The Real Reason Eric Church Always Wears Sunglasses

In an interview with Mike Adam On Air, Eric Church opened up about the real reason he's seen always sporting his shades inside. He revealed that it's not to "come off as a jerk," but really it's due to him not being able to wear contacts while performing and that his sunnies are actually prescription.  

"I wear contacts and my eyes don't do real well with lubrication, but we would play all these bars and clubs," he explained. "And the [stage] lights — I'm 6'3" — so they would bake my contacts and they'd fall off. So I ended up being blind on stage." He continued, "Someone suggested glasses and it worked. What's funny is it stuck. It was never thought out. We never thought, 'This would be good.' We actually at the time thought, 'This is not good' ... but it ended up being a thing."

Church's signature look now is something he says gets him hyped for shows and concerts. "I kind of go into a mode pre-show, when I put the hat and shades on," Church told Taste of Country. "It's almost like you've got your uniform on and it's game time. I start to get more focused on what the show is going to be, and just really let the energy exchange happen." The "Springsteen" singer commands an audience every time he gets on stage, so we think he should definitely keep wearing his sunglasses.

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