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Posted: 7:07 a.m. Monday, April 12, 2010
Kenny Chesney "Wasn't Ready" for Marriage
By Nancy Wilson
As Kenny Chesney gears up for his big screen debut on Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3-D on April 21st, he's making the rounds of the talk shows to promote it. Friday, he took a turn in Oprah Winfrey's chair. Tell you what, nobody else put Oprah could get Kenny to talk about what went wrong with Renee Zellweger! Here's the scoop from oprah.com.
Twenty years, 30 million albums, eight Entertainer of the Year awards and countless sold-out concerts later, Kenny Chesney is now one of country music's biggest superstars. In the past decade, this self-described hillbilly rock star has sold more concert tickets than anyone in the world.
Now, Kenny says he hopes to get even closer to his fans by singing his heart out and sharing his private thoughts in his debut documentary, Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3D. In the film, Kenny shares his affection for the men and women who helped make him a star. "They come by land, on boats, and they love every minute of it. So much so, you want to get out there with them, and when you do, even more of them keep coming," he says in the film. "Honestly, it blows me away."
Kenny's grueling schedule and intense passion for music leaves little time for much else, including relationships. In September 2005, Kenny made headlines when his four-month marriage to actress Renée Zellweger was annulled. Now, he reveals what really happened.
Oprah: Is that why your relationship with Renée Zellweger failed?
Kenny: You know, one of them. That and the fact that I panicked.
Oprah: You panicked?
Kenny: Yes, I panicked about a lot, you know.
Oprah: After you got married you panicked?
Kenny: Yes, but, you know, I look at my life as a box. ... So everything that I put in--learn how to play guitar, put that in the box. The friends I made. I put that in the box, and my career grew. Everything around me--all of the awards and all of the songs I wrote and all the success and everything--I put in that box. That box built grew into this wonderful house. Okay? And you protect everything and all the relationships and all the people that helped you build that house. And this is the first time I've actually talked about it, but that's what happened. I protected that box.
Oprah: So where was the marriage? In the box or out of the box?
Kenny: It was out of the box. Oh my God, but it's tough. It really is tough. And she's a sweet soul, no doubt about it, but I just wasn't ready.
Kenny's grueling schedule and intense passion for music leaves little time for much else, including relationships. In September 2005, Kenny made headlines when his four-month marriage to actress Renée Zellweger was annulled. Now, he reveals what really happened.
Oprah: Is that why your relationship with Renée Zellweger failed?
Kenny: You know, one of them. That and the fact that I panicked.
Oprah: You panicked?
Kenny: Yes, I panicked about a lot, you know.
Oprah: After you got married you panicked?
Kenny: Yes, but, you know, I look at my life as a box. ... So everything that I put in--learn how to play guitar, put that in the box. The friends I made. I put that in the box, and my career grew. Everything around me--all of the awards and all of the songs I wrote and all the success and everything--I put in that box. That box built grew into this wonderful house. Okay? And you protect everything and all the relationships and all the people that helped you build that house. And this is the first time I've actually talked about it, but that's what happened. I protected that box.
Oprah: So where was the marriage? In the box or out of the box?
Kenny: It was out of the box. Oh my God, but it's tough. It really is tough. And she's a sweet soul, no doubt about it, but I just wasn't ready.
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