Keith Urban was a featured speaker at this year’s South by Southwest music conference. In a 75-minute discussion and Q&A session, he touched on his musical influences, his feelings about modern technology and how wife Nicole Kidman has helped him try new things.

Here are a few revelations from Urban’s chat:

• Johnny Cash made him realize he wanted to be a musician at the age of 5;
• Being married made him better at relationships;
• Speaking of being married, his wife made him less fearful of trying new things;
• Social media has its downside, it can make you too self-aware;
• Sobriety is what helped make him a superstar.

Later on that night, Urban hit the stage for an 80-minute showcase performance at Stubbs. The 16-song set mostly included hits from 2013’s “Fuse” and 2016’s “Ripcord” albums. 

Urban just announced the forthcoming “Graffiti U” album, but there’s no release date.

Here are the “Graffiti U World Tour” dates – click HERE for the full listing:

• June 15 – St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
• June 16 – Indianapolis, IN @ Ruoff Home Mortage Music Center
• June 22 – Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
• June 23 – Pittsburgh, PA @ KeyBank Pavilion
• June 27 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
• June 29 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
• June 30 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
• July 5 – Gilford, NH @ Bank of NH Pavilion
• July 6 – Gilford, NH @ Bank of NH Pavilion
• July 8 – Canandaigua, NY @ CMAC

Source: Rolling Stone