Jamey Johnson has opened up about the ongoing dispute with his record label, Mercury Nashville. Speaking with the Tennessean, the Guitar Song writer explained why it has been six years since he released a new album.
"I'd have to contact three managers, and some lawyers and all kinds of people to come up with a reasonable answer for that," he admits. "Contracts are hard to read. Attorneys are hard to get on the phone. But if you're in a situation where you're supposed to be making money and you're not, buddy, it's up to you whether you quit or not."
Despite the lack of new releases, Johnson says he has remained busy with constant touring:
"We tend to stay in motion, and we intend to stay in motion," he explains. "You're going to see us coming to town, and if we get within a reasonable drive, just know I drove all that way to get there, too. I came to see y'all, too . . . We play our instruments, and we have our time, and when we're done we go visit with people until everybody's too tired to talk anymore, and then we leave," he says, adding, "Then we come back and do it again the next time."
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