Country Singer Looks to Madonna for Tips

It's hard to imagine a country singer looking to pop star Madonna for career tips, but that's exactly what Tracy Lawrence is doing.

"I think you just have to do like Madonna's doing over the last several years, you just reinvent yourself," Lawrence told The Associated Press.

"You find how you fit into where it's going. You see how the industry is changing. Because the bottom line is I'm a musician, and I'm an entertainer. And it's in my best interest to find out how I fit into the picture. I don't know how you chase it, or whatever, but you just have to learn to adapt."

Lawrence, whose hits include "If The World Had A Front Porch," said he's in it for the long haul. And if he's going to make it, he has to be flexible.

"You just learn to change the spots on your back like a chameleon," he said. "And be a different color if you have to be. Because all I know is that this is what I'm supposed to do. I'm supposed to be making music. I've been doing it for 10 years, 11 years. And I plan on doing it for another 20 or 30. So if I'm going to keep doing this for a living, I have to adjust."

Lawrence, who is working on his 10th album, said music has taken a back seat to image.

"I don't think it's so much of the music," he said. "And I hate to say this, but if you go to a corporate meeting with radio, and you sit in there and listen to what they talk about, I guarantee you music is at the bottom of list. There are a lot more other things.

"I think I can continue to record the kind of music that I record," he continued. "It's the support team I put around me and the way that I image myself that will make the difference. And we're working on some of those things."

Lawrence is currently on the "Rockin' Roadhouse Tour" with Joe Diffie and Mark Chesnutt.

AP

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