It’s election day, and I’m sure you’ve seen more than a hot take or two from both parties about how downright deplorable the other side of the aisle is at some point this year. While some artists in the genre clearly see past the division, there’s no doubt that there are a few who enjoy feeding the flames of said division between parties.
One artist who’s clearly not about that sentiment is none other than Cody Jinks, which shouldn’t be a surprise given that the “Hippies and Cowboys” singer has made a career for himself by purposely going outside of the box both lyrically and sonically while delivering some of the most poignant, relatable songs out there today.
He recently appeared on the Country VS Metal podcast, who is worth a follow on TikTok I might add, and talked about everything from his career, his influences and most importantly, the need to appreciate artists and their craft regardless of their political beliefs.
Jinks began by highlighting how impressed he continues to be by Cody Johnson’s famous in-concert speeches before simultaneously praising Jason Isbell despite the two being on polar opposite sides politically, “Cody Johnson goes out and gives a heck of a speech about not giving a sh*t about what Hollywood thinks. There’s a lot of things that I agree with. There’s some things I don’t agree with, but he’s good at that. Listen to Jason Isbell, he goes out he’s on the other side, you know, I think both those guys are incredible.”
The ‘Loud and Heavy” singer then went on to note how two of his favorite co-writers sit on opposite ends of the spectrum politically and noted that it doesn’t matter since they are simply trying to tell a good story, “Two of my favorite writers to write with, Josh Morningstar and Tennessee Jet, who do get along very well because they’re both incredibly nice human beings and would be the first person to help anybody. One of them is way over [on the] left, and one of them’s way over [on the] right. Guess what? They’re the two best guys I write with, and the songs that we write you can’t tell who thinks what. You know why? We’re trying to write great songs, man.”
Jinks finished up by saying something that many are thinking, “It’s like everything is thrown in your face these days and everybody wants to be up in arms about something. When you want to be up in arms about something, you can be ”
To say that Jinks hit the nail on the head here would simply be an understatement. In an age where everything is divided, especially politically, there’s something special about an artist as great as Jinks who’s willing to sit back, take a hard look at the needless division and appreciate art regardless of who is creating it.
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