The Warren Brothers Offer Brotherly Advice to Love and Theft

The Warren Brothers are famous for being, well, 'Barely Famous,' which is the title of both their CMT reality show and the duo's fourth studio album. Throughout their careers, they've toured with Tim McGraw and Faith Hill and have become what they refer to as "the Kato Kaelin's of the McGraw family." They've written numerous hits for many of Nashville's A-list artists including Dierks Bentley's No. 1 'Feel That Fire' and Martina McBride's latest single, 'Wrong Baby Wrong.'

With over a decade as recording artists, Brett and Brad Warren know what works and doesn't in the music business. It's only natural that bands on the rise may turn to them for guidance with their own careers. In Love and Theft's case, part of that trio's formation stemmed from a suggestion from The Warren Brothers.

"The Warren Brothers are like my big brothers," Love and Theft's Stephen Barker Liles tells The Boot. "Brett and Brad were the ones who told me to move to Nashville. They said, 'If you want to be a country songwriter, you've got to be in this town.' They've really taken us under their wings and have always given us advice on our careers and what not to do."

The brothers' best advice to Love and Theft? "They tell us to do everything the complete opposite as they did," says Stephen, with a laugh. "That's what they always say!"

Stephen (who is also a co-writer of 'Wrong Baby Wrong') will have more opportunities to write with Brett and Brad later this month when Love and Theft join Tim McGraw's Southern Voice tour. Brad and Brett will play in Tim's band on the tour which has 45 dates scheduled through August.

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