“Country music is taking over. To have [that] and all the touring everyone is doing, and doing well out there, it’s great to see. Country is not rock’s little sister anymore. Country’s standing up for itself and on its own.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Darius fronted Hootie & the Blowfish, one of the most popular rock bands of the ’90s, so his opinion has weight.<\/p>\n
Here’s another thing Darius knows, the country music community will always have your back.<\/p>\n
“Country music, especially the artists, are just so welcoming. Rock and roll, and pop, a lot of times . . . they make it a competition. It seems like, for me, in country music, everybody thinks there’s room for all of us, if you’re good.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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