Hunter Hayes Explains Why New Album 'Wild Blue' Was Turned Into a Trilogy

Hunter Hayes stops by Music Choice during his trip to New York City on Friday morning (August 16).

The 27-year-old musician just dropped his new album, Wild Blue Part I. Go listen here!

Hunter spoke with Billboard about breaking the full project into a trilogy, citing that there’s tons of “heart and soul” throughout it.

“I wanted [this album] to be part of a bigger picture. I didn’t want to just put out an album and forget about it in two weeks. I know that there’s more of the story to tell that I haven’t figured out how to tell or lived and I don’t want to separate it,” he continues. “I want it to all be part of one gallery showing and I want to keep adding to the gallery because there’s so many parts that will make other parts make more sense.”

Hunter added, “I’ve always wanted to do a double record or whatever and so this was my chance to say, ‘OK, if I’m ever going to do it and try it, see the works, this is it.’ This is my chance to really like just live this and go as deep as I can.”

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