Cody Johnson can throw down! Sure, he might be one of the biggest names in country music now, but before he was famous, he was living a very different life. In fact, at one point in his life, Johnson would literally drive to other towns just to fight cowboys.
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Johnson made the shocking revelation during a 2025 appearance on the "Taste Of Country Nights" podcast. He also revealed that he was a bull rider before he broke into the music business. As it turns out, the life of a bull rider can be tough, to say the least.
"I mean, I used to ride bulls, and so it was pretty rough. Like, we would drive to a completely different town just because we got a phone call that somebody wanted to fight," Johnson said.
The only problem with Johnson's admission is that he broke a cardinal rule. After all, the first rule of Fight Club is that you don't talk about Fight Club.
Tisk, tisk, Johnson. Tisk, tisk.
Ok, so I'm not going to be the one who tells him that, but if you choose to, then have at it! Just make sure you're prepared to throw hands, because clearly, Johnson is about that life.
Cody Johnson Is Crushing It These Days
Fortunately for Johnson, he's left that life in the rearview mirror. These days, he's a country megastar. According to Spotify, Johnson is bringing in 13.4 million monthly listeners on the platform. If you want added shock value, a fair estimate when adding all other music streaming services into the equation is probably closer to 25 million monthly listeners.
That's a lot of people.
Some of Johnson's music has even broken the half-a-billion streams barrier on Spotify, with 'Til You Can't' sitting at 511 million hits since its release. Other songs are well on their way, such as 'The Painter,' which is sitting at 342.5 million hits on Spotify alone.
Jonshon may have taken a rough and particularly dangerous road en route to stardom, but now, looking back, it's unlikely that he'd change anything. After all, those experiences are part of why he is who he is today. In turn, it's part of why his music is so relatable. Sometimes, the hard road is the one that takes you to places you only saw in your wildest dreams.
