CMT premieres Kiefer Sutherland’s Shirley Jean video

June 21, 2017

Kiefer Sutherland’s cinematic “Shirley Jean” video, which tells the story of a man’s last night on death row, taking the form of a goodbye letter to a woman he once loved, premieres on CMT channels and platforms June 21. You can check out the video here:

“It was the one song on the album that obviously was not a very personal story from my own life,” Sutherland tells Rolling Stone Country. “I had a huge respect for Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard. These guys wrote about the dirtier side of life and the tougher aspects of life. Cash realized he wasn’t a ‘bad guy,’ and that maybe some of these people in prison aren’t ‘bad guys.’ He gave them a kind of dignity that I really respected. He created an avenue of forgiveness that I don’t think was as available at that time. I love the way he did that. So I really wanted to write a song about that.”

Sutherland is currently in Europe playing sold out shows after a nationwide U.S. tour in May. CLICK HERE to purchase tickets to additional dates on sale now (tour dates below).

NOT ENOUGH WHISKEY TOUR 2017:

June 21 Worthy Farm – Pilton-Somerset, UK
June 21 O2 Academy – Birmingham, UK
June 22 Islington Assembly Hall – London, UK
June 23 Trucker & Country – Interlaken, Switzerland
June 25 Glastonbury Festival – Pilton-Somerset, UK
June 26 Manchester Gorilla – Manchester, UK (SOLD OUT)
June 27 SWG3 – Glasgow, United Kingdom
Aug. 11 Boots & Hearts Festival – Oro-Medonte, Canada

Aug. 18 Indianapolis State Fair – Indianapolis, Ind.

Aug. 20 Canadian National Exhibition – Toronto, Canada

Sept. 24 Bourbon & Beyond Festival – Louisville, Ky.

Nov. 04 Flato Markham Theatre – Markham, Canada