Upon releasing his brand-new song “Porch Swing,” Taylor Hicks tells the news, “I’m a little bit old school when it comes to my music.”
After Taylor Hicks won season five of American Idol, the world wasn’t entirely sure where her music finally belonged. He shared the same uncertainty.
Hicks, 46, tells the news, “I was very fortunate to be on that show at that moment. However, a distinct era existed.
According to Hicks, “those guys paved the path for me to make popular and real music at this moment.” “I’ve been gathering, writing, performing, and testing music for ten years. I mean, I had a lot of things completed. Heck, I had a completed album. However, I continued to wait for the ideal moment.”
The former American Idol contestant last dropped a brand-new song in years ago. Hicks chuckles as he says, “I’m not the artist who releases songs every six weeks. “You know, you’re not just making cookies, is what I’m saying. When it comes to my musical taste, I’m a little retro. For me, quality comes before abundance.”
In reference to the rootsy song, which was recorded at Zac Brown’s Southern Ground studio in Nashville, Hicks adds, “The universe kind of nudge me to put [this music] together also get it out there.”
Hicks’ music career has been revitalized by “Porch Swing,” but he has always been active. He has performed in a wide range of projects, from the 2021 film Stars Fell on Alabama to presenting the game show State Plate. He also shares ownership of Saw’s Juke Joint, a barbecue restaurant that has earned recognition as one of the finest in the nation for many years.
His supporters, whom he fondly calls the “Soul Patrol,” have stood by him.
Hicks, who will embark on an Armed Forces Entertainment tour next month, adds, “It makes me happy. “You go through these years and the ups and downs of the business and entertainment, but it’s those people who stayed with you that help you get to a place where, ten years later, if you wanted to release a single, you could still call them, and they would still respond,” the author says.