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Jake Owen Finds True Passion

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Jake Owen on the red carpet at "The 40th Annual CMA Awards" in Nashville, November 6, 2006.
Photo courtesy of the Country Music Association


February 12, 2007 — Newcomer Jake Owen didn't always want to be a country music star. He originally wanted to play professional golf, but a water skiing accident ended that dream. Looking back, Jake tells Dial-Global he realizes that Plan B was his true passion all along.

"I don't know if I ever really wanted golf to be a part of my life as much as I want music to be," he says "There was always doubt like in my mind about golf. I knew I was good, but I was always like, 'Am I good enough? Am I good enough to play?' And I had scholarships to play golf, but I don't know if I enjoyed it as much as every time I pick up my guitar and start playing and singing. It just feels so good. It makes me happy to play. I've never, since the day I moved here, doubted myself at all."

Jake's decision to put down his golf clubs and pick up a guitar was a good one. He already has a hit with "Yee Haw," and his current single, "Startin' with Me" is moving up the charts.

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