Kip Moore
Kipling Christian Moore (born April 1, 1980) is an American country music singer and songwriter signed to MCA Nashville. He has released five studio albums for the label and has charted a total of twelve entries on Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay including the number-one "Somethin' 'Bout a Truck" and four additional top-ten hits. He has also written songs for Frankie Ballard, Thompson Square, and James Wesley.
Kip Moore
Kipling Christian Moore[1]
April 1, 1980[2]
Tifton, Georgia, U.S
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Singer
- songwriter
- Vocals
- guitar
2008–present[3]
Biography[edit]
Kip Moore was born in Tifton, Georgia, to Bonnie (Mann) and Stan Moore. He has two brothers and three sisters. Their father died in September 2011, just months before the release of Moore's debut album. He began playing guitar while attending Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Alabama, and made his first public performance at a Mellow Mushroom restaurant in Valdosta, Georgia. After college, he moved to a "little hut" in Hawaii, where he also took up backpacking and surfing.[4] He moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 2004, where songwriter and producer Brett James helped him sign a publishing deal.[4]
Personal life[edit]
In his free time, Moore enjoys carpentry,[23] surfing[24] rock climbing and hiking.[25] Moore co-manages a lodging facility for outdoor enthusiasts in Rogers, Kentucky.[26]
Moore has never been married and has no children. He stated that "...it's not like I'm out doing really wild stuff. It's just that my focus has been so hyper-driven on the music that even when I'm off the road I'm always back in the studio writing and creating."[27] "I've been a boyfriend maybe three or four times in my whole life. I hang out here and there, but I'm that kind of that person who longs for so much solo time, freedom, alone time. It does seem like a lot of guys my age in this business are getting married, but I'll probably be the last bachelor standing!"[28]
Moore considers himself a private person. "I don’t owe anybody anything to tell them about my personal life and that’s how I’ve always felt. It’s ways of protecting people around me, because the minute I say it, people will pry like crazy."[29]