On the cusp of receiving the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at the 59th Annual CMA Awards, Vince Gill is grateful, inspired, and nowhere near done. The Country icon recently spoke with Audacy's Heather Froglear to talk about the incoming honor, his plan to release an EP every month over the next year, some of his biggest career highlights, and so much more.
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"I'm just grateful for who it's named after," gushes Gill. "You know, Willie has been a friend of mine for 50 years, and he's a great inspiration. He's kind of the last one standing, you know, of all of my heroes, and he's still as creative today as he's ever been, and that's inspiring."
"I'm trying to be the same way. I've embarked on this journey of, gonna put one dozen EPs out over the next year, and, just excited to get to do it," says Vince of his massive creative undertaking, which has seen the artist record over 150 songs. "I think, more than anything is I'm realizing I don't have as much time left to be creative as I've had to this point. So it matters, it matters so much deeper now than it ever has."
"I'm having the the best time of my life. I think I'm in the best place in my life, personally, professionally, the way I play, the way I sing, the way I write songs, to me is better now than it's ever been. And so I still see the arc heading upward. You know, and that to me is what is motivational. Keep doing it. You're figuring out little by little how to get better. That's the point."
To hear much more from Vince Gill on his career milestones, his new project, and his time with the Eagles, check out 90s Country with Heather Froglear this Sunday on your favorite Audacy Country station.