Bucky Covington making his Grand Ole Opry Debut
Photo by Chris Hollo, courtesy of Lyric Street Records
April 24, 2007 — Bucky Covington, who just released his debut album and cracked the Top 25 with his first single, "A Different World," says he's got a plan to ensure success.
"A year from now," he tells The Charlotte Observer, "I'd like to have singles off the album and be double platinum. If I can have that, everything else will fall in line."
Bucky says his life has definitely changed for the better since he left the family auto shop to pursue a career in music. He's been able to buy a 2,800-square-foot home on two acres near Nashville, a Ford pickup and a new motorcycle.
"I'm doing something I love, though it's busier than what I imagined back at the body shop," he says. "Back then, I thought I'd go out and play a few songs and put out an album. I didn't think about all the press, magazines and radio stations you have to talk to. I'm only home one day a week."
The traveling has prevented him from watching any current episodes of "American Idol," so he doesn't have any favorites among this season's finalists. However, he is keeping up with some of his fellow contestants from last season. He talks often by phone with Chris Daughtry and visits whenever possible with Kellie Pickler, who also lives in the Nashville area.