Country Icon Kenny Chesney ‘Can Finally Exhale’ After Completing This Major Career Achievement originally appeared on Parade.
Hats off to Kenny Chesney.
The country icon says “finally” he “can exhale” after completing his long-in-the-works memoir with co-writer, noted music journalist Holly Gleason.
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Titled Heart Live Music, the book will be published on Nov. 4, Chesney announced on Monday, Aug. 11.
“What they don’t tell you,” Chesney said in a statement, “is how much goes into polishing, how many times you’ll read it… or how many moments you’ll have to leave out. But for me, I really wanted to send a love letter to all the places and characters along the way that made this journey such an incredible ride. When I look back, I can’t believe the people I’ve met, the stories I’ve heard and the music I’ve been able to hear from songwriters, other artists, as well as all the songs I’ve been fortunate enough to cut.”
The book examines his journey from a child growing up in the Smoky Mountains to becoming a stadium-worthy music act over the past two decades.
“We were trying to create snapshots of my journey, vignettes of my soul,” Chesney explained, “and lots of my friends since I started on this magic carpet ride. I moved to Nashville in January 1991, and here we are, talking about it in this book. Sitting here looking at the ocean, hearing these waves crashing, we can’t wait. Especially if you’ve been part of this journey, I can’t wait for you to relive it…and for those who weren’t part of this journey, we hope you take something from this and apply it to your life, we can’t for you to hear it, errr, read it.”
Chesney will celebrate the completion of the book by dropping into his No Shoes Radio channel on SiriusXM to talk about the book in the lead up to its publication.
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Country Icon Kenny Chesney ‘Can Finally Exhale’ After Completing This Major Career Achievement first appeared on Parade on Aug 11, 2025
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