The Grammy winner spoke to Bruce Springsteen about not wanting to be classified by any specific genre Don't box Zach Bryan into any one genre. In a new cover story interview with Rolling Stone, the Grammy winner opened up about why he doesn't want to be considered "a country musician.

Springsteen said that Bryan has been “connected to the country genre,” but also noted that after attending one of Bryan’s shows, he saw “so much — and I don’t want to call it rock — just energy in your performance. You bust all those different genre boundaries down.”

The Oklahoma songwriter shares his reluctance to be pigeonholed during a conversation with Bruce Springsteen for RS's Musicians on Musicians issue

Zach Bryan and Bruce Springsteen sat down for Rolling Stone's Musicians on Musicians series. The singer said he "never in a million years" thought he'd become a songwriter.

During a recent conversation with Bruce Springsteen for Rolling Stone’s Musicians on Musicians series, Zach Bryan disclosed that he still has a hard time thinking of himself as a real musician. Springsteen asked him when he first started considering himself a “serious songwriter,

Though he won his first Grammy earlier this year, Bryan is now opting out of participation in the awards. Zach Bryan Declines to Submit Music for 2025 Grammys Consideration Jo Vito

Bryan (a Grammy winner, by the way) has proven before that he’s not afraid to go against the industry’s biggest establishments.

Zach Bryan famously does not play the industry game. The country superstar denies all press requests, doesn’t promote his music on the radio, and has spoken out against Ticketmaster. Now, he didn’t submit his songs for consideration for the Grammys.

Zach Bryan won’t be in the running for any awards at the 2025 Grammys after choosing not to submit his music for consideration, Variety reports. The country musician reportedly withheld his work because “he does not feel comfortable with awards shows making music competitive.