Country singer Luke Combs recently discussed a mental health condition he’s had since childhood.
The 35-year-old recording artist did an interview with “60 Minutes Australia” and talked about his experience with purely &#8220;obsessional obsessive-compulsive disorder,&#8221; which has the nickname “pure O.” Unlike typical OCD, pure O occurs when the compulsions a person experiences are mostly internal, whereas OCD usually involves physical rituals or repetitive behaviors. 
“It’s thoughts, essentially, that you don’t want to have,” Combs said during the interview, per <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/country-star-luke-combs-opens-living-wicked-ocd-condition-known-pure-o-rcna195646">NBC News</a>. “And then they cause you stress, and then you’re stressed out, and then the stress causes you to have more of the thoughts, and then you don’t understand why you’re having them, and you’re trying to get rid of them, but trying to get rid of them makes you have more of them.”
The singer said these thoughts are “wicked” as they can sometimes turn violent.
“I just have to accept that they’re happening and then just go, ‘Whatever, dude. It’s happening. It’s whatever,’” he said. “It’s weird, sucks, hate it, drives me crazy, but … the less that you worry about why you’re having the thoughts, eventually they go away.”
Combs says he’s lucky to have figured out a way through these moments while acknowledging how difficult it can be. 
“When it hits, man, it can be all-consuming,” the singer said. “If you have a flare-up of it &#8230; you could think about it 45 seconds of every minute for weeks.”
The Grammy Award nominee said he’s seeking to spread awareness about the condition and help others.
“I definitely want to spend some time at some point in my life doing some outreach to kids that deal with this,” he told “60 Minutes Australia.”
“Because it held me back so many times in my life, where you’re trying to accomplish something, you’re doing really great and then you have a flare-up and it just ruins your whole life for six months &#8230; and then you’re back to where you started.”
“The message is if there’s someone out there that’s struggling with it, it’s possible to continue to live your life, and be really successful, and have a great family, and achieve your dreams, while also dealing with things that you don’t want to be dealing with,” Combs said.

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Country Singer Luke Combs Discusses ‘All-Consuming’ Mental Condition He’s Had Since Childhood

Country Singer Luke Combs Discusses 'All-Consuming' Mental Condition He's Had Since Childhood

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Remember Outlaw Country?
Mega-stars like Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/legendary-performer-kris-kristofferson-dead-at-88">Kris Kristofferson</a> and Willie Nelson upended the genre with their uncompromising sound. That rebel brand stuck, and some rough-and-tumble country tunes (and antics) followed.
Sadly, only Nelson is still with us, but a new wave of country rebels is here. These singers defy narratives on the Left and the harder Left.
<div id="attachment_811343" style="width: 889px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-811343" class="wp-image-811343 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/GettyImages-135294263-879x576.jpg" alt="The Highwaymen perform on stage, L-R Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson, Ahoy, Rotterdam, 20th April 1992. (Photo by Rob Verhorst/Redferns)" width="879" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/GettyImages-135294263-879x576.jpg 879w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/GettyImages-135294263-300x197.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/GettyImages-135294263-768x503.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/GettyImages-135294263.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 879px) 100vw, 879px" />The Highwaymen perform on stage, L-R Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson, Ahoy, Rotterdam, 20th April 1992. (Photo by Rob Verhorst/Redferns)</div>
They give ‘til it hurts, no matter the politics in play. They speak out for free speech and patriotism and crush anti-Semitism when it raises its ugly head. Unfortunately those positions are suddenly counter-culture, but that’s the state of play.
Take Hurricane Helene and Hollywood’s (lack of) response. Celebrities rallied en masse 19 years ago when Hurricane Katrina battered New Orleans. Star-studded telethons. Wallets and purses opened wide. Housing restoration projects funded.
Celebrity Nation could hold its head high, even if <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/brad-pitt-charity-mess-katrina-victims-stranded-1235371222/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">not every rescue effort</a> proved fruitful.
The same Nation has been mostly quiet following the devastation left by Hurricane Helene.
Not country music superstars.
Dolly Parton was among the first to open her checkbook for Hurricane Helene survivors, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpdq65185qdo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">donating $1 million</a> to the cause. Morgan Wallen followed, leveraging his charitable foundation for hurricane relief. He also got a hand from <a href="https://countrychord.com/morgan-wallen-joined-by-theo-von-at-donation-drive-for-hurricane-helene-victims-in-knoxville-tennessee/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rebel comedian Theo Von</a>.
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Later, country superstars Eric Church and Luke Combs announced a <a href="https://www.kptv.com/2024/10/08/luke-combs-eric-church-teaming-up-concert-carolina-aid-hurricane-helene-recovery/">fundraising “Concert for Carolina</a>” effort along with James Taylor.
The list of celebrities who rallied following Hurricane Katrina was a who’s who of Hollywood, music and more. You’d be hard-pressed to pick a big name who sat out the effort.
This time around, country musicians are leading the way, blazing a trail for the thousands impacted by the crushing storm.
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It’s hard to ignore the political component on two fronts.
The corporate media hasn’t covered Helene like Katrina. Journalists also refuse to hold the Biden/Harris administration accountable for any issues tied to the government response.
Progressive celebrities may be ignorant to the devastation on display. Few read The Daily Wire or watch Fox News on a regular basis. That, or they realize that pooling their resources for hurricane relief might have an unintended consequence for Kamala Harris’ election chances. While Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis flexes his considerable chops in hurricane relief again and again, the FEMA response (from, “we’re broke” to, “here’s up to $750, good luck!&#8221;) could have political implications.
Other country crooners are letting their voices be heard on other pressing matters. Comedian/country singer Chad Prather’s new song is a thumb in the eye to the status quo, a protest song that might fit in with the Flower Power era.
“Watered Down,” featuring John Rich, takes a blowtorch to media bias and government chicanery.
“Been fed a lot of lies and fear, still hurting from taking the last few years on the chin …”
“We’re exactly where the devil wants us to be, far away from God and everything that makes us feel complete … If the truth is what we breathe we’d all drown”
When mainstream superstars speak up these days, it’s to support the system a la Bruce Springsteen endorsing Kamala Harris.
Rich also took part in a remarkable party last month on behalf of young patriots. In May, pro-Palestinian protesters torn down an American flag on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus and replaced it with the Palestinian flag. Some patriotic fraternity brothers rushed to the rescue, restoring Old Glory while fending off debris thrown by the protesters.
Musicians like Lee Greenwood and Five for Fighting (John Ondrasik) joined country superstars Aaron Lewis and Big &amp; Rich for a free September celebration of their all-American pluck.
Rich riled up the crowd, getting a huge response to a simple question: &#8220;Do you still love America?&#8221;  If you think a patriotic gala isn’t controversial in 2024, think again.
Journalism major Matthew Broderick told Fox News some of his fellow students <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/unc-flagstock-erupts-usa-chants-john-rich-lee-greenwood-tells-students-its-ok-patriotic">didn’t like embracing the U.S. flag in such fashion. </a>&#8220;There&#8217;s a lot of people who are in huge favor of this. They love this. And then there&#8217;s a lot of people who think this is a really bad idea … I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s a consensus about this.&#8221;
As recently as 2020, country crooners recognized the need to protect the First Amendment. How &#8230; radical. Brad Paisley, Kane Brown, Loretta Lynn, Jason Isabell and Darius Rucker rallied behind the &#8220;My Free Speech&#8221; national ad campaign.
And Oliver Anthony became a literal overnight sensation with his populist anthem, &#8220;Rich Men North of Richmond.&#8221; The tune&#8217;s Everyman cry spoke volumes about the state of the country, catapulting him up the music charts.
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Country music may lean to the Right, but its corporate side still favors a center-Left worldview. The aforementioned singers would rather be true to themselves than appeases their corporate masters.
Country’s original outlaws saw the bottom of a bottle, the inside of a jail cell or both. They took their rebel streaks seriously, sometimes putting their health in harm’s way. Their legends only grew as a result.
Today’s country rebels are more polite and less interested in law breaking. They just love taking progressive narratives by the scruff of the neck and giving them a good ol’ shake.
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Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News’ Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://x.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@HollywoodInToto</a>.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Country Stars Make Their Voices Heard On Hurricane Relief

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Country star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/luke-combs">Luke Combs</a> announced he and other stars are coming together for a benefit concert in Charlotte to help those in the southeastern states affected by Hurricane Helene.
In a <a href="https://x.com/lukecombs/status/1843294077757902916">post</a> on Monday, the 34-year-old country singer wrote that he “had something big planned for Carolina. One of the ways we’re helping is a benefit concert at Bank of America Stadium on Oct. 26th!&#8221;
“This concert took so much planning, work, and coordination from so many people,” he added. “I’m so thankful to everyone who helped make this a possibility on such short notice. Tickets will go on sale this Thursday and 100% of all proceeds will be going directly to those who need it most.”
Combs named Eric Church, James Taylor, and Billy Strings as joining him for the concert with all proceeds from the show to be split 50/50 between Combs and Church&#8217;s Chief Cares Foundation to help those in the Carolinas affected, <a href="https://www.wcnc.com/article/weather/hurricane/helene/hurricane-helene-benefit-concert-luke-combs-eric-church-james-taylor-billy-strings/275-e7bcfbfc-1d38-4312-9f47-60656ea00a73">WCNC </a>noted.
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I told y’all I had something big planned for Carolina. One of the ways we’re helping is a benefit concert at Bank of America Stadium on Oct. 26th! This concert took so much planning, work, and coordination from so many people. I’m so thankful to everyone who helped make this a… <a href="https://t.co/b6bHwcGfZq">pic.twitter.com/b6bHwcGfZq</a>
— Luke Combs 🎤 (@lukecombs) <a href="https://twitter.com/lukecombs/status/1843294077757902916?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 7, 2024</a></blockquote>
Church and Combs also spoke to <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/country/luke-combs-eric-church-hurricane-helene-relief-concert-interview-1235796031/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter">Billboard </a>about the conversation the two singers had after the hurricane that led to the concert.
Combs — who went to Appalachian State University — said the morning after the hurricane hit both of them “were just inundated with calls and texts and pictures and images from the areas.”
“I called Eric and was like, ‘Hey, let’s figure out how to do a show. I don’t know when, I don’t know where. We’ll worry about that later, but let’s just pool our resources,'&#8221; Combs said. &#8220;Let’s do what we do best and help in the way that is best suited to my abilities and Eric’s abilities’ and I think we’re doing that.&#8221;
“It was disbelief,” Church said. “These are areas that I knew and then I saw the photos and I didn’t recognize these areas. My family spends half the year in Banner Elk.”
“That’s as much home as Nashville is,” he added. “It was just this shock of I know what I’m supposed to be looking at, but that doesn’t look anything like what it looked like a week ago. I don’t think I’ve come to grips with it yet.”
The concert follows massive donations from country superstars like <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dolly-parton">Dolly Parton</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jason-aldean">Jason Aldean</a>, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/morgan-wallen">Morgan Wallen</a> to aid with hurricane relief efforts. The heavy metal rock band <a href="https://x.com/Metallica/status/1842292459558289888">Metallica</a> also announced they were contributing $100,000 to help those in the area.
“Over the past week, Hurricane Helene has left a 500-mile path of destruction throughout Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Tennessee in its wake,” the band <a href="https://x.com/Metallica/status/1842292459558289888">wrote</a> on X. “It is an unmitigated tragedy, with over 215 lives lost and hundreds of people still unaccounted for. Historic water levels and widespread flooding across the Appalachians have left hundreds of roads inaccessible, hindering rescue efforts.”
The <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/05/us/helene-death-toll-rises-saturday/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">death toll</a> was up to at least 232 as of Monday across Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Virginia in the wake of the hurricane.
For information about the “Concert for Carolina,” visit their <a href="https://www.concertforcarolina.com/">website</a> for tickets, updates, details, and more.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jason-aldean-makes-huge-donation-to-help-hurricane-victims" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jason Aldean Makes Huge Donation To Help Hurricane Victims</a>

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tracy-chapman-to-perform-fast-car-with-luke-combs-at-grammys-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tracy Chapman</a> made a rare appearance at the 2024 Grammys on Sunday, where she surprised fans when she joined <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/it-makes-me-sick-luke-combs-apologizes-to-fan-sued-for-making-merch-bearing-his-likeness" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Luke Combs</a> on stage to sing an acoustic version of her song, &#8220;Fast Car.&#8221;
During the 66th annual awards show, <a href="https://x.com/gavinoconnor/status/1754433221888979053?s=20">Chapman</a> sang a few lines of her 1988 hit before the 33-year-old country singer joined in with his more gritty version that blew up the music charts last year.
Chapman, 59, sounded as beautiful as ever as the two took turns with the verses in a duet that wowed the star-studded audience in the room and viewers at home.
WATCH:
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I can’t remember being this moved by a performance. The peerless Tracy Chapman performs Fast Car with Luke Combs for the first time in years at the Grammys. This is very special. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TracyChapman?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TracyChapman</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GRAMMYs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GRAMMYs</a> 
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— Gavin O&#8217;Connor (@gavinoconnor) <a href="https://twitter.com/gavinoconnor/status/1754433221888979053?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 5, 2024</a></blockquote>
At one point, the camera cut away to the audience, showing superstar singers like Taylor Swift and Jelly Roll standing and singing along with Chapman and Combs.
At home, the performance was received just as well, with people reposting clips of the performance on social media and describing the duet as the highlight of the night.
&#8220;Watching Tracy Chapman perform &#8216;Fast Car&#8217; with Luke Combs made me very happy,&#8221; one account posted. &#8220;I love how respectful he&#8217;s been of her work and her legacy.&#8221;
Another added, &#8220;Okay America needed this moment! THEE Tracy Chapman performing Fast Car with Luke Combs #GRAMMY&#8221;
While a third wrote, &#8220;I can&#8217;t remember being this moved by a performance. The peerless Tracy Chapman performs Fast Car with Luke Combs for the first time in years at the Grammys. This is very special.&#8221;
At the end of the song, the stars in the room cheered and gave Chapman and Combs a standing ovation. 
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Combs&#8217; version of &#8220;Fast Car&#8221; made him a crossover hit over the summer, topping Billboard&#8217;s Radio Songs chart for four weeks, <a href="https://variety.com/2024/music/news/tracy-chapman-luke-combs-grammys-perform-1235891995/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Variety</a> noted.
It made it to the number one spot on the adult pop and country charts for two weeks each, and No. 6 on Top 40 radio and No. 2 on the Hot 100, the outlet noted. <a href="https://holler.country/news/breaking/luke-combs-earns-first-ever-uk-top-40-hit-with-fast-car/">Combs</a> also broke into the U.K. Top 40 for the first time with the Chapman cover.
Chapman, who has only performed in public three times since the conclusion of her tour in 2009, peaked at No. 6 on the Hot 100 in the U.S. in 1988 and hit the fifth spot in the U.K. two times, once in 1988 and then again 23 years later in 2011, the outlet noted.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tracy-chapman-to-perform-fast-car-with-luke-combs-at-grammys-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tracy Chapman To Perform &#8216;Fast Car&#8217; With Luke Combs At Grammys: Report</a>

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WATCH: Tracy Chapman’s Unforgettable Grammys Performance Singing ‘Fast Car’ With Luke Combs

WATCH: Tracy Chapman's Unforgettable Grammys Performance Singing 'Fast Car' With Luke Combs

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Tracy Chapman will reportedly perform her hit song &#8220;Fast Car&#8221; alongside country star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hard-work-pays-off-luke-combs-stops-concert-repays-two-young-fans-who-stacked-wood-to-earn-money-for-tickets" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Luke Combs</a> at the 2024 Grammy Awards, making it her first public performance in years.
The 33-year-old country singer&#8217;s cover of Chapman&#8217;s song blew up the charts in 2023, giving Combs a spot at the top of the music charts and the invite to perform the song at the upcoming award show, a source told <a href="https://variety.com/2024/music/news/tracy-chapman-luke-combs-grammys-perform-1235891995/">Variety</a>.
Chapman &#8212; who has only performed in public three times since the conclusion of her tour in 2009 &#8212; will hit the stage on Sunday to perform a duet with the country star who&#8217;s version of &#8220;Fast Car&#8221; made him a crossover hit over the summer, topping topping Billboard&#8217;s Radio Songs chart for four weeks, the outlet noted.
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Tracy Chapman to Perform ‘Fast Car’ With Luke Combs at Grammys.
Chapman hasn’t performed in public in years. <a href="https://t.co/R0bM7zhRF0">https://t.co/R0bM7zhRF0</a> <a href="https://t.co/bqtS11Mzso">pic.twitter.com/bqtS11Mzso</a>
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) <a href="https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1752933727192395825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
It made it to the number one spot on the adult pop and country charts for two weeks each, and No. 6 at Top 40 radio and No. 2 on the Hot 100, the outlet noted.
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Last year, Morgan Wallen&#8217;s &#8220;Last Night&#8221; and Combs&#8217; &#8220;Fast Car&#8221; held the top <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/country-stars-hold-top-spots-on-billboard-hot-100-song-chart-for-first-time-in-decades">two spots</a> on the Billboard Hot 100 song chart, marking the first time in more than 42 years that artists from the country genre have simultaneously held the No. 1 and No. 2 spots.
That hasn&#8217;t happened since Eddie Rabbitt&#8217;s &#8220;I Love a Rainy Night&#8221; and Dolly Parton&#8217;s &#8220;9 to 5&#8221; topped the list in the week ending March 7, 1981, <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-luke-combs-country-hits-top-two-hot-100-1235361461/">Billboard</a> noted.
<a href="https://holler.country/news/breaking/luke-combs-earns-first-ever-uk-top-40-hit-with-fast-car/">Combs</a> also ended up earning his first ever track in the U.K. Top 40 with the Chapman cover.
In 1998, Chapman&#8217;s song peaked at No. 6 on the Hot 100 in the U.S. and hit the fifth spot in the U.K. two times, once in 1988 and then again 23 years later in 2011, the outlet noted.
The &#8220;Give Me One Reason&#8221; hitmaker has largely stayed out of the spotlight following the release of Combs&#8217; version, other than to issue a statement of support for the country singer&#8217;s cover after he got permission to release the song as a single.
Last year, the <a href="https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/11/08/cma-awards-2023-tracy-chapman-fast-car-wins-cma-award/71510968007/">Country Music Association</a> honored Combs and Chapman with the Song of The Year Award for the success of &#8220;Fast Car.&#8221; Combs also won &#8220;Single of the Year&#8221; at the 2023 CMAs. Following the honor, Chapman released a statement that was read from the stage at the annual awards show.
&#8220;I&#8217;m sorry I couldn&#8217;t join you all tonight,&#8221; the statement read. &#8220;It&#8217;s truly an honor for my song to be newly recognized after 35 years of its debut. Thank you to the CMAs and a special thanks to Luke and all of the fans of &#8216;Fast Car.'&#8221;
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