Country music star John Rich shared his message of hard work in the pursuit of happiness and told his backstory on Fox Nation's 'Tucker Carlson Today.'
he faced after high school, venturing on to the Opryland audition and job that would skyrocket him to fame.
"When we got to Tennessee I was still in high school, and I actually went to a couple of big universities and was offered full-ride scholarships on a vocal scholarship. You know, singing [in Latin]," he said. After growing up in the Texas panhandle, the change, combined with his lifelong love for country music, set the scene for his dream to turn music into a living and hit the road with the band Lonestar.COUNTRY MUSIC STAR JOHN RICH JOINS FOX NATION"I remember my mother saying, 'You'll never amount to a hill of beans if you don't go to college.' My very cocky and disrespectful answer came back, ‘Well, a hill of beans is not what I intend on amounting to. Bye.
Lonestar moved into their first record deal in time, selling millions of copies and receiving their claim to fame.Rich went on to share the unique moments of his early career, including buying a house for his grandparents and living with them, moving on to Nashville and getting fired from Lonestar, and going on to write his own songs - all while pointing to the effort it took to get to where he is today.
"They're never gonna accomplish anything that's truly great because they don't understand what it takes to go get it. They're not willing to bleed for it."
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