1 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: We were both in the session, both debating who should 2 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 1: sing it, and I was like, bro, let's get to 3 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: Rascal Platz cut you sing it. You sound just like them. 4 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 1: And then I was like you should be an artist 5 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:16,800 Speaker 1: and he's like I am and I was like, oh, 6 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: He's like you should be an artists and I was like, yeah, 7 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: I want to be, but I don't know. 8 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 2: Hey, everybody, Welcome to episode six' ten of The Bobby. 9 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 2: Cast on this, one we will talk in depth With Meghan, 10 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 2: trainor who has a really interesting story of moving To 11 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 2: nashville to be a. Songwriter all about that bass. Hits 12 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:43,160 Speaker 2: she's written multiple number ones for country artists while she's 13 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:46,560 Speaker 2: had number ones in the pop. World she just released 14 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 2: an album Called toy With, me so make sure you 15 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 2: go check that. Out big thanks To meghan for coming 16 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 2: on so here she Is meghan Trainer, meghan good to see. 17 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: You, hi good to see. You thanks for having. 18 00:00:57,880 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 2: Me did you ever do or try out for any 19 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 2: those idle the voice type shows. 20 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: Back in your early scared my Publisher Carlo wallace who 21 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: back in the, day who was In. Nashville she would 22 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: always tell me, like you should be on the voice 23 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: And i'm Like i'm. NOT i don't have that voice 24 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: LIKE i have like a pretty, voice But i'm a studio, 25 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 1: rat LIKE i can TAKE i can re sing it 26 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 1: and edit it and make it sound. Perfect i'm not 27 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:25,400 Speaker 1: Like whitney that wants to sing Or Ariana grande who 28 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: can sing in the bathroom and just belt like a 29 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:32,040 Speaker 1: whole huge hit. Song SO i mean that's WHAT i 30 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 1: feel LIKE i can't. Do so performing for me was 31 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:37,040 Speaker 1: always way too, scary AND i was, Like i'm Just 32 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: i'd rather write a. 33 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:41,479 Speaker 2: Song was it not about performing for? You way early? 34 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 2: ON i, mean did you want to be a songwriter 35 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 2: more than on a? 36 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:46,040 Speaker 1: STAGE i THINK i was so insecure and so hard 37 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: on myself THAT i didn't picture myself on stage like 38 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: singing and dancing and having fun and people singing my 39 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: songs with. Me BUT i would always perform growing, up 40 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: LIKE i would perform my songs on my ukulele OR'd 41 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 1: had behind a guitar or, piano and then with all 42 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 1: about that. Bass that was the first TIME i had 43 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 1: to sing and dance and do, everything and it was 44 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: like such a this feeling to, me like such a 45 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 1: weird new. Experience BUT i like loved, dancing BUT i 46 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 1: never took a dance list in my, life SO i. 47 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: LEARNED i learned WHAT i could, do and just kept 48 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:22,239 Speaker 1: proving myself for wrong and was, like oh my, God 49 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 1: i'm kind of. Badass AND i was, like let's keep. 50 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: Going AND i recently shot a music video for a 51 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 1: new song Called shimmer that's very heavy, dance AND i 52 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: trained for like weeks BECAUSE i. KNEW i was, LIKE 53 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: i am not a trained dancer from. Birth i'm gonna 54 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 1: have AND i want this to be a really hit 55 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:39,080 Speaker 1: dance heavy, video and SO i trained for weeks to 56 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: like nail. 57 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 2: It how did you feel watching yourself back on camera 58 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 2: once you finished the video or you were like watching 59 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 2: takes of? It did you like watching yourself? 60 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: Dance we're all about that bass by That? 61 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, no, no, no the new one that you've the new. 62 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 1: One i'm. Hyped i'm so. EXCITED i can't at wait 63 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: for everyone to see. It it's coming out with the 64 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 1: Album april twenty, Fourth toy With. Me but this song 65 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: is Called shimmer and she's she's a bibbity, bop she's. 66 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: Upbeat she's kind of like me. Too my Song IF 67 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 1: i was, YOU i want a baby and it's like 68 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:11,520 Speaker 1: her cool older, sister And i'm so. Proud it's my 69 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:13,359 Speaker 1: favorite music Video i've ever done in my entire. 70 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 2: Career do you will you watch performances back to game 71 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 2: tape yourself to see how you? 72 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:22,800 Speaker 1: Did? Yeah, sometimes OR i. DON'T i was just talking 73 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: to an actress about, this because a lot of actresses 74 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 1: LIKE i don't watch MY tv Show i'm in AND 75 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: i was, LIKE i can listen to my songs all day, 76 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:32,799 Speaker 1: long that's, fine and when my kids play, it AND 77 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: i could watch my music videos BECAUSE i edit them 78 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 1: and they're WHAT i picked and they're perfect in that. 79 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: Way but like a RANDOM tv, Performance i'm, Like i'm 80 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 1: not popping that on for, fun you. Know i'm not, like, 81 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: oh let's get into, it because you don't have any 82 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 1: control really over, those and like the edit and so 83 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 1: those scare me a, Lot LIKE i have to go 84 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: perform the Song shimmer on A tv show coming, up 85 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: And i'm terror. 86 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 2: Hyde where did you grow up. 87 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: The Nantucket, Island massachusetts. 88 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 2: And you moved To nashville from? Home? 89 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 1: Yeah all my friends were in college at that point 90 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 1: AND i was at, home traveling TO la And nashville 91 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 1: to do songwriting, weeks like one week at a, time 92 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 1: AND i was just, like, Man i'm the farthest thing 93 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:18,720 Speaker 1: away From, California Like i'm On. NANTUCKET i had to 94 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: take a boat and then a. Plane and then at another, 95 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:23,840 Speaker 1: point LIKE i was, like can we just move a little? 96 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 1: Closer and my parents were, like absolutely. Not you're not 97 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: living In california at eighteen years. Old but they agreed 98 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:33,919 Speaker 1: To nashville because my publishers were. There they were like 99 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:36,159 Speaker 1: family to, us so they took care of me AND 100 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 1: i got my own apartment and was like a big. 101 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:42,479 Speaker 1: Girl and then WHILE i was there under a, YEAR 102 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:45,160 Speaker 1: i remember it was like exactly a year to my moving. 103 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 1: Date we were moving out of there to go To 104 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 1: california because all about that base was like already becoming a. 105 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:54,360 Speaker 1: Hit AND i was like nineteen when they released, it. 106 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 2: Did you write that song here At? 107 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:59,839 Speaker 1: NASHVILLE i wrote it In, Nashville Kevin cadish forty, five 108 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 1: and it's away from my Little bellevue, apartment AND i 109 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 1: remember like being, like why is this studio so far? 110 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:11,679 Speaker 1: Away AND i was such a fan Of Kevin catish 111 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 1: because he Wrote Stacey rico big hits And Jason murra's 112 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 1: big hits AND i was, like this is, sick Like 113 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:20,360 Speaker 1: i'm with a big songwriter and he was awesome and 114 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:24,160 Speaker 1: we just met and we bonded over like being chubby 115 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:26,280 Speaker 1: as kids and being, insecure AND i was, LIKE i 116 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:29,159 Speaker 1: wish they played like doop stuff on radio AND i 117 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:30,800 Speaker 1: wish they played this. Music and he was, like, OH 118 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 1: i love that. Music and then we wrote all about 119 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 1: that base in like under an, hour and THEN i 120 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:38,599 Speaker 1: remember leaving being like do you like? It and he's 121 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 1: LIKE i like. It you like? It AND i was, like, 122 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 1: YEAH i think, so but we kind OF i thought, like, 123 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:46,279 Speaker 1: well no one's going to cut this because no one 124 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:49,840 Speaker 1: looks or sounds like this and it's very, specific SO 125 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 1: i thought LIKE i failed as a songwriter. LYRICALLY i 126 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,359 Speaker 1: was like it was all like a leachy pop on 127 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: the radio at the, time so that's WHY i went, 128 00:05:57,760 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: sorry and he was, like, NO i love. It it's. 129 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:03,239 Speaker 1: GREAT i was like. Okay and then like nine months 130 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 1: later of pitching the, song everyone being, like we love, 131 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:07,560 Speaker 1: it but we don't have an ARTIST i could sing. 132 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 1: This La Reata Epic records was, like well who wrote? 133 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 1: It just go find? Her and then they started hunting 134 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:15,719 Speaker 1: me down and they found. 135 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 2: Me you pitched out for nine months before you cut it. 136 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: Yourself, yeah it was a long time of having that 137 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:21,479 Speaker 1: song on. 138 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:25,239 Speaker 2: There any holds from anybody or any like possible, Holds, 139 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:27,600 Speaker 2: UH i. 140 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 1: Don't think, so BUT i remember My carla was always 141 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:32,600 Speaker 1: like a believer and would shoot for the. Stars and 142 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 1: someone was, like we're gonna send this TO A dell's 143 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 1: team AND i was, LIKE i doubt Adele w was sing, 144 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 1: this but it's sure. AWESOME i can't. Wait, yeah but 145 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:43,680 Speaker 1: there's no way she ever heard. 146 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 2: It when you were living In, nashville were you doing 147 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 2: any sort of songwriter rounds and did you ever Consider 148 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:53,039 Speaker 2: i'll Just i'll just write for country music that Every nashville. 149 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 1: Is felt like you had to do songwriting rounds like 150 00:06:55,279 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 1: just to get your name and songwriting skills out. There 151 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: so LUCKILY i could perform with my ukulele or guitar 152 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 1: AND i would do. It BUT i remember hating it 153 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 1: BECAUSE i was the youngest and everyone was so, talented 154 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 1: AND i would always be like the last to, go 155 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 1: AND i was, like, well and mine would kind of 156 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 1: be like half a comedy set of, me just like being, like, Oh, okay, 157 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 1: guys WELL i hate following. Them this sucks And i'm 158 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 1: nineteen years old and here you. GO i just moved, 159 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: here AND i would be like it and the crowd 160 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 1: was always so nice and they were always like they're 161 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: really kind to me all the other song WHERE i 162 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 1: was being like it, sucks how good you are at, 163 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:37,880 Speaker 1: Nineteen like you're, annoying AND i was like, thanks. Guys 164 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 1: BUT i was so, scared so, terrified because it's like 165 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:43,840 Speaker 1: at restaurants where people are eating and talking and you're, 166 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:45,119 Speaker 1: like here's my life? 167 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 2: Passion is that a thing when you moved To? Nashville 168 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 2: was it for? You whenever you look around and everybody's 169 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 2: so good, Here like you can go anywhere and everybody 170 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 2: is so. Good there are people that haven't made it 171 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 2: and that are older now that are still so, good 172 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 2: and you wonder how do they not make? It is 173 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 2: that intimidating when you move here as a. 174 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 1: Kid, YEAH i was so lucky THAT i was With 175 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 1: Carla wallace and B Yellow dog because they Had Josh 176 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 1: kerr and he was so nice to me that he 177 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 1: was willing to talk to. ME i was like the 178 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: new baby on the, team and it's like those, houses you, 179 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 1: know like the publishing companies are like a big, house 180 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 1: and so you're just looking in the bedrooms and you're, 181 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: like hey, guys and they're all writing. Songs but any 182 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: CHANCE i would get to talk to, HIM i was, like, Hey, 183 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 1: josh oh my, god so with, it like when another 184 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 1: artist sings your, song like do they ruin? It and 185 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 1: he's like sometimes AND i was like, no he's like 186 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:35,080 Speaker 1: AND i was, like, okay do they change lyrics on? 187 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 1: You and he's like Sometimes AND i was, like oh my. 188 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:40,640 Speaker 1: God and then he always told me like it only 189 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 1: takes one and you never know which one it's going to. 190 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: Be AND i was, like really that. Sucks that's. Crazy 191 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 1: and then LIKE i never even thought all about the 192 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 1: bass was going to be. HEARD i thought that was 193 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 1: like my weakest SONG i had compared to all my 194 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 1: other pop. SONGS i was, like even my family was, 195 00:08:56,640 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 1: like they like the bass. ONE i was, like mm, 196 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 1: hmmm how did that? 197 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 2: Grow because it WAS i, mean it was viral before 198 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 2: things actually went. Viral AM i remembering that? 199 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:07,840 Speaker 1: Correct, yeah it was. Weird it was a, weird just 200 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 1: like lightning strike moment THAT i Think facebook helped a 201 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:15,320 Speaker 1: lot because people were sharing the video going you got 202 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:18,200 Speaker 1: to see, this AND i think it was like bold 203 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:20,199 Speaker 1: and so different than what was on the radio at the. 204 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:25,439 Speaker 1: Time it was a lot of LIKE edm pop, songs 205 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:28,319 Speaker 1: WHICH i, loved SO i was, like this will never. 206 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 1: Work but the music video was so. DIFFERENT i remember 207 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 1: they were, like we want big pastel colors because that's 208 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 1: what's in right, now AND i was, LIKE i were, 209 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 1: Black LIKE i don't understand any of, this and the 210 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:43,520 Speaker 1: video just got tossed. Around and THEN i Remember Justin 211 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:46,160 Speaker 1: bieber did like a random remix of it on, YouTube 212 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 1: AND i called my brother AND i was, like all, 213 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 1: right you have to drop out of college, now like 214 00:09:50,559 --> 00:09:53,560 Speaker 1: this is. It i'm, Successful it's gonna. Happen we're gonna 215 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:55,480 Speaker 1: have to live IN la. Together he was, like all, 216 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 1: right meet to. 217 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 2: There what's the difference in the music culture going From, 218 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 2: nashville where it's everywhere To Los. 219 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:05,120 Speaker 1: ANGELES i used to ask everyone, like do you love 220 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:07,720 Speaker 1: living In? Nashville do you love living IN? La AND 221 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:10,840 Speaker 1: i remember everyone IN la loved. It everyone In nashville is, 222 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:14,600 Speaker 1: like you, know it's a small town people everywhere everone 223 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 1: knows everyone in the weather's tough because it's very. Bipolar 224 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:21,559 Speaker 1: they switches up all the. Time but everyone IN la 225 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:23,960 Speaker 1: like it was LIKE i Love, la AND i was like, 226 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:28,000 Speaker 1: really AND i Love california because the weather and it's, 227 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 1: great BUT i don't go out much AND i the songwriting. 228 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:34,559 Speaker 1: Scene my only complaint is that they want to start 229 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 1: so late AND i want to start at ten. Am 230 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:39,679 Speaker 1: And nashville was better at that where they would they 231 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:41,839 Speaker 1: would go home to their. Families you, know we'd be, 232 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 1: like let's wrap up at dinner, time let's go. Home. 233 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 2: Yeah a lot of nine am to three, pm four 234 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 2: pms In. 235 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 1: Nashville that's what a should. Be but a lot of 236 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 1: people IN la don't want to wake up because they 237 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 1: don't have kids like. Me And i'm, Like i've been 238 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 1: up for five. Hours so if you could just hit 239 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:57,440 Speaker 1: me the hop oh, here we could get into. It, 240 00:10:58,480 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 1: yeah are. 241 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:01,600 Speaker 2: THERE i guess if you're a new artist and you're 242 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 2: living In Los, angeles it's going to be so different 243 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 2: than a new artist living In, nashville where there are 244 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:08,000 Speaker 2: all these places here where if you're, new you can 245 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 2: go get yourself on a, list you can go watch The, 246 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:13,120 Speaker 2: bluebird you can you can learn and find your people IN. 247 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 2: La it feels like that would be a little. 248 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 1: DIFFERENT i did The. Bluebird that was, terrifying so, scared and, 249 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 1: yeah IN. La there's not a lot of places WHERE 250 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:23,880 Speaker 1: i was sent to to go, perform BUT i was 251 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:26,679 Speaker 1: lucky enough where my song went, first SO i had 252 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 1: to catch up to my. Song AND i like a 253 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 1: lot of people knew all about the, base but they 254 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 1: didn't Know megan and. Trainer they didn't know me at. 255 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:36,000 Speaker 1: All even WHEN i would literally sing it on, stage 256 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 1: they would would come off and they, go you sing 257 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 1: that song AND i was like. Mm THEN i was 258 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 1: the bass girl for like six years and then just 259 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 1: oh that's the bass. Girl AND i was like. Okay 260 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 1: and now ten years, Later i'm are You MEGAN. T 261 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 1: painter And i'm, like, oh, yeah you KNOW. 262 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:54,679 Speaker 2: I you played The. Bluebird tell me about. 263 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:57,720 Speaker 1: That so. Scary Carlo wallace got me. In that was 264 00:11:57,760 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 1: MY i was, Like i'll do. THAT i won't do the, 265 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:01,440 Speaker 1: voice But i'll Do bluebird BECAUSE i Know Taylor swift 266 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:04,320 Speaker 1: was there and it helped. Her AND i did, it 267 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 1: AND i was so. SCARED i think there's nothing worse 268 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:09,440 Speaker 1: as a performer for me than a, small, tight tiny 269 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 1: room and what a, tight tiny room that is where 270 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:14,840 Speaker 1: you can like see people breathing and drinking and you're 271 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 1: in their face and you're, like here's my. Soul BUT 272 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:20,680 Speaker 1: i got through my. Performance it's just me and a, 273 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 1: guitar nobody, else and you're just so. Scared but my 274 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:27,360 Speaker 1: mom SAID i nailed, it AND i didn't like get 275 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 1: anything out of, It like nobody was LIKE i want 276 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:33,240 Speaker 1: to sign her after. That BUT i got like the 277 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:35,560 Speaker 1: street cred OR i got the cool points of Like 278 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 1: i've performed at The bluebird. TOO i know what everyone's talking. 279 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:40,400 Speaker 2: About did you do the stage or the round and 280 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:41,240 Speaker 2: inside the? Circle? 281 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 1: THIS i don't. KNOW i was in a, tight tiny 282 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:47,600 Speaker 1: little room and it was like one songwriter out a, 283 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 1: time SO i didn't have to wait for other people 284 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 1: to sing in a, row but they would come up 285 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 1: and sit and THEN i went up AND i sat 286 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:55,200 Speaker 1: on the. 287 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:58,920 Speaker 2: Stage, yeah, yeah, yeah that. IS i think people are 288 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 2: surprised sometimes when they come to The bluebird because it is, 289 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:03,080 Speaker 2: famous but it's. 290 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 1: Tiny you need, Tiny, yeah it's like it's like singing 291 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:08,800 Speaker 1: for your, classmates which is also my number one. Fear 292 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:12,439 Speaker 1: and for An english, project they were, like let's write a, 293 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 1: poem AND i Said i'm gonna do one. Better i'm 294 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 1: alway to a, song immediately regretted. IT i got in 295 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 1: there with my guitar and was, like Oh, god started 296 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:21,320 Speaker 1: panicking because it's all my high school mean. Friends and 297 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 1: then my throat and my chest got really. Red and 298 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:27,199 Speaker 1: one boy AFTER i, SANG i was like did? It 299 00:13:27,520 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 1: he was, like why is your next so? Read AND 300 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:32,480 Speaker 1: i was like ohing on AND i got a. Plus 301 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 1: BUT i was, like oh forever hate singing for high. 302 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:37,840 Speaker 2: Schoolers how long ago did you start on this, record. 303 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 1: This new one? Manuelbum? 304 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:40,239 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah oh. 305 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:42,840 Speaker 1: Like, god right after, tour so like almost two years. 306 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 2: Ago now what's what's the starting point with this last? 307 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:48,320 Speaker 2: One did you find a song or like what Was? 308 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:50,320 Speaker 2: OKAY i think we're starting on the new. 309 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:54,520 Speaker 1: Record i'm always like onto the. NEXT i Think, capricorn 310 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:56,960 Speaker 1: just like keep it, going the hustler and just like 311 00:13:57,200 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 1: can't stop working the. PROBLEM i needed to take a. 312 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:02,439 Speaker 1: Break and my teen's very. Supportive they're, like, yeah we'd 313 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:04,880 Speaker 1: love another. ALBUM i signed a new deal With, epic 314 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 1: SO i have three more albums with, them so that 315 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:11,400 Speaker 1: like inspired. Me and then we just kept saying after, 316 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:13,320 Speaker 1: tour like let's get the band back, together LIKE i 317 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 1: missed me performing with a. Band so THEN i try 318 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:20,200 Speaker 1: to write all these songs with like real. Instruments AND 319 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 1: i was also doing A christmas orchestral album that'll come out, 320 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:26,800 Speaker 1: later and SO i was inspired by. That but doing 321 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:29,640 Speaker 1: two albums at one time was a mind mess. Up 322 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 1: that was really. Hard but SO i started writing these, 323 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:34,920 Speaker 1: songs and THEN i REALIZED i was doing a lot 324 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:37,280 Speaker 1: of private gigs at the same time, too and WHEN 325 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 1: i would perform on my, hits they're all over the. 326 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 1: Place they're like Dear, fud your, husband douop to Like 327 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:45,640 Speaker 1: i'm gonna lose you on the, piano To, know and Me, 328 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 1: too which are like pure, pop like in sync, pop you. 329 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:50,720 Speaker 1: Know and SO i was, like these two girls are. 330 00:14:50,760 --> 00:14:52,640 Speaker 1: Alone so while writing the, ALBUM i was, like we 331 00:14:52,680 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 1: got to write them some friends so that WHEN i 332 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:57,560 Speaker 1: do these sets there's more of like this makes. SENSE 333 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 1: i think all my my songs are all over the 334 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 1: place sonically in different, genres which is, fun but it's 335 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:06,400 Speaker 1: hard to like pick an outfit for, that and it's 336 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 1: hard to make a stat list where they make. Sense 337 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 1: SO i also took all my hit songs and try 338 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 1: to write them a. Sister on this entire album. 339 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 2: With all about that, bass do you ever sing it 340 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 2: differently to match the other? Music, no all about that. 341 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 1: BASS i always keep Og i've added like a Beautiful 342 00:15:24,280 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 1: disney intro sometimes to hype it up and be, like 343 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 1: do you remember ten years AGO i released my first? 344 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 1: Song and then the crowd starts to hype, up and 345 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 1: Then i'm, like you weren't even, born and neither were 346 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 1: you BECAUSE i could tell their. 347 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:38,800 Speaker 3: Like, Eight let's take a quick pause for a message 348 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 3: from our, Sponsor, wow and we're back on The Bobby. 349 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:52,000 Speaker 2: Cast what do you think about when you go to 350 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 2: a concert and your favorite artist changes the melody of 351 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:55,600 Speaker 2: your favorite. 352 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:58,480 Speaker 1: SONG i get. It you can change it a. Little 353 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 1: you can change. IT i understand if you change it 354 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 1: because it's hard to, sing like How adele sometimes will do, 355 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 1: it And Harry styles does that all the time. Too 356 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:08,160 Speaker 1: of like as impossible to singing every, night let me 357 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 1: change the melody so it's easier and more. Realistic i've 358 00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 1: done that, Bunch but don't change it to be. INTERESTING 359 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 1: i don't. KNOW i want. TO i LIKE i studied 360 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 1: this in the. CAR i don't want to pull up 361 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:22,480 Speaker 1: and here's something. New it's, hard it's very back and, 362 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:25,080 Speaker 1: forth and it's all everyone's, opinion so you can't please. 363 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:27,680 Speaker 2: EVERYONE i have some friends that have been playing their 364 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 2: hits for like twenty or thirty, years and they just 365 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:31,040 Speaker 2: wipe them out of their set list or they just 366 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 2: get bored and that's why they do it, Differently and, 367 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:39,520 Speaker 2: LIKE i get. It but it's Like, Garth, well he 368 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:41,200 Speaker 2: won't even play new. Songs he just. Played he's, like, 369 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:44,000 Speaker 2: LOOK i play for the. Fans so if he has 370 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 2: a new, project he might play one new song and 371 00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 2: then he plays all hits for three hours and he 372 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:53,680 Speaker 2: plays them exactly the way that everybody. Knows and he's you, 373 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 2: know and he would tell, me he would, SAY i 374 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 2: would rather sometimes play them, Differently but it's not about. 375 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 2: Me it's about everybody came to a. Show because, ME 376 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:03,280 Speaker 2: i would get bored and want to change it up 377 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:05,879 Speaker 2: a little. Bit but hearing him say, that LIKE i 378 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:06,680 Speaker 2: thought that was super. 379 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:06,920 Speaker 4: Cool. 380 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:11,679 Speaker 1: Yeah, also we're living in Groundhog, day you. Know it's 381 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:14,359 Speaker 1: like it's gonna be the same lyrics no matter what 382 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 1: Till i'm seventy You i'm going to be singing old you, 383 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 1: know And i've come to terms with that And i'm 384 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:22,920 Speaker 1: okay with. It and what gets me. GOING i think 385 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:25,879 Speaker 1: What garth is explaining is when the crowd is so 386 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:29,320 Speaker 1: hyped and so happy that you're still in. SHOCK i 387 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:31,960 Speaker 1: cannot believe you still know these, words or like the 388 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:34,920 Speaker 1: new generations come up with you and like they're six 389 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:36,680 Speaker 1: years old and you're, like this one came out before 390 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:39,040 Speaker 1: you were, alive and they know all the. Words it 391 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 1: just gives you a whole new energy and a whole 392 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 1: new high where you're, LIKE i have to do this 393 00:17:43,840 --> 00:17:44,359 Speaker 1: for the rest of my. 394 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:48,199 Speaker 2: Life if you're, writing are you going melody first or lyrics? 395 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:49,760 Speaker 2: First just generally, speaking. 396 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:52,840 Speaker 1: It depends on the. Day BUT i always struggled with lyrics, 397 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 1: Obviously like in the beginning when they were, like your 398 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:56,400 Speaker 1: lyrics don't make, SENSE i was, LIKE i don't read enough. 399 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 1: BOOKS i hear. You BUT i was always a melody 400 00:17:59,840 --> 00:18:03,360 Speaker 1: Que like In, NASHVILLE i was the melody, girl and 401 00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:07,600 Speaker 1: SO i know that my weakest link is. Lyrics so 402 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:10,960 Speaker 1: before my songwriting, Sessions i've been going On pinterest. LATELY 403 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:12,960 Speaker 1: i used to do this with magazines Because Esther dean 404 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:16,119 Speaker 1: taught me this amazing. SONGWRITER i go On pinterest AND 405 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 1: i type in, cute like cute howkgirl captions For instagram 406 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 1: and they come up with the cutest, things or LIKE 407 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:30,720 Speaker 1: i saw shares quote where she's, like, mom hey, MAMA 408 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:32,800 Speaker 1: i am a Rich man AND i was, like we 409 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:35,720 Speaker 1: need a song Called, richmond AND i wrote a whole 410 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:38,400 Speaker 1: anthem about it that's, LIKE i don't have any man 411 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 1: making me. MONEY i do it. Myself AND i love 412 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:44,560 Speaker 1: getting concepts like, that And i'll make a whole list 413 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:46,439 Speaker 1: the night before And i'll go in with my songwriters and, 414 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 1: GO i love this. Concept what do you? Think and 415 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 1: USUALLY i had to teach the songwriters not to do 416 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 1: this for, me but usually they'll come in and go 417 00:18:54,080 --> 00:18:56,880 Speaker 1: they'll just, yes man the, artist and they're, like, yeah 418 00:18:57,080 --> 00:18:59,560 Speaker 1: if you want that on your, album you're probably gonna cut. 419 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 1: It that's exactly what we should do. Today AND i 420 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:04,320 Speaker 1: started asking they're my. Friends at this, POINT i was, 421 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:06,320 Speaker 1: like can you not just say yes to all my? 422 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:08,639 Speaker 1: Ideas can you push? Me can you say, no we 423 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:11,639 Speaker 1: shouldn't talk about this because this is. Interesting and no 424 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:14,440 Speaker 1: one said this in a, While and then they started doing. 425 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:16,919 Speaker 2: That someone with all the success that you've. Had do 426 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:24,920 Speaker 2: you ever just pull up rhyme zone AND i, Write, hey, yeah. 427 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:27,159 Speaker 1: What do you? MEAN i, think uh. Yeah every now and, 428 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:29,960 Speaker 1: then SOMETIMES i really don't need, It but some especially 429 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:32,239 Speaker 1: if i'm writing for like a Movie i've been writing it, 430 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:36,119 Speaker 1: recently where it's LIKE i have to write specifically about 431 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:39,320 Speaker 1: A christmas movie or something that's like about, Elves i'm, like, 432 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 1: okay well rhymes with, hoofs you, know And i'll just get. 433 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:46,240 Speaker 1: Lost but if it's like a pop song THAT i 434 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:48,280 Speaker 1: know the concept THAT i know what we're talking, ABOUT 435 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:51,440 Speaker 1: i can like fly through. It but, yeah if it's 436 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 1: if it's a tricky, One i'm like the rhymes ON 437 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:54,639 Speaker 1: i don't understand where we? 438 00:19:54,680 --> 00:19:57,800 Speaker 2: Are what is your hardest song to? Sing and you 439 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:00,880 Speaker 2: look back and, go, MAN i wrote that really, hard me. 440 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 1: Too going hey ye hate it every. Time in the 441 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:07,960 Speaker 1: middle of the, SONG i screamed that, part AND i 442 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:11,200 Speaker 1: After i'm dancing and singing, It i'm, like, well who Did? Hey, 443 00:20:11,280 --> 00:20:13,879 Speaker 1: yeah why AM i singing? This like my ad libs 444 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:16,320 Speaker 1: are the death of? Me and in the Studio i'm 445 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:18,400 Speaker 1: SITTING i could scream it out AND i, go, damn 446 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:20,600 Speaker 1: that sounds, Good and then, LIVE i, GO i hate, 447 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:22,760 Speaker 1: MYSELF i hate And i've done. THIS i was, Like 448 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:24,399 Speaker 1: i'm gonna do a level of buy next. Album this is. 449 00:20:24,480 --> 00:20:27,000 Speaker 2: Creaensy if you're, sick will you change the key of 450 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:28,680 Speaker 2: a song night of if you can't quite get? 451 00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:31,520 Speaker 1: There If i'm, SICK i, don't BUT i will. Go 452 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:33,959 Speaker 1: you're singing, tonight you KNOW i give it out? MORE 453 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:37,040 Speaker 1: i go and what AND i you could Tell i'm 454 00:20:37,080 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 1: sick IF i got crop our dissipation throughout the whole. 455 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:41,800 Speaker 2: Song do you ever have to go in and hop 456 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:43,680 Speaker 2: into like a or have them bring you an ivy 457 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:45,080 Speaker 2: or do a shot like right before? 458 00:20:45,119 --> 00:20:45,359 Speaker 5: Show? 459 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:47,280 Speaker 1: YEAH i had two ivs a last, tour AND i 460 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:49,920 Speaker 1: was on steroids like the BECAUSE i was so. SICK 461 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:52,920 Speaker 1: i was on anbiotics and steroids for like two weeks 462 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:54,760 Speaker 1: straight in the middle of, it just to get. By 463 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:57,280 Speaker 1: BUT i remember my voice was shot AND i took 464 00:20:57,320 --> 00:21:00,439 Speaker 1: the steroid for my like sign it like WHATEVER i. 465 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:02,600 Speaker 1: HAD i was so ill because the kids were, ill 466 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:04,880 Speaker 1: AND i remember the stairs kicked in AND i, went 467 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 1: let's do, this and my voice sounded, impeccable and they were, 468 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:10,959 Speaker 1: like who's, sick not? You AND i was like, no 469 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:11,440 Speaker 1: it ah. 470 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:15,480 Speaker 2: Until the next day IF, i, oh my. 471 00:21:15,359 --> 00:21:19,280 Speaker 1: Gosh, SHOW i was, like oh, oh like in the 472 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 1: middle of, it, YEAH i, Oh i've squeaked like a 473 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:24,879 Speaker 1: clarinet and been like AND i just got whoops and 474 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:25,360 Speaker 1: just keep. 475 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:28,959 Speaker 2: Going whenever you put out a, record because, again it's 476 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 2: not a song because people listen to a song in three. 477 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:34,040 Speaker 2: Minutes but you're going to have this entire, record how 478 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:36,680 Speaker 2: how quickly do you look to see if people like? It, 479 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 2: like what's a good? AMOUNT i put out a book 480 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:40,520 Speaker 2: and that's the worst because you got away like weeks 481 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:42,840 Speaker 2: you put you have to you gotta put out wait 482 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:44,520 Speaker 2: weeks to even see if it's any. 483 00:21:44,520 --> 00:21:48,439 Speaker 1: Good what about a, record, man there's there's songs are like. 484 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:50,879 Speaker 1: IT i have no idea if anyone is HEARING i 485 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:52,840 Speaker 1: put out two singles so, far AND i have no 486 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:55,520 Speaker 1: idea if anyone's heard. It and it is the worst 487 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:58,439 Speaker 1: part of all of this is, like there's NO i 488 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:00,640 Speaker 1: TOLD i keep telling my managers because they're, like why 489 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:02,679 Speaker 1: are you going? Crazy And i'm, like cause there's no 490 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:05,639 Speaker 1: like you hand in your report card and you get a. 491 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:08,680 Speaker 1: Grade there's no like you're doing, great. 492 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:11,440 Speaker 6: Sweetie there's none of that it's all, LIKE i hope 493 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:14,040 Speaker 6: people are hearing it when there's so much chaos going 494 00:22:14,040 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 6: on the, world and my managers are straight up telling, me, like, 495 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:19,720 Speaker 6: listen there's a lot of traffic out. 496 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:22,359 Speaker 1: There there's a lot going. On the world's. Different we 497 00:22:22,359 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 1: don't know how to promote music. Anymore we don't know 498 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:27,800 Speaker 1: how to get you, heard and all we can do 499 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:30,840 Speaker 1: is Try and So i'm, like, way So i'm just 500 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:34,119 Speaker 1: doing tiktoks hoping people use this. Sound like that's WHERE i. 501 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:36,240 Speaker 1: Go i'm, like, okay ten thousand people have heard it 502 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:38,800 Speaker 1: because they use this, sound but that's not a lot of. 503 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:42,000 Speaker 1: People and then what also helps, me that keeps me 504 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:45,639 Speaker 1: going Is i'll meet random, people like outside at the 505 00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:48,560 Speaker 1: mall or at a store and they, go oh my, 506 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:50,800 Speaker 1: god and my daughter will not stop Playing Getting. 507 00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:53,720 Speaker 6: Girl AND i go the news hunt really and they're like, 508 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 6: yeah AND i, GO i don't know if Funny one's. 509 00:22:55,800 --> 00:22:59,960 Speaker 1: Heard so that's really all the only INFORMATION i can 510 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:02,680 Speaker 1: on If i'm doing okay or not is strangers being, 511 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:04,800 Speaker 1: like my daughter won't leave me alone with this? 512 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:08,240 Speaker 2: One AM i? Crazy didn't you write a number one country? 513 00:23:08,280 --> 00:23:11,200 Speaker 2: SONG i? Did Is Rascal flats what was? 514 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:16,119 Speaker 1: Was, sheha, Yeah dann And Cha shay AND i, said, 515 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:18,640 Speaker 1: boy you Sound we were both in the, session both 516 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:20,600 Speaker 1: debating who should sing, it AND i was, like, bro 517 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:22,480 Speaker 1: let's go To Rascal platz cut you sing. It you 518 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:25,320 Speaker 1: sound just like, them and he was, Like, Okay i'll sing. 519 00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:26,359 Speaker 1: It AND i was, like it's nice to have a 520 00:23:26,359 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 1: break BECAUSE i was always singing in the. Sessions and 521 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:30,520 Speaker 1: THEN i was, like you should be an artist and 522 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:32,320 Speaker 1: he's LIKE i am AND i was, like, Oh he's 523 00:23:32,359 --> 00:23:33,679 Speaker 1: like you should be an artists AND i was, like, 524 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:37,000 Speaker 1: YEAH i want to, be BUT i don't. Know and 525 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:38,880 Speaker 1: every session they would say that to me Because i'd 526 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:41,040 Speaker 1: be the session singer and they're, like why aren't you 527 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:43,040 Speaker 1: putting this? Out AND i was, LIKE i don't have 528 00:23:43,119 --> 00:23:44,159 Speaker 1: like a label or any of that. 529 00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:45,560 Speaker 2: Stuff what was the song was? 530 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:45,879 Speaker 1: IT i like to? 531 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 2: Sound what was the song sound on? 532 00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:47,919 Speaker 4: That? 533 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:55,040 Speaker 2: Yeah like that kind of relaunched those guys because, they you, 534 00:23:55,080 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 2: know we got, older had some rough years And i'm 535 00:23:56,840 --> 00:23:58,960 Speaker 2: friends with, them SO i can say this that. Song 536 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 2: that song kind of relaunched their. CAREER U were you 537 00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:05,639 Speaker 2: writing a bunch for other artists in the country space at? 538 00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 2: All or was that just a rite that. 539 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:09,119 Speaker 1: Day that was like a write that. Day AND i 540 00:24:09,160 --> 00:24:12,920 Speaker 1: think having all about that bass be released and having 541 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:15,240 Speaker 1: like the hype of all about that bass definitely, HELPED 542 00:24:15,359 --> 00:24:19,000 Speaker 1: i think get me the cut and because it was 543 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:21,560 Speaker 1: like such a, cute great song that And shay killed 544 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:24,720 Speaker 1: the vocal wrote it With Jesse shack in. TOO i loved. 545 00:24:24,760 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 1: Him he's always supported me SINCE i was like. Fifteen 546 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:32,800 Speaker 1: BUT i think the all about that bass being released helped. 547 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:36,480 Speaker 1: That i'm guessing BECAUSE i remember being like going to the. 548 00:24:36,480 --> 00:24:39,639 Speaker 1: PUBLISHER i believe your name Was alison who hooked this 549 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 1: up and she played me their voice on my song 550 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:45,480 Speaker 1: With Carlo wallace While All about that bass was, out 551 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:47,880 Speaker 1: AND i just, like how are all my dreams coming 552 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 1: true right? Now at? ONCE i couldn't believe, It LIKE 553 00:24:49,840 --> 00:24:54,360 Speaker 1: i was crying, Listening so that one was just. Crazy. 554 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:58,720 Speaker 1: Yeah And Laura elena that same Crew jesse shack and 555 00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:01,680 Speaker 1: we wrote one for her with her and she's. 556 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:03,040 Speaker 2: Amazing, yeah which one was? 557 00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:06,119 Speaker 1: THAT i don't know that take the roleless you? 558 00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 2: Wrote, wait you wrote Road less? Traveled H, well hell, 559 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:14,520 Speaker 2: yeah my mind is a little bit blown BECAUSE i 560 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 2: knew that you had written With. SHAY i MEAN i 561 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:18,919 Speaker 2: was just With lauren yesterday Because lauren just had a, 562 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:21,080 Speaker 2: baby so her and my wife or how they and 563 00:25:21,119 --> 00:25:23,560 Speaker 2: so we're like very baby centric over, here and So. 564 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:26,000 Speaker 2: LAUREN i was just talking With. LAUREN i didn't know 565 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 2: you wrote that, Too so what it could HAVE i 566 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:31,320 Speaker 2: don't know how how he, Left like with that, success 567 00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:33,240 Speaker 2: did you think Maybe i'd stay In. Nashville i'm crushing. 568 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:35,240 Speaker 1: IT i KNOW i had. TO i have no. CHOICE 569 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:37,679 Speaker 1: i had to, go like To germany and promote all 570 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:40,440 Speaker 1: about that. Base LIKE i was. GONE i was waking 571 00:25:40,480 --> 00:25:42,240 Speaker 1: up in a different. Country we were, LIKE i don't 572 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:44,400 Speaker 1: know the, maps you, KNOW i don't know WHERE i. 573 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 1: Am and they were like speak these different languages and 574 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:50,520 Speaker 1: say my bass. Song AND i was, like, okay SO 575 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:52,040 Speaker 1: i would. GO i was at a rocket ship AND 576 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:53,119 Speaker 1: i just had to, go AND i was. 577 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:56,919 Speaker 2: Terrified last, question what's the most fun stage of a? 578 00:25:56,960 --> 00:26:00,920 Speaker 1: BABY i, mean you haven't got smiles, yet, Right, nah. 579 00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:02,600 Speaker 2: Just if there's farts and that's doesn't. 580 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:05,400 Speaker 1: Count i'm at two months and she just started smiling 581 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:09,240 Speaker 1: and it starts at the. Side it's like and it's 582 00:26:09,359 --> 00:26:12,280 Speaker 1: the it's like it takes over your whole. Body that'll 583 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:14,360 Speaker 1: be your first joy in life with your. Baby when 584 00:26:14,359 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 1: they look at, you they recognize you and go ah 585 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:21,240 Speaker 1: and give you the best smile. Ever so that's. Fantastic 586 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:25,760 Speaker 1: but when they're like sitting up, too oh my, god 587 00:26:25,800 --> 00:26:28,880 Speaker 1: you could play, together because for a while they're just helpless, 588 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:31,680 Speaker 1: bobbleheads you, know and you're, like oh my my, God. 589 00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:35,359 Speaker 2: Megan thank you rooting for. You hope everything's awesome and 590 00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:36,200 Speaker 2: Hopefully i'll see you. 591 00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:37,760 Speaker 1: Soon thank you so. Much to the. 592 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:51,600 Speaker 7: Best The Bobby cast will be right. Back this is 593 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:53,320 Speaker 7: The Bobby, cast all. 594 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:55,600 Speaker 2: Right that was great For Meghan. TRAINER i also wanted 595 00:26:55,600 --> 00:26:59,080 Speaker 2: to take a couple of minutes because THE ACMs are coming, 596 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 2: up and so to play a clip from each of 597 00:27:01,040 --> 00:27:04,160 Speaker 2: the winner so. Far this IS Acm New Mail artist 598 00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:07,320 Speaker 2: of The Year Tucker wetmore and it was really cool 599 00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:09,920 Speaker 2: to See tucker win this. Award in this, clip you'll 600 00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:12,520 Speaker 2: Hear tucker AND i talking about his family, background where 601 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:14,760 Speaker 2: his love for music came, from and if his mom 602 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:17,639 Speaker 2: supported his music, career which by the, way she's the 603 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:21,040 Speaker 2: one that also surprised him with THE acm. AWARD i 604 00:27:21,080 --> 00:27:23,200 Speaker 2: believe it was In, london so that was way after 605 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:25,000 Speaker 2: we did. This but here you go a little bit 606 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:27,080 Speaker 2: With Tucker. Wetmore what are the Wet MoES known? 607 00:27:27,119 --> 00:27:33,440 Speaker 8: For oh, gosh that's a great. 608 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:38,159 Speaker 2: Question take your. TIME i struggle With. Thanksgiving, YEAH i 609 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:40,160 Speaker 2: asked you a really hard that's a great. 610 00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:45,000 Speaker 8: QUESTION i mean it's gonna sound clichepe of just being. 611 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:49,000 Speaker 8: KIND i guess my family's. Great my mom's an, angel 612 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:52,000 Speaker 8: my grandma's known by everybody in the. 613 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:57,680 Speaker 9: COUNTY i don't. Know just living life day. 614 00:27:57,480 --> 00:27:59,200 Speaker 8: By day like everybody, else is what we're known. 615 00:27:59,240 --> 00:28:03,640 Speaker 2: For what's your? Mon she's one of those. 616 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:06,439 Speaker 8: PEOPLE i feel like The Good lord has filled her 617 00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:09,080 Speaker 8: cup with so much love that she doesn't have any 618 00:28:09,160 --> 00:28:11,439 Speaker 8: choice but to like spill it onto. Others that's the 619 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:14,720 Speaker 8: kind of person she, is you, KNOW i always thinking 620 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:20,680 Speaker 8: about other, people very, selfless my number one, fan always 621 00:28:20,840 --> 00:28:21,439 Speaker 8: always in my. 622 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 2: Corner was she super supportive of you when you wanted 623 00:28:24,520 --> 00:28:25,680 Speaker 2: to start doing. 624 00:28:25,760 --> 00:28:28,360 Speaker 8: Music, yeah she was the one that was, like, absolutely 625 00:28:28,359 --> 00:28:28,639 Speaker 8: go do. 626 00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:30,959 Speaker 2: It did you go to her with the, Hey i'm 627 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:32,960 Speaker 2: thinking about doing, this or what do you think about 628 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:35,119 Speaker 2: me doing? This i'm gonna do this in front of? 629 00:28:35,119 --> 00:28:35,800 Speaker 2: You like how did that? 630 00:28:35,840 --> 00:28:35,919 Speaker 1: Go? 631 00:28:36,119 --> 00:28:38,040 Speaker 2: Yeah so it was it was AFTER i dropped out of. 632 00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:41,840 Speaker 8: COLLEGE i was playing football In montana and ended up getting, 633 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:44,760 Speaker 8: injured like we just talked. About and THEN i moved 634 00:28:44,760 --> 00:28:48,480 Speaker 8: back home and then started playing music again BECAUSE i 635 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:49,800 Speaker 8: started playing music WHEN. 636 00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:50,760 Speaker 9: I was like ten or eleven years. 637 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:54,720 Speaker 8: OLD i started on, piano, guitar, trumpet AND i started 638 00:28:54,760 --> 00:28:57,840 Speaker 8: writing a bunch after after. College and THEN i remember 639 00:28:57,840 --> 00:29:00,719 Speaker 8: shutting her down on a couch like we're sitting right, 640 00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:02,440 Speaker 8: now AND i was, Like, MOM i THINK i want 641 00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:04,800 Speaker 8: to do this music, thing and she, Goes i've been 642 00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:07,440 Speaker 8: waiting for you to have this conversation with me because you, 643 00:29:07,480 --> 00:29:09,360 Speaker 8: know even back in the, day she would always push me, like, 644 00:29:09,400 --> 00:29:12,480 Speaker 8: hey you kind of got, something so you should pursue. 645 00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:15,040 Speaker 8: That i'm, like but, football you, KNOW i want to play, 646 00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:18,360 Speaker 8: ball and. Uh then it was kind of like a 647 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:21,680 Speaker 8: sur relief FOR i feel, like because she wanted she 648 00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:24,000 Speaker 8: wanted me to do, that and you, know she saw 649 00:29:24,040 --> 00:29:26,320 Speaker 8: something in me THAT i didn't really see at the, time. 650 00:29:26,160 --> 00:29:27,719 Speaker 9: And she was very. 651 00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:31,200 Speaker 8: Supportive help, me help me drive down From. Washington it 652 00:29:31,240 --> 00:29:35,120 Speaker 8: took us like three or four, days AND i HAD 653 00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:37,960 Speaker 8: covid actually during that whole, trip so she did most 654 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:41,840 Speaker 8: of the. DRIVING i THINK i did probably four hours 655 00:29:41,840 --> 00:29:45,880 Speaker 8: of driving. Total but she she helped me move and 656 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:48,080 Speaker 8: then you, know paid some bills WHEN i first moved 657 00:29:48,080 --> 00:29:51,720 Speaker 8: to town BECAUSE i had no, money just a handful 658 00:29:51,760 --> 00:29:52,360 Speaker 8: of songs and a. 659 00:29:52,440 --> 00:29:56,280 Speaker 2: Dream did she do? Music uh, huh she wasn't musical at. All. 660 00:29:56,600 --> 00:29:58,600 Speaker 2: Nope then how we even playing? Instruments? 661 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:02,240 Speaker 8: LIKE i have no, IDEA i Guess, Okay SO i 662 00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:05,080 Speaker 8: grew up in the. Church my grandpa is a, pastor and, 663 00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:09,400 Speaker 8: uh you, know being around the church my entire, life 664 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:11,880 Speaker 8: literally every single day being the. Church and, uh my 665 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:15,280 Speaker 8: grandma would would sing the. Hymns AND i grew up 666 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:17,520 Speaker 8: in A samoan, family so they're VERY i don't know 667 00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:19,920 Speaker 8: if you ever hung out with like a group Of. 668 00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:21,600 Speaker 2: SAMOANS i never. 669 00:30:21,680 --> 00:30:24,080 Speaker 8: Have it's it's a it's a bucket lists. 670 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:25,560 Speaker 2: ITEM i used to hang out one at a time 671 00:30:25,560 --> 00:30:26,920 Speaker 2: With smoan's never. Done i've never done a. 672 00:30:26,920 --> 00:30:29,000 Speaker 8: Group, yeah it's it's a it's a fun. 673 00:30:29,040 --> 00:30:31,920 Speaker 2: Time are You? Simoan a Part? 674 00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:32,440 Speaker 1: Simoan? 675 00:30:32,560 --> 00:30:34,320 Speaker 2: Like are in your? Heart? Though like when you look 676 00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:37,600 Speaker 2: in the, mirror do you see A samoan? Guy I'm 677 00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:38,440 Speaker 2: i'm definitely. 678 00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:39,600 Speaker 9: A mutt in a lot of. 679 00:30:39,640 --> 00:30:42,800 Speaker 8: WAYS i DON'T i don't. KNOW i MEAN i grew 680 00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:45,720 Speaker 8: up Around simoan culture my whole, life especially like in the, 681 00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:50,200 Speaker 8: summertime always you, know doing cookouts and listening to reggae 682 00:30:50,240 --> 00:30:52,400 Speaker 8: and you, know all my aunties and uncles and you, 683 00:30:52,440 --> 00:30:56,360 Speaker 8: know it's a huge family type. Thing and but, yeah 684 00:30:56,400 --> 00:30:58,880 Speaker 8: to answer your, QUESTION i, Mean smans are very musical 685 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 8: people and very loving people and giving, people and, uh you, 686 00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:05,360 Speaker 8: KNOW i just grew up around, that and it was 687 00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:07,080 Speaker 8: it was kind of one of those those things, where 688 00:31:07,120 --> 00:31:10,720 Speaker 8: Like i've said this, before but we'll be sitting in 689 00:31:10,760 --> 00:31:13,760 Speaker 8: the in the living room After sunday church we just 690 00:31:13,800 --> 00:31:17,280 Speaker 8: had early dinner and watching, football and somebody would start 691 00:31:17,280 --> 00:31:19,360 Speaker 8: Singing Amazing grace and then the next, thing you, know 692 00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:22,560 Speaker 8: the whole family is just Harmonizing Amazing grace in the living, 693 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:25,400 Speaker 8: room coming kind of. Thing SO i definitely grew up around, 694 00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:29,120 Speaker 8: that AND i think that's that might be where it 695 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:31,520 Speaker 8: kind of stems. From BUT i definitely found my own 696 00:31:31,560 --> 00:31:31,840 Speaker 8: love for. 697 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:41,480 Speaker 2: Music next up is the twenty twenty SIX Acm New 698 00:31:41,480 --> 00:31:44,960 Speaker 2: Female artist of The Year, Avery and Now i'm a 699 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:47,720 Speaker 2: massive fan Of avery and her music AND i THINK 700 00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:50,480 Speaker 2: i first saw her though On TikTok months ago doing 701 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:53,520 Speaker 2: An Ozzy osbourne cover and we talked about it in 702 00:31:53,560 --> 00:31:55,360 Speaker 2: the long form of this which you can watch On 703 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:57,400 Speaker 2: netflix or go back and listen to the whole. Podcast 704 00:31:58,080 --> 00:32:00,800 Speaker 2: but just a big, fan you know her origin. Story 705 00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:02,720 Speaker 2: it's crazy because she started her career and moved To 706 00:32:02,800 --> 00:32:06,720 Speaker 2: nashville at such a young age, likeeen like, SEVENTEEN i 707 00:32:06,760 --> 00:32:11,560 Speaker 2: think sixteen seventeen and blew up. Overnight so Here's avery 708 00:32:11,640 --> 00:32:13,800 Speaker 2: AND i talking about her move To nashville and the 709 00:32:13,840 --> 00:32:16,720 Speaker 2: pros and definitely the cons of going. Viral you just 710 00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:19,239 Speaker 2: knew you wanted to move To. Nashville, NO i. 711 00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:22,320 Speaker 4: DIDN'T i didn't even know this was a possibility for. 712 00:32:22,360 --> 00:32:25,800 Speaker 4: ME i didn't THINK i was that. GOOD i always loved, 713 00:32:25,840 --> 00:32:29,040 Speaker 4: music and it was music was more of like a like, 714 00:32:29,120 --> 00:32:31,120 Speaker 4: breathing LIKE i, said for, me it was a very 715 00:32:31,120 --> 00:32:34,000 Speaker 4: private thing UNLESS i was singing in. Church and WHEN 716 00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:37,000 Speaker 4: i went viral for singing in the bathtub DURING, covid 717 00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:41,200 Speaker 4: and THEN i got in contact with my managers AND 718 00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:43,960 Speaker 4: i signed a record deal AND i moved like AFTER 719 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:46,280 Speaker 4: i signed a record in that, order in that, order 720 00:32:46,640 --> 00:32:49,720 Speaker 4: and within this span of six, MONTHS i got in 721 00:32:49,720 --> 00:32:55,280 Speaker 4: contact with my Manager's october twenty, twenty and then we 722 00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:58,760 Speaker 4: started releasing some music and THEN i had like every 723 00:32:59,320 --> 00:33:01,640 Speaker 4: now in. HINDSIZIGHT i had like every label in town 724 00:33:01,920 --> 00:33:03,479 Speaker 4: wanting to meet with, me AND i met with LIKE 725 00:33:04,120 --> 00:33:06,240 Speaker 4: i think we did like thirteen zoom, meetings and THEN 726 00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:07,400 Speaker 4: i signed With. 727 00:33:07,440 --> 00:33:09,280 Speaker 2: Warner how do you pick a label when you're only 728 00:33:09,280 --> 00:33:09,840 Speaker 2: meeting with them Over? 729 00:33:09,880 --> 00:33:10,880 Speaker 4: ZOOM i don't. 730 00:33:10,920 --> 00:33:11,840 Speaker 1: KNOW i don't. 731 00:33:11,880 --> 00:33:15,520 Speaker 4: KNOW i Just i'm a very spiritual, person very like, 732 00:33:15,760 --> 00:33:19,560 Speaker 4: intuitive LIKE i trust my gut most of the. Time 733 00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:22,880 Speaker 4: AND i just felt really good About, warner and they 734 00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:25,480 Speaker 4: just felt very endearing and like they actually cared about 735 00:33:25,760 --> 00:33:27,360 Speaker 4: WHAT i had to, say not just kind of like 736 00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:33,120 Speaker 4: wanting to sign a viral sensation and let it be 737 00:33:33,160 --> 00:33:36,440 Speaker 4: what it. Is it felt like. Genuine SO i, signed 738 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:40,160 Speaker 4: and THEN i moved AND i didn't even, know LIKE 739 00:33:40,160 --> 00:33:41,960 Speaker 4: i knew about The Grand O, opry BUT i didn't 740 00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:45,240 Speaker 4: really know That nashville was like the place you go to, 741 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:50,360 Speaker 4: become you, know a country music. STAR i GUESS i 742 00:33:50,400 --> 00:33:52,720 Speaker 4: should have known, that BUT i just didn't really like 743 00:33:52,760 --> 00:33:54,280 Speaker 4: put the pieces together in my. HEAD i didn't even 744 00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:56,400 Speaker 4: know WHAT i wanted to do with my. Life and 745 00:33:56,440 --> 00:33:59,000 Speaker 4: THEN i was just like this feels, right AND i. 746 00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:02,920 Speaker 4: MOVED i lived in the house by myself for like, 747 00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:04,680 Speaker 4: WELL i was finishing. School was. 748 00:34:04,840 --> 00:34:07,160 Speaker 2: Seventeen at, seventeen were you? 749 00:34:07,520 --> 00:34:11,400 Speaker 4: Emancipated, No, no my parents are very supportive of. ME 750 00:34:11,440 --> 00:34:13,279 Speaker 4: i just have three other. Siblings they had lives to 751 00:34:13,320 --> 00:34:18,680 Speaker 4: do and work to, do AND i am self. SUFFICIENT 752 00:34:20,080 --> 00:34:23,759 Speaker 4: i was just LIKE i Just i'm very. Indecisive LIKE i, 753 00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:26,520 Speaker 4: SAID i brought two, records but that was the only 754 00:34:26,560 --> 00:34:28,680 Speaker 4: decision in my life That i've ever been, like this 755 00:34:28,840 --> 00:34:30,200 Speaker 4: is the right thing to, do AND i know. It 756 00:34:30,239 --> 00:34:34,200 Speaker 4: AND i remember telling my mom, that and everyone in my, 757 00:34:34,280 --> 00:34:37,080 Speaker 4: family like my extended family and our friends and everyone 758 00:34:37,120 --> 00:34:38,799 Speaker 4: in my town thought THAT i was, crazy and then 759 00:34:38,800 --> 00:34:40,600 Speaker 4: my parents are crazy for letting me do. That BUT 760 00:34:42,080 --> 00:34:45,279 Speaker 4: i think both of my parents and myself just felt 761 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:46,680 Speaker 4: a lot of peace that it was like the right. 762 00:34:46,719 --> 00:34:50,319 Speaker 2: THING i don't know what Is nashville. Like when you 763 00:34:50,360 --> 00:34:52,239 Speaker 2: move here and start to see other people who are 764 00:34:52,280 --> 00:34:55,080 Speaker 2: doing what you're trying to, do it's really. 765 00:34:55,120 --> 00:34:58,839 Speaker 4: Cool you would think that it's, intimidating and it is at, 766 00:34:58,840 --> 00:35:02,200 Speaker 4: times BUT I i just feel like the little girl 767 00:35:02,280 --> 00:35:04,120 Speaker 4: inside of me that wanted to talk to everyone About 768 00:35:04,160 --> 00:35:08,279 Speaker 4: Patsy klein that no one really cared because everyone called Me. 769 00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:10,279 Speaker 4: Grandma growing, UP i just loved the classic. Country but 770 00:35:10,920 --> 00:35:13,960 Speaker 4: everyone here has their, own you, know music, taste and 771 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:16,240 Speaker 4: everyone's really passionate about, it and there's so much. Talent 772 00:35:16,280 --> 00:35:19,839 Speaker 4: it was just really like, CREATIVELY i was like, very very, 773 00:35:19,880 --> 00:35:22,879 Speaker 4: stimulated AND i was just starry eyed at. It i'd 774 00:35:22,920 --> 00:35:26,239 Speaker 4: never even been to the side of the, country SO 775 00:35:26,320 --> 00:35:28,400 Speaker 4: i didn't know that there's this many trees. 776 00:35:28,440 --> 00:35:28,960 Speaker 1: Here AND. 777 00:35:30,600 --> 00:35:33,000 Speaker 4: I REMEMBER i was like driving down the road AND 778 00:35:33,320 --> 00:35:34,719 Speaker 4: i was, like one of these, Days i'm going to 779 00:35:35,400 --> 00:35:37,799 Speaker 4: plow down one of these mailboxes and trash cans because 780 00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:40,200 Speaker 4: the roads are so narrow. Too it's a lot of 781 00:35:40,239 --> 00:35:43,200 Speaker 4: things That it was a very big culture shock for 782 00:35:43,239 --> 00:35:45,200 Speaker 4: me going From arizona to Like. 783 00:35:46,200 --> 00:35:48,719 Speaker 2: Tennessee what do you do at eighteen nineteen years old, 784 00:35:48,840 --> 00:35:51,640 Speaker 2: here when you're living by? Yourself when you make? Friends? 785 00:35:51,719 --> 00:35:53,360 Speaker 2: Right do you go to? Songwriter around's, like how do 786 00:35:53,440 --> 00:35:53,879 Speaker 2: you make your? 787 00:35:53,960 --> 00:35:56,800 Speaker 4: CIRCLE i met a lot of my friends at, church 788 00:35:57,000 --> 00:35:58,480 Speaker 4: but it was really hard for me BECAUSE i wasn't 789 00:35:58,480 --> 00:35:59,920 Speaker 4: going to school or, anything so it wasn't LIKE i 790 00:36:00,120 --> 00:36:04,920 Speaker 4: had like people my age to socialize. WITH i was 791 00:36:05,719 --> 00:36:08,719 Speaker 4: really just writing all the time with people that, were you, 792 00:36:08,719 --> 00:36:12,279 Speaker 4: know late, twenties, thirties, forties so all my friends were 793 00:36:12,320 --> 00:36:15,600 Speaker 4: way older than me BECAUSE i consider like the people 794 00:36:15,600 --> 00:36:17,640 Speaker 4: THAT i write with my friends and like my brothers, 795 00:36:17,680 --> 00:36:22,480 Speaker 4: Too SO i remember my first co write was With 796 00:36:22,600 --> 00:36:24,640 Speaker 4: Ben williams And Andy sheridan and they're still like my 797 00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:27,719 Speaker 4: big brothers to this. Day so that was really. Cool and, 798 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:32,160 Speaker 4: YEAH i met people at church AND i like went 799 00:36:32,160 --> 00:36:34,000 Speaker 4: to the grocery store and didn't know what to buy 800 00:36:34,120 --> 00:36:38,360 Speaker 4: AND i was, LIKE i bought an avocado and some 801 00:36:38,480 --> 00:36:41,880 Speaker 4: apples and. BEEF i still don't really know how to 802 00:36:41,880 --> 00:36:45,200 Speaker 4: cook Because i'm touring now AND i don't really need you. 803 00:36:45,280 --> 00:36:51,680 Speaker 2: To but, yeah what's it like to go? Viral looks? 804 00:36:51,719 --> 00:36:56,680 Speaker 4: Fabulous i'm sure you totally, Understand but looks fabulous when 805 00:36:56,719 --> 00:36:58,640 Speaker 4: you're on the other side of the screen and when 806 00:36:58,680 --> 00:37:01,440 Speaker 4: you're looking at all the millions of views and, Likes 807 00:37:01,480 --> 00:37:04,520 Speaker 4: and it's really cool because it gave me my, career really, 808 00:37:04,520 --> 00:37:07,680 Speaker 4: did So i'm really grateful for what it. Is but 809 00:37:09,280 --> 00:37:12,920 Speaker 4: the adrenaline dump after going viral is a big thing. 810 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:14,399 Speaker 4: Too that was challenging THAT i wasn't. 811 00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:15,839 Speaker 2: Anticipating what do you mean by? 812 00:37:15,880 --> 00:37:20,360 Speaker 4: That it's interesting to go from music being something that 813 00:37:20,400 --> 00:37:23,239 Speaker 4: you do for fun to all of the sudden it's your. 814 00:37:23,280 --> 00:37:29,839 Speaker 4: Livelihood and when you go, viral it's instant. Gratification it's very. 815 00:37:29,840 --> 00:37:32,919 Speaker 4: Stimulating you are kind of on like a cloud. Nine 816 00:37:32,960 --> 00:37:36,640 Speaker 4: and then if your next video only gets a thousand 817 00:37:36,680 --> 00:37:39,880 Speaker 4: views rather than two million, views it's, like, oh if 818 00:37:39,920 --> 00:37:42,359 Speaker 4: this gave me my, success could it also ta get? 819 00:37:42,400 --> 00:37:47,640 Speaker 4: Away and that that thought was something THAT i struggled 820 00:37:47,640 --> 00:37:52,760 Speaker 4: with a lot in the, beginning AND i was very 821 00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:58,239 Speaker 4: conscious of WHAT i was posting and and trying, to you, 822 00:37:58,239 --> 00:38:01,480 Speaker 4: know still be as good AS i was WHEN i was, 823 00:38:01,719 --> 00:38:04,759 Speaker 4: megaviral AND i don't, know you kind of just learn 824 00:38:05,040 --> 00:38:07,520 Speaker 4: the longer that you do it that it's just it 825 00:38:07,560 --> 00:38:11,200 Speaker 4: all comes in, waves and what's genuine and authentic will 826 00:38:11,239 --> 00:38:13,400 Speaker 4: always work for. You and if you're trying to be something, 827 00:38:13,400 --> 00:38:17,360 Speaker 4: else if you're trying to be, viral if you're trying 828 00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:21,279 Speaker 4: to be you, know, commercial if you're, not if you're 829 00:38:21,280 --> 00:38:23,200 Speaker 4: trying to be, artsy if you're, not it's just not 830 00:38:23,239 --> 00:38:26,359 Speaker 4: going to. Work you just have to really go with 831 00:38:26,440 --> 00:38:29,000 Speaker 4: your gut and say what you want to, say and 832 00:38:29,040 --> 00:38:31,719 Speaker 4: not just say something to say. 833 00:38:31,719 --> 00:38:33,000 Speaker 5: Something you, know WHAT i. 834 00:38:33,040 --> 00:38:36,160 Speaker 2: Mean, yeah not just add to your feed because you 835 00:38:36,160 --> 00:38:37,200 Speaker 2: feel like you need to add to your. 836 00:38:37,160 --> 00:38:39,600 Speaker 4: Feed, right not JUST i think that that's a very 837 00:38:41,520 --> 00:38:43,120 Speaker 4: it works for a lot of, people and a lot 838 00:38:43,120 --> 00:38:45,759 Speaker 4: of people have found success that way from being consistently 839 00:38:45,800 --> 00:38:48,760 Speaker 4: posting every single, day like three videos a, day and 840 00:38:48,760 --> 00:38:51,000 Speaker 4: AND i had a lot of pressure to do that 841 00:38:52,239 --> 00:38:55,480 Speaker 4: very early, on and it just it's just not right 842 00:38:55,719 --> 00:38:59,759 Speaker 4: and it's not natural for people to, like, surely no 843 00:38:59,840 --> 00:39:01,680 Speaker 4: one has something to say three times a. 844 00:39:01,760 --> 00:39:03,440 Speaker 2: Day, NO i, don't AND i have to talk for 845 00:39:03,480 --> 00:39:04,040 Speaker 2: six hours a. 846 00:39:04,120 --> 00:39:07,480 Speaker 4: Day, Sure AND i feel very it sucked the creativity 847 00:39:07,480 --> 00:39:10,279 Speaker 4: out of me UNTIL i realized how to set boundaries with. 848 00:39:10,320 --> 00:39:22,279 Speaker 7: It The Bobby cast will be right, back and we're 849 00:39:22,360 --> 00:39:23,600 Speaker 7: back on The Bobby. 850 00:39:23,640 --> 00:39:27,799 Speaker 2: Cast, now let's get over To Steven Wilson, junior who 851 00:39:28,120 --> 00:39:30,800 Speaker 2: already won his FIRST acm this, year taking home The 852 00:39:30,920 --> 00:39:33,560 Speaker 2: Visual media of The year award for his music video 853 00:39:33,719 --> 00:39:36,680 Speaker 2: for his Song. Cuckoo stephen has a very interesting origin 854 00:39:36,760 --> 00:39:39,760 Speaker 2: story because he was a scientist who dropped his career 855 00:39:40,040 --> 00:39:42,480 Speaker 2: to chase his dream of being a. Musician i'm a 856 00:39:42,480 --> 00:39:44,440 Speaker 2: big fan of this, guy AND i asked him if 857 00:39:44,440 --> 00:39:46,120 Speaker 2: he had any idea what he wanted to do for 858 00:39:46,160 --> 00:39:47,680 Speaker 2: a career when he was finishing. 859 00:39:47,680 --> 00:39:48,960 Speaker 9: COLLEGE i didn't know. 860 00:39:49,080 --> 00:39:52,600 Speaker 5: Exactly WHEN i graduated with my degree in micro and, 861 00:39:52,680 --> 00:39:56,520 Speaker 5: CHEMISTRY i was, gonna honestly go get my medical doctorate 862 00:39:56,600 --> 00:39:56,759 Speaker 5: or at. 863 00:39:56,800 --> 00:39:59,239 Speaker 9: PhD that was my, first. 864 00:39:59,440 --> 00:40:03,320 Speaker 5: My next up because in you, know the applied, sciences 865 00:40:03,360 --> 00:40:05,480 Speaker 5: without a, PhD it's gonna be. 866 00:40:05,560 --> 00:40:06,520 Speaker 9: Tough that was my. 867 00:40:06,640 --> 00:40:09,520 Speaker 5: Plan AND i ended up starting this indie rock band 868 00:40:10,360 --> 00:40:13,560 Speaker 5: the last semester of my senior year of. College and 869 00:40:13,960 --> 00:40:16,680 Speaker 5: what was the name of the, Band, Autovka AND i 870 00:40:16,680 --> 00:40:20,320 Speaker 5: was a lead guitar, player played this green stratocaster THAT 871 00:40:20,360 --> 00:40:23,320 Speaker 5: i still have today and it's A jeff beckstrat and 872 00:40:25,760 --> 00:40:28,120 Speaker 5: we just started playing BECAUSE i was playing. MUSIC i 873 00:40:28,160 --> 00:40:31,040 Speaker 5: was playing in jazz bands and university AND i was 874 00:40:31,040 --> 00:40:34,040 Speaker 5: a self taught guitar, player BUT i was a serious 875 00:40:34,160 --> 00:40:38,279 Speaker 5: jazz nerd and rock and roll, nerd and people would 876 00:40:38,360 --> 00:40:42,320 Speaker 5: hear me playing in dorms and. Stuff and WHEN i 877 00:40:42,360 --> 00:40:48,080 Speaker 5: moved To, NASHVILLE i met some friends THAT i knew 878 00:40:48,120 --> 00:40:50,239 Speaker 5: from the previous college THAT i went, to and they 879 00:40:50,640 --> 00:40:52,960 Speaker 5: asked If i'd want to just play in this, band 880 00:40:53,040 --> 00:40:54,759 Speaker 5: AND i was, like, SURE i had nothing better to 881 00:40:54,840 --> 00:40:58,520 Speaker 5: do outside of my, degree AND i was almost. Finished and, 882 00:40:59,080 --> 00:41:01,680 Speaker 5: anyway we started playing shows and before we knew, it 883 00:41:01,800 --> 00:41:04,840 Speaker 5: we had like a manager and we made a, record 884 00:41:04,880 --> 00:41:06,520 Speaker 5: and before we know we were on tour with these. 885 00:41:06,560 --> 00:41:09,960 Speaker 5: Bands SO i went and played in indie rock bands 886 00:41:10,040 --> 00:41:14,520 Speaker 5: right AFTER i graduated from, college not really planning to do. 887 00:41:14,600 --> 00:41:17,719 Speaker 5: That they just this opportunity just kind of came up 888 00:41:17,760 --> 00:41:20,400 Speaker 5: AND i couldn't really say no to. It it was 889 00:41:20,760 --> 00:41:25,120 Speaker 5: such a cool experience to. Have BUT i, learned you, 890 00:41:25,120 --> 00:41:28,359 Speaker 5: know how to handle a, crowd AND i learned how 891 00:41:28,360 --> 00:41:31,040 Speaker 5: to sing BECAUSE i became a background vocalist in that, 892 00:41:31,120 --> 00:41:33,920 Speaker 5: band AND i was writing or co writing the songs 893 00:41:33,920 --> 00:41:37,160 Speaker 5: with the lead. Singer and that's WHY i, really for 894 00:41:37,200 --> 00:41:39,319 Speaker 5: the first time saw a song That i'd written or 895 00:41:39,360 --> 00:41:42,359 Speaker 5: co written And i'd see people like react to it 896 00:41:42,520 --> 00:41:44,719 Speaker 5: or start singing, it AND i was, LIKE, whoa that's 897 00:41:44,719 --> 00:41:45,640 Speaker 5: a that's a new. 898 00:41:45,680 --> 00:41:47,959 Speaker 9: Experience and SO. 899 00:41:47,920 --> 00:41:52,239 Speaker 5: I really became enamored with, that you, know BECAUSE i 900 00:41:52,320 --> 00:41:54,920 Speaker 5: was super into poetry and. SONGWRITING i was kind of 901 00:41:54,960 --> 00:41:58,840 Speaker 5: like a secret, songwriter you, know outside of my science. 902 00:41:58,840 --> 00:42:01,480 Speaker 5: Stuff it was my own little. Secret BUT i wasn't 903 00:42:01,560 --> 00:42:04,320 Speaker 5: singing them or. ANYTHING i was just writing these poems 904 00:42:04,360 --> 00:42:07,839 Speaker 5: And STANZAS i had books of, them and my mama did. 905 00:42:07,840 --> 00:42:10,239 Speaker 5: THAT i used to find her like writing poems on 906 00:42:10,320 --> 00:42:13,880 Speaker 5: junk mail and throwing them. Away AND i just picked 907 00:42:13,880 --> 00:42:17,120 Speaker 5: that up AND i channeled that into that band and 908 00:42:17,160 --> 00:42:19,680 Speaker 5: then kind of saw those poems come to life in that, 909 00:42:19,760 --> 00:42:24,640 Speaker 5: band AND i was, like this is a really special. 910 00:42:24,800 --> 00:42:27,239 Speaker 5: Thing you like music and being a creator of. It 911 00:42:27,280 --> 00:42:29,480 Speaker 5: i'm not sure if this is is this my career? 912 00:42:29,520 --> 00:42:31,560 Speaker 9: PATH i don't. Know you have a job at this. 913 00:42:31,600 --> 00:42:33,400 Speaker 2: POINT i was in nine to. 914 00:42:33,440 --> 00:42:35,680 Speaker 9: FIVE i was working as a contracted. 915 00:42:35,760 --> 00:42:38,840 Speaker 2: Scientist so you were doing that while you were. Touring 916 00:42:39,280 --> 00:42:42,520 Speaker 2: how did? YOU i feel like you're a, scientist you're 917 00:42:42,600 --> 00:42:42,840 Speaker 2: kind of. 918 00:42:42,920 --> 00:42:47,359 Speaker 5: Stationary, YEAH i was working contract to, contract So i'd 919 00:42:47,400 --> 00:42:49,640 Speaker 5: work at one lab AND i work at another lab 920 00:42:49,719 --> 00:42:51,880 Speaker 5: for a, week AND i kind of work around our touring. 921 00:42:51,960 --> 00:42:55,160 Speaker 5: Schedule and there is this company in town that is 922 00:42:55,200 --> 00:43:01,239 Speaker 5: a staffing agency for scientists like, chemists, microbiologists and. Engineers 923 00:43:01,320 --> 00:43:04,360 Speaker 5: think of it like a staffing agency for, anything. 924 00:43:04,239 --> 00:43:06,200 Speaker 9: But specialized for the applied. 925 00:43:06,280 --> 00:43:11,080 Speaker 5: Sciences so you, know some businesses and some laboratories would 926 00:43:11,120 --> 00:43:13,880 Speaker 5: need a, scientist but not. Permanently they just need it 927 00:43:13,920 --> 00:43:16,840 Speaker 5: for like six months on this project or six weeks 928 00:43:17,160 --> 00:43:20,399 Speaker 5: or maybe six. Days and there was the contracts could 929 00:43:20,400 --> 00:43:23,120 Speaker 5: be as interesting as you could think, of as long 930 00:43:23,160 --> 00:43:26,120 Speaker 5: as you could, imagine and you can take them or leave. 931 00:43:26,160 --> 00:43:28,040 Speaker 9: Them and they were hourly and they. 932 00:43:28,000 --> 00:43:30,120 Speaker 5: Would get their cut and you get your, cut and 933 00:43:30,440 --> 00:43:33,160 Speaker 5: you could just kind of walk, away go on. Tour 934 00:43:33,920 --> 00:43:36,319 Speaker 5: maybe another contract would come. In AND i kept doing 935 00:43:36,320 --> 00:43:39,040 Speaker 5: good work and kept doing, contracts AND i eventually got 936 00:43:39,080 --> 00:43:42,799 Speaker 5: one for this, Company, mars the food, company and they 937 00:43:42,880 --> 00:43:46,520 Speaker 5: kept giving me contract after, contract and one day they just, said, 938 00:43:46,560 --> 00:43:48,920 Speaker 5: hey we want to stop giving you these contracts and 939 00:43:49,040 --> 00:43:52,880 Speaker 5: just give you an employment contract and like hire you for, 940 00:43:53,000 --> 00:43:55,959 Speaker 5: real and they kind of that was like the first 941 00:43:56,000 --> 00:43:58,920 Speaker 5: Time i'd ever been offered a job like, that AND i. 942 00:43:58,960 --> 00:44:03,279 Speaker 5: COULDN'T i just married my wife and, kid AND i 943 00:44:03,320 --> 00:44:05,719 Speaker 5: had a, kid you, know a step son through, her 944 00:44:05,800 --> 00:44:08,360 Speaker 5: and you, KNOW i was in that indie band, still 945 00:44:09,000 --> 00:44:12,600 Speaker 5: and SO i made a decision to kind of leave 946 00:44:12,640 --> 00:44:15,040 Speaker 5: the van and tray their life and go into full time. 947 00:44:15,160 --> 00:44:17,160 Speaker 9: Science and that was my. 948 00:44:17,320 --> 00:44:20,480 Speaker 5: Life AND i was kind of doing the whole corporate 949 00:44:20,560 --> 00:44:24,640 Speaker 5: thing and how long for three and a half four, 950 00:44:24,760 --> 00:44:29,319 Speaker 5: years AND i had a really great boss BECAUSE i 951 00:44:29,360 --> 00:44:31,960 Speaker 5: was writing songs the whole. TIME i could almost like 952 00:44:32,239 --> 00:44:34,080 Speaker 5: work in a lab and do my work with one 953 00:44:34,120 --> 00:44:37,839 Speaker 5: hand and write songs with the. Other AND i had 954 00:44:37,880 --> 00:44:40,400 Speaker 5: a great boss that had been there for quite some, 955 00:44:40,520 --> 00:44:45,200 Speaker 5: time and you, know he kind of saw myself and, 956 00:44:45,280 --> 00:44:49,279 Speaker 5: him you, know some years, ago AND i think he 957 00:44:49,360 --> 00:44:52,000 Speaker 5: knew where my heart. Was he KNEW i wasn't supposed 958 00:44:52,000 --> 00:44:55,319 Speaker 5: to be. There in the weirdest, WAY i think he knew. 959 00:44:55,400 --> 00:44:59,239 Speaker 5: That and he told, Me, hey they're about to put 960 00:44:59,239 --> 00:45:02,360 Speaker 5: the golden hand on. You that's What he was a 961 00:45:02,360 --> 00:45:05,719 Speaker 5: really powerful. Metaphor And i'm a word, nerd and he 962 00:45:05,800 --> 00:45:08,799 Speaker 5: knew THAT i like, words and that he knew that 963 00:45:08,920 --> 00:45:11,719 Speaker 5: was going to do something to. Me and, uh he, 964 00:45:11,760 --> 00:45:13,560 Speaker 5: said take you, know do with that what you. Will 965 00:45:13,600 --> 00:45:15,799 Speaker 5: but you know you're doing great, here but they're going 966 00:45:15,840 --> 00:45:18,520 Speaker 5: to chain you to that desk and your dreams of 967 00:45:18,560 --> 00:45:21,239 Speaker 5: being a songwriter are are going to die with. 968 00:45:21,360 --> 00:45:22,719 Speaker 9: It AND i said that to. 969 00:45:22,719 --> 00:45:26,880 Speaker 5: You, Yeah and SO i, said you, know it's going 970 00:45:26,960 --> 00:45:29,480 Speaker 5: to be impossible to blow your world. Up then you're 971 00:45:29,520 --> 00:45:33,080 Speaker 5: going to have a better, car a better, house maybe 972 00:45:33,120 --> 00:45:36,680 Speaker 5: your kid in private. School blowing up that world's going 973 00:45:36,760 --> 00:45:40,960 Speaker 5: to be very, hard if not. IMPOSSIBLE I i'd recommend 974 00:45:41,000 --> 00:45:44,160 Speaker 5: you blow it up now while there's less pieces to pick, 975 00:45:44,280 --> 00:45:48,080 Speaker 5: up and it's going to be, terrible BUT i think 976 00:45:48,120 --> 00:45:50,680 Speaker 5: it's going to be way more, terrible if not. Impossible 977 00:45:50,680 --> 00:45:53,880 Speaker 5: AND i fear that you, know your inability to do 978 00:45:53,920 --> 00:45:57,359 Speaker 5: that later would just be a heartbreaking situation for. You 979 00:45:57,440 --> 00:45:58,880 Speaker 5: AND i just want you to know that's kind of 980 00:45:58,880 --> 00:46:01,400 Speaker 5: coming down the. PIKE i see it like ten years 981 00:46:01,440 --> 00:46:06,120 Speaker 5: down the road for, you just, saying you, know, cheers 982 00:46:06,600 --> 00:46:06,960 Speaker 5: have a good. 983 00:46:07,040 --> 00:46:10,160 Speaker 9: DAY i put in my two. 984 00:46:10,200 --> 00:46:13,640 Speaker 5: Weeks six weeks after that, CONVERSATION i walked out of, 985 00:46:13,640 --> 00:46:17,880 Speaker 5: there and you, know everybody THOUGHT i was, Crazy like 986 00:46:17,920 --> 00:46:18,480 Speaker 5: what are you going to? 987 00:46:18,560 --> 00:46:20,080 Speaker 9: Do like they all THOUGHT i was like going To 988 00:46:20,160 --> 00:46:21,520 Speaker 9: nestle or, something. 989 00:46:21,239 --> 00:46:23,319 Speaker 8: AND i was, Like nestley get. 990 00:46:23,360 --> 00:46:27,439 Speaker 5: You AND i was like, no, no, No nashville. Did 991 00:46:27,760 --> 00:46:30,719 Speaker 5: and they're, like where are you Gonna so you're gonna 992 00:46:30,719 --> 00:46:33,840 Speaker 5: go write songs for? SOMEBODY i was, like, no like 993 00:46:33,920 --> 00:46:37,879 Speaker 5: you got a publishing. Deal, no someone's cutting your, songs. Right, 994 00:46:37,960 --> 00:46:41,839 Speaker 5: no have you ever sang a song? Before, no so. 995 00:46:41,840 --> 00:46:42,879 Speaker 2: At this point you weren't even. 996 00:46:42,920 --> 00:46:45,880 Speaker 5: Singing, No i'd never sang a song for anybody in my, 997 00:46:46,040 --> 00:46:50,080 Speaker 5: life and so that Was you, know that was a 998 00:46:50,080 --> 00:46:54,080 Speaker 5: lot to come to come to terms, with but you 999 00:46:54,120 --> 00:46:56,160 Speaker 5: know it was a real leap of. Faith you KNOW 1000 00:46:56,239 --> 00:46:59,759 Speaker 5: i had, this you know WHAT i call a great 1001 00:47:00,160 --> 00:47:01,880 Speaker 5: string with a capital p. 1002 00:47:02,320 --> 00:47:04,759 Speaker 2: ALL i thank you, guys hope you enjoyed This. Bobbycast 1003 00:47:05,520 --> 00:47:08,279 Speaker 2: we had a few thanks to making a, trainer and 1004 00:47:08,400 --> 00:47:10,960 Speaker 2: congrats to all those guys who already WON ACMs this. 1005 00:47:11,080 --> 00:47:14,280 Speaker 2: Year so we'll see you guys real soon on another 1006 00:47:14,320 --> 00:47:18,160 Speaker 2: episode of The Bobby. Cast, bye, everybody thanks for listening 1007 00:47:18,239 --> 00:47:19,680 Speaker 2: to A Bobby cast production