Inspired by Merle Haggard and Guy Clark, Vince Gill Shares His Truth on New Album 'Okie'

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: I had a gym teacher and basketball coach in seventh grade that tried to act inappropriately [toward] me. It felt wrong and nothing had happened per se other than him running his hand on my leg and whatnot. I said, “That don't feel right” and I jumped up and I ran…In a sense I was lucky but I have a little bit of perspective on how uncomfortable it was. These people are supposed to be protecting you and they're not.

Absolutely. It's not all rough and tough. There's 12 songs and they're all different. I’m trying to write some neat songs to make people think, make people feel something ... I've never been afraid of being emotional in music. It's where I go for grief, for joy, and for melancholy and so [it] makes sense to write about them too.I met Guy when I was 19 and I'd already already done some of his songs in the band that I'd been in.

You've written about your father before in “The Key to Life.” Your mother takes precedence in “A Letter to My Mama.” What’s the story behind that song?

 

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