Eric Dodge is a country music artist who has opened for several different acts, including Diamond Rio, Little Texas, sheDAISY, Collin Raye and Chris Ledoux.
Eric’s single “Anything For You” reached number 19 on the New Music Weekly-Independent Charts.
Scott: Growing up, what were some of your favorite country artists to listen and sing along to?
Eric: John Michael Montgomery, Garth Brooks, Reba, all those good 90’s Country Singers.
Scott: It’s a pretty amazing story about how you began perusing a country music career. Do you ever look back and wonder where you’d be if you didn’t take that cruise when you did?
Eric: Yes, I always wonder what if just one thing in this whole journey was off. It has been an entire string of events that led to where I am now. If any one of them didn’t happen or I was late to something it would have never happened.
Scott: When you first got to Nashville to start recording an album, did you feel like you fit?
Eric: No way, I felt like there was no way I belonged there with all those talented people.
Scott: You’ve shared a stage with many of my favorite acts, including Diamond Rio and Little Texas. Are those the moments when you’ve realized, “I’ve made it”?
Eric: I don’t think that anyone in this business would feel like they ever made it. It is a really tough business. You can make a living but for how long. You have to constantly work to grow. It is almost 24 hours a day non stop.
Scott: You’re going to be performing soon with Ryan Shupe and the Rubber Band, another interviewee of ScottStanchak.com. They have a truly unique style, but what do you consider your style that sets you apart?
Eric: I always say if the audience can’t relate to the stories I tell in my music and they can’t have a great time and escape from the everyday stressful lives that they live, than I am not doing my job as an entertainer. I feel like our shows are very different in the fact that we want them to be involved in our musical stories.
Scott: Who are some artists not in the country genre you’d love to perform with?
Eric: Josh Groban, Lionel Richie, Kelly Clarkson etc… I like anyone who has a true talented singing voice.
Scott: Your new album, “Why Not Today,” drops on August 1 of this year. What can people expect from it?
Eric: A very real glimpse into my life. What made me who I am. It is such a powerful CD. The entire process was a very emotional process and I can’t wait for people to hear it.
Scott: When you’re not recording, you have the life of anyone who dreams of living in the country would love (horses, truck, etc.). What is it about that life you enjoy so much?
Eric: The quite peaceful simplicity of it all. I love nothing more than to be in the mountains at the ranch where there is no power, no running water, and best of all, no cell phone service or internet, ha ha. I love to be out fishing or just kicking it away from the city life. The Country life is slowly dying out and I am struggleing with that.
Scott: Let’s play a game of word association:
Scott: Rap Music – Eric: Will Smith
Scott: Cowboy Hat – Eric: Love them
Scott: The Internet – Eric: Useful
Scott: Your Song “Since I Let You Go” – Eric: Sad but True