Thomas Rhett on new album Where We Started and collaborating with Katy Perry: "She's everything I'd hoped for and more"
01.04.2022 - 19:59
/ officialcharts.com
Thomas Rhett is, without doubt, one of the most humble musicians we've ever had the pleasure of chatting to.
Despite having six studio albums under his belt, sell-out shows worldwide and industry awards adorning every inch of surface space he has available (probably), the 32-year-old country star's still as down to Earth as ever.
Now, as he releases his latest album Where We Started - its title track being a collaboration with none other than Katy Perry - we catch up with Thomas to discuss working with a pop icon, balancing fame and family life and how it feels to finally release his latest body of work.
"I look at my songs like babies; it's really hard to leave a lot of them behind," Thomas explains.
"Over the last couple of years, I've written so many songs. On tour is where I write the majority of the time. At home, I've got four kids. The thought of telling my wife I want to write when I get home would just be a tragedy [laughs].
So how does Thomas balance his career with family life? "You should've seen my morning this morning. It's absolute chaos. I think I've learned how to be productive in chaos. Being a dad if the first priority, but I don't want to half-ass anything. I'm nervous about the balance of being musician and dad. It's all trial and error."
Chatting about how his latest single - the title track from the album - became a duet with Katy Perry, Thomas admits he 'never' expected to the pair to team up.
"I never thought this would happen," he tells us. "I've always been a huge fan of Jon Bellion; his artistry and his song writing. I call him a melody scientist, because every line he writes sounds like a chorus. He came out to our farm a couple of years ago and we wrote the song Where We Started.
"Every