Alana Springsteen Spills On Her Songwriting In Bud Light Backyard Series
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Surrounded by the vibrant foliage of a Nashville backyard, Alana Springsteen brought friends together to crack a Bud Light and offered a glimpse into her songwriting process and more.
“When I think of country music, I think of home. I think of where I grew up, family … all the best things,” the hitmaker explained in her installment of the Billboard presents Bud Light Backyard content series. “I’ve just always experienced my life through music. Once I started writing my own songs, I never looked back. That was it for me.”
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A country singer with a soulful voice and vulnerable songwriting style, Springsteen had a publishing deal by her mid-teens, and knows a thing or two about storytelling. Born and raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia, she grew up singing in church and received her first guitar at the age of seven. She credits her uncle for teaching her chords and technique early on. After an impressive 2019 self-titled debut EP, she shared two more projects ahead of her first-ever full length LP, TWENTY SOMETHING, which dropped last year.
“The secret to writing great songs and being creative is just keeping it casual,” she revealed, adding that collaboration with a trusted circle and Bud Light helps the everyday process.
As for her approach to preparing for her stage sets, Springsteen admitted her pre-performance feels are “the most chaotic and the most peaceful” all at the same time. Still, she appreciates moments when she can keep it easy on a day off. “You have to live more than you write. It’s important to just find moments,” she explained. “I like to keep it easy [by] inviting people over to my house, hanging out in the backyard, a case of Bud Light. Sounds like a pretty good day to me.”
Fans 21 and older in age can catch Springsteen when she and several country hitmakers perform as part of Billboard presents Bud Light Backyard, a two-day concert event at Tin Roof Nashville set amid CMA Fest. While the singer is scheduled to hit the stage, alongside Corey Kent and Dalton Dover on June 7, Dasha, George Birge and LOCASH will continue festivities on June 8.
Stay tuned for more from the Billboard presents Bud Light Backyard content series featuring a forthcoming installment with Dalton Dover.
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