Reflecting on a 50-year Creative Journey featuring the legendary Vince Gill

No Time to be Timid

Vince Gill is a music icon, winning armloads of awards over his 50-year musical career, including 22 Grammys, 8 Academy of Country Music Awards, and 18 CMA awards. He’s collaborated with every possible country music great like Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire, but also music legends in other genres like Sting and Barbra Streisand. Along with his unforgettable tenor voice, Vince is an extraordinary guitar player, and has shared the stage with guitar legends like Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, B. B. King, and Carlos Santana. He’s been playing with his good pal Joe Walsh and the Eagles for the past nine years, stepping in for the late Glenn Frey. But I asked Vince to be on the show because he continues to make courageous choices not only for his career but also for all of us, using his music to make the world a better place.

At 68, Vince believes he’s making the best music of his career. No matter where you are in your artistic journey, you will leave this conversation inspired.

Takeaways:

• Growth comes from stepping out of your comfort zone — something Vince continues to do
• The sure thing is not necessarily the right thing
• Don’t ever be the best musician in the band
• Stand by your beliefs even if everyone else is going in a different direction
• Success is not defined by charts or sales, but by respect from peers; and
• Kindness could solve every problem we have

Resources

Learn more about Vince and check out his tour schedule here.

Follow him on instagram @vincegillofficial.

Watch Vince perform:

• March On
• Go Rest High on That Mountain with Patty Loveless
• Every Breath You Take with Sting

See his vintage guitar collection here.

Find out more about Vince's friend Keb' Mo', an award-winning blues musician.

Learn more about The Sphere and go see Vince play with the Eagles!

And listen to Amy and Vince’s daughter Corrina sing her song Too Much.