ABC/Image Group LA Brett Eldredge has no trouble delivering a romantic ballad like his top-five hit “The Long Way,” but he admits when it comes to his own love life, it’s not always easy to balance both his career and his desire for the woman of his dreams.
“That’s kind of where I’ve struggled,” he admits. “[I’ve] openly talked about it, you know, the struggle of chasing your dream and also knowing that you have a want for true love in your life. But your first love, usually, a lot of the time, is your aspirations, your hopes, and the things that you’ve loved from day one, you know. And that’s always been music.
The Illinois native says “The Long Way” is aspirational, and describes the kind of relationship he hopes to find.
“I want to have somebody, along with me, along for the ride and share that with them…” Brett says candidly. “I’m opening up more to it, and I think now, yeah, something like ‘The Long Way’ is what I’m looking for…”
“What I’m kinda looking for, is to find that deep kind of soul, deep kind of person with an amazing heart that I can really get to know,” he continues. “And probably take it slow, you know, and just kinda take ‘The Long Way’ around their town. And that’s kinda where I am in life. So I’m definitely open to it more than I think I ever was.”
“The Long Way” is the second single from Brett’s self-titled current album. He kicks off his The Long Way Tour April 5 in Garden City, Iowa, with newcomers Devin Dawson and Jillian Jacqueline.
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