Singer Barret Turner Answers the Socialite Seven

Barret Turner

Quarantine has not slowed down singer Barret Turner. The smooth-voiced crooner has made it his mission to release a new single each month. One of his recent songs, โ€œAlways Youโ€ even got a shout out from none other than Tiger Kingโ€™s Carole Baskin. His latest release, his third, is titled โ€œNever Stood.โ€

This song has a few different meanings and in one way or another everyone can relate to it. โ€œI put a clock in the song because I wanted it to symbolize the time we have. What if I didnโ€™t have tomorrow? Am I doing enough now? Right now, we have control of our days. What if you didnโ€™t have that control anymore? You couldnโ€™t go back and change or fix things. Youโ€™d be standing in a spot you never stoodโ€ says Barret.

Get to know more about this up-and-coming (and productive) performer as Barret answers the Socialite Seven.

When did you know that you wanted to become a singer? And have there been any moments in which you regretted your decision (in the moment)?

Iโ€™ve wanted to be a singer since middle school. My buddies and I made a pop punk band and I was the singer but I was so shy. I made two albums singing that never got released. Now all my new music is just me producing. Iโ€™m not sure I would consider myself a singer anymore. I plan to sing on some of my songs, but I will do it when I feel the song fits right for me.

Who has had the biggest influence on your music and why?

I donโ€™t really know. I like emotional music and thatโ€™s how I seem to write so to say someone has influence on it, I canโ€™t just name one person or band. I enjoy Explosions in the Sky, Hootie and the Blowfish, San Holo and Gryffin, but Iโ€™m not sure I really sound like them. Thatโ€™s just the type of music I listen to.

Who (if anyone) would you love to collaborate with?ย 

Luckily a lot of the singers on my songs were people I was fans of to begin with. I am really glad I got to collaborate with them. In the future, I would like to make a song with Jaymes Young.

What type of music or artist that you listen to frequently do you think your fans would be surprised to learn that youโ€™re a fan of?ย 

Hootie and the Blowfish haha. I love them.

What are you hoping to achieve with your music?

I want to be able to tour and do live shows.

What are three things you canโ€™t live without?ย 

Music, hockey and family.

Whatโ€™s the best piece of advice youโ€™ve been given?ย 

My dad and mom always instilled in me to be kind and ask people about themselves. I try my best to remember that.

Follow Barret on Instagram and keep up with his latest music on Spotify.