Shinedown’s Brent Smith Explains Why He Prefers Nomad Lifestyle

Many rockstars prefer to reside in elaborate homes and expertise lavish lives, however not Shinedown frontman Brent Smith. In reality, he’s revealed that he doesn’t miss having a everlasting residence as a result of he’s “a true minimalist” who’s most well-liked the nomad way of life for roughly a decade.

Why Brent Smith Prefers the Nomad Life?

Smith lately appeared on LA Lloyd’s Rock 30 podcast (uploaded to YouTube on June 18) to debate fatherhood, development and different inspiring private insights.

About 9 minutes into their dialog, Lloyd talked about that Smith sold his California home in 2016 as a result of he “spend[s] more time on the road than [he does] at home.” He then requested Smith: “Is there a place that you call ‘home’ or your base, or is it just the tour bus or do you see a place down the road that maybe will be considered ‘home’?”

Smith responded:

It’s attention-grabbing, man. Like, rising up after which – you already know – getting the life that I requested for to really be a actuality. I keep in mind my mother and father – within the first few information and album cycles – my mother and my dad, . . . had been nonetheless working, and there have been lots of people that stated to my mother, they had been like, “It almost seems like he’s running from something.” My mother was like, “No, he’s running towards everything,” and I at all times thought that was—and he or she got here up with that. I feel it form of floored individuals, and there was once this concept that I used to be homeless, and . . . my mother was like, “He’s not homeless. He’s home free”

Smith additionally talked about how his household nonetheless connects him to sure locations.

“My home is with my son, you know, so I definitely have roots in Florida because of him,” he clarified, persevering with:

And I’ve roots in Tennessee. I’m in Nashville loads. I imply, the final couple of years, I used to be in South Carolina with Eric [Bass, Shinedown bassist/guitarist] just about on a regular basis. Again, like, after I had the home out in California in 2010 to 2016, I used to be simply doing loads out in California. I used to be engaged on numerous various things – clearly with the band – and it made sense. Then, it simply received to some extent the place I used to be, like, “I kind of did what I needed to do here. I need to move on.”

For me, I’ve simply by no means, ever had a problem being on the street. I feel there’s a degree of—as a result of I’m the one within the band—clearly, the 4 of us (myself and Eric and Zach [Myers, guitarist/pianist] and Barry [Kerch, drummer]) had been with one another loads, they usually all have residence bases and issues like that. But, I’m additionally the one within the band that is doing numerous the behind-the-scenes almost about the enterprise, and like, what are the following steps and the way are we gonna negotiate sure issues? Lots of occasions, you already know, simply to make an influence, I’ll fly to the place I must go. And if it is abroad, I’ll simply fly abroad. I can form of rise up by dwelling the way in which that I do; I can form of transfer on a dime, and it simply works for me.

Smith added: “Am I saying that I’ll by no means have a house base? No. I simply do not know the place that’s presently.”

Lloyd followed-up by mentioning “the old saying ‘he’s living out of a suitcase,’” expounding:

That must be one hell of a suitcase when you’re living the way you are, and of course, you gotta pack and prep for a tour. I mean, I’ve even seen some jokes about, like, “Brent’s received this big suitcase when he goes out. What is it like prepping for a tour of this magnitude?”

“I’d downgraded my suitcases recently,” Smith responded.

He elaborated:

It’s one of many issues, too, like individuals will say it on-line. They’re, like, “He wears the same thing all the time.” And I’m, like, “Yeah, you’re right.” ‘Cause it really works for me too. Now, I imply, for me, it is fairly easy. I’m what is taken into account a – I’m a real minimalist.  So, I do not personal, like, stuff. I haven’t got any form of stuff. I do not save essentially something except it is from followers that we’ll put in storage or within the wardrobe instances and issues like that. But, like, I actually do not personal something, and once more, that simply works for me.

Smith even contrasted his method to packing with the approaches of his bandmates:

Barry might be a little bit of the over-packer and has all these very meticulous issues in the way in which that he does sure issues, so he is just a little bit extra of that. There’s numerous . . . creature comforts that he has to have, so he does issues a particular approach. Zach had a shoe case constructed for tour, in order that tells you that proper there. But, Zach form of has his very particular issues that he likes and, you already know, how he places issues collectively. Eric’s in all probability just a little bit extra like me, the place he form of comes out form of minimalistic. Eric form of wears the identical factor as effectively every day. He would not actually change it up.

Overall, although, Smith mirrored that “more than anything,” the band have “learned over time not to overpack.”

He concluded:

The stunning factor about being on tour is you are—I imply, yeah, and also you gotta pay for it, however you possibly can just about – whenever you’re out right here – simply ship someone out to get no matter you want. You know, like, tour isn’t the actual world. It’s form of an attention-grabbing place to reside in. It’s very a lot—it’s numerous exhausting work, however you form of be taught what you possibly can facilitate out right here and the way you pack. Over the years, I feel that the 4 of us have all form of—I feel everyone’s realized to be rather less of, like, pack rats, ‘trigger you possibly can form of seize no matter you want whilst you’re out right here.

You can see the total episode under:

Brent Smith Discusses Nomad Lifestyle + More With LA Loyd (June 18, 2026)

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Other Brent Smith + Shinedown News

Last month, Shinedown launched their eighth studio LP (appropriately titled Ei8ht) through Atlantic Records. It follows 2022’s Planet Zero, and again in April, Smith stated it’s the band’s greatest effort but in his rating of each Shinedown album. To his level, it acquired rave opinions from Classic Rock journal, the Associated Press and Blabbermouth.

Shinedown are additionally within the midst of the “Dance, Kid, Dance Act II” world tour (that includes particular company Coheed and Cambria, Black Stone Cherry, Those Damn Crows and From Ashes to New). They’ve really received dates stretching till the top of November, and you’ll see the full list of tour stops – and grab tickets – here.

Earlier this month, Loudwire included Shinedown in our checklist of 29 bands which might be ‘dad rock’ now (and there’s nothing you are able to do about it). Feel free to take a look at the total checklist and tell us if you happen to agree or disagree with Shinedown (or some other band) being included!

What do you consider Smith’s outlook on dwelling the nomad life? Let us know!