GRAMMY-nominated country singer David Nail recently sat down with the Academy of Country Music for a new episode of their original ACM Lifting Lives digital series, The Check-In. Nail has been open and candid about his struggles through the years – he’s even penned a few songs about it. He discusses how music can elevate your mood but also how it can help you dive headfirst into your emotions and confront the not-so-easy feelings we all deal with. When asked about his go-to happy song, Nail said “I don’t think anything comes close to Miley Cyrus’ Party in the U.S.A.'” Nail also touches on the struggles he and his wife Catherine have faced while having three children via In vitro fertilization calling them a “gift from God.”
Watch David Nail’s episode of The Check-in here: https://lnk.to/dn-acm
The Check-In features country music artists speaking candidly about their experiences sustaining their mental health and sharing thoughtful stories about how they stay strong and stable during challenging times, in an effort to spotlight and de-stigmatize issues affecting millions of music fans across the country and the world. New episodes come out regularly. The series has featured Brett Eldredge, Jimmie Allen, Lindsay Ell, Michael Ray, Elvie Shane, Caitlyn Smith, John Osborne and more to date.
About David Nail
Hailing from Kennett, Missouri, David Nail is well-respected up and down Music Row. Some might even call him a “tour de force” as his songs pull no punches in evoking the demons with which he has wrestled through much of his life. The GRAMMY-nominated multi-platinum singer/songwriter’s early releases, I’m About To Come Alive, The Sound Of A Million Dreams, I’m A Fire and Fighter, ignited his reputation as an innovator and creative risk-taker yet left Nail feeling restless. This led to the departure of the only record company home he’d ever known, MCA Nashville, where he’d formed friendships that endure even now. Through dealing with his own journey of mental illness and the feeling of needing to “rebel against what people expect you to be,” Nail began making his most “organic” work to date, David Nail & The Well Ravens, with Jason Hall and Andrew Petroff. That project liberated Nail and propelled him into his next adventure. Writing solo for the next few months led to his debut solo independent EP Oh, Mother, a reflective piece of work. Of the title track, Rolling Stone noted that “the song creeps in like a sunrise — quiet, restrained cello and keys are the only underpinning for Nail’s powerful vocals at first. But then it slowly builds to something more massive and majestic.” That release was followed by Bootheel 2020 and Bootheel 2021, projects dedicated to the singer/songwriter’s hometown in the “bootheel” of Missouri. Nail plans on releasing more music, leaving behind any self-imposed restrictions. In Nail’s own words, “My philosophy has always been, I just hope to have a good enough year that I can have a next year while staying as true to myself as I possibly can.” Find more at www.davidnail.com.
