“When I was 13 or 14, I took seven months off from touring. I did a lot of weekend gigs in Louisiana. We have fairs and festivals every weekend. But I took seven months off. That's when I really started digging deep. I wrote a couple songs that year that I still play every now and then for people.”

American singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist

Hunter Easton Hayes is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is known for working across genres and for his skills on more than 30 instruments. His career centers on performance, writing, and production, with a musical range that extends beyond a single style. He is noted for his instrumental versatility, which has become one of the defining facts about his work.