Blake Shelton is a 'country singer first,' never wanted to stay in Hollywood

Although Blake Shelton was a manager connected "The Voice" for 23 seasons, helium couldn't beryllium happier that he's distanced himself from Hollywood and returned to his state euphony roots.

"I really, and I mean really indulged successful not being connected a tv amusement anymore," Shelton told People. "It's conscionable been large for maine to get backmost successful the mode of, 'Hey, I'm a state vocalist first.' That's what I near Ada, Oklahoma, erstwhile I was a teen to spell be. I ne'er privation to get that acold distant from what I consciousness similar I meant to bash ever again."

After announcing his exit, Shelton admitted that he'd been itching to permission for a while. 

Blake Shelton ne'er had plans connected staying successful Hollywood long-term. (Getty Images)

"I deliberation I was adjacent to calling it a time close erstwhile COVID hit. And past due to the fact that of COVID, I didn't privation to locomotion distant from the show, and permission everybody successful a bind. I mean, this amusement changed my life," helium admitted to "Today" big Carson Daly, who besides hosts "The Voice," successful February 2023.

BLAKE SHELTON DITCHES 'THE VOICE' TO FOCUS ON PARENTING WITH GWEN STEFANI: 'I TAKE THAT JOB VERY SERIOUSLY'

But Shelton says determination is simply a script that would intrigue him capable to return. "If they were ever capable to enactment unneurotic the archetypal 4 coaches again, possibly [I'd return] for 1 season, a one-off," helium shared astatine the time.

"I really, and I mean truly indulged successful not being connected a tv amusement anymore. It's conscionable been large for maine to get backmost successful the mode of, 'Hey, I'm a state vocalist first.' That's wherefore I near Ada, Oklahoma, erstwhile I was a teen to spell be. I ne'er privation to get that acold distant from what I consciousness similar I meant to bash ever again."

"That would beryllium amusive for me... That would beryllium thing I would beryllium funny successful doing," helium said of reuniting with CeeLo Green, Christina Aguilera and Adam Levine.

Maroon 5 frontman Levine near the amusement aft 16 seasons, portion Aguilera and Green's tenures were overmuch shorter.

In the meantime, Shelton is blessed with creating state euphony again.

Blake Shelton was a manager connected "The Voice" for 23 seasons. (Trae Patton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

"The past mates of years, particularly since I've retired from ‘The Voice,’ I've conscionable benignant of been trying to beryllium precise mindful of the adjacent happening that I do, beryllium thoughtful astir it and beryllium definite that I'm not conscionable doing things due to the fact that I'm connected the hamster instrumentality anymore," Shelton told People. "It happens, and earlier you cognize it, you go, 'My God, wherever person the past 10 years gone?'"

Earlier this year, Shelton near Warner Music Nashville aft 25 years and signed with BMG. In taking immoderate clip off, the instrumentalist was capable to marque "big, large changes" successful his career, which has restored his passionateness for creating state music. 

Shelton's latest single, "Texas," dropped connected Friday.

"It was conscionable clip for a caller chapter, honestly. And I'm acceptable for it," helium told the outlet. "When we conscionable started down this road, the opus conscionable jumped retired to me. There was thing acquainted astir it — and past thing that felt similar a measurement guardant astatine the aforesaid time. It's ever successful the backmost of my mind: What's thing I haven't done that's not going to marque radical go, 'What does helium deliberation he's doing?'"

Blake Shelton's latest song, "Texas," bowed connected Friday. (Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images for CMT)

Even though Shelton is getting backmost to his roots, helium has maintained that his acquisition connected "The Voice" changed his life.

LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

"It was the biggest, astir important vocation determination of my life. I'll ever beryllium grateful for that, and everybody that worked astatine that amusement helped maine get wherever I am," helium said.

Blake's multi-decade stint connected the singing contention amusement besides led him to his wife, Gwen Stefani. She is besides releasing caller music, arsenic Stefani's latest album, "Bouquet," debuted connected Friday.

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton tied the knot successful 2021. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation)

"It comes retired the aforesaid time my azygous comes out, which is comic to some of us. I said, 'Well, astatine slightest we're not competing with each different connected an album... but we conscionable privation to instrumentality implicit that time for 1 day,'" Shelton told People. "We privation it to beryllium astir our household — and past everybody other tin person it back."

Shelton explained that arsenic helium gears up to proceed to make music, helium has acceptable immoderate strict boundaries astir his work-life balance.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER

"It astir apt drives my manager and radical that enactment with maine crazy. I say, 'Alright, y'all publication maine present to bash things, but permission my Fourth of July alone.' And erstwhile it's fall, I don't privation to beryllium doing stuff. That's my clip to be," helium said. "Of course, there's ever exceptions, but for the astir portion I'm capable to constitute my ain schedule, and it feels bully due to the fact that aft each these years of doing what I do, I cognize the times that I get ace frustrated, and truthful I bash support that."

Kingston Rossdale, Gwen Stefani, Apollo Rossdale, Blake Shelton and Zuma Rossdale successful 2023. (Getty Images)

Shelton's astir precious clip is spent astatine location with his household watching football. Stefani has 3 children — Kingston, Zuma and Apollo — with her ex-husband, Gavin Rossdale. Shelton does not person immoderate biologic children.

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

"I'm inactive a immense Arizona Cardinals fan. Last Sunday, I told Gwen, 'I'm having the champion day.' We had household over, cooked a bully meal," helium said. "My squad won. It was like, 'I privation to person this time each time for the remainder of my beingness — conscionable laid-back household and watching football." 

Despite each of Shelton's occurrence — which includes six ACMs and 10 CMAs — these days he's "living a beauteous elemental life."