Eric Church Got His ‘No BS’ Attitude From His Dad
Eric Church is a country music superstar who earned his status in the genre on his own terms, talking no bull, and always calling things like he sees them. He’s a lot like his dad. As we celebrate Father’s Day this weekend, Church tells us about his dad.
In a recent interview, we asked Eric about his father, Ken. He thought for a minute and told us, “My dad is a… I’m trying to find the right words to describe him. My dad is a great guy, honest guy, very call it like he sees it, which is where I get a lot of that.”
He continued of the man he got his name from (his middle name is Eric): “No BS. I’m gonna tell you how I feel whether you like it or not. I’m that guy; I’m me…My dad’s that way, so I get a lot of that from him. There’s also honesty and integrity that my dad carries himself with, which I’ve always admired.”
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Before his Nashville bar opened earlier this year, Church was so devoted to his fans, dubbed The Church Choir, that he gave each one of them a deed and a physical brick from his revitalized six-story downtown Nashville establishment, Chiefs.
Eric said in a video message to fans, “You’ve helped me build my career brick by brick, and I want the whole world to know that the building is yours. This is not just another club downtown. This is our house. I’ve been involved in every step of restoring this historic building into a place we can call our own.”
He added, “And because you’ve been with me every step of my career, I’m proud to dedicate a physical brick of the Chief’s building to each and every one of you.”
In addition to being given a deed to individual bricks that form the building, fans also received the first of an ongoing series of digital collectibles, including a digital version of their brick, which gives access to exclusive content. It includes fan club perks like never-before-heard demos, unreleased video footage, and priority entry at Chief’s.
Other digital collectibles given to fans upon launch included ‘Vinyl for Life’ – which grants a fan a first edition vinyl of Church’s entire catalog and a copy of every new piece of vinyl released going forward, including all color variants.
