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Granger Smith<\/strong> left the country music<\/a> world in 2023 to focus on ministry, but has he ever thought about making a grand return to his former life? The \u201cBackroad Song\u201d hitmaker exclusively told Life & Style<\/em> about life after leaving country music and revealed if he\u2019d ever go back.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s definitely been a switch. I haven\u2019t really slowed down timewise, but I still travel and do speaking things and I have a book out, so I\u2019m kind of supporting that,\u201d Granger, 44, told Life & Style<\/em> at the iHeartCountry Festival<\/a> at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, on May 4. \u201cSo, but it\u2019s very different than the 24 years of country music and I actually really love it. I really love it.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cIf the Boot Fits\u201d singer continued, \u201cMy life now is much more about today and when I go to sleep at night, I could think it was enough. As a country music singer, you could never think that. It\u2019s always the next album or the next tour or the next single. And so now, when I\u2019m going and doing speaking engagements, they don\u2019t build upon each other. it was just today and I could say today was enough.\u201d<\/p>\n When asked if Granger would consider stepping back into the country music world now or in the future, he said, \u201cIf you\u2019re gonna ask me right now, if I was gonna predict it, I would say no. No.\u201d<\/p>\n Granger, who signed his first music contract in Nashville at 19 years old and released 11 studio albums throughout his career, revealed in April 2023 that he planned to leave country music touring to focus on his work as an American Southern Baptist minister.<\/p>\n \u201cThis message is so difficult to post. The words for this caption are so hard to find. Not because I don\u2019t believe in the truth of them, but because this marks the end of the longest era in my life! Touring\u202624 years of it,\u201d he captioned a video announcement<\/a> on Instagram. \u201cThis summer will be my last tour.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued, \u201cI am so encouraged and hopeful and excited and joyful about the next chapter, but to a large extent, I have no idea what it will look like. I just want to glorify God the best way that I can. I want to learn and grow and serve my local church and allow my pastors to equip and affirm those next steps. Lord willing, I want to be used to help people find their purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n