KIP MOORE

ISN’T CHASING ANYTHING, BUT COMMERCIAL SUCCESS IS PRETTY COOL FOR THE COUNTRY SINGER

It’s been some time now since Kip Moore had a smash single on country radio. But then again, commercial success never really mattered all that much to him.

“I’m never chasing anything,” said the singer, whose sound was always a bit more Southern rock than traditional country and who at heart considers himself a classic singer/songwriter. “We live in a plastic generation,” the 38-year-old added. “Everybody is just trying to latch on: whenever something is popular everyone is just trying to do that. But I’ve always just trusted my gut. It’s nice knowing that I’ve never sold out at any point in my career and I’ve stayed authentic in my feelings and my artistry.”

Calling from his adopted hometown of Nashville in Tennessee, USA, Moore said he’s never felt more fulilled than he does at this moment in the near-decade since he broke out with his sole No.1 single, and arguably his most country-pop song to date, 2011’s Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck. That’s because the