Hunter Hayes reveals how his 'favorite person' inspired 'Evergreen'
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Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Hunter Hayes chats about his latest album \
NEW YORK – Hunter Hayes is a pretty private person when it comes to his personal life. But the singer-songwriter couldn't help but gush about how a "chaotic" trip with his "favorite person" led to the song "Every Piece" on Hayes' sixth studio album "Evergreen" (out now).
"We still had fun and that's not normal for me," Hayes, 34, tells USA TODAY. The Grammy-nominated singer is the latest artist to perform for USA TODAY Acoustic, a series that provides a stage for notable and rising talent across the USA TODAY Network. "To find someone who balances my chaos the way that I found someone who does, it feels so rare. It's a life-changing shift for me as a human.
"I love that I'm seen for all the pieces, not just like the pieces in the frame of the picture that you see when you put the puzzle together, but I feel like every piece is loved individually, and I also feel that way about this person."
Hayes' hit "I Want Crazy" was released in 2013 on the deluxe version of his major label debut album and saw a resurgence earlier this year thanks to fans feeling nostalgic for the song on TikTok. Hayes joined in on the fun, commenting on a few of the videos that used the song. In one video, a fan wrote that no one could understand how she related to the track's lyrics. Hayes joked that he could relate, however, his therapist could not.
"I was on my way to an intensive therapy [session] at an airport when I wrote that comment," he recalls with a laugh. "Talk about songs to teach you lessons. I can't count how many times I had the question (in therapy) of, 'Are you sure you want crazy?' "
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