In a rare and heartfelt extended interview with TODAY All Day, music legend Barry Gibb opened up about his extraordinary career, personal losses, and the inspiration behind his deeply emotional country album, Greenfields: The Gibb Brothersโ Songbook, Vol. 1. At 78, Gibb continues to reflect not only on decades of chart-topping success with the Bee Gees but also on the enduring power of music and the healing journey it offers.
Sitting down in a relaxed, intimate setting, Gibb shared candid insights about his early years with brothers Robin and Maurice, the dizzying heights of fame during the disco era, and the pain of outliving all of his siblings. โItโs very lonely,โ Gibb admitted. โThey were my best friends. We did everything together. When I sing now, I feel like Iโm singing for them.โ
Throughout the conversation, Barry emphasized how much the Greenfields project meant to him โ a labor of love that reimagines classic Bee Gees hits through the lens of country and Americana, genres he has long admired. Produced by Dave Cobb and recorded at Nashvilleโs RCA Studio A, the album features collaborations with country and folk heavyweights such as Dolly Parton, Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert, Alison Krauss, and Jason Isbell.
โI grew up loving country music,โ Gibb explained. โThereโs something raw and honest about it that Iโve always connected with. Doing these songs in that style brought a whole new emotion to them.โ
The album includes moving renditions of beloved Bee Gees classics like โWords,โ โTo Love Somebody,โ and โHow Deep Is Your Love,โ each performed as a duet with a country artist. Gibb expressed how humbled he was to work with some of Nashvilleโs finest voices, many of whom viewed the opportunity as a way to pay tribute to the Bee Geesโ vast influence on popular music.
The conversation also touched on the resilience Barry has shown through the years โ surviving the deaths of his brothers, navigating changing music trends, and choosing to continue performing even after immense personal grief. When asked what keeps him going, Barry simply replied, โThe music. Itโs always been about the music. Thatโs the one thing that never left me.โ
Fans of both pop and country music have praised Greenfields for its heartfelt reinterpretation of timeless songs and for Gibbโs rich, soulful vocals that still resonate with emotion and depth. The album debuted at No. 1 on Billboardโs Americana/Folk Albums chart, proving that Barry Gibbโs artistry continues to evolve and inspire.
As the interview drew to a close, Barry Gibb offered a final thought that stayed with viewers long after: โI just want people to feel something when they listen. Whether itโs joy, sadness, or nostalgia โ if you feel something, then the music has done its job.โ
Barry Gibbโs journey is not just one of fame, but of passion, perseverance, and profound love for family and song โ a legacy that lives on, one note at a time.
