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Step 1
Appreciate his roots. Kenny hails from small-town Luttrell, Tennessee and still holds dear the old-fashioned values under which he was raised. The song "Back Where I Come From," which includes the line "I'm an old Tennessean," epitomizes how much his origins define who he is today.
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Step 2
Understand that he has loved and lost twice. Kenny's engagement to former fiancé Mandy Weals ended in 1999 and he spent many years recovering from the loss. His 5-month marriage to Renee Zellweger in 2005 ended in annulment for reasons still not public, but Kenny admits, and a Kenny Chesney fan will respect, that he has learned lessons from both relationships. Themes about love, like celebrating its joys, looking back on bittersweet first loves, and moving on after the romance ends recur throughout many of his songs.
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Step 3
Relate to his need for a tropical paradise escape, both physically and spiritually. Kenny makes his second home in the Caribbean, where he relaxes, parties, dreams of being Jimmy Buffet and feels inspired to write.
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Step 4
Attend a live concert of this three-time winner of the Academy of Country Music's Entertainer of the Year award. No Kenny Chesney fan experience would be complete without experiencing a live performance. Kenny displays such antics as flying over the crowd on a trapeze, bombarding the audience with giant bouncing orange balloons and stimulating wild praise from the front rows for his signature gyrations.
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Step 5
Agree that he is attractive even though (or because of) his baldness. Under his hallmark cowboy hats and baseball caps Kenny sports a shiny pate, but the gleam of his muscles will turn any fan's head. Regardless, he is not the first country musician to hide a receding hairline, including his good buddy Tim McGraw.
