DUSTIN LYNCH IS WORRIED HE’S WEIRD BECAUSE HE’S SINGLE – HE SAYS IT INSPIRED HIS ALBUM “KILLED THE COWBOY”

DUSTIN LYNCH: “I PROBABLY TALK TO MYSELF WAY MORE THAN MOST PEOPLE. A LOT OF THAT CONVERSATION WAS ME … GOING, ‘AM I ALRIGHT? I’M SINGLE. DO I HAVE ANY DESIRE TO GO HUNT DOWN AND DATE SOMEBODY RIGHT NOW? AM I WEIRD THAT I DON’T?'”

At 38 years old, Dustin Lynch has been having some serious conversations – with himself. On stage, the Tullahoma, Tennessee native, is all love ballads and the life of the party. Lynch, who will tour with Blake Shelton in 2024, whips the audience into a frenzy to sing along with his hits, including “Small Town Boy,” “Cowboys and Angels” and “Thinkin’ ‘Bout You.” Off stage, he’s more contemplative and self-aware. He’s also alone, which gave him plenty of time to consider his life and choices, including what he wanted to say on his new album “Killed The Cowboy,” which is out now.

“It was just myself noticing, ‘What do I talk about with myself all the time?'” he said, lounging in a chair in his manager’s Music Row office. Wearing a t-shirt and ballcap, Lynch doesn’t look like the version himself fans see on stage. He’s tentative when talking about his personal life, afraid to reveal too much. But his easy smile and dancing blue eyes are at the ready as the late afternoon sun streams through the room’s large picture window.

“I spend a lot of time alone when I’m off the road, so I probably talk to myself way more than most people,” he explained with a laugh. “A lot of that conversation was me looking at my personal life and going, ‘Am I alright? I’m single. Do I have any desire to go hunt down and date somebody right now? Am I weird that I don’t?'”