Dwight Yoakam, music’s biggest fan, sings the praises of his influences on 'Brighter Days'

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The revered country singer gets personal and inspirational as he goes through the influences and inspiration behind his latest album 'Brighter Days,' out Friday.

Through the window of an upper floor office in West Hollywood, the sky changed from cyan to navy and then indigo blue. The lights of Century City flicked on in the distance, and the expansive view of the Pacific Ocean disappeared from sight. For about three hours, Dwight Yoakam sat at a conference table with a glass of iced tea and two smartphones in front of him, his mind abuzz with details.

Recent visitors have included Michelle Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas, John Doe and Exene Cervenka of the band X and actor William Shatner. Yoakam’s “Greater Bakersfield” is the sieve through which much of “Brighter Days” filtered. The country singer met Malone in 2018 when he was a guest on the show. Yoakam was fascinated with Malone’s background in Texas and how knowledgeable and earnest he was about music.

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