“The first time you listen to someone else's interpretation of what you've created, it's a little unnerving. They'll change lyrics or something almost every time. That's them being an artist, and you appreciate it more over time.”

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Christopher Alvin Stapleton is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is known for his work in country music and for a career that began after he left engineering studies at Vanderbilt University to pursue music in Nashville. Born in Kentucky, he moved to Nashville in 1996 and later signed with Sea Gayle Music as a writer and publisher. His early career was shaped by songwriting as well as performing, and his name is closely associated with modern American country music.