Luke Combs: Country Music Star on his worldwide success, chances of another New Zealand tour

Published: Sept. 2, 2024, 9:01 p.m.

Luke Combs is a country music megastar.\xa0

The 34-year-old is one of the biggest names in the world right now, consistently battling it out against Morgan Wallen for the number one spot. \xa0

He\u2019s broken records, gone platinum, and earned a range of awards, including three Grammy nominations. \xa0

It all started when he dropped out of college to pursue his musical career, moving to Nashville and making it big.\xa0

Combs told Newstalk ZB\u2019s Mike Hosking that he got really lucky in having his career take off the way it did.\xa0

\u201cYes, I worked really hard at it, but there\u2019s a ton of luck involved as well,\u201d he said.\xa0

\u201cI don't know how it never dawned on me until, until I picked the guitar up. Like, man, I could really, you know, maybe there's a chance that this could be what my life is, is gonna be.\u201d\xa0

While he doesn\u2019t take his success for granted, fame was never quite what Combs was after.\xa0

\u201cI never put any pressure on myself to be a certain way or achieve certain things,\u201d he told Hosking.\xa0

\u201cAnything beyond just being able to be happy and have a good life was always more than I had ever asked for.\u201d\xa0

\xa0\u201cTo have ended up here is an insane blessing.\u201d\xa0

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