“Why The Worry” is the third single and the title track of the Asheville, NC-based Seth Walker’s forthcoming album, ‘Why The Worry’, due April 4th on Royal Potato Family. The song was co-written with longtime friend and collaborator Oliver Wood (of the Wood Brothers), and the song’s animated lyric video was created by Miranda Peterson.
It’s quite a bluesy song with a lyrical guitar solo midway, that finds Walker wrestling with the concerns of the world, and he explained his inspiration saying: “I wrote this with Oliver Wood after hearing Willie Nelson speak of letting go of worry. It’s maddening how much precious energy is wasted on this needless act, much of which is literally made up in our mind. This song became my mantra after Hurricane Helene tore a hole through my homeland in North Carolina. The experience made me seriously consider abandoning the record, but by embracing the sentiment expressed in its lyrics, I eventually found my way back around.“
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Sure, I could climb high in a tree, or go to Skye on my holiday. I could be happy. All I really want is the excitement of first hearing The Byrds, the amazement of decades of Dylan's music, or the thrill of seeing a band like The Long Ryders live. That's not much to ask, is it?
