Joe Nicholsand his wife Heather have always agreed on one thing when it came to his music videos — and that was that Heather would never be in one.“I’m kind of old school,” the country music hitmaker, 44, laughs during an interview with PEOPLE about the exclusive behind-the-scenes look at theofficial music videofor his new single “Home Run.” “There’s always been this feeling that it would be the kiss of death. You know, you put somebody into a video and all of a sudden you break up and you got to live with that video forever. Iknowit’s an old dumb superstition, but we didn’t want to test it.“But now, after 14 years of marriage and two adorable children together, the couple recently summoned up the courage to not only appeartogetherin a music video, but they decided to bring the whole darn family along with them.Joe Nichols.David “Doc” Abbott"We should have done this a long time ago,” Nichols adds of the video, which was filmed in Nashville and essentially shows a day in the life of the country music hitmaker as he returns home from time out on the road. “It was definitely time.“Indeed, the endearing music video for “Home Run” includes not only Heather and her and Nichols' daughters Dylan, 9, and Georgia, 7, but also Nichols' mom Robin and sister Kelli, all of whom gathered in his very own tour bus during the filming of the music video.“With my mom and my sister and my wife and the girls, along with the women who were doing hair and makeup, there was eight women on that bus,” Nichols laughs. “And then, there was me.“Nichols says that his daughters were especially loving the star treatment.Joe Nichols and Heather Singleton.David “Doc” Abbott"They’ve got a little bit of a theatrical flair,” admits Nichols, who has built a two-decade-long career on the strength of a slew of No. 1 hits, including “Brokenheartsville,” “Tequila Makes Her Clothes Come Off” and “Gimme that Girl.”. “It probably felt a little bit like Easter Sunday to them. While they waited to come out on set, they just had to try to hold still and not mess up their hair and clothes. But I think they loved seeing themselves on video.“Indeed, all his girls seemed to love it, but Nichols admits that the real star of the music video was Kelli, who was born with Down syndrome.“She’s a piece of me,” says Nichols, who will release his long-awaited new albumGood Day for Livingearly next year. “To see her get to be a movie star for a day and to see herself in the music video… I just think it made her feel so special. I could see the joy on her face. I thought it was the sweetest thing ever. She had so much fun getting all gussied up and prettied up. And [music video director] David [“Doc” Abbott] and the crew were great about making sure she was highlighted a little bit because she’s a big deal to me.“Joe Nichols.David “Doc” AbbottThroughout the entire filming of the music video, Nichols admits he found himself looking around the video shoot and shaking his head at the blessings that surround him.“I feel like I still don’t deserve anything that I have in my life,” Nichols says quietly. “I have had a lot of ups and downs and struggled with stuff and have been my own worst enemy a lot of times. Having this family still astounds me. I don’t deserve it at all. I look at my little girls and I look at my beautiful wife and I just praise God for things we don’t deserve.“At the end of the day, that beautiful wife is thrilled with how everything turned out.And so is Nichols."[Heather] is the love of my life,” Nichols says. “She’s been a backbone for me in so many ways. Yeah. She makes our house a home and is the most important piece of my family and she’s the most beautiful woman I’ve ever met. I’m glad that people can now see what I see. She’s not just beautiful, but she’s funny and she’s warm and she’s everything to me.”
Joe Nicholsand his wife Heather have always agreed on one thing when it came to his music videos — and that was that Heather would never be in one.
“I’m kind of old school,” the country music hitmaker, 44, laughs during an interview with PEOPLE about the exclusive behind-the-scenes look at theofficial music videofor his new single “Home Run.” “There’s always been this feeling that it would be the kiss of death. You know, you put somebody into a video and all of a sudden you break up and you got to live with that video forever. Iknowit’s an old dumb superstition, but we didn’t want to test it.”
But now, after 14 years of marriage and two adorable children together, the couple recently summoned up the courage to not only appeartogetherin a music video, but they decided to bring the whole darn family along with them.
Joe Nichols.David “Doc” Abbott
“We should have done this a long time ago,” Nichols adds of the video, which was filmed in Nashville and essentially shows a day in the life of the country music hitmaker as he returns home from time out on the road. “It was definitely time.”
Indeed, the endearing music video for “Home Run” includes not only Heather and her and Nichols' daughters Dylan, 9, and Georgia, 7, but also Nichols' mom Robin and sister Kelli, all of whom gathered in his very own tour bus during the filming of the music video.
“With my mom and my sister and my wife and the girls, along with the women who were doing hair and makeup, there was eight women on that bus,” Nichols laughs. “And then, there was me.”
Nichols says that his daughters were especially loving the star treatment.
Joe Nichols and Heather Singleton.David “Doc” Abbott
“They’ve got a little bit of a theatrical flair,” admits Nichols, who has built a two-decade-long career on the strength of a slew of No. 1 hits, including “Brokenheartsville,” “Tequila Makes Her Clothes Come Off” and “Gimme that Girl.”. “It probably felt a little bit like Easter Sunday to them. While they waited to come out on set, they just had to try to hold still and not mess up their hair and clothes. But I think they loved seeing themselves on video.”
Indeed, all his girls seemed to love it, but Nichols admits that the real star of the music video was Kelli, who was born with Down syndrome.
“She’s a piece of me,” says Nichols, who will release his long-awaited new albumGood Day for Livingearly next year. “To see her get to be a movie star for a day and to see herself in the music video… I just think it made her feel so special. I could see the joy on her face. I thought it was the sweetest thing ever. She had so much fun getting all gussied up and prettied up. And [music video director] David [“Doc” Abbott] and the crew were great about making sure she was highlighted a little bit because she’s a big deal to me.”
Throughout the entire filming of the music video, Nichols admits he found himself looking around the video shoot and shaking his head at the blessings that surround him.
“I feel like I still don’t deserve anything that I have in my life,” Nichols says quietly. “I have had a lot of ups and downs and struggled with stuff and have been my own worst enemy a lot of times. Having this family still astounds me. I don’t deserve it at all. I look at my little girls and I look at my beautiful wife and I just praise God for things we don’t deserve.”
At the end of the day, that beautiful wife is thrilled with how everything turned out.
And so is Nichols.
“[Heather] is the love of my life,” Nichols says. “She’s been a backbone for me in so many ways. Yeah. She makes our house a home and is the most important piece of my family and she’s the most beautiful woman I’ve ever met. I’m glad that people can now see what I see. She’s not just beautiful, but she’s funny and she’s warm and she’s everything to me.”
source: people.com
