Bobbycast - #346 - Brad Tursi of Old Dominion on the Secret to Songwriting for the Group + The Key to their Commercial and Award Show Success + What Part of His Career He Doesn’t Enjoy

#346 - Brad Tursi of Old Dominion on the Secret to Songwriting for the Group + The Key to their Commercial and Award Show Success + What Part of His Career He Doesn’t Enjoy

05/13/22 • 51 min

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Bobby sits down with Brad Tursi of Old Dominion. Brad is the lead guitar player and songwriter for the band. He talks about how he got started playing guitar for a rock band and transitioned into songwriting. Together, they go through some of the No. 1 songs he’s written for other artists along with the Old Dominion hits. Brad shares what he thinks is the secret to both their commercial and critical acclaim which is rare. Bobby and Brad also talk about what aspects of their career they don’t enjoy doing.

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Bobbycast - #346 - Brad Tursi of Old Dominion on the Secret to Songwriting for the Group + The Key to their Commercial and Award Show Success + What Part of His Career He Doesn’t Enjoy

Transcript

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M hm, Hey, guys, we're gonna talk to Brad Tersey of Old Dominion. And I feel like I know the Old Dominion guys if I can know them, but it's rare that I spend time individually with them. So it was the first time I'd ever just hung out with Brad. I got mad a little bit lead singer, and then Trevor. Hey, Amy and Trevor went to Disney World together or something like their families did not just them together, that'd be weird, but like their families