Daily Discovery: Logan Mize, “Used Up”

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Born in Wichita, Kansas, Mize grew up in nearby Clearwater where he immersed himself in an eclectic mix of music ranging from Elton John to Alan Jackson. Listen to his single below and catch him on tour this winter with Dustin Lynch.

ARTIST: Logan Mize

SONG: “Used Up”

BIRTHDATE: 5/7/1985

HOMETOWN: Clearwater, KS

CURRENT LOCATION: Nashville, TN

AMBITIONS: To contribute something of value to humanity, be a positive role model for my kids, a supportive loving husband, prosper creatively into my old age, grow a killer garden, write a novel, a screenplay for a major motion picture, write a musical, etc, etc. I hope to always stay ambitious and optimistic.

TURN-OFFS: Driving in the left lane. Pass and get the F back over.

TURN-ONS: Sense of humor

DREAM GIG: Touring rural North America in a massive circus tent

FAVORITE LYRIC: Do do do. Do dah do do. -Third Eye Blind

CRAZIEST PERSON I KNOW: The girls I know that DVR The Kardashians

SONG I WISH I WROTE: Today, it’s “Magnolia Wind” – Guy Clark

5 PEOPLE I’D MOST LIKE TO HAVE DINNER WITH: For me, it’s always been a toss up between NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys. Let’s go with, One Direction. There’s 5 of them right?

MY FAVORITE CONCERT EXPERIENCE: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. No hat tricks, just great music.

I WROTE THIS SONG:  It just started as a good old-fashioned fight between my wife and I after I came home from the road one weekend and chucked all my dirty laundry on the floor. I overreacted and ran downstairs like Taylor Swift to write a song about her.