Kenny Chesney was just a teenager when he started noticing that his hair was falling out.

The singer experienced hair loss early: By 19, he was in the midst of it. He opens up about the experience in his new book, Heart Life Music , admitting that it was "socially traumatic" at the time.

"I remember playing high school football, and I'd take my helmet off, and I'd see all this hair in there, and I was freaking out!" he writes in an excerpt of the book, which People published as a sneak peek.

"Now, though, I'm really glad that happened early because I have friends my age who are losing their hair, and they are really freaking out," the 57-year-old continues.

Why Did Kenny Chesney Lose His Hair So Young?

Chesney's mother, Karen Chandler, was a hairdresser when he was growing

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