Country + R+B inspired, Adam Mac is modern-day Cowboy killer, and he’s taking us all the way to the dance floor with his new single “Disco Cowboy.” With gritty Chris Stapleton-esque vocal and a style that won’t quit - this new single is sure to keep you boogie-ing on down to that replay button.
ADAM MAC Q+A
1. We love your song “Disco Cowboy”! Can you share a little bit more about the story behind the song?
I wrote this song with a friend of mine, AJ Smith. On the surface this can just feel like an uptempo country disco track, and that’s really fun and cool, but at the heart of the song it’s about loving yourself enough to be yourself. It took me a long time to get to a place where I feel so comfortable in my skin, and I really think that’s reflected in Disco Cowboy.
2. There’s also going to be a music video for the song - anything you can share about what to expect from the video?
Oh she wants the tea… well, what I can tell you is that we are bringing you the choreography. We are bringing you the funk fashion. We are taking you to the disco… cowboy, and it’s premiering on CMT September 9th!!
3. Tell us a little bit about how you got started in music. Was there a particular moment where you knew that you wanted to do music?
It’s weird I don’t feel like there’s a particular moment in my life where I remember being like, ‘oh wow I love singing, I want to do this forever’ but I’ll always remember exactly when I knew I was a songwriter. It was the summer after my senior year of high school and my best friend had just passed away. I had a lot of feelings and there were a lot of places I could’ve channeled them, but I chose to write them down and put them to a melody. I didn’t even play the guitar at the time! That moment changed my life forever.
4. Who are some of your musical influences?
I am so all over the board on this one. I love 90s country, but I also grew up listening to Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie and Elvis because my mom was obsessed.
5. How do you think your music and/or writing has developed since you started making music?
Oh it’s been a total transformation. You can almost see the shift in my music over the 10 years I’ve been in Nashville. From coming out, the journey to loving myself and then falling in love with someone who magnifies all the best qualities in me. I think as I became a better version of myself, my music mirrored that.
6. What is your favorite part of the creative process (writing, recording, the music video, etc)?
For me it’s really being in the studio and hearing my work-tapes take on new life. I love playing with sounds and building vocals. Having all these ideas and not knowing how to get there until we hear it. I have been really fortunate with great collaborators like Nathan Cogan who produced this song with me.
7. What else is on the horizon that you can share with us?
I have been in the studio the past 9 months writing songs for a new album that I’m really excited about. I feel like for the first time I don’t have the pressure to fit into the mainstream male country artist mold. I’m making music that I love, that’s telling the stories of myself and so many others who have had a similar experience.
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