Luke Combs on Growing Fast While Staying Grounded (February 2026)

That's all you can really do.

How do you decide when it's time to, to come up with a new album? I mean, is it like an every two year thing or is it like, I've got something to say and I'm ready to get back in the studio?

I think it, I think it just kind of depends.

I think you need, obviously you need time to like write the songs.

Obviously, you know, The shows are very time consuming and the tour and rehearsals and there's a million different things going on at any given day.

You know, even if it's like, I'm not like tonight, it's just like, well, this is, you know, it's another day that you don't get a chance to write or you don't get a chance to like have that creative outlet.

And it's like.

Me and my friends, when we write together, I don't ever like it to feel like this big, rushed, super put-together thing, if that makes any sense.

I just want it to be us enjoying each other's time.

having this common goal in mind, which is trying to write songs that we feel like people will really enjoy.

Um, and doing it like on a big scale, if that makes sense, you know, obviously fathers and sons is my, you know, I'm really proud of that record and it means a lot to me and I hope it means a lot to my kids one day.

And, but you also have to, you know, you also have to like serve the fans that got you here and like give them the music that you feel like they want and that they are entitled to, you know? And I feel like, very indebted you know to anyone's wearing my t-shirt you know like i appreciate that you know what i mean like it means a lot you know it's like it's like i understand that you know i mean you could buy anyone's t-shirt you know what i mean and like the fact that you bought mine like it's not something that i ever take for granted you know it's it's like it really is an important thing to me and when people come to a concert or to a show um they're so big and it would be so easy to like forget how huge it's all gotten or like forget how big it's all gotten and where it started.

And, you know, at the very beginning of my career, I was able to thank every person that came to the show and shake everybody's hand and take pictures with everybody.

And I like doing those things.

You know, I, I enjoy meeting people and doing those things and, Then when you get up there and you realize, okay, well, it's still every person in here is, like, the reason that I'm here.

There's just more people here than there were at the beginning.

You know, and, like, trying not to forget that and trying to be appreciative of any time someone comes up to me in the grocery store or the restaurant or whatever.

Like, just being thankful that people are coming up and that people want to say hello and that my music means something to them.

It's like, it's an important thing, right?

And on the note of buying any t-shirt you can, we've got some merch outside.

And I have kids to feed, too.

Just kidding.

I don't get a nickel of it.

Anyway.

I think people are always interested in process.

That's all you can really do.

How do you decide when it's time to, to come up with a new album? I mean, is it like an every two year thing or is it like, I've got something to say and I'm ready to get back in the studio?

I think it, I think it just kind of depends.

I think you need, obviously you need time to like write the songs.

Obviously, you know, The shows are very time consuming and the tour and rehearsals and there's a million different things going on at any given day.

You know, even if it's like, I'm not like tonight, it's just like, well, this is, you know, it's another day that you don't get a chance to write or you don't get a chance to like have that creative outlet.

And it's like.

Me and my friends, when we write together, I don't ever like it to feel like this big, rushed, super put-together thing, if that makes any sense.

I just want it to be us enjoying each other's time.

having this common goal in mind, which is trying to write songs that we feel like people will really enjoy.

Um, and doing it like on a big scale, if that makes sense, you know, obviously fathers and sons is my, you know, I'm really proud of that record and it means a lot to me and I hope it means a lot to my kids one day.

And, but you also have to, you know, you also have to like serve the fans that got you here and like give them the music that you feel like they want and that they are entitled to, you know? And I feel like, very indebted you know to anyone's wearing my t-shirt you know like i appreciate that you know what i mean like it means a lot you know it's like it's like i understand that you know i mean you could buy anyone's t-shirt you know what i mean and like the fact that you bought mine like it's not something that i ever take for granted you know it's it's like it really is an important thing to me and when people come to a concert or to a show um they're so big and it would be so easy to like forget how huge it's all gotten or like forget how big it's all gotten and where it started.

And, you know, at the very beginning of my career, I was able to thank every person that came to the show and shake everybody's hand and take pictures with everybody.

And I like doing those things.

You know, I, I enjoy meeting people and doing those things and, Then when you get up there and you realize, okay, well, it's still every person in here is, like, the reason that I'm here.

There's just more people here than there were at the beginning.

You know, and, like, trying not to forget that and trying to be appreciative of any time someone comes up to me in the grocery store or the restaurant or whatever.

Like, just being thankful that people are coming up and that people want to say hello and that my music means something to them.

It's like, it's an important thing, right?

And on the note of buying any t-shirt you can, we've got some merch outside.

And I have kids to feed, too.

Just kidding.

I don't get a nickel of it.

Anyway.

I think people are always interested in process.