Can country music fans expect Kip Moore’s swan song to come sooner rather than later? Whiskey Riff Raff recently had Kip Moore join the podcast to help promote his new album Solitary Tracks. While he was on, we talked to him about his journey thus far, how he’s carved out his own lane for himself in terms of his unique sound in the country genre, the challenges that come along with a career in the music business, his impressive success touring internationally, what’s on the horizon for him as an artist. Needless to say, Kip Moore just might be the most interesting man in the country music world. He loves to ride a wave surfing out on the ocean just as much as he likes to ride a hit onto the country charts, and he appreciates keeping life exciting… like when he ran into the cartel during a motorcycle trip through Mexico. The “Damn Love” singer loves to live life on the wilder side. Though with his most recent album, Solitary Tracks, he slowed things down a bit. The country artist used the project to reflect on his journey thus far, and even looked ahead in flashing moments. And the 23-song track list that makes up the album featured offered up an “eclectic hodge podge of sounds” that hopefully presented a little something for everyone. Moore told us that the songs included on the album continued to climb because once he had it completed, Solitary Tracks was going to be held for another three or four months before it was released. So Kip just kept writing, and that resulted in a “B-Side” for the album. And when the “Bad Spot” singer says he never stops writing, he truly means it. He even revealed to us that the next Kip Moore project is already in the works, and shockingly stated that it could be his last: “I’m already working on the next one, which is… I know I’m not supposed to be talking about that because we’re talking about this, but it is the record I’ve always wanted to make. I’m making it right now. The record that I’ve always wanted to make. This one is just going to bleed through me. It might be it. It might be like, ‘See y’all.'” We obviously followed up on that thought and asked if Moore could truly be working on his final country music album. He went on to explain that his feeling of this next one being a “swan song” is a result of his pursuit of what he sees in his mind as the perfect record: “Maybe this will never happen. Maybe I’m not being forthright when I say this, but I’m always looking to make that perfect record. That I know I did the very best I could, the very best of what’s in me, the best of my capabilities. I haven’t done it yet. I’ve loved what I’ve done a lot of times, but that’s what I’ve been striving for is to make something from start to finish that I know was everything that I had. I’m about 4 or 5 (songs) deep into this, and I feel that way right now. So when that happens, I just know me, what I’ve learned about myself.” Moore elaborated on that learning process by briefly touching on some of the solitary trips he takes, where he really feels like he can connect with himself. It’s through those experiences that singer-songwriter learns more about who he is, and as he’s advanced with that, Kip has realized that his country music career has had a monopoly over his life: “I’m very maniacal in my approach to try and be great at this, and as great as I could possibly tap into. And I’m obsessed with listening to the production of records. Like the production of Genesis record blows my mind… it makes me want to strive to be great, you know? Kids, if you’re listening to this, Genesis records, the Pink Floyds records… just wow. But I know how much I love music. I think about it too much. And I know that I’m never gonna water any other garden if I stay in this, and I don’t want to do it halfway. I see people living very normal lives but I think the difference is that I’m so connected to what I’m doing… it’s all I think about so often, and it drives me to madness. Like truly to a dark… I’m tired of kind of feeling dark. It’s become exhausting a little bit feeling tormented in that sense. I live in the space of being really hard on myself. And I feel everything big and small a lot, but I know if I create something that I feel like was the best I could do, I’m gonna need to lay it down at some point and quit chasing it. It’s definitely not gonna be ‘keep playing shows to get a check,’ money has never driven me. Truly never driven me. I really don’t care about things, I don’t have things. I’ll be completely content living in a tiny home on the coast down in Central America and just surfing and doing the foundation stuff that I do and stepping away from music at some point. And it’s not because I’ve lost a love for it. I’m on fire about music as much as I’ve ever been, but I don’t want to drive myself into insanity. And I’m on the verge of that sometimes, I don’t feel right up here sometimes. I’ve learned about myself that at some point I’m gonna have to make that definitive thing of, ‘I’ve got to stop chasing this.'” A look into the complex mind of a true artist in very sense of the word… it can be a blessing and a curse. You can hear more from Kip Moore about his potential “exit album” on the latest episode of Whiskey Riff Raff: The post Kip Moore Suggests His Next Album Could Be His Last… If He Perfects It: “I’m Gonna Need To Lay It Down At Some Point” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.