Chase Rice’s nation music profession was a dream that turned actuality for him. 

The singer’s journey to stardom started with a school soccer life-style and ended with him making music. Rice credited his work ethic for creating the alternatives that got here his method all through his life in an interview with Fox Information Digital.

“I’ve lived a really, very blessed life, and numerous issues — some issues — simply fall in my method, which is superior,” he advised Fox Information Digital. “On the finish of the day, I’ve additionally labored extraordinarily onerous for a lot of of these successes to come back my method.”

The “Lonely If You Are” singer loved a school soccer profession and was anticipated to enter the NFL earlier than he was injured. 

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Chase Rice defined how he made his nation singing goals a actuality throughout an interview with Fox Information Digital.
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Rice pivoted to NASCAR and ended up working for Hendrick Motorsports, which he referred to as an “unbelievable alternative” that fell in his lap by means of a reference to a coach on the College of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

After his time as a pit crew member, Rice discovered himself on “Survivor: Nicaragua.” He took the chance “only for the journey,” but it surely pushed him ahead on his journey to turning into a musician.

“I wished the journey, and that was cool,” he advised Fox Information Digital. “However that additionally led me to with the ability to have the funds … to transfer to Nashville and begin writing songs.”

“On the finish of the day, I’ve additionally labored extraordinarily onerous for a lot of of these successes to come back my method.”

— Chase Rice

“That was my dream and likewise being on an island for 40 days, not having a complete lot to do, permits you numerous time to assume,” he additional defined. “That was after I actually realized that I wish to chase this dream. It is a dream that was removed from actuality and by some means turned actuality.”

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Rice partnered with Coors Banquet on the “Shield our Protectors” marketing campaign to assist elevate consciousness for wildland firefighters.
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The singer participated in two firefighter trainings in partnership with the Wildland Firefighter Basis.
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Rice advised Fox Information Digital the expertise was “eye-opening” for him.
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Whereas writing music, Rice additionally has discovered time to accomplice with Coors Banquet and work alongside the Wildland Firefighter Basis by means of the “Shield our Protectors” marketing campaign. The singer mentioned the chance occurred “naturally” and was an “eye-opening” expertise for him.

Rice went by means of two several types of firefighter coaching to get a greater understanding of what protectors undergo. In a single coaching, he helped firefighters cease a wildfire.

“The hearth spreads so quick which you can perceive how so many lives are misplaced yearly simply with how dry it’s out right here and the way harmful that job actually is.”

— Chase Rice

“The hearth spreads so quick which you can perceive how so many lives are misplaced yearly simply with how dry it’s out right here and the way harmful that job actually is,” Rice advised Fox Information Digital. “Actually cannot comprehend that till you are on the market with them preventing a hearth.”

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Till Oct. 16, Coors Banquet purchases will profit firefighters, together with restricted version stubby bottles with “Shield our Protectors” packaging on-line and in shops.

On prime of his work with charity, Rice is gearing as much as launch new music. The singer dropped “Key West & Colorado” July 29 and is about to launch a brand new album.

The nation music star started his profession after showing on “Survivor: Nicaragua.”
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Rice rose to fame as a rustic music star in 2010.
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The nation music crooner described the brand new music as “fully totally different” than something he is accomplished earlier than. 

“I wished to return to only me and a guitar as a result of I feel that is simply what I am greatest at. And so we wrote all these songs simply on acoustic guitar,” Rice mentioned.

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As a substitute of writing songs in Nashville, Rice wrote music in Montana, Arizona, Alabama and Florida.

“Out West is the place my coronary heart has at all times been,” Rice mentioned. “I might say it will get Western.”