Keith Urban is considered a legend in the country music scene because of his hit songs and sold-out shows.
However, his popularity didn't happen overnight, as he had difficulty promoting his tracks back when his career started.
The musician recently appeared on "Taste of Country Nights, On Demand," where he described some of the places he had memories of, but not all of them were great.
During the episode, he was asked about his worst day in country music, and he recalled that it all happened back when he was not known publicly yet.
"When I was doing my radio tour, when I got started as an artist... For all your listeners, you do the radio tour you go around and introduce yourself to all the stations," he said.
He further noted that "it can be quite grueling" because, at the time, no one knew him yet, and nobody cared who he was.
"You just schlep yourself around the country with your promoter from the label, going to so many radio stations," he added.
Keith Urban Recalls a Story of Performing for a Radio Station
He remembered one time during the beginning of his career he went to a radio station to promote his song.
As he waited to be on air, one of the staff members instructed him to go into the conference room to get ready with his guitar.
When he saw people inside having a meeting, the station manager told him there would be no problem, so he went in, stayed in the corner, and got his guitar out.
However, it wasn't a great experience for him, as he recalled: "one of the guys at the meeting - there must have been 8 people there - he goes, 'Um, can we help you? Hello?'"
He then explained that he was only getting his guitar out, but one of the people told him they were having a meeting.
He was embarrassed and went back to the manager to tell him that he needed to get out because he felt "humiliated."
Keith Urban Continued Performing Despite Being Humiliated
The manager insisted he continue his performance that day, so the manager took him inside the conference room again and introduced him to the people.
"I have to set my guitar up and play to the exact people, sitting with their arms crossed and just huffing and puffing," he noted, adding that it was an uncomfortable feeling.
Even though he wanted to get out of there, he later realized that his performance "went fine," but there were things that the people in the conference room couldn't care less about.
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