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Add New Review About The Artist The Reviews about Clay Walker (page 1/1) Clay Walker - Artist True to his Texas Roots | Reviewer: Laura Stephens | 6/14/2007 This was a well written biography of one of the best talents that the state of Texas is lucky to call one of her Native Texans. Clay Walker has remained true to his country roots, and has never wavered from them, despite his quick rise to stardom. He didn't let a devastating diagnosis of MS in 1996, shortly after his venture to stardom had begun, stand in his way of reaching his goals. Though he took some time off, post diagnosis, he has fought his way back to the top of the charts. I, for one, am glad to see him back to the top with his latest hit "'fore she was momma", which my kids love to make fun of me about. I'm blessed to see how Clay and his family have overcome his disease to return to entertaining his loyal fans. As a person diagnosed with what was first thought to be Young Onset Parkinson's Disease at age 37, and recently has been changed to MSA (multi-system atrophy - with a much poorer prognosis than Parkinson's), I can empathize with Clay and his family on having a non-curable degenerative neurological disease. Clay has inspired me to fight on through the prognosis of having only a limited number of years left, to fight for the time I have left, and to enjoy those moments with my family. All of Clay's albums, are true country music, with the values, and convictions country music fans, and true to their roots, Texans, raise our families with. I believe that is why he remains as popular today as he always has. He didn't let the quick rise to success, cause him to alter who is is, and what he was about, as so many young Country artists do in recent times. He has remained true to his Texas values, and the result is an artist who can still sell millions of records (excuse me, CD's). Just look to fellow Texas Native country artists who have not changed their musical talents to fit "the in-the-moment" fads of record producers, ending up out of music within just a few years: George Strait, Mark Chesnutt, Tracy Lawrence, just to name a few! God bless you, Clay and your family. You are an inspiration, and a talented singer and you certainly brighten this fellow Native Texans life with your true to roots, country music. Thanks for not letting fame and fortune change the person you are! Laura Stephens, RN, CEN Venus, TX Is this review helpful to you?     Yes      No Add New Review About The Artist