“When I graduated high school, I bought a guitar and, at first, didn't really think I'd get into the songwriting thing as much as I did. But after learning a few songs of other people's to play on the guitar, I got bored with that and just started writing songs on my own, and that's kinda how it came about.”

American country music singer and songwriter

Sam Hunt is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is known for moving from athletics toward music, and for the songs that established him as a prominent country artist. Born in Cedartown, Georgia, he played football in high school and college. He first tried to build a professional sports career, then signed with MCA Nashville in 2014 and turned fully to music.