Kenny Chesney loves performing live: “It’s just in me”

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It’s no secret that Kenny Chesney loves going on tour and playing to crowds in stadiums, arenas and frankly, any venue.

This deep passion for the road and live performance has been a longtime need rather than a want for Kenny. 

“Music has always been just this, yes, I want to do it, but especially now in my life when I get up there on stage and jump around and run around on stage and communicate these songs to a massive audience,” shares Kenny as he marvels at his live shows.

“You know, they say, ‘How do you keep wanting to do that? How do you do that? I mean, how is that possible?’ And I said, ‘I don’t really want to do it, I need to do it.’ It’s just in me. It just has to come out and there’s no other way to explain it,” says the “I Go Back” hitmaker. “Yes, I want to do it, but it’s more of a need.”

Kenny is #28 and ascending the country charts with “Take Her Home,” the lead single off his forthcoming new album.

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