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.
She's Her Own Woman
Brad Paisley Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
To cancel our dinner date but she just said that's alright
Just like that she made some other plans
Saw a movie with a couple friends had herself a ball
Oh, cause after all
She's her own woman without me she does fine
She's her own woman (woahhh) but she's mine
I couldn't tell you even if you had a gun to my head
Where we keep the tarragon or even what the hell that is
Well I wouldn't last 45 minutes in this house without her living in it
I'd be lost yeah that's for sure but as for her
She's her own woman without me she'd be fine
She's her own woman (woahhh) but she's mine
Raised up a daddy's girl went out into the big wide world
Has never needed anybody's help
With everything she does for me,
Oh it's still a mystery how I fell in love with her all by myself
She's her own woman
Got it goin' on, that's suits me fine
You're gunna have to find your own woman
Ohhh cause she's mine.
In Brad Paisley's song "She's Her Own Woman," the singer recounts how his significant other is a self-reliant, independent woman. The first verse sees the singer calling to cancel plans, but instead of being upset, his partner merely takes matters into her own hands and has a great time without him. The chorus establishes that the woman in question is capable of pursuing her own interests and living her life with or without the singer's presence. The second verse further emphasizes how the singer is dependent on his partner and would be lost without her, while she is capable of thriving on her own. The final verse paints a picture of an empowered woman who doesn't need anyone's help to succeed in life, and the chorus solidifies that while the singer appreciates everything this woman does for him, she ultimately belongs to no one but herself.
The song is an uplifting anthem for female empowerment and self-reliance. It encourages women to live their lives on their own terms and not depend on anyone else for their happiness or success. At the same time, it confronts traditional gender roles that dictate that men must be providers and women must be caregivers.
Line by Line Meaning
I called to say I'm working late tonight
I informed her that I'll be working till late tonight
To cancel our dinner date but she just said that's alright
I told her that I can't make it to our dinner date, but she took it well
Just like that she made some other plans
She swiftly made other arrangements without any fuss
Saw a movie with a couple friends had herself a ball
She watched a movie with friends and enjoyed herself thoroughly
Oh, cause after all
It's because she's her own woman
She's her own woman without me she does fine
She doesn't need me to do well, she's independent
She's her own woman (woahhh) but she's mine
Despite being self-sufficient, she belongs to me
I couldn't tell you even if you had a gun to my head
I have no idea where the tarragon is, even under duress
Where we keep the tarragon or even what the hell that is
I am not familiar with the location or nature of the herb named tarragon
Well I wouldn't last 45 minutes in this house without her living in it
I would struggle to stay alone in the house for even 45 minutes without her presence
I'd be lost yeah that's for sure but as for her
I would be clueless without her, but she's capable
She's her own woman without me she'd be fine
She could still manage without me, she's self-assured
Raised up a daddy's girl went out into the big wide world
She grew up under her father's care, but stepped out to explore the world outside
Has never needed anybody's help
She's self-sufficient and never required support from anyone
With everything she does for me,
Despite doing so much for me
Oh it's still a mystery how I fell in love with her all by myself
It's surprising how I developed feelings for her despite her being independent and doing everything on her own
She's her own woman
She's independent and self-sufficient
Got it goin' on, that's suits me fine
I like that she's self-assured and confident
You're gunna have to find your own woman
If you want someone like her, you have to look for your own partner
Ohhh cause she's mine.
Because she's already taken by me
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: BRAD PAISLEY, JODY HARRIS, KENNY LEWIS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind