Aaron Watson isnāt interested in what someone else thinks he should do. But instead of getting lonely as he sidesteps expectations, heās gaining followers... hundreds of thousands of them. Delivered with a warm smile and fueled by a wild spirit, Watsonās rebellion echoes the land that helped make him.Watson remains strikingly similar to the people that still dot his native West Texas. Theyāre a rugged people, proud of home but humble and hardworking, the first to help a neighbor but also fiercely independent. And Watson is unquestionably one of them. āIāve always considered myself an anti-rock star,ā Watson says, his drawl cracking slightly as he grins. āPeople donāt like me because Iām a rock star. People like me because Iām just like them.ā Throughout his 17-year career that spans a dozen albums and more than 2,500 shows throughout the U.S. and Europe, Watson has stubbornly and sincerely identified with the everymanāāeven as heās proven to be the exception to the rule.