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<\/h1>\n<\/h1>\nProving his musical mettle with a laid-back, Texas-tinged new album<\/b><\/p>\n
John Corbett made his name in Hollywood, but when it comes to music he\u2019s no poseur\u2014and latest album Leaving Nothin\u2019 Behind<\/i> offers proof. \u201cThe fact is, I have more of a pedigree to play this kind of music than guys with No. 1 hits right now,\u201d says the West Virginia native who\u2019s been playing country music since he was a kid. \u201cThe good news is that when people come to the shows, they have low expectations. But we know what we are doing and just get into playing. By the time we get to the third song, the fans are really into it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sure, Corbett\u2019s high-profile acting roles from Northern Exposure<\/i> to Sex and the City<\/i> to My Big Fat Greek Wedding<\/i> grab media attention, but he\u2019s driven by his love of all things music. He doesn\u2019t write songs but chooses only ones that he wishes he had penned. \u201cI have something in common with Elvis and Frank Sinatra,\u201d he chuckles. \u201cNone of us ever wrote one song. But each of them sang songs like they wrote them, like they lived them. I try to do the same thing\u2014not that I\u2019d ever compare myself to either.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a sentiment that\u2019s guided his creative process since 2006 when Corbett, now 51, released his self-titled debut album. For his latest effort, inspiration came in the form of Nashville songwriter and producer Jon Randall Stewart, whose credits include producing Dierks Bentley\u2019s 2010 album\u00a0Up on the Ridge<\/i>. Corbett first heard Stewart when he was given \u201ca recording of some guy singing and playing, no production at all\u201d and was instantly intrigued. He sought out Stewart, and in short order the Music City veteran agreed to partner with Corbett, writing or co-writing seven of the 10 songs and co-producing the album with Gary Paczosa.<\/p>\n
Corbett offers a snapshot of the recording process. \u201cGary would sit in the studio and say, \u2018I don\u2019t think the guitar is right on this. It needs to be less rock \u2019n\u2019 roll,\u2019\u201d recalls Corbett. \u201cMeanwhile, Jon was like a movie director. He\u2019d say, \u2018Pull it back on this line\u2019 and sing it to show what he meant, and it was beautiful.<\/p>\n
You\u2019d steal what he did.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although Corbett receives top-star treatment in Hollywood, he\u2019s happy to be in the trenches when touring as an indie musician. \u201cIt is hard work,\u201d he says. \u201cWe\u2019re in a van. I do all the driving. I call the promoters, get all the equipment, book all the hotels, map all the routes. I don\u2019t know why I do it\u2014but I just have to.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2013Nancy Dunham<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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