Walmart Soundcheck

It’s not necessarily about me throwing the punch; it’s about me being able to take the punches of life and to keep moving forward.

Country singer Josh Turner waxes poetic about the life lessons behind his latest album, ‘Punching Bag.’ The Nashville-based artist also opens up about relationships, the inspiration of Vern Gosdin, and the Josh Turner hit that was originally intended for... Rascal Flatts. Plus, we've got an exclusive five-song performance, including the new single ‘Time Is Love.’ Check out our exclusive set with Josh - and go pick up a copy of ‘Punching Bag’ online and in Walmart stores nationwide.

-The Crew at Walmart Soundcheck

On Balance:
“I guess the toughest thing for me is just balancing your professional life with your personal life. I think that’s the hardest challenge for me - just to make sure I set aside time for me and to set aside time for my family. And just doing things that are non work-related.”

On Maturity:
“It feels like I was able to put this record together pretty quickly. I don’t know if it’s that I’m getting older and time’s flying by more quickly; I just felt like it came together in a great way. It shows a more mature side of me as an artist and as a person. All the experience that I’ve gained – I think you can really hear it in this record.”

On Writing For Vern Gosdin:
“Mark Narmorel and I have been writing together for about 10 years. One of our mutual favorites is Vern Gosdin. If we start out writing a song as if we were writing it for Vern Gosdin, then something magical happens. It’s one of those weird things that songwriters do.”

On The Josh Turner Scholarship Fund:
“It basically started from me thinking about how I just didn’t have a lot of musical opportunities from my high school and in my upbringing. I came from a really rural school. I want to be able to help high school seniors in schools like that to chase their dream of being in music or art. I was young and naive and didn’t know how the business worked; I thought I’d be able to play around locally and somebody would come and discover me. That’s really just not how it works. Most of the time if you want to be an artist you have to go to where the music is. That was some of the best advice I got.”

On Advice To Young Musicians:
“This business is rough and it’s hard on you sometimes. Learn who you are. Find out what your sound is and fight for your music everyday. Don’t make any apologies.”

On Balance:
“I guess the toughest thing for me is just balancing your professional life with your personal life. I think that’s the hardest challenge for me - just to make sure I set aside time for me and to set aside time for my family. And just doing things that are non work-related.”

On Maturity:
“It feels like I was able to put this record together pretty quickly. I don’t know if it’s that I’m getting older and time’s flying by more quickly; I just felt like it came together in a great way. It shows a more mature side of me as an artist and as a person. All the experience that I’ve gained – I think you can really hear it in this record.”

On Writing For Vern Gosdin:
“Mark Narmorel and I have been writing together for about 10 years. One of our mutual favorites is Vern Gosdin. If we start out writing a song as if we were writing it for Vern Gosdin, then something magical happens. It’s one of those weird things that songwriters do.”

On The Josh Turner Scholarship Fund:
“It basically started from me thinking about how I just didn’t have a lot of musical opportunities from my high school and in my upbringing. I came from a really rural school. I want to be able to help high school seniors in schools like that to chase their dream of being in music or art. I was young and naive and didn’t know how the business worked; I thought I’d be able to play around locally and somebody would come and discover me. That’s really just not how it works. Most of the time if you want to be an artist you have to go to where the music is. That was some of the best advice I got.”

On Advice To Young Musicians:
“This business is rough and it’s hard on you sometimes. Learn who you are. Find out what your sound is and fight for your music everyday. Don’t make any apologies.”