Fellow artist Hardy is one of the co-writers on Brantley Gilbert\u2019s latest single, \u201cHeaven by Then.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brantley said Hardy is someone he respects and loves to write songs with for a lot of reasons.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s obviously good at what he does, and he does his homework too. It\u2019s not like he\u2019ll just sit down in a room and expect something awesome to happen. He shows up with ideas. I think one of his big strengths is he holds his place in a room right, but I can be a little over bearing at times. I have a tendency to hijack a write. Like, if I think it\u2019s somethin\u2019 I want to put on my record, I\u2019ll just straight up steal it, and I can box people out and block ideas and block words. I have a tendency to be over bearing in a room. He doesn\u2019t have that. If he really has a solid line, he\u2019ll stand up for It , like he\u2019s not a pushover when it comes to that, but I just feel like he molds into a room well and he\u2019s a great writer, but he\u2019s a great cowriter. You know, there is a difference. You\u2019ll meet guys that write great songs by themselves that get in a room with other people and it can be nails on a chalkboard. But he\u2019s not one of those. He\u2019s a solid ass dude.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Hardy has become one of Brantley\u2019s favourite go-to co-writers. In fact, Hardy co-wrote four of the songs on Brantley\u2019s new album, including \u201cHeaven by Then\u201d and the title track, \u201cSo Help Me God.\u201d<\/p>\n