Paisley has sold over 11 million albums and has won three Grammy Awards, 14 Academy of Country Music Awards, 14 Country Music Association Awards, and two American Music Awards. He has also earned country music's crowning achievement, becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry.[2] Paisley also wrote songs for Pixar's Cars franchise ("Behind the Clouds", "Find Yourself", "Collision of Worlds" (along with Robbie Williams), "Nobody's Fool", etc.).
Paisley has stated that his love of country music stems from his maternal grandfather, who gave Paisley his first guitar at age 8 and taught him how to play. At age 12, Paisley wrote his first song, and by 13 he was the opening act for country singers.
Paisley graduated from John Marshall High School in Glen Dale and enrolled at Belmont University (from 1993 to 1995). While in college, he met Frank Rogers, a fellow student who went on to serve as his producer. Paisley also met Kelley Lovelace, who became his songwriting partner.
After graduating from Belmont, Paisley signed a songwriting contract with EMI Music Publishing. His debut as a singer was with the label Arista Nashville, with the song, "Who Needs Pictures" (released February 22, 1999). In May of that same year, he made his first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. Seven months later he had his first #1 hit with, ""He Didn't Have To Be."
In 2000, Paisley made an appearance on the nationally televised special, "Route 66: Main Street America" featured on TLC (TV channel) and later that same year he won the Country Music Association's (CMA) Horizon Award and the Academy of Country Music's best new male vocalist trophy. He received his first Grammy Award nomination a year later. On February 17, 2001, after forty appearances on the show, he was inducted into the Opry Hall of Fame.
In 2002, he won the CMA Music Video of the Year for ""I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)." Several celebrities made notable guest appearances in the video, inluding Little Jimmy Dickens, Kimberly Williams (Paisley), Dan Patrick, and Jerry Springer.
Paisley released his third album, Mud on the Tires (2003), following Who Needs Pictures and Part II. The album features the hit song "Celebrity," the video of which parodies reality shows such as Fear Factor and American Idol and included such celebrities as Jason Alexander, Little Jimmy Dickens, Trista Rehn, and William Shatner. The album's title track, "Mud on the Tires," reached Billboard #1 in 2004.
In 2005, after touring with Reba McEntire and Terri Clark on the critically acclaimed "Two Hats and a Redhead Tour," he released Time Well Wasted, containing 15 tracks, including "Alcohol", a duet ("When I Get Where I'm Going") with Dolly Parton, another ("Out in the Parking Lot") with Alan Jackson, and a bonus track, "Cornography".
Brad Paisley was the 2008 CMA and ACM Male Vocalist of the Year winner. Starting with the release of his 1999 album Who Needs Pictures, Paisley has recorded seven studio albums and a Christmas compilation on the Arista Nashville label, with all of his albums certified gold or higher by the RIAA. In addition, he has charted 25 singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 15 of which have reached #1 with a record 10 consecutive singles reaching the top spot on the charts. On November 10, 2010, Paisley won the coveted Entertainer of the Year award at the 44th annual CMA Awards.
In 2009 he released American Saturday Night which has his first single Then.
His song "High Life," on the 2014 album Moonshine in the Trunk, refers to suing Carrie Underwood after hearing that one of Carrie's songs "reminded me of a poem my brother wrote back in second grade." This was a subtle joke about an actual lawsuit from a songwriter who accused Brad of using her material. (In real life, the lawsuit was won by Paisley in 2016.)
Paisley released "Without a Fight", a duet with Demi Lovato, on May 13, 2016. It was to have served as the lead single to his eleventh studio album, but due to poor chart performance it did not make the album's final cut. He was selected as one of thirty artists to perform on "Forever Country", a mash-up track of "Take Me Home, Country Roads", "On the Road Again" and "I Will Always Love You" which celebrates 50 years of the CMA Awards. The second single "Today" was released on October 6, 2016, which gave Paisley his first Country Digital Song Sales #1, opening at the top of the chart with 41,000 first-week downloads. The single landed in the #1 spot on the Country Aircheck/Mediabase charts, marking Paisley's 24th #1 song. On November 11, Paisley announced on Twitter that the title of the album would be Love and War, which was released in April 2017.
Love and War features several collaborations with iconic artists, including Timbaland, John Fogerty, Bill Anderson, and Mick Jagger, as well as a songwriting credit with Johnny Cash.
On October 4, 2018, Paisley and his wife Kimberly Williams-Paisley partnered with Belmont University and opened a free referral-based grocery store in Nashville to help the community in need. The Board of Trustees for The Store include Brad Paisley, President; Megan Zarling, Chair; Pete Fisher, Vice-Chair; Doug Paisley, Secretary and Elaine Bryan, Treasurer. Other board members include Sarah Cates, Jaynee Day, Hope Fisher, David Minnigan, John Zarling, Olivia Munn, John Schario, Scott Scovill, Michael Stagg, Becca Stevens and Kimberly Williams-Paisley. Executive Director is Gina Hancock.
In November 2018, Paisley released "Bucked Off", the lead single from his upcoming studio album. On March 11, 2019, Paisley released "My Miracle".
In 2021, Paisley released his own Bourbon brand called "America Highway Reserve." As this whiskey was aged in barrels in the "Rolling Rickhouse" semi-trailer that followed Paisley's 2019 concert tour, Paisley collaborated with Bardstown Bourbon Company to create this Bourbon.
Farther Along
Brad Paisley Lyrics
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Why it should be thus all the day long
While there are others living about us
Never molested though in the wrong
[Chorus]
Farther along we'll know all about it
Farther along we'll understand why
We'll understand it all by and by
When death has come and taken our loved ones
It leaves our home so lonely and drear
And then do we wonder why others prosper
Living so wicked year after year
[Chorus]
When we see Jesus coming in glory
When he comes down from his home in the sky
Then we shall meet him in that bright mansion
We'll understand it all by and by
[Chorus]
Yeah we'll understand it all by and by
The verses of Brad Paisley's song "Farther Along" express a common human experience: feeling confused or even frustrated by the injustices we see around us. The lyrics suggest that even when we feel that we are being "tempted and tried" or unfairly treated, others may seem to be living easy lives without much trouble. In these moments, we may question why things happen the way they do and struggle to find meaning in our suffering. The chorus reassures us that, despite our current confusion, we will one day "know all about it" and "understand why." The song urges us to keep our spirits up and "live in the sunshine" even during our darkest hours.
As the song goes on, it touches on another kind of suffering: the pain we experience when we lose someone we love. When death takes a loved one, we may feel alone and wonder why others who live "so wicked year after year" seem to be doing just fine. The chorus returns with its message of hope that we will one day understand why things are the way they are. The final verse speaks of the Christian belief in Jesus' return and the hope of meeting him in heaven. The song assures us that one day we will "understand it all by and by."
Overall, "Farther Along" is a song that speaks to the human search for meaning and the desire to find hope in difficult times. The lyrics acknowledge that life can be difficult and that we may not always understand why things happen the way they do. But in the end, the song offers a message of comfort, reminding us that one day we may come to understand the mystery of our suffering.
Line by Line Meaning
Tempted and tried we're oft made to wonder
We often question why we are constantly tested and face difficult situations
Why it should be thus all the day long
Wondering why we face hardships every day
While there are others living about us
There are people around us who don't seem to struggle as much as we do
Never molested though in the wrong
While they do wrong, they seem to get away with it unlike us
Farther along we'll know all about it
Things will become clearer with time
Farther along we'll understand why
As we move forward in life, we will gain understanding
Cheer up my brother live in the sunshine
Stay positive and live your life to the fullest
We'll understand it all by and by
Eventually, everything will become clear to us
When death has come and taken our loved ones
When we lose those closest to us to death
It leaves our home so lonely and drear
Our home feels empty and bleak without them
And then do we wonder why others prosper
We question why some people seem to have it easier than us, even after we've experienced loss
Living so wicked year after year
Despite leading questionable lives, they still seem to prosper
When we see Jesus coming in glory
When Jesus returns triumphantly
When he comes down from his home in the sky
When he descends from heaven
Then we shall meet him in that bright mansion
We will have the opportunity to meet Him in the afterlife
Yeah we'll understand it all by and by
We will eventually understand everything with time
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Written by: W B. Stevens
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