I know that you are still touring, so will you be working in the studio anytime soon? Are there any musicians past and present that you would want to collaborate with? I would love to do a song on stage or a recording with James Taylor.
That would be like the coolest thing ever, I mean he is probably the all-time singer-songwriter. Obviously getting Paul McCartney would be pretty dope too. I want to be part of great music. So before I end our chat, let me ask you this.
What would be your ultimate cover song you would like to perform? News U. Politics Joe Biden Congress Extremism. Special Projects Highline. HuffPost Personal Video Horoscopes. Follow Us. Terms Privacy Policy. Quick Wikis. Paul Overstreet, a country songwriter of some significance, if related at all, would be a very distant relative of Tommy Overstreet.
During his teen years, he began performing pop music on radio stations in the Houston, TX area and appeared in a musical titled Hit the Road. The son of Grammy-award-winning country music singer-songwriter Paul Overstreet, Chord had grown up surrounded by music, which he quickly developed an affinity for. Shelby tells Puck that she is struggling at being a mother; as the episode ends, they kiss. They are on good terms now. He had a rough childhood—he came from a broken home—and yet was always very positive in his songwriting, his message was really uplifting.
I thought that was really cool, to be able to twist anything and make a positive message out of it. From all of these influences, how is it that you came to the sound you have now? I have a lot of modern influences even just in production, with the sound and current alternative stuff.
Finding your niche within that, going back and taking some older retro production vibes and going in some of that—I would say it came from a lot of trial and error, honestly, just throwing a bunch of things at the wall.
I was frustrated with not having a sound, so I went back and listened to a lot of Beach Boys stuff, as well as diving into deep tracks of music, while always wanting to make stuff that lasts for a long time. You find inspiration from the best.
A lot of the stuff I love listening to is just stuff that I want to drive to. Then I did a bunch of tours with just me and an acoustic, that singer-songwriter stuff. It makes sense that you did it like your father before with the singer-songwriter aspect, and then you wanted to branch out.
That side of it for me is about expressing your emotions. The band stuff and the energy—the crowd has so much to do with it.
Did that just happen? You also have this support network of the rest of your band with you on stage. That has a very similar connection with me that acting does. When acting, you get to disappear for a second. Unfortunately, the first two to three years after high school were unsuccessful for Chord; only making small guest appearances on various television shows such as iCarly and Private In early , Chord received a call from his manager, urging him to audition for an open casting call for the FOX television series Glee After several callbacks and audition performances, Chord got the role of quarterback turned glee club member, Sam Evans, for the hit show.
Since Chord's debut performance on the season premiere of the 2nd season of Glee , he has received critical and commercial praise and success for his performance on the show, along with a large following of dedicated and loving fans. Sign In. Edit Chord Overstreet.
Showing all 27 items. Parents: Julie and Paul Overstreet. Siblings: Nash older brother , Summer older sister , Harmony younger sister , Skye younger sister , and Charity younger sister. He modeled in advertisements for Famous Footwear and Gap when he was a teenager.
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