OFFSTAGE: Hunter Hayes on Songwriting, Garth Brooks and Duck Dynasty

(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that’s happening with country music artists behind the scenes and
out of the spotlight.)

I always thought I knew Hunter Hayes. But after Wednesday’s
(April 24) Twitter party hosted by CMT, MTV and VH1, let’s just say that now I feel like I really know him. Where else can
you get intimate details of a star’s life? When fans asked questions, with their #AskHH hashtag, we found out how Hayes is
more of a waffle guy than a pancake guy. And he’s more of a beach guy than a river guy. And he’s more of a hamster-sized elephant
guy than an elephant-sized hamster guy. Here are a few more of the answers he typed in for the fans who were asking their
best questions: