Chris Stapleton‘s performance of the national anthem at the 2023 Super Bowl will go down in history as one of the best of all time. But don’t ask him to do it again — he says he’s done.
Talking to Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the Dirty Mo Media podcast last year, Stapleton admitted that he studied hard leading up to the big day because he didn’t want to mess it up.
“I don’t get nervous to play, necessarily, [but] that one, I’m going to make sure I’m as prepared as I can be,” he said. His ultimate goal? “To get through it to a degree where I executed the national anthem without insulting the national anthem.”
Stapleton’s rendition went off without a hitch — some would argue it was just as good as Whitney Houston’s, which is an all-time great — but it was such a nerve-wracking experience that it’s a one-and-done for the “Broken Halos” hitmaker.
“I would have people ask me to sing the national anthem for various things, and I jokingly always said, ‘No, I’ll just do it when it’s time to do it at the Super Bowl,'” the country star reflected to Earnhardt Jr. “And I just turned it down a lot.”
“… and I do say now that I’ve officially retired from it, as well,” Stapleton said flat-out.
He will acknowledge his talent and knows it was a successful performance, he’s just not eager to give it another go. “I’m not saying my version wasn’t good. I think it was good,” he continued, modestly giving most of the credit to “TV editing.”
As for whether it was as good as Whitney’s? “I’ll defer,” Stapleton told TODAY in 2023.
Jason Kelce would definitely be on Team Stapleton if he were asked to vote on the best anthem rendition ever. He played for the Eagles in that year’s Super Bowl (against his brother Travis on the Chiefs), and he was seen in tears as Stapleton sang.
.@Eagles coach Nick Sirianni and lineman Jason Kelce got emotional during Chris Stapleton’s National Anthem. ?? pic.twitter.com/IVuhIH0KWr
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) February 12, 2023Three years later, the country singer has stood by his word, and there have been no new national anthem performances since that February football game. He’s sticking to smaller stages and is currently on a headlining tour, with dates booked across the United States (plus one in Canada) into October.
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