Cody Johnson (Photo courtesy of Warner Music Nashville)
Cody Johnson Fought To Release Latest Single
Cody Johnson says the suits at his label didn’t want him to release “Human” as his next single.
He told “Billboard” in a recent interview that they didn’t think it could be a hit.
“I think that taking the chance of releasing “Human” and saying, ‘Look, I’m gonna be vulnerable in front of the world is the right [decision]. I’m man enough.’ I’m tough enough to say, ‘Look, this is how I feel.'”
The song touches on the difficulties of chasing your career while maintaining commitments at home.
He says making the wrong choice can lead to disaster.
“The biggest part of this job is keeping under control, making sure you don’t turn into ‘that person.’ The more fame and the more money . . . you watch people and you watch their careers, where they change, and they turn into different people. And then you see their lives fall apart, their careers fall apart, and it’s like they were a detriment under themselves. Keeping that at bay is really the job, and realizing that there are other things that are more important, I think, is the big takeaway.”
