Everyone knows Hunter Hayes is humbly tearing up the country charts with
his second album, "Storyline," and is nominated for a Grammy for his
hit
"Invisible."
Everyone knows that this 23-year-old Louisiana native is fiercely
thankful for his millions of loyal fans and appreciative of his loving
parents who have supported him since day one of his music career so many
years ago.
But there are things you don't know about Hayes.
The five-time Grammy nominee spoke to ABC News as part of his collaboration with Whirlpool
on a project in which fans got to send in their own version of “You Are
My Sunshine” for a campaign centered around "small acts of care." One
lucky winner will get to thank a loved one via a 60-second spot.
It's "the little things that make a big difference," Hayes told ABC News
about the campaign. "The little things that go unnoticed or unspoken
about, they make the world different. I know, growing up, having the
support of my parents and everything that they did to support me every
day, all the little things, were the reason that I believed in my myself
and they’re the reason I’m here today."
He added, "It’s just the little things, right? Like just washing,
cleaning and cooking, and all these things that my mom did every day. To
guarantee we had dinner together every night, and I thought that was
one of the things that I assumed everybody did. I’m learning now that’s
not the case, and it was just special because we always had our family
meal together. We talked about our day, we talked about everything, we
dreamed together, you know? And that’s the kind of thing I've carried
into my life."
Here are five things you don't know about the down-to-earth superstar.
1 -- Hayes Didn't Go to Homecoming or Prom
"I never went to homecoming and I never went to prom," he said. "Prom
was actually always on the same day I had a hometown festival that was
one of our biggest gigs of the year. Every year, I’d play it. It was on a
Saturday. And that was the deal for like 10 years in a row, I played
that gig, so I never went to prom, for that. But I’m OK with that."
Hayes joked that skipping the prom might have been for the best.
"And you know, I’m a horrible dancer, so I would be the most boring date in the world. So, it makes sense," he said, laughing.
"Most boring date" -- highly doubtful.
2 -- He Still Gets Starstruck
"Actually it was funny, I’ve talked to and been on the show with Ellen
quite a few times, but every time I’m still starstruck," he said. "I
still get shy and quiet and weird and awkward. But, I mean, everybody,
anybody musical really, I still get that way. I still get that way with
Dan Huff, and we’ve produced two records together and we’ve worked
together for like six years. He’s made me feel like, honestly, I feel
like I’m part of his family -- but even still with that I’m still star
struck. I am!"
He added, laughing, "And it was funny, Stevie Wonder, with Stevie last
year, I got to work with Stevie Wonder a couple years ago and I actually
I called him again, and it was just funny, one of the first things he
said was, ‘Hey man, haven’t heard from you in a while!' We’re buds,
apparently. And it’s like, that’s cool!"
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