Pat Green Puts Partying Ways Behind to Focus on 'New Life'

Feb 17, 2011 - Filed under: Exclusive, Country News Danny Clinch Pat Green knows a thing or two about the partying lifestyle that often entices young musicians. After all, he was only a college student when he hit it big. Although, after years of living life on the road as a headliner and supporting such major performers as Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban and Dave Matthews, Pat found himself at something of a crossroads where partying didn't make sense anymore.

"That is a tough way to live. It's an occupational hazard that most of us get trapped in," Pat tells The Boot. "When you are young, you don't really have that healthy respect for your profession or for the people who are paying you to perform, to do your job. Back in the day, when I was drinking I thought 'Whatever happens, happens.' Now I do a lot to be really focused, to tighten up the shows. And that's really fun.

"I don't want to sit here and pontificate about being a mature person," he clarifies. "I'm not. It's just at one point or another, you have to take responsibility. Once you settle down and start having kids, life moves at a more natural pace. You come to a place where you respect your job more than you did before." ...
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Pat Green Puts Partying Ways Behind to Focus on 'New Life'

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