Steve Robertson, who was the A&R at Atlantic Records, he signed me, and from there, it was a journey of four years to create what became Shinedown. The industry looked at it like we were going to put a band together, but in reality, what happened was that I was signed to Atlantic Records with another band, and after a year, that band was dropped, and I was given the opportunity of a lifetime to have a development deal. There was so much work involved in creating Shinedown and finding those individuals and harvesting a real relationship with a band. On the genesis of Shinedown and how that has brought the band to where it is today When we got back to U.S., we were looking at some bands we hadn’t worked with before, and we contacted their management and were able to get them on this tour. We became really good friends, and it was interesting, because we had never really toured together before, and we found a kinship with them. Also, when we were in Europe in June and July, we were doing all the European festivals, and Asking Alexandria was on those festivals. The interesting thing is that the second leg of the Godsmack run this, Asking Alexandria. On Shinedown’s tour with Papa Roach and Asking Alexandria scheduled for early 2019 I’m always making sure the architecture of the band is in good form. I always want to make sure the idea and what we set out to do with this band and where we’re going next. I’m always picking up somewhere we left off. As I’m sitting here in New York City, looking out my window, I’m thinking about how many miles we’ve traveled this year. It’s really weird to look back on this past year.
Brent Smith recently checked in with Heavy Consequence to speak about the deeply personal meaning behind “Get Up”, discuss the band’s 2019 touring, look back on Shinedown’s career, and more.
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