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Eric Church Biography

Birth Name:Kenneth Eric Church

Birth Place:Granite Falls, North Carolina, United States

Profession Soundtrack, Actor

Fast Facts

  • Founded the Chief Cares Fund in 2013 to help underprivileged families
  • Earned a marketing degree from Appalachian State University
  • Bought his first guitar at the age of 13
  • Quote: "The key to songwriting is just to be able to observe, and put yourself in situations to be around people, and let those ideas come to you․"
  • Quote: "[on his 2014 album "The Outsiders"] "You get to a point where you feel a little bulletproof․ I got to a point where I just didn't care about what everybody thinks, and it was just, 'OK, now we're gonna go have some fun․'""
  • Country and southern rock singer-songwriter whose hit songs include "Drink in My Hand," "Springsteen" and "Homeboy․"
  • Often wears sunglasses during his stage performances
  • His first performance at the Grand Ole Opry came in April of 2006
  • Has had custom battles of whisky made for him by Jack Daniels