Keith Urban Lyrics

Keith Urban Info:

Birth name:
Keith Lionel Urban

Born:
October 26th, 1967 ( age )

Born In:
Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand

From:
Caboolture, Queensland, Australia

Genres:
Country

Occupations:
Singer-songwriter

Height:
5' 10" (1.78 m)

Spouse:
Nicole Kidman (m. 2006)

Children:
Sunday Rose Kidman Urban
Faith Margaret Kidman Urban

Got his start:
Learned the guitar by the age of 6 and began winning talent contests at age 8. Began booking his band in local clubs and touring when he was 15, and then quit school soon after.

Instruments:
Vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo, piano, bass guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, sitar

Years active:
1990-present

Associated acts:
Monty Powell
Richard Marx
The Ranch

Influences:
Glen Campbell, Jimmy Webb, Don Williams, Mark Knopfler, Freddie Mercury, Fleetwood Mac, Jackson Browne, Don Henley, Ronnie Milsap and Dolly Parton.

Did You Know:
• Posed in the April 2001 edition of Playgirl.

• First Aussie to win the CMA Male vocalist of the Year in 2004.

Favorite Ice Cream:
Nutty Buddy's, Snickers and Hagan Daaz

Favorite restaurant:
Cheesecake Factory or Shintomi's in Nashville

Keith Urban Quotes:
I think the industry is oblivious to the fact that most people listen to all kinds of stuff. I personally don't know of anyone who listens to only one genre of music. It's vanity because no one does.

It can get a little costly if you try and leave it until then to write songs. But you're writing all the time. You're collecting songs. I've had songs that have been collected over a two-year period for my next record.

It's something I've always loved doing. I'm not one of the artists who comes in and just does my bit. I'm there every second of every day. That's my hands-on situation.

My father's record collection was all country. That's how I was exposed to it.

Once we get into the groove, we're kind of like long-distance runners - that adrenalin kicks in for me and I just keep running - and I don't stop!

You're always in a different headspace when you make each record, so hopefully they're all different. You just pick up things that you wish you hadn't done on the first one.

Keith Urban Awards:
2009
Academy Of Country Music Award for Vocal event of the year: "Start a Band," Brad Paisley and Keith Urban

2006
CMT Award "Video Of The Year" for "Better Life"
Grammy award "Best male country vocal performance" for "You'll Think Of Me"

2005
XM Nation Award for "So You Wanna Be a Movie Star?"
People Magizines "One of the Sexiest men alive!"
CMA Male Vocalist of the Year
ARIA Award for Best Country Album "Be Here"
CMA Entertainer of the Year Award
Radio Music Award "Artist of the Year"

2004
CMA Male Vocalist of the Year

2003
ARIA Award for Country Album "Golden Road"

2001
CMA Horizon Award in 2001
ARIA's Outstanding Achievement Award


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