Scotty McCreery Songwriting on Summer Tour with Brad Paisley

American Idol Season 10 winner Scotty McCreery has great expectations for his sophomore album.  In his first album Clear as Day, there were no original songs written by McCreery himself.  He hopes that his second album will be different in that aspect.

The recent high school graduate will be opening up for Brad Paisley's "Virtual Reality Tour" this summer.  While on the road, McCreery plans to set aside some time to work on honing his songwriting skills.

He shard, "We're going to have a songwriting bus go out on some of the dates.  Some of the guys from Nashville will follow us on the road so in our spare time we can write, and [I'll also] find a few days for me to go to Nashville [to write] as well, so I'm excited. It will be the first time for me to have a cut of mine on the album."

What matters ultimately for the country singer is not how many of his own songs actually get selected for his second album, but the quality and the effectiveness of the songs chosen.  

"In the end, I need to let the best song win, whether I write it or somebody else writes it.  For me, it's better to be effective than original, you know? I want to effect peoples lives in a positive way and really make an impact on it. Whatever song does that the most, we'll go with that song."

Talk about a humility!  

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