Zac Brown let the world know how he feels about kids in America. The 47-year-old artist has been in the music industry for quite some time now. Zac Brown Band’s debut album, The Foundation, came out in 2008, and they’ve been riding the wave of their hit song “Chicken Fried” ever since. Zac’s group has taken chances and changed things up multiple times throughout the past 10-plus years, and just recently paired up an album release – Love & Fear – with a Las Vegas Sphere residency. That wrapped up earlier this year in January, so now, Zac Brown and his band have a little free time before they embark on their Love & Fear Tour later this year (more on that in a bit). Interestingly enough, the “Knee Deep” singer found himself on the set of Survivor, and was a guest star in the show’s 50th season. Why, you might be asking? He served as somewhat of a reward for the episode’s winning team. Zac Brown spent a lot of time fishing, then cooked the fish for all of the Survivor contestants before treating them to an acoustic performance. And somehow, he found some time to speak with Rolling Stone while he was in Fiji. One of the topics – entitled kids – was a little unexpected, but it came about as he discussed his own upbringing. He didn’t have the greatest childhood, and he’s been around long enough – and has five kids of his own – to know about the state of America’s youth. He very strongly stated that children in the modern day are entitled: “There’s a poverty of spirit with a lot of American kids. When you don’t know how to appreciate anything you have, when you haven’t had to work for it or struggle or wait — it just creates entitlement. Some of the most affluent kids are some of the saddest ones.” I wonder how many of you just nodded in agreement reading that statement. Zac Brown has a point, and he touched on how he and his family went through a lot of adversity when he was young. Because of his mother’s mental health struggles, Brown felt like he had to grow up fast. Though he missed out on being a kid, he was able to learn a lot about serving others: “Usually empathy comes from trauma. A lot of people miss out on the real joy in life, which comes from serving other people. That’s what really makes you happy at your core.” Zac Brown created his own summer camp – Camp Southern Ground – to help others discover that serving mentality. And the country star will be out and about later this year serving his fanbase on the Love & Fear Tour, which could be looked at as a sequel to he and his band’s run of shows at the Las Vegas Sphere. The Zac Brown Band will be covering a lot of ground from July through November, and you can view all of his tour dates below: “Time to take this show on the road! Love & Fear Tour presented by Margaritaville at Sea is coming to a city near you this year. We’re so excited to keep playing these new songs along with your favorite hits for one big party every night. We’ve got some incredible artists joining us along the way to kick things off.” View this post on Instagram Love & Fear Tour Dates Friday, July 17, 2026 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena – % Saturday, July 18, 2026 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Arena – % Friday, July 31, 2026 – Albany, NY – MVP Arena – # Sunday, August 2, 2026 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park – # Thursday, August 13, 2026 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena – # Friday, August 14, 2026 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena – # Saturday, August 15, 2026 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion – # Thursday, August 27, 2026 – Forest Hills, NY – Forest Hills Stadium – * Friday, August 28, 2026 – Forest Hills, NY – Forest Hills Stadium – * Saturday, August 29, 2026 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at Highmark Mann – * Thursday, September 10, 2026 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center – ^ Friday, September 11, 2026 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center – ^ Thursday, September 17, 2026 – Charleston, SC – Credit One Stadium – ^ Friday, September 18, 2026 – Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena – ^ Saturday, September 19, 2026 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Thursday, October 8, 2026 – Knoxville, TN – Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center – * Friday, October 9, 2026 – Greenville, SC – Bon Secours Wellness Arena – * Saturday, October 10, 2026 – Greensboro, NC – First Horizon Coliseum – * Monday, October 19, 2026 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – * Tuesday, October 20, 2026 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – * Friday, October 23, 2026 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center – ^ Saturday, October 24, 2026 – Sioux Falls, SD – Denny Sanford PREMIER Center – ^ Thursday, November 5, 2026 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center – ^ Friday, November 6, 2026 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena – ^ Thursday, November 19, 2026 – Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena – * Friday, November 20, 2026 – Des Moines, IA – Casey’s Center – * Saturday, November 21, 2026 – Rosemont, IL – Allstate Arena -* Grace Potter – * Brothers Osbourne – ^ Old Crow Medicine Show – # Fitz and The Tantrums – %The post “It Just Creates Entitlement”: Zac Brown Says A Lot Of American Kids Don’t Have To Work Or Struggle For Anything first appeared on Whiskey Riff.