Craig Morgan Talks About His Recently Released EP ‘American Soundtrack’
Craig Morgan, the talented singer-songwriter behind the newly released EP American Soundtrack, will be taking over the airwaves as Elaina Smith’s co-host on Backstage Country from March 17-21! This is a week you won’t want to miss as Morgan shares the stories behind some of his most iconic songs and talks about his decades long journey in country music.
Craig Morgan’s American Soundtrack
Smith asked Morgan if American Soundtrack was a passion project for him, especially considering he co-wrote almost every song. Morgan laughed a little shyly, “No, I wish I could tell you, I’m not as smart as a lot of people that do this stuff. I literally just try to write, sing, record, produce, and deliver great songs that I think the majority of our fan base will want to listen to.”
He went on to share that while working on American Soundtrack, he felt “This great sense of pride in our nation, in our God, our family, our country.” He also had an important realization that music has the power to be “extremely healing and impactful.”
Morgan explained, “When we wrote the title cut, it was just about how music affects us. You can literally play out your life in songs. You can look back at your life, and it ain’t the song that affected the moment—it was just a song that happened to be playing while the moment was happening. Because of that, you relate that to that moment in your life to that song, and that’s what ‘American Soundtrack’ is about.”
Releasing a Full Album Soon?
After just releasing an EP, Smith asked Morgan if he planned to drop a full album soon or continue releasing music in “smaller doses,” given how people consume music these days. Morgan paused for a moment before admitting, “I don’t know moving forward.” He added, “The EP seems to be the smartest thing, and we can do another one pretty quick. But having said that, I may down the road, I may do a full-blown album.”
He admitted, “What I wanna do is just maintain relevance. If I’m doing music well enough that people are consuming it, and they still wanna come see us in the shows, I’m gonna keep doing it, and I’ll do it the way that they wanna do it. I do enjoy writing. If I had my way, I would probably do nothing but writing. But I’ve established this career as an entertainer, so I do that, too.”
He clarified, “Not to say that I don’t enjoy that. I absolutely love being on stage and entertaining folks, making them laugh and cry and think about their lives. But I’m gonna do what the consumer wants us to do. And I feel like right now it’s these spurts, you know? They want to hear it in spurts.”
Don’t miss your chance to hear from Craig Morgan as he co-hosts Backstage Country and shares the stories behind his hits. Be sure to check out his new EP, American Soundtrack, by visiting his website here.
