And hey, Sam shouldn’t feel obligated to pursue some pure form of country music simply from a sense of fealty to his last name. In fact, it leaves one perhaps even more confused than before.ĭon’t expect a chip off the old block. There were a lot of questions of where young Sam would take his music, and his first official full-length record from Mercury Nashville does little to answer those questions.
has been kicking around the music industry for a few years now, dabbling with some traditional country stuff, then moving in a much more contemporary direction, but overall just seeming to be trying to find himself. Yes, the only reason we’re even talking about this thing is because Sam Williams comes from the Hank Williams lineage, and since pedigree in country music-and with the Williams family especially-is such a strong indicator of quality, it’s owed at least a passing consideration, even if not much more. I heard Vince Gill say yesterday, “I heard someone say ‘Let your eyes leak so your head won’t swell.Yes, I went there. Writing is therapeutic for me so sometimes that’s just getting out what needs to be gotten out. Vocally I’m influenced by the pop stars like Ed Sheeran, and my personal favorite, Tyler Childers. I love being authentic and introspective while writing, and I also love pop music and the influence it has. I know what I’m comfortable saying and what boundaries I want to push. I almost have to remove myself from the comparisons and pressure because it can be too much. How driven are you to simply sound like “You?” It doesn’t seem as though having a famous lineage has kept any of you from wanting to sound like anyone other than yourselves. Your Dad famously broke away from his father’s musical style to forge his own path, and Hank III and Holly have also put out some great music over the years that felt very unique to them as individuals. I’m just waiting on singing “Weatherman” together. He is a miracle in every sense and entertains like no On stage before, but nowadays I take it very seriously and feel so blessed to I’ve been the tipsy guy singing that song with him I had to learn my family’sĬatalogue on my own and see what it meant for me. House, and it was a thing I had to grow into. But you seem to really enjoy taking part in the “Family Tradition,” shall we say? What’s it like to get on stage with your dad and sing that song with him? Some sons or daughters of famous musicians are hesitant to get into whatever it is that their parents have become famous for. “Gemini” was written at a time when I was really digging into Billie Eilish music and that’s how I figured I wanted the chorus to fall much different than the listener may expect. One day I can be as impressive as can be, the next day I might fault harder than I ever have. I’m pretty good at knowing what I want to say and what I don’t, and that day I wanted to outline all these opposites in my life. “Gemini” was a co-write with the lovely Jaida Dreyer. When I started writing songs before securing a pub deal, I’d write poems that I knew could be my songs. How did that happen? Where does theĭifference lie for you between writing a poem and a song? Music growing up.” We chatted with Williams about turning poetry into songs,īecoming a part of the “Family Tradition,” and what life’s like for himīefore you turned it into a song. Like growing up in his particular household with ambitions of making a go of itĪs a musician, he says “I was always extremely hesitant and didn’t discuss His half-brother Hank III and half-sister, Holly Williams have also carved out their own countrified niches over the past decade or so, though neither have been actively recording in the past couple of years.
It’s not that his father and grandfather are the only notable musical talents in Sam’s family.
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