The life of a country music star is fast paced. This often can lead to the artists doing some serious drinking out on the road where life seems to be a party every night.

With the news that Lady A recently postponed their tour for bandmate Charles Kelley to have a “journey to sobriety,” we look at country stars who either have never touched alcohol or gave it up to embark on a better life.

• Tim McGraw: Sober Since 2013

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  In 2013, he told 'People,' "I don't drink at all. It's not a part of my life anymore." Tim told 'Esquire' in 2021, "I remember a moment when I was getting out of bed and going to the liquor cabinet and taking a big shot at eight in the morning and thinking, I have to wake the kids up."

• Shania Twain: Never Drank

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  Shania told 'Entertainment Weekly' in 2002 that she doesn't drink simply because she has never been "interested" in alcohol. She said at the time, "I've never had a drinking problem and never drank when I worked."

• Brad Paisley: Never drank

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  Even though he scored a big hit in 2009 with a song called "Alcohol," it's a little-known fact that Brad has never been a drinker. Even though he can mix you a drink in his Nashville "Yellow House" which he uses for making music, he has never touched the stuff.

• Keith Urban: Sober Since 2006

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  Keith, who went to rehab shortly after he married Nicole Kidman in 2006, told the 'U.K. Times' back in April (2022), "I've nothing against drugs or alcohol. Everyone does what they want to do to have a great time. I just realized I'm allergic to it. Someone said, 'You have an allergy? What happens when you drink?' And I said, 'I break out in cuffs.'"

• Walker Hayes: Sober Since 2016

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  The "Fancy Like" singer became sober in 2016 after using alcohol to escape reality. The father of six kids said in a recent interview, "I've struggled with alcohol abuse, and sometimes I wish I didn't need A.A., but I do."

• Chris Jason: Sober Since 2010

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  He quit drinking when he met his wife, Kelly. He joked in an interview, "I just choose not to because it always made me feel bloated and fat; I'm 135 pounds, so ten beers make me feel like a balloon, man." Chris is well-known for his love of Mountain Dew and is rarely seen without one in his hand.

• Josh Turner: Never Drank

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  A very religious man, Josh recently told CBN (the 700 Club), "I've never taken a drink in my life. I've never smoked a cigarette."

• Randy Travis: Sober Since 2012

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  Following two alcohol-related arrests in 2012, Travis vowed to stay clean and sober.

• Brantley Gilbert: Sober Since 2011

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  Brantley credits Keith Urban with helping him find the strength to get sober. Gilbert said in a recent interview, "If it weren't for him, I don't know if I'd be sober or be in this business anymore. I'd probably be dead."

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