{"id":1319704,"date":"2020-04-29T22:01:40","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T04:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1820742"},"modified":"2020-04-29T22:01:40","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T04:01:40","slug":"dan-smalley-keeps-it-simple-in-if-im-being-honest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/dan-smalley-keeps-it-simple-in-if-im-being-honest\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Smalley Keeps It Simple in \u201cIf I\u2019m Being Honest\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:ao:image:cmt.com:692501?width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/cmtcomstaff\/\" title=\"Posts by CMT.com Staff\" rel=\"author\">CMT.com Staff<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\"><br \/>\n23m ago<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dansmalleymusic.com\/\">Dan Smalley<\/a> is sharing his personal truth in this back-to-basics video for \u201cIf I\u2019m Being Honest.\u201d While his friends may think he\u2019s in a good spot these days, the lyrics reveal that things aren\u2019t always what they seem.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Alaska and raised in Louisiana, Smalley discovered country music through hearing his father sing in Air Force bands. As a young adult, he has overcome his share of setbacks, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IgQxN49_AQk\">near-death encounter<\/a> after being mistaken as an intruder. That dramatic event finally convinced him to put alcohol aside for good.<\/p>\n<p>Teaming with famed producer Keith Stegall, Smalley released his debut EP, also titled <em>If I\u2019m Being Honest<\/em>, in March on BMLG Records. Take a look at \u201cIf I\u2019m Being Honest,\u201d then read our interview with Dan Smalley below the player.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/embed.vevo.com?isrc=USCJY2075011&amp;partnerId=4d61b777-8023-4191-9ede-497ed6c24647&amp;partnerAdCode=\">embed.vevo.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>What do you remember most about the shoot for this video?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll never forget my first major label photo shoot with Robby Klein and the BMLG team! What I remember most about the whole experience was how talented and focused everyone around me was. From the stylist to the people in charge, I felt like I was in very good hands. <\/p>\n<p><strong>How does the video bring your song to life?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think the simplicity of the video helps bring the lyric to life. I feel it helps focus the listener\/viewer in on what\u2019s being said. Which to me, is the most important part of this particular song.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What message do you hope your fans take away from the video?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I hope people feel like they know me better after listening to this song. And if they hear a little bit of themselves in the lyric, I hope it helps them take a deeper look and maybe grow a little. <\/p>\n<p><strong>How did it feel to see the finished product for the first time?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Honestly, it was a total surprise! I was told we were capturing some \u201cbehind the scenes content\u201d while the BMLG cameras were rolling. So to see how they put it all together and brought the song to life was completely overwhelming. I\u2019m so grateful to be surrounded by an amazing team of people.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>Songwriters: Dan Smalley, Mark Addison Chandler, Davis Corley; Director: Justin Hughes<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1820742\/dan-smalley-keeps-it-simple-in-if-im-being-honest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by CMT.com Staff 23m ago Dan Smalley is sharing his personal truth in this back-to-basics video for \u201cIf I\u2019m Being Honest.\u201d While his friends may think he\u2019s in a good spot these days, the lyrics reveal that things aren\u2019t always what they seem. Born in Alaska and raised in Louisiana, Smalley discovered country music through [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1319704","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-15 23:49:20","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1319704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1319704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1319704\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1319704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1319704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1319704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}