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"At first you're a little scared to come out of your shoes and share some of your thoughts," he said. "You have to share those intimate thoughts to get a really good song." Although he is still is a young writer, he wanted to add some more depth to the emotions on his album by adding a few more songs about heartbreak and love. "On the first record, everything was happy-go-lucky in the world," he said. "We know that's not true. We have a couple of songs on there that make you think, that are a little deeper about relationships." And his best sounding board for his new album turned out to be his college roommates at North Carolina State, where he is a sophomore trying to lead a fairly normal life outside of Nashville. "They shoot it straight with me," McCreery said. "I call them my biggest haters." Their verdict? "They have been loving this record." ___ Online:
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