Robert Earl Keen publicly retired in 2022, but has since changed his mind and is back on the road in support of 'Western Chill.'
Robert Earl Keen shrugged off retirement and has returned to the road in support of his latest project, 'Western Chill.'“My primary purpose in life is not only writing some songs and playing guitar,” Keen says, “but the magical part is actually putting that music out there in the world, and getting to perform.
That is why, without being asked, he got straight to the point: He wants to keep playing shows, for the simple joy and fun of it all.“I’m not worn-out anymore,” he says. “There was a lot of tension between me and the band during the retirement, because once I set my mind on something, I don’t let go.
“By the time we got everybody on the stage, we were like this full-blown band and sounded like a million bucks,” Keen says. “It went over so well that it was intoxicating for me. It was just the reminder that, ‘Oh, this is how we perform.’ Part of performing always includes being creative. It’s not just writing a setlist and singing. It’s thinking about the audience and the venue, and getting out there and working the room as best you can.
“The concept was to do a band-inclusive record, together,” Keen says. “These guys have been supporting me for years and years, so I thought it would be a good time for us to get together, with some of their songs and some of my songs, and make a record. It turned out to be the right thing to do on many levels, but the main thing was, it was a great bonding experience. We all became part of this one thing, and that becameKeen had written the title track before the record took shape.
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