Dierks: We've expanded beyond country and bluegrass to rock, alt rock. My music goes down best with domestic light, cold beer.
Dierks: Writing it was kind of hard, ... I wrote a lot of it on the road, and I don't really enjoy writing on the road. There's so much going on, doing interviews and going to radio stations and getting ready for shows. You're sick all the time, and there's no space on the bus. I'd rather write at home in Nashville.
Dierks : The goal was to make an album that is a snapshot of my life at this particular moment and combine that with a sound we've been developing in the studio over the last three albums. We tried to inject some energy from the live show in there as well. It was my friends at country radio and my fans who did the rest of the work to get us to number one. ( on his new album )
Dierks was nominated for the CMA Male Vocalist of the Year award in 2006.
In July of 2006, Dierks made one little girls dream come true. He teamed up with the Make A Wish Foundation, and made Emily, a 12 year old that was born with spina bifida, his "girl" all weekend.
Dierks was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on October 1, 2005. This made him the youngest current member.
Most of the second album was written by Dierks and long-time collaborator Brett Beavers.
Dierks has turned down many photo shoots that wanted to "fluff and buff" him but always posed with his mascot, his dog Jake.
Dierks used a fake ID to make his first visits to the Station Inn, Nashville's most popular bluegrass bar.
As a child Dierks became frustrated because all his friends could learn songs of bands like Van Halen and he couldn't.
Dierks has toured with both Kenny Chesney and George Strait.
Dierks won the Academy of Country Music Top Male Vocalist Award in 2003.
Dierks first sucessful single was What Was I Thinkin.
When Dierks moved to Nashville he got a job with TNN (The Nashville Network).
Dierks grew up listening to Hank Williams and George Strait.
Dierks second album Modern Day Drifter was released on May 10, 2005.
Dierks has a dog named Jake.
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