Kenny Chesney is upset with country music these days. The "American Kids" singer criticized his genre for being sexist toward women in a recent interview with Billboard. Chesney also went on to talk about his new album, The Big Revival, which debuted at No. 1 on the charts.
"Over the last several years, it seems like anytime anybody sings about a woman, she's in cutoff jeans, drinking and on a tailgate — they objectify the hell out of them," Chesney said. "Twenty years ago, I might have written a song like that — I probably did. But I'm at a point where I want to say something different about women."
Chesney is clearly not a fan of bro country, which means he probably didn't care for Florida Georgia Line's new video for "Sun Daze."
The singer also said that he doesn't much care for singing competitions and he models his career after that of Tom Petty's, which he cites as an inspiration for him. He's not worried about the return of Garth Brooks because "there has always been somebody out there" to compete with, and the reason why The Big Revival strays from his signature blend of island-country is that in 2010 Chesney was "feeling like I had been making music on a conveyor belt."
Earlier this month, Chesney kicked off the CMAs with a performance of "American Kids." The singer has also been beefing up his upcoming summer tour, adding the likes of Jason Aldean, Eric Church and Cole Swindell, among others, to the bill for certain shows.
The Big Revival is in stores and available for download now.
