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Welcome to Switched on Pop. I'm songwriter Charlie Harding.

Recently I've been going on a deep dive into country music.

And so when the opportunity came up to chat with Keith Urban, I knew I had to jump on it.

Urban is a legend of country. He's been releasing hit records for two decades now.

And he shows no sign of stopping. His new album The Speed of Now has Urban pushing stylistic boundaries as he's known to do.

And collaborating with a diverse roster of musicians who contribute a really eclectic array of sounds, funk guitar, breakbeat drums, and even EDM programming to make a style that is less straight ahead country and more just the sound of Keith Urban.

I spoke with Urban a few weeks ago about his new record, the creative process, and how he stays inspired.

Here's my conversation with Keith Urban.

How did country music first come into your life? And what did it take for you to become fluent in that tradition?

Well, my mom and dad's record collection, particularly my dad's, my dad loved American country music.

He was a drummer in the 50s, in amateur drummer, in the 50s. And when Rock and Roll came along, he was bitten by the Rock and Roll bug.

He grew up in New Zealand. And then as Rock and Roll, the origins of Rock and Roll was more rockabilly.

There was roots of stuff in their country and R&B and everything was kind of in there.

So through the 60s and off into the 70s, he just moved, instead of going with Rock, he sort of moved out into what's country, particularly guys like Wayland Jennings.

I'm a R&B man. Don't give your heart to a R&B man.

Don Williams.

But I believe in love.

I believe in baby.

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