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"A Few Questions" is a song written by Ray Scott, Phillip Moore and Adam Wheeler, and recorded by American country music singer Clay Walker. It was released in April 2003 as the lead-off single and title track from his album ''A Few Questions''. It peaked at #9 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. ==Background== Walker revealed after he heard the song that "I got it immediately. There was no mistaking that the song would belong to my life.''〔Ross, Bobby Jr. (Texas singer uses own struggle with MS to reach out to others )〕 In an interview with ''Country Weekly'' Walker said, "It feels awesome to be back on the radio with a new song. Our last hit was two years ago with 'Chain of Love.' There's nothing as cool as reaching fans with fresh music." Walker also said, "A Few Questions' is touching people the way it touched me the first time I heard it. The choruses come right out of the Book of Job. When I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis back in 1996, the Book of Job is part of the Bible I read over and over, trying to understand what I needed to do. And every time I sing the song, it lifts up my own spirits as much as it lifts those of others. My favorite line in the song is When you look down on me, can you see the good through all the bad. That's a powerful thought."〔Holden, Larry ''Country Weekly'' (Questions and Answers ) October 9th 2003〕 In another interview with ''Country Weekly'' Walker stated, "It's a very deep song to me. It really relates to me in a lot of ways, because I think everybody has questions in life.〔''Country Weekly'' (Surviving MS and the turmoil of the music biz, Clay Walker is back and on top of his game ) August 5th 2003〕 In an interview with the ''Arizona Daily Star'', Walker said "In today's world, you couple the music that's out there and the world events, I think people just want some stuff that's got substance to it, it's kind of neat to have one of those songs."〔Burch, Cathalena E. ''The Arizona Daily Star'' Clay has elements of platinum as well (27 June 2003).〕 In an interview with ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'', Walker stated, "I was in Salt Lake City and took a call from a lady, and she was crying. She said the song really affected her in a way, because there's a line that goes, "How can two people who've built a loving home/Try for years and never have a child of their own?/And somewhere out there tonight/There's a baby no one's holding tight." She told me, "I watched my sister-in-law have two children and not even care about them. I've always wanted kids and can't even have them. And now I know the answer to that question (the song ), because I've adopted those two kids." So the song has really had an impact on people, and I've been really blessed to have a song like that."〔Waterhouse, Jon. ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' A Few Questions For... Clay Walker (14 August 2003)〕 After playing a concert in Oregon Walker said, "It's so exciting to see the reaction of the fans and realize that this song has moved them the way it moved me the first time I heard it."〔(Clay Walker Not Questioning Current Hit ) ''ClayWalker.com'' (July 25, 2003) 〕 During an interview with ''CMT'' Walker revealed that philosophical songs like "A Few Questions", "The Chain of Love" and "It Ain't Pretty", are not his favorite form of songs when he said, "Those kinds of story songs are the ones that choke you up. I'm not a person that tends to listen to those songs a whole lot because they are deep. I like something with a little more vocal range in it. But those three songs really do make me think. It takes great songwriters to write them because they're totally lyric-based. They're not standing on production. They're standing on the story and the words."〔Morris, Edward ''CMT'' Clay Walker Is Back With New Label and Album (May 18, 2007)〕 Walker told the ''Daily News'', "I haven't had a new single at radio in a couple of years, but now I am on the best label in town. Whether I fumble or not is up to me."〔''Daily News'' (Main Stage - Clay Walker ) (August 12, 2004)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A Few Questions (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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