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Gary Allan

Country was about character. Country's changed because of monsters like Clear Channel who bought up all the stations and sliced them up into formats. Our demographic is now the soccer mom.

Gary Allan

Mom

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Gary Allan is saying that country music used to be focused on genuine values and personality, but it has shifted because big companies like Clear Channel took control and divided the music into narrow categories. As a result, the main audience for country music has changed to a specific group, the "soccer mom," rather than its original fans.

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