Luke Grimes feels musically inspired by his young son!
Ahead of his Grand Ole Opry debut in Nashville on Friday, November 15, Yellowstone star, 40, told PEOPLE exclusively that welcoming his first child with wife Bianca Rodrigues Grimes will likely have a “big” impact on his next album.
“Man, having my kid changed everything in every possible way,” says the musician, who released his self-titled debut album on March 8.
“I think people talk about how your heart gets a little bigger every day, and it’s so true,” Luke continues. “It’s like a love is growing inside of me that I didn’t know I was capable of, and it’s amazing and scary because you have so much more skin in the game. You know what I mean?”
Luke Grimes.
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As he looks ahead to his next music release, the singer says that his second album “will be heavily influenced [his son] about.”
“It’s the biggest influence in my life right now,” he explains.
Luke says that the birth of his son brought him even closer to Bianca, whom he married in November 2018.
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“It brought me and my wife closer in a way I didn’t know we could be. There’s another level to the way we love each other and how we have to be a team for this little guy,” he explains.
As Luke made his debut at the historic Nashville music hall on Friday, Bianca brought their son along to the show, and the pair even joined him on stage for a quick hello.
“I hope that music will not become such a cheesy love fest 1731949105” he jokes to PEOPLE, “but I have to be honest with what I feel and we’ll see what comes of it.”
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Bianca Grimes and Luke Grimes in March 2022.
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Luke Grimes Says Starting His ‘Little’ Family With 6-Week-Old Baby Brings Him ‘More Joy Than Anything’ (Exclusive)
Bianca shared the news of their son’s birth in a heartfelt Instagram post on Oct. 17, writing simply, “And then there were 3.”
“It was magical to watch,” Luke previously told PEOPLE of the experience of becoming a father.
The TV star said that while he always knew he wanted to be in entertainment, starting a family remains his only “north star”.
“I knew that one day I wanted to start my own family and I knew that would be where true happiness came from. Other things are just paying the bills,” he said at the time.
Ultimately, those “other things” (Yellowstone included) cannot compare in Luke’s mind to “having a family of my own … my little family in real life now brings me more joy than anything.”
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