Bentley Talks About Babies and Bus-Life

How much preparation you have for a child depends on how many children you already have, apparently. “The first one, you think about it a lot, you’re prepping for it,” Dierks said. “My wife did a natural childbirth the first time around, so there’s a lot of thinking that goes into that. We were thinking about Evie a lot more than the second one. You’ve got your hands full with the first one, and so there probably is some truth to being the middle child or the baby [laughs], because they don’t get as much attention as the first. We’ve got our hands full with Evie. She’s so much fun and a total ham. It’s a crazy deal. There’s not words for it.”

Ever since becoming a father two years ago, Dierks has learned to put his career as a touring artist into perspective. “When I come home from the road, you go from one extreme to the other,” Dierks explains. “You don’t realize how selfish the road is until you really come off of it. But the road is the most selfish environment and that’s why we do it, I guess. I can play music on a cool bus and I’ve got video games, and everything’s on my time. I eat when I want to eat. I might sleep in, I might stay up until 6:00 AM, but I’m working. I’m working on music. You think you’re working, but then you get out there and you know what your wife’s doing at home and you feel guilty. ‘Want to play another game of Tiger Woods, that golf game? Yeah, let’s play.’ It’s just two extremes, for sure. I love them both. I’ve got to have that time on the road, to be that gypsy and be out there with the guys, the band, the fans and the road. It’s still in my blood being on the bus, but I love being at home and having that realness. And the second one is going to [make it] even better.”

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Dierks Bentley Knows Baby Will 'Rock' Their World

Dierks Bentley and his wife Cassidy, are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their second daughter, who is due any day now. But the country superstar admits that, while they are anxious for their little girl to be born, big sister Evie has an entirely different opinion.

"I have a feeling her world's gonna be rocked here pretty soon," he says (quote via CMT). "She realizes there's somebody else coming over to the house and they're not going away."

The multi-platinum selling singer says that the addition of a new baby right around the holidays is causing him to how he spends Christmas with his own clan. "In the last couple of years, we haven't really done the tree thing because it's just been me and Cas, and we usually have a gig around Christmas, so we come back, and it's all dried up and dead and a big fire hazard," he says.

This year, though, they finally added a tree to their holiday decor. "It's fun to try and remember the traditions you had with your family and try and make them new again," Dierks says.

The country star admits that his entire outlook on life changed after becoming a father, including his devotion to his Miles & Music For Kids charity. "We are fortunate to have a healthy daughter, and we pray that our second child will be healthy as well," he tells The Boot. "These families who have children in the hospital, they need to only have to worry about their child getting well, not where the next money is coming from."

Dierks will spend some time off the road getting acquainted with his new baby and working on a new CD of country hits. He is scheduled to perform in the historic Troubadour night club in Los Angeles on February 12 -- one night before the Grammy Awards, where he has three nominations.

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Photo from People magazine Feb. 2009

Hear Dierks Bentley's Last WSIX Interview With Gerry House

Dierks Bentley was the secret voice for one lucky WSIX caller to identify to win Garth tickets! Listen as Dierks Bentley talks with Gerry House for 30 minutes about everything from moonshine, the new baby-to-be, Evie's hobbies, and siblings, to Del McCoury, Chris Thile, Billy Ray, Bono, and Garth to writing songs and recording the alphabet.

Find out if Dierks is ready for the "bluegrass operation" and whether he has a fake or real Christmas tree.

Get comfy and enjoy great conversation, and two songs from Up On The Ridge album: The Grammy-nominated Pride (In the Name of Love) the U2 cover with Del McCoury and The Punch Brothers, and Up On The Ridge!

You're in for a real treat as Dierks says goodbye to the retiring DeeJay!

Bentley's Baby-To-Be Will Balance the Family

When Cassidy Bentley was pregnant with daughter Evie, she and husband Dierks were happy to wait until she was born to find out the gender. This time around Dierks made no attempt at his last Meet and Greet in Cherokee, NC, to hide the fact he didn't know the sex of the baby, but was adamant he wanted another girl to 'keep the balance.'

Recently, Dierks announced during his last interview with retiring radio personality Gerry House of Nashville's WSIX, that the Bentley's are expecting a baby sister for Evie around Christmas!

That means it will be 3 to 3: Dierks, Jake and George (the boys) and Cassidy, Evie and baby girl to be makes 3 girls--the perfect balance!

Congratulations! We are so happy for you and your family!

Dierks Shares Country Weekly Cover With Josh Turner and Luke Bryan, 9/27/10

Dierks Bentley joins Josh Turner and Luke Bryan on the cover of Country Weekly's September 27 issue. The feature article is titled "Baby Boom!", but other than mentioning Dierks' name twice and a photo of Dierks and Cassidy, the story didn't have one quote or even one sentence about him! What?

"Josh Turner, Rascal Flatts' Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney, Dierks Bentley and Zac Brown are all awaiting new arrivals. Joe Don and his wife, Tiffany, and Dierks and his wife, Cassidy, are becoming second time parents..." That's it!

Don't get me wrong, I am extremely grateful for any and all "Dierks" on the cover and on the pages of Country Weekly. I just don't understand why he was even on the cover if the story was going to be all about Josh, Luke and Rascal Flatts? Shouldn't it have been 33% Dierks?

What do you think, congress? Oh, and while you're at it, would love to read your thoughts on the picture they used of Dierks on the cover. Hot or Not?

BABY BENTLEY #2 ON THE WAY!

Big news from the Bentley household today! Dierks told People.com exclusively:

"We're so excited that our daughter Evie is going to get a baby sister or brother for Christmas," says Bentley, 35, who told PEOPLE when Evie was born that she made life "twice as big." "She's pretty obsessed with a baby doll she carries around now ... We'll see how she does with the real thing!" Bentley says.

On behalf of your DB Congress, Dierks, we want to say congratulations to you and Cassidy! We are so happy for you!

So what names are you thinking about?

~Ronna

EVIE ENJOYS SWADDLING FROM THE MASTER--DADDY DIERKS

I know the March 2009 issue of People magazine (Country Special) has been out for a while now, but it's hard to find on store shelves! So now that I finally have it, I wanted to share with the DB Congress! Doesn't she look like a little doll-baby! Dierks is right--she IS perfect! She is so beautiful in her baby blue jumper--just like her beautiful mom and handsome dad! "His most memorable day recently? It was Nov. 11, the first time that Evie smiled at him." (Toledoblade.com)

Can't read the fine print?...

"Sure Dierks Bentley is thrilled about his new album, Feel That Fire, and his tour with pal Brad Paisely, but what really gets his blood pumping? Swaddling! "He's a very competitive swaddler," laughs wife Cassidy. "There's a science to it--firm but not too tight," he says. "I'm a master!" The lucky beneficiary of this talent is, of course, 4-month old Evalyn Day, the couple's first child. But before Evie (as she's known) made her entrance on Oct. 4, Bentley admits, "I practiced on [my dog] Jake!" All that swaddling probably helped Jake, as well as the family's other pup George, welcome their new sibling. "Some nights when we're in bed and Cass is asleep and Evie's right there and the dogs are around us, it's like a big tribe--our tribe," he says. "It's the coolest thing. It's like, 'This is mine?'"

Does anyone else wonder how People magazine wrangled the "first photo" of Evie?

BROOKS AND DIERKS

Enter to win Dierks Bentley's new CD at the ACC Top 40 website.

Feel That Fire is the album of the week! Text key word ACCDIERKS to 62582 and hear audio excerpts of Kix Brooks interviewing Dierks every weekend in February.

Hear how Dierks' life has changed with a baby girl, Evie. Kix Brooks interviews Dierks.

Also on American Country Countdown, Dierks Bentley Keeps It Breezy:
Dierks Bentley has just released the second single from his album, 'Feel That Fire'. "Sideways" is a good indication of what Bentley went through to release the album, as it almost didn't make it onto the record in the first place.
(Dierks performs Sideways in Daytona after the Bud Shoot Out 2/7/09)

The president of Capitol Records, to which Bentley is signed, told the country singer prior to its release that the album was a little on the heavy side. As a result, Bentley returned to the studio, and "Sideways" became one of a pair of new tracks added to the effort.

"It definitely tilted the record on the side of having a little more energy and fun than my past records, but it felt right," Dierks told the Associated Press. "My goal is that on the first listen you come away thinking it's fun and rowdy, but when you go back for subsequent listens you find [more depth]."

Bentley's last album, 'Long Trip Alone', was a darker album than those that came before it. And while it did garner four Grammy nominations last year, it didn't sell as many copies as some of his earlier records.

Thus, Bentley (along with the president of Capitol) decided that 'Feel That Fire' should be more upbeat and fun.

"I respect him for saying something because that's hard to do," Dierks said. "I know I can get stuck and not see the forest for the trees."

Justin Starling for Citadel Interactive © 2009

IT'S A BABY BENTLEY

Dierks and baby Evalyn Day will be in this month's People country special. CMT announced a new partnership with People magazine for a half-hour special to coincide with the magazine’s popular country issues.
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For more on Bentley and more photos of Evie, pick up this week's issue of PEOPLE and this month's PEOPLE Country Special.