“I see friends who are in different genres of music, and they say they're so burnt playing the same stuff every night. That's why you see a country act wanting to go out and play an old classic rock song. But what cracks me up is that they all want to be Jimmy Buffett. I can't figure that out.”

American musician, singer, rapper, and songwriter

Kid Rock, born Robert James Ritchie, is an American musician, singer, rapper, and songwriter. He emerged from the Detroit hip-hop scene and later found mainstream success with a rap rock style before moving toward country rock. He is a self-taught musician who can play every instrument in his backing band. He has also handled production on nearly all of his albums, with only two exceptions.