98 COUNTRY » keith urban richard marx http://98country.com Tue, 21 May 2013 05:59:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Keith Urban Talks Touring, Loving AC/DC and Working With Richard Marx http://98country.com/keith-urban-talks-touring-loving-acdc-and-working-with-richard-marx/ http://98country.com/keith-urban-talks-touring-loving-acdc-and-working-with-richard-marx/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:38:47 +0000 Dave McCord http://98country.com/?p=10899 While touring to support his 2010 album 'Get Closer,' Keith Urban said he wanted to make an effort to literally get closer to fans. So, the musician had a stage constructed that allows him to mingle with the crowd, as well as smaller, more intimate stages interspersed throughout each venue. "This tour is about making a real connection with the audience, finding a way to engage with everybody that doesn't always rely on massive video walls," he told Taste of Country.

Urban also credited fellow Australian musicians AC/DC with inspiring the driving beat behind his new single 'Long Hot Summer.' "It's probably my AC/DC upbringing. I've always loved 4/4 tunes that are four-on-the-floor and just really want to rock," he said.

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