Scotty McCreery Loves Bringing His Family On the Road With Him

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Scotty McCreery might be busy with his country music career, but his first and most important job is, and always will be, being a father to his son, Avery. The singer-songwriter spends much of the year on the road, but even when he is touring, he makes sure he has his wife, Gabi, and little boy with him as much as possible.

“I got a little crib in the bus, and they get to travel around,” McCreery said at a recent media event. “If the show doesn’t start too late, Avery’s side stage, watching. We’ve had beach days together, we’ve had mountain trips where he’s crossed the bridge … We do a lot of stuff as a family. Just watching him grow up and realize what we do, it’s pretty cool.”

McCreery honored both his wife and son on “Love Like This,” a song from his latest Rise & Fall album, released earlier this year.

“Becoming a father is the greatest thing that’s happened to me,” McCreery said of the inspiration behind the song. “Raising Avery as he grows and watching my wife Gabi be a rock star as his Mom has been the joy of my life these last 15 months. I knew I wanted to write a song about Avery. I even photographed the room number on the hospital door so I could put that into the lyrics.”

Avery will likely get a lot more time on a tour bus this year. The North Carolina native just announced his headlining Fall of Summer Tour, kicking off on September 2 in Ohio.

The tour is named after his current single, “Fall of Summer,” the second release from his Rise & Fall.

“I’m so proud of my new Rise & Fall album, and I’m pumped to bring the Fall of Summer Tour out on the road,” McCreery said when announcing the tour. “Performing live is one of my favorite things to do, and I can’t wait to play these songs for folks across the country as well as a few Canadian shows in Ontario.”

McCreery just celebrated his sixth No. 1 single, with “Cab In A Solo,” the first single from Rise & Fall. Now 30 years old, McCreery can celebrate his successes, and his evolution in country music ever since winning American Idol in 2011.

“It took a lot for me to get to this place,” McCreery acknowledged. “I think for one, growing up. I started so young, as we all know … I remember people being like, ‘What’s this kid going to sing about?’ It used to tick me off, but now I’m like, ‘What was I singing about?’ I hadn’t lived a lot of life. But those days were not that long ago, in the grand scheme of things, where I’d never had a No. 1.

“I had songs that I believed in, but wasn’t sure if they’d get out there,” he continued. “Ever since ‘Five More Minutes,’ and just the roll we’ve been on, it feels good. It feels very fulfilling. My fans have been by my side since before No.1s and it’s just grown since then.”

Find all of McCreery’s music and upcoming shows at ScottyMcCreery.com.