartache. They’re drinking, singing about Mama and having a good time, sad things, fun things,” he said.
Jackson also thinks his songs won't get played on the radio.
“I probably won’t be on radio and I’m not bitter about it at all. It’s just what it is. I’m too old for today’s hot new country."
How do you feel about Alan Jackson? Is he "too old" for today's country music or do you like that traditional old country?
Alan Jackson's new album "Where Have You Gone" is available now.