Sue Bonzell
He is a rising country artist here in Nashville with a very incredible story about his career. I’m excited that David Tucker is here. Welcome, David.
David Tucker
Thank you for having me. I’m super excited to be here.
Sue Bonzell
Great. I’m glad that you are here in a lot of different ways. When I say when you that you are here. We have to have to talk about your story. So you’ve been playing music and creating music. Last year, pretty significant event happened? What happened?
David Tucker
Yeah. So you know, we were we actually put two singles out. But two years ago, and then we were starting to tour and play some shows and kind of, you know, ramping up some momentum. And things were really starting to take place. And it was really a good feeling. And, but at the same time, I was going through sort of a health crisis. And we actually, I was actually in a really terrible car accident. And I was traveling at 85 miles an hour and had hit at a head on with someone. And so I’d spent about a year or you know, a little over a year in recovery, rehabilitating and learning to walk again, and learning to just literally just be able to get back to life. And so that was just a total rebuild. And so now being here in this moment, and being here physically, is a blessing, because I know it was just such a such a close time to not mean.
Sue Bonzell
Yeah, exactly. And so I mean, how I mean, I hate to you know, get details. But I mean, you had some pretty significant injuries, what kind of what happened,
David Tucker
you so actually, I from leg down my knee down is all it was just kind of disfigured and messed up. So they were actually able to put it all back together, like somehow and then my head from like, here, back was all the way just split. But um, so other than that, you know, I’d had probably six or seven surgeries and was in the hospital for a while and just having to kind of completely reshift my life, you know, and being I got airlifted from the accident to actually Louisville hospital. And so I was up there for a while. And then from that point on, we kind of had to put a hold on your music and kind of just focus on my health, you know, and getting me back to, to up to speed, you know, and so, just feel very blessed to be like I said, to be here to be doing this again, it’s like a second when you know, and it’s like a second, just bringing to do all this stuff. And so I’m super excited. And everything just has a different perspective and meaning in even now in my life, you know, so it’s yeah, that
Sue Bonzell
kind of affected some of your songwriting. Yeah.
David Tucker
Yeah, for sure. You know, my songwriting everything is just a different perspective, as I’ve just lived these different pieces of life that I hadn’t before, you know, and several different things I didn’t understand before, you know, and you had to kind of go through a lot of things to, to make it reality for yourself and, and then having those stories and perspectives to write from now has helped me a lot to be able to relate to people and stuff. And so it’s definitely helped me, you know, as a writer and stuff.
Sue Bonzell
So you have a new song called water down with a pretty incredible video. Kind of recreating that accident. What was it like for you to film that accident? Where you you were actually reliving what happened to you?
David Tucker
Yeah, it was a it was, you know, it was a really surreal moment. You know, one of my really good best friends, Dalton Sneden. He was the director on this project. And so, having that really good relationship with Dalton, you know, I had come to him about it. I was like, you know, I want to, I want to video this song in the right way. I want to tell this story in the right narrative, you know, and together, we was like, you know, should we really reinvent the wheel and redo the car crash and so we did, we actually went up to Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It was a really cool area where we did it. But I remember when the truck Crash, I remember specifically as I got in, when the truck was upside down, and we were getting ready to shoot the scene of, you know, me kind of coming to and waking up and crawling out and stuff and everything I just remember just like, hit me, I remember looking out the windshield, and it was just completely shattered, busted grass, dark, you know, and, and I just kind of hit me in a split second, you know, everything kind of came back and, and, you know, but I was so happy to be able to tell that story, you know, and visually tell it, you know, and people can get a glimpse of kind of really reality of what it was like,
Sue Bonzell
right. So there is a love interest in this video. Is that Is that true to the to the what really happened in real life?
David Tucker
No, so actually, no, I’m glad you said that. So the girl in the video, she actually is supposed to, like represent the temptations in life. And so the you get to see this on the video, but there’s a lot of fire that draws between us. And she kind of represents the temptation of bad things in life. And that’s what you have to walk away from, you know, and so, that was for me a representation and also being able to, you know, include a almost like a love story. But you know, a deeper meaning, you know what I’m saying so, but you know, I just love the way it came to life. And I can’t wait for people to see it and check it out.
Sue Bonzell
It’s a great video, I really enjoyed that. And like I said, I can feel that and knowing that you had actually experienced that car accident, like very moving.
David Tucker
Yeah, and you know, like so many people, you know, not everyone has witnessed, you know, or been in a car accident, everyone has a different thing that’s happened to them. But you know, this song in this video, I think is is just kind of a song of perseverance to fight through and to, to overcome. And you know, and to just keep powering through. And so I hope people from any kind of, you know, tough time can relate to it. Right. So I’m excited for
Sue Bonzell
it. Well, that’s great. I love the video. So if you guys haven’t watched it, go watch it now. So I want to go back just a little bit, kind of prior to when you were starting to do your music and make that a career. You’re You’re a welder. Yeah, hey, I was I was water. And here in Nashville, you know, what is it? The national bird is the crane? Yeah, because it’s the building cranes that there’s so much to build at all times. So you were involved with that, right? Yeah,
David Tucker
yeah. So we, when I first moved to Nashville, I had gotten my welding degree in, like a Co Op program at the end of high school and stuff. And so when I moved down here, I’d gotten a job that day, I moved down here, and I started welding for the steel company. And so, uh, you know, but that’s what I had to do. I had to wait, I had to have a way to make money. So I would weld the skyscrapers, you know, all the steel and stuff all day. And then at nighttime, you know, I would go out and play anywhere I could Broadway and midtown and all the different venues. And I did that for, you know, a couple years when I first moved here. So it was it was something else. 600 feet in the air. You know, it’s crazy. So you’re not scared of heights? No, I’m not scared of heights.
Sue Bonzell
Okay, so now we can as we drive through Nashville, like if we went on a tour with you, you’d be like, I worked on that one worked on
David Tucker
Yeah, that’s like my friends, like, tired of me saying I built that building. Yeah.
Sue Bonzell
So what’s next for you? i So you’ve got the got the new song, you got the video. What’s next,
David Tucker
we’re actually putting a whole EP out through this year. So I’m excited that, you know, water down is definitely you know, one of my favorite songs. And it’s kind of our first comeback song of this whole, you know, break that we’ve had in rebuilding all this stuff. But we’ve got so many more songs coming we we were going to release several singles in at the end of the year, we’re releasing a six track EP, and I cannot wait for people to hear the songs we’ve been working on and writing the videos that we’re going to have. It’s really going to be neat. And I’m excited for everyone to hear it. You know, it’s been something I’ve wanted to do for so long. And so having it actually happened is is just really good feeling.
Sue Bonzell
You seem I can see the excitement in your face just lit up and I’m sure after your experience last year and coming back from all of that it means even more
David Tucker
Yeah, it does, you know, especially with a different meaning. You know, it’s like, out of all things happening I was still able to stay in Nashville, I was still able to regain things here you know, after quite a while of having that break. And so I just all my friends, my team, everyone who’s been able to help keep things going has been just a blessing in disguise. You know that they just, I can’t thank him enough. So it’s exciting. But yeah, you know, and also we’ve got, you know, the orchestral video that’s coming to for watered down. And that’s, that’s something I’ve never done either. And it was really kind of cool for me. So you have to go check that one out, too.
Sue Bonzell
Okay, good. We have homework to be done. So I have, I have one more question before we get to the next part of the show. Who are your big influences? Like who do you Who do you love in music doesn’t have to be a country music, musician or band? Where do you draw your inspiration?
David Tucker
You know, growing up, my dad always listened to he would let me hear John Denver songs. And so like, I think I was very like, gravitated towards a lot of the ways he writes in plays good. Tara acoustic guitar, you know, I’ll always love John Denver and but you know, and I kind of grew up more used to love Keith Urban Brad Paisley those guitar guys and then like John Mayer, you know, those kinds of influences really impacted me coming up. And as a musician, a writer, you know, style, things like that. And, but, you know, I grew up with all sorts of gospel and Christian and rock. And so I got a little bit of it all in there. So
Sue Bonzell
I love it. Those are, those are great, those are great. Well, we’re gonna take a little break. And when we come back, we’re going to play my world famous game of truth or truth. And if you would like to see David Tucker’s acoustic performance, you can check out the link in the description below. It’s truth or truth. All right, it’s time for truth or truth. David, are you ready? I’m ready. Okay. All right, everybody, everybody wins, because we get to find out a little bit more about you.
David Tucker
Okay, let’s see what we got here. What’s the most embarrassing thing you’ve done in front of a crowd? I mean, probably forget the words. Or, honestly, I’ve had that happened once and I was like, you just keep going. But trying to think something else. That’s funny. Oh, one time somebody threw their socks on stage. Yeah, their socks. I mean, smell. kicked them back.
Sue Bonzell
I’m glad you told us you can smell them.
David Tucker
I mean, you could have just had that bad thing. You’re like, gosh, we need to run away.
Sue Bonzell
So you got stocks, but no bras or
David Tucker
underwear or anything like that? Yeah, that was probably I mean, I felt like the underwear would be more like, you know, like, not like then we’d be like, Okay, I get understand that with the socks. Like,
Sue Bonzell
does that mean I’m good? Or I’m bad. My mouth wasn’t that bad.
David Tucker
I guess that’s if it stank or not. Was a clean sock. It was good.
Sue Bonzell
And were they cute socks too? That would be my next question. Yeah.
David Tucker
No, it was like probably this long and like, some come out of a big boot or something.
Sue Bonzell
Okay, that’s a new one. We have not heard that story. So I liked that answer a lot. That’s a good one.
David Tucker
You never know what you’re gonna get with me. Okay, let’s see here. Who did you see at your first concert? Um, well, I’ll never forget it. Lady Antebellum. And Sam ha and Hunter Hayes. Hi. Yeah, it wasn’t until my like, senior year of high school. I went to the big concert. And I remember this my first country concert. And Lady Antebellum was just crazy. Good. I was like, Oh, I love this. I have to do this. Right. Who did you go with? I went with a friend who got him for me for graduation. Yeah, it was a buddy of mine. Yeah, we were it was a lot of fun. So yeah, that was
Sue Bonzell
a cool time, though. And then that’s when you were like, that’s what I’m gonna do. I
David Tucker
was literally I remember. I was like, that’s what I want to do. That’s, yeah, like I moved to Nashville, like probably the next year. Really? Yeah. So cool. Yeah. Yeah. So yes,
Sue Bonzell
Lady a. Just so you know. You were influential.
David Tucker
Lady a. You’re amazing. Yeah.
Sue Bonzell
I agree. I agree. Alright, let’s do one more.
David Tucker
Okay, let’s see here. Truth or truth? What’s the best lie? You’ve ever told anyone? Hmm. Probably. Maybe, I don’t saying.
Sue Bonzell
You’re like, oh, no, I’m not a singer.
David Tucker
I’m not a singer. Like, I don’t do that. Like you ever go to those places where you’re just like, I’m gonna be totally nonchalant about everything. And you just like, keep going on the conversation. Or like, one time, this guy I was with one time he was. He was showing me how to play guitar. And he did not know how to play guitar. And so he said, I’m trying to show me these chords, you know, I’m gonna play a G and how to play a C. And I’m like, Oh, let me draw and I’m like I’m making horrible the first somebody hallway. I don’t think I got that right and then do something crazy. Why? Oh, you know how to fly.
Sue Bonzell
Like, I was trying to be nice, but no, I actually have talent.
David Tucker
You know, one time. The guy there’s a guy that got a date with my sister, because he told her he would teach her how to play bass. Oh, you know, she would teach him how to play bass. He asked her to teach her Metapod bass. Oh, that’s him. Then. He she found he was like this phenomenal bass player. He was just faking it the whole time just to get to know her and stuff. But does she know how to play bass? Oh, she’s wonderful. Really? Yeah, it was hilarious. So anyhow, that’s a
Sue Bonzell
good that’s a good one. I like it. I like it off the story. Okay. Think about that. Think about some dating
David Tucker
find a musician.
Sue Bonzell
Exactly. I think it’s good. There’s some there’s some work here. We all we always come up with something some great idea on this show. And I think that might be the next thing we need
David Tucker
to bring. What’s the show? Shark Tank? Yeah. So here’s our idea. Alright guys, well, they
Sue Bonzell
have farmers only right. Christian Mingle, musicians, only musicians only.
David Tucker
We’ve done it for you. All the work has been done. You’re welcome. So okay,
Sue Bonzell
well. Got it. Well, David, thank you so much for joining me and playing music and playing the game. We wish you all the best and make sure you are following David Tucker jams on all socials. Yes. Thanks for watching up in country be sure to like and subscribe and leave us a comment. We do new episodes every Tuesday. And be sure to follow up and country on Instagram tick tock and Facebook and you can follow me to add Sue Bonzell on Instagram, Facebook and Tik Tok.
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