Nation Star Parker McCollum Defines the Western Way of life

“It’s going to be a short conversation.”That’s how Parker McCollum describes his relationship with style. 

The nation music star, who has charted 4 number-one singles and whose self-titled album has garnered some 300 million international streams, has develop into recognized for his traditional Western model. 
Super starched Cinch denims, a decent T-shirt, ball cap and boots are the go-to wardrobe selections for the Texas native, and have been for years.

“It blows my mind how mainstream Western has become, because I feel like, back in the day, it was not cool,” he stated. “I would wear my boots in high school, and people would be like, ‘What are you doing?’”

But with a mom who was a barrel racer and many time working on the household ranch, his propensity for Western put on was ingrained in him at a younger age, and now that he excursions across the nation, it’s develop into the straightforward selection.

“I wear pretty much the same thing, just in a different color, all of the time,” he stated. “I’m super indecisive, so I hate having a ton of choices. I don’t know how the girl singers do it with the hair and the makeup and the outfits. If we played at 9, I could wake up at 8:30 and be stage ready in 12 minutes: shower, jeans. That’s why I went to the T-shirt and ball cap so many years ago, because I had to find a way to make this as simple and easy as I possibly can every night.”

And these denims are “starched as much as anybody can starch anything,” he stated. He has a number of readied by a dry cleaner earlier than he hits the street and is ready to put on them for every week “as long as they stay clean,” he stated.

And when he’s strolling a purple carpet, he’ll elevate this model with a cowboy hat and a sport coat. “It just seems a little more appropriate,” he stated. 

But don’t anticipate him to don any high-end designer outfits. “I’ve had stylists in the past, but I eventually stopped. I have enough clothes. What are they going to do if Parker McCollum wears the same jacket to this award show or another one? My God, I can’t imagine,” he stated sarcastically.

Ditto for boots. After working with Lucchese for a few years, McCollum bowed out final fall. 
“I’ve got enough boots to last me a lifetime,” he stated. “We ended on really good terms and if I need anything, I can go get it, but I’ve got more belts, clothes and boots than probably anybody else on the planet.”

Not surprisingly, he’s a fan of Texas-size belt buckles and is keen on those he’s obtained from Rodeo Houston — he’s performed the world’s largest livestock and rodeo present 4 consecutive years, which was a bucket want dream for him.

He additionally sports activities a Rolex Presidential watch with a diamond bezel. “I wear this watch everywhere, to everything — it’s the best watch ever made,” he stated. And whereas he had toyed with the thought of changing into a luxurious watch collector, he stated that lasted about 30 days. “I bought this on the day I bought my wife’s engagement ring, and then I bought a couple more. Then I realized I don’t need another one.”

But what he does want is to share his love of the Western model along with his followers. So McCollum teamed with entrepreneur Vic Keller final 12 months to create Fresh Western, a line for many who “work hard, stay true and wear it like they mean it,” in accordance with the web site. 

“I started Fresh Western because I wanted to do something that I could call the shots on and have ownership in,” he stated. “Every one of my mentors has said the same thing: invest in yourself, bet on yourself. And so creating Fresh Western was the best way I knew how to do that outside of my career.”

The line at present presents T-shirts, hoodies, hats and collectibles, however McCollum has larger ambitions for the corporate.

“It’s actually going to be a men’s personal care line,” he stated. “I think we’ll have product to launch in October, November. I have a crazy obsession with scent — candles and soap,” he added. “I don’t like anything that doesn’t smell good. I consider myself a professional, licensed scentologist, and I look forward to growing in this space.”

But for now, McCollum is concentrated on the March 20 drop of the deluxe model of his present album. The version options 4 new tracks, together with the fan favourite reduce “Big Ole Fancy House,” his new single. 

The new songs are extremely private to the singer, particularly “Montgomery County,” which is a nostalgic look again at his upbringing in Austin and Conroe, Texas. And the brand new single presents a lesson in life. Despite attaining sufficient to purchase all of the visible trappings of success, McCollum stated he’s discovered that relationships are what actually matter in life, not how massive a home or automotive you possibly can afford.

“So much of my childhood I was watching MTV Cribs and things like that, and thinking that was the goal: to have the cars and the house and all the stuff. And then you finally get a little taste of it, and you realize that the taste doesn’t last that long. That song is my attempt at trying to capture that feeling and that coming-of-age moment.”

Also serving to him see the sunshine has been his marriage to Hallie Ray Light in 2022. They have one son, Major, with one other youngster on the best way this summer time.

Although McCollum will kick off his headlining tour in May, he received’t be bringing his household with him on the street. 

“It’s hard to be fully invested in one or the other when you have your family at work,” he stated. “I feel bad because I’m one foot in with the guys and what we’re doing on the road, and one foot in with the family. I don’t like half-assing anything, and you’re kind of forced to half-ass both.”

But he’s not preserving his spouse within the shadows. In truth, she was the star of his latest video for “Killin’ Me.”
She was snug dancing within the video as a result of she had been a cheerleader in school. But she made him depart the set throughout the filming.

“She killed it, but she wouldn’t let me watch her,” he stated. “So I snuck off, and then snuck back in and watched from a pretty good distance. I thought she was wonderful.”

Does that imply his children might star in a Parker McCollum video sooner or later? Don’t rely on it.

“My family is just not for show — it’s the real deal. I fully understand that in my line of work, I’m the product, and you have to embrace that. But, the real-life stuff, I try to keep separate.”