{"id":1910027,"date":"2023-04-05T06:25:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T10:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/darius-rucker-says-hes-grateful-he-gets-to-do-what-he-loves-but-admits-theres-a-downside\/"},"modified":"2023-04-05T06:26:48","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T10:26:48","slug":"darius-rucker-says-hes-grateful-he-gets-to-do-what-he-loves-but-admits-theres-a-downside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/darius-rucker-says-hes-grateful-he-gets-to-do-what-he-loves-but-admits-theres-a-downside\/","title":{"rendered":"Darius Rucker Says He\u2019s Grateful He Gets To Do What He Loves, But Admits There\u2019s A Downside"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdarius-rucker-says-hes-grateful-he-gets-to-do-what-he-loves-but-admits-theres-a-downside%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1910027&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Country star Darius Rucker expressed his appreciation for being able to pursue his passion for music, but acknowledged the downside of his career is the time spent away from his children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Rucker, who was the lead singer of Hootie and the Blowfish for 15 years before making the switch to country music, reminisced about the moment he decided to try his hand at country music. &#8220;When I very first started, there was a lot of naysayers and everything, but once &#8216;Don\u2019t Think I Don\u2019t Think About It&#8217; hit, I think acceptance started,&#8221; he shared in an interview with Fox News.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Since the release of &#8220;Don\u2019t Think I Don\u2019t Think About It&#8221; in 2008, Rucker has released four country music albums, with multiple hit songs, and even earned induction into the Grand Ole Opry in 2012. However, despite his success, Rucker admitted that being away from his kids is the most challenging aspect of his career. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Regarding his love for country music, Rucker explained, &#8220;It\u2019s real. It\u2019s stories and it\u2019s life. It\u2019s what music is supposed to be. It touches you in the way I think music\u2019s supposed to touch you.&#8221; The singer expressed his gratitude for being able to continue playing music at 56 years old, stating, &#8220;I have no idea why any of this is happening. I just know I\u2019m enjoying it.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Rucker was previously married to Beth Leonard from 2000-2020, and they have two children together, in addition to Rucker&#8217;s daughter from a previous relationship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a class=\"c-link c-link--focus-visible\" href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\"><b>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/kacey-musgraves-reese-witherspoon-announce-plans-for-inclusive-country-music-competition-series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s4\">Kacey Musgraves, Reese Witherspoon Announce Plans For \u2018Inclusive\u2019 Country Music Competition Series<\/span><\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Country star Darius Rucker said he still doesn\u2019t know how he\u2019s getting to do the job he loves, and he\u2019s grateful, but admitted the downside is being away from his kids. 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