Keith Urban photo courtesy of Capitol Nashville.

Getting fired from a job is something most of us have experienced at least once in our life, and Keith Urban is no exception. In a “Five Questions” video for the Academy of Country Music, Keith tells the story about a heavy-metal gig gone bad.

“I had about five Ricky Skaggs albums when I was about 15 or 16. Highways and Heartaches had just come out around that time, so I was playing that one repeatedly.”

Urban goes on to admit that his love of country did not sit so well with his bandmates, “I was in the band for about a week. They asked me to join and I said, ‘Well, I’ve never done that, I’ll give that a try.’ So, I’m playing in this heavy metal band and every time a solo came around, I’d bust out these Ricky Skaggs solos. And I got fired! It’s the only thing I’ve ever been fired from.”

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