50 facts about Hunter Hayes: broke the Guinness World Record for the most concerts played in multiple cities in 24 hours

He can't eat anything 3-4 hours before the show. Learn other interesting things about Hayes.

1. He is obsessed with vinyl. Not just collecting or listening to it but obsessively cataloguing it.

2. One of his favorite things to do is pour a glass of wine and spin and catalogue records.

3. He alos likes binge-watching BBC's "Planet Earth." He's obsessed with BBC shows.

4. "Human Planet" is his favorite show by far.

5. He's a night owl.

6. He loves all kinds of food. Italian, Sushi, Thai, Mexican, Cajun food.

7. He can't eat anything 3-4 hours before the show.

8. He really likes living in a tour bus and used to keep pictures of tour buses in his notebook while at school.

9. Grew up in a beautiful small (tiny) town in Louisiana called Breaux Bridge.

10. His family didn't have a lot of money growing up and their house was right next to a train track which had no consistent schedule whatsoever but it was still cool.

11. Described his parents as "both have huge hearts and positive, hard-working spirits that have been an incredible influence on me."

12. Moved to Nashville where he finished high school, got a publishing deal and ultimately signed to Atlantic Records.

13. When it comes to his music, the words "Platinum", "Award", and "Sold Out" are some of his favorites.

14. Not long ago he released his second album, the country chart-topping Storyline.

15. Change for Hayes isn't easy. He's admittedly longed for control in his day-to-day life - whether that includes crafting a new album, dreaming up new melodies, or simply making sure he finds time to snag groceries in between vinyl and mandolin shopping. "I've had to let go of being a routine person," he continues. "We have this saying in the band, 'Do it Live.' It's how we live our lives: you do it live, you figure it out. I have to be brave enough as a person to live the way I make my music."

16. Received his first guitar from actor Robert Duvall at age six.

17. Toured as a support act for Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood.

18. His full name is Hunter Easton Hayes.

19. He was born September 9, 1991.

20. He is an American country music singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

21. He can play more than 30 instruments.

22. Hayes released his self-titled debut album in 2011.

23. His debur album reached number seven on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Top Country Albums, and has sold over 1.1 million copies. Its most successful single, "Wanted", has sold over 3.5 million copies and made Hayes the youngest male act to ever top the Billboard Hot Country Songs.

24. His second studio album, Storyline, was released on May 6, 2014 and was led by its first single, "Invisible".

25. Hayes' commercial success and his talent both as a songwriter and instrumentalist has prompted Billboard to call him the Leader of Country Music's Youth Revolution.

26. He has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist and won the Country Music Association Award for New Artist of the Year in 2012, along with three BMI Awards.

27. He's the only child to Lynette and Leo Hayes.

28. His parents both have Cajun (French) ancestry, along with English, Scots-Irish, and German.

29. Hayes grew up singing songs in both English and French.

30. He began his musical career at age two, when his grandmother gave him a toy accordion.

31. At four, he began making appearances locally and on national television,including Maury, Rosie O'Donnell Show, and the Nickelodeon game show Figure It Out, where he performed "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)".''

32. He was invited to perform for President Bill Clinton for a White House lawn party.

33. At thirteen, he appeared on America's Most Talented Kids, a show hosted by Dave Coulier. He performed the hit Hank Williams song, "Hey Good Lookin'".

34. In 2010, co-wrote "Play" for the Rascal Flatts album Nothing Like This.

35. In April 2011, he had gone on his own radio tour where he debuted songs that would appear on his debut album.

36. His debut headlining tour was the Most Wanted Tour.

37. Hayes and singer Victoria Justice contributed a duet to the soundtrack of 2011's Footloose remake, recording a cover of Mike Reno's and Ann Wilson's 1984 hit "Almost Paradise" from the original film.

38. Hayes made a sneak appearance on the compilation album Now That's What I Call Music! 41 with his song "Somebody's Heartbreak".

39. From January to February 2012, Hayes was the opening act on the Rascal Flatts "Thaw Out" tour.

40. During the 2012 Music Awards, The Flaming Lips broke a Guinness World Record (previously held by Jay-Z) for most concerts played in multiple cities in a 24-hr. period.

41. In May 2012, Martin Guitars named Hayes as C.F. Martin & Co.'s newest brand ambassador.

42. On September 7, 2012, he was inducted at the Mahalia Jackson Theater in New Orleans, Louisiana into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame as its youngest member.

43. On July 24, 2012, he appeared on the CBS's, The Talk, where he was then given an RIAA Gold Certification plaque for "Wanted".

44. Just shy of two months since "Wanted" went gold, the song was certified Platinum by RIAA on August 23, 2012.

45. "Wanted" became his first No. 1 single, making him the youngest solo male act to top Hot Country Songs, breaking the record set in 1973 by Johnny Rodriguez.

46. Starting September 14, 2012, Hayes began appearing as the opening act on 90+ dates for Carrie Underwood's Blown Away Tour.

47. He was also nominated for three Grammys including Best New Artist at the 2013 Grammy Awards.

48. He became the youngest male country artist to be nominated in all three categories for which he was nominated.

49. Hunter was one of five country singers who won a CMT Artist of the Year award.

50. In an effort to promote his album Storyline and to raise awareness to end child hunger, Hunter broke the Guinness World Record for the most concerts played in multiple cities in 24 hours, originally held by The Flaming Lips.

Source: hunterhayes.com, Wikipedia.org