1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:01,360 Speaker 1: Music Saved Me. 2 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:03,080 Speaker 2: I like to try and make a song for up 3 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 2: a conversation as much as I can, because I want 4 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:08,160 Speaker 2: to feel like we're alive, and I think it's part 5 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 2: of the relatability I guess, or at least what I've 6 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 2: tried to. 7 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 3: I'm Lynn Hoffman and welcome to the Music Save Me Podcast, 8 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 3: the show where we go behind the scenes and explore 9 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 3: musicians and their incredible bond with the transformative power of music. 10 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:23,440 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for listening. 11 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 3: By the way, and while you're here, I'd like to 12 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 3: let you know about another podcast produced and hosted by 13 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 3: Buzz Knight, who is a dear friend of mine, and 14 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:35,520 Speaker 3: it's called Taking a Walk. So if you like this podcast, 15 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:37,879 Speaker 3: you're really gonna love his podcast too, So check it 16 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 3: out wherever you get your podcasts. 17 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:40,160 Speaker 1: Now. 18 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 3: Today I am joined by rising BMG Nashville star Colby Cooper. 19 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 3: He was born in Bradford. Can you tell him excited? 20 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 3: He was born in Bradford, Texas. Colby's journey from small 21 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 3: town roots to national acclaim is truly a dedication to 22 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 3: his passion. With a unique blend of outline country in 23 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 3: southern rock, Colby has certainly captivated audiences with his electrifying 24 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 3: performances and truly his heartfelt storytelling. So let's delve into 25 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 3: how music has been a source of strength and inspiration 26 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 3: for Colby Cooper on Music Saved Me. 27 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 1: Colby, Welcome to Music Saved Me. 28 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 2: Thank you for having me. I appreciate it. 29 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 3: I get really almost too excited to even speak sometimes 30 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 3: because you know just the energy you bring. 31 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 1: Even though we're on zoom right now, you. 32 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 3: Can just feel it the minute you popped on the 33 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 3: screen and it's there, not just with you personally and 34 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 3: we haven't even really spoken yet, but with your music. 35 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 3: It is just so powerful, your voice like buttah, don't 36 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 3: get me into it. 37 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: I appreciate but thanks for being here today. 38 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 3: I want to start, you know, at the beginning where 39 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 3: you first got interested in music. Can you share with 40 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 3: us that was there a defining moment or an experience 41 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 3: that you realized that music was going to be your passion? 42 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 2: Absolutely? I think I think as a as a young kid, 43 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 2: me and my dad really bonded over over music. He 44 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 2: drove over a cow truck and I went with him 45 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 2: so many times. It would be, you know, a few days, 46 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 2: we're gone, just me and him in the trunk was 47 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:22,239 Speaker 2: It was the best of times. It went into like 48 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 2: first grade even I was missing like the maximum of 49 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 2: school you can miss to go riding the couch truck 50 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 2: with that, and we would listen to uh to Waylon Jennings. 51 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 2: It was he's like one of my heroes. He was 52 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 2: one of my dad's heroes. Uh. You know, it's one 53 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:40,920 Speaker 2: of those things. So I would say, like being the 54 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:43,679 Speaker 2: couch truck is definitely like the first moment like this, 55 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:46,679 Speaker 2: how how we bonded over music really was like oh, 56 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 2: like you know, this is cool, like and you know, 57 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 2: my dad was like my hero, so like here we 58 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 2: thought music was cool together and I was like, wow, 59 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 2: maybe one day I could maybe I could do this 60 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:58,239 Speaker 2: one day. It just took me, you know, a few years. 61 00:02:58,200 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 3: Just a couple of years, but you caught in the buck. 62 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 3: You caught the bun absolutely well. Growing up in Bradford, Texas. 63 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 3: How did your hometown influence the songwriting and your sound? 64 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 3: Because you have a unique sound. You're not just rock 65 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 3: and you're not just country or southern rock. You're just 66 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 3: the whole blend of goodness. 67 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 2: I appreciate that. Yeah, I just I'm just a music 68 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:21,920 Speaker 2: fan in general, I listened to so many things, but 69 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:23,799 Speaker 2: being out in Bradford, I mean it's you know, it's 70 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 2: it's lonesome. You know, you look at the population, it's 71 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:31,920 Speaker 2: like thirty forty people whatever. I've got a family in five. Yeah, yes, man, man, 72 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:33,639 Speaker 2: I've got a family of five. So we've got to 73 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 2: We've got a you know, and my family. We're probably 74 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 2: out of the thirty twenty plus or family members there. 75 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 2: It's half the town exactly exactly used to make me there. 76 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 1: You should call it Cooper Texas. 77 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 2: Hey, come on, but yeah, I think just growing up 78 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 2: out here, it's it's very it's very country. And you know, 79 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 2: my dad worked haulled cows and he was a cowboy. 80 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 2: I mean here it wasn't all in was working on ranches. 81 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 2: So you're listening to to chrys to do as well. 82 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 2: I grew up on a bunch of just old just 83 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 2: some of the best country music really in my opinion. 84 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 2: And then as a you know, young man, my dad 85 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 2: got me an Assie Osborne CD for my birthday, the 86 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 2: Yeah No More Tears record, and that was like my 87 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 2: introduction to rock. And like then it was guns and 88 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 2: Roses and def Lever and all that and then I 89 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:27,719 Speaker 2: found grinds and punk and all that, but it was, 90 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:30,359 Speaker 2: you know, there lonesomeness out here in Bradford. Just the 91 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 2: Also it's such a small town, so it's easy to 92 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:34,600 Speaker 2: get inspiration, you know. 93 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:38,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, Well you mentioned earlier about Waylon Jennings and 94 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:42,160 Speaker 3: driving with your dad. The song Rose in Paradise, I 95 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 3: believe I read somewhere you said was a sort of 96 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:46,719 Speaker 3: a big inspiration for you. What was it about that 97 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:50,600 Speaker 3: song that resonated with you, especially as a young songwriter. 98 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 2: I think just the storytelling and just like the the 99 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 2: one thing got that I think as cool as like 100 00:04:56,920 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 2: the open ended list on the end of it is 101 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 2: you know, did he did he run away with their 102 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:06,039 Speaker 2: needy killer and leab her buryed in the garden? That 103 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:09,159 Speaker 2: was so cool. But not only that, but so that 104 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 2: was like the storytelling songwriting aspect, and also the melody 105 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 2: and just you know, his voice is just so just 106 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 2: ai It's smooth, it's perfect. But the the production and 107 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:24,280 Speaker 2: the guitar, like that intro lick is so I mean, 108 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 2: it's it's one of the most it's probably the most 109 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 2: underrated guitar of all time. Just throughout the lead thought 110 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 2: the whole song is so tasty. It's it's nice. 111 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, tasty. 112 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 3: I like that word for I've never heard anyone describe 113 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 3: a song as tasty or even a guitar lick. 114 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 2: That's fair. 115 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:43,799 Speaker 3: I want to talk a little bit about your songwriting process. 116 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:47,720 Speaker 3: I Love You good Night, which I was just perusing 117 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 3: through some of the tracks. Your songs often draw from, 118 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 3: you know, personal experiences you've said, also from friends and 119 00:05:55,839 --> 00:06:00,279 Speaker 3: people in the neighborhood. Yes, how how do you balance well, 120 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 3: First of all, when you when you look at all 121 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 3: of the even just the titles of your songs, you know, 122 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:09,159 Speaker 3: things jump out that are completely relatable, you know, to 123 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 3: me just the title of the. 124 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 1: Song, much less the song itself. 125 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 3: So how are you able to sort of balance your 126 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 3: storytelling telling other stories with a relatability? And are you 127 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 3: ever surprised at how relatable your songs are? 128 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 2: Uh? For sure, there's some that are. Like a song 129 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 2: from our first album called Curse Artober is by losing 130 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 2: my Dad, And that was one that was really personal. 131 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 2: It was a song that I tried to write for 132 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 2: a few years and I guess I finished through I 133 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 2: was like twenty or so, and uh, when I finished 134 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 2: and that was where I was went there and showed 135 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 2: my life and you know, cried about and I was 136 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 2: like that's awesome, cool, and that was it. And I 137 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 2: didn't plan on release it, and she was like, hey 138 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:54,159 Speaker 2: make me She released that song, and you know, I 139 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:56,039 Speaker 2: showed it to my people that like, oh this is 140 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 2: incredibly she released it is all right, I guess, so 141 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:02,279 Speaker 2: you know, I was realimbarous about it, but then I 142 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 2: released it add hundreds of people message be like, oh 143 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 2: my god, this you know I just lost my dad 144 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 2: or just lost a brother or a friend or something. Uh, 145 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 2: this one means the world. So it's yeah, it's it's 146 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 2: I think since I've learned, you know, everybody's story is 147 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 2: very very similar, or you're gonna have similarities. I guess 148 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 2: everybody's got that brokenness about them and you know, shit's 149 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 2: happened to really uh you know, it's far a live uh. 150 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 2: But then also like I think whenever putting like putting 151 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:37,880 Speaker 2: an album together, like if I was just totally right 152 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 2: thing about my life, it would be uh, you know, 153 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 2: there wouldn't be uh, there wouldn't be any you know, 154 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 2: breakup songs or any of the the fun like uh, 155 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 2: the fun ones to jam too or whatever. I just 156 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 2: you know, I've got a beautiful life and three babing. 157 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 2: I'm so super lucky. But you know, so when we 158 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 2: put an album together that I wanted to, I want 159 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 2: there to be my story, but then I want there 160 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 2: to be an overall theme, kind of an overall like 161 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:09,640 Speaker 2: a relatability, I think. And uh so that's like part 162 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 2: of the process is like here's my story and then 163 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 2: here's like stories of the world and probably your story, 164 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 2: Like you know. 165 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's it's got to be scary letting your songs go. 166 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 3: But when you just described to me, you said that 167 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 3: after you were finished, it made you cry. 168 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, absolutely, that's. 169 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 1: How you knew. 170 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 3: But you actually even said that sort of sideways, almost 171 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:33,960 Speaker 3: like you're not allowed to admit that. But I thank 172 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 3: you for saying that because I think I think a 173 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 3: lot of young men need to hear that it's okay 174 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 3: and that yeah, oh my god, that happened to you 175 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:44,840 Speaker 3: and it happened to me, and wow, if you can 176 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:47,560 Speaker 3: do this with your life, what what are the options 177 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:47,840 Speaker 3: for me? 178 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 1: So it's about the big deal. 179 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 2: So I always tell everybody anyone that comes up to ask, 180 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:57,599 Speaker 2: like you know, Oh God, what should I do? You know, 181 00:08:57,640 --> 00:08:59,520 Speaker 2: I want, I want to make music or I want 182 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:01,200 Speaker 2: I did, so you just got to do it. Just 183 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:03,800 Speaker 2: go do it, and you know, chase your dreams you rather. 184 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:07,599 Speaker 2: I feel like you'd probably rather chase it and it 185 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:11,719 Speaker 2: not work out and not chase it and thinking about it. 186 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 2: You know, Wow, what if I'd done that back when 187 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 2: I was out of your email? 188 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:16,560 Speaker 1: So true? So true? 189 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:18,440 Speaker 3: And could you walk us through a bit of that 190 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:23,199 Speaker 3: process of creating a song. I think some of your 191 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 3: favorite tracks you had said were are We on Fire, which, 192 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 3: by the way, if you haven't seen the music video, brilliant. 193 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 3: I love the story, or Storms Coming? Can you how 194 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:37,439 Speaker 3: did you make that all come about? 195 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 2: Yeah? All We're on the Fire? That was I read 196 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:45,200 Speaker 2: it with Jordan Walker, and I remember well year we 197 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:47,320 Speaker 2: were from the rear. I mean we'd been throwing ideas 198 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:50,080 Speaker 2: around for thirty minutes or so, an hour or so, 199 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 2: and it was been I've been there for a long week. 200 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:55,960 Speaker 2: I was like, man, I wonder if we're out to 201 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 2: get anything today? 202 00:09:56,960 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 4: And then the smoke alarm went off downstairs and the 203 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:05,800 Speaker 4: lights kept flickering and just like laughing and did it again, 204 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:09,199 Speaker 4: like damn it, and we're on fire, and we just 205 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 4: kind of chuckled and be like that that's cool. 206 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 2: We should write that we wrote it, and just I think, 207 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:16,920 Speaker 2: you know, I like to try and make a song, 208 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:19,080 Speaker 2: throw up a conversation as much as I can, because 209 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 2: I wanted to feel like real life. And I think 210 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 2: it's part of the relatability I guess, or at least 211 00:10:24,040 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 2: what I try to it. 212 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 1: Is it truly is? 213 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:31,559 Speaker 3: I mean it's like you're talking telling the story, talking 214 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:34,079 Speaker 3: about yourself or talking about Actually, after I saw are 215 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:36,440 Speaker 3: we on fire? I thought, oh, he must have gone 216 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:39,160 Speaker 3: through really bad breakup and then I read no, he's 217 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 3: happily married with three kids to his high school sweetheart. 218 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:42,320 Speaker 1: Am I correct? 219 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 2: Yes, ma'am. 220 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:46,559 Speaker 1: I mean the three kids, and you're only what twenty five? Maybe? 221 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 2: Is sure? I have twenty Clive, I turned twenty six 222 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:51,839 Speaker 2: in May. All right, I've got a few more months, 223 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:53,960 Speaker 2: you know, insurance and whatnot. 224 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, well, you figured out some secret sauce obviously, so 225 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 3: maybe that'll be some few sure songs that you'll write 226 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 3: about how how to make it work. 227 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:06,199 Speaker 2: Yeah. Absolutely, we'll see that. 228 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:07,760 Speaker 1: We need that, we need that. 229 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 3: What what's a lyric or title that you've written that 230 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:13,040 Speaker 3: holds like a special place in your heart that stands 231 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 3: out to you. 232 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:17,679 Speaker 2: Probably so many then there are, but for the new 233 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 2: album let Me Goodnye, I would say that that's the 234 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 2: title track, and I would say that that song specifically, 235 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:27,960 Speaker 2: there's just uh and they're very just like casual phrases 236 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 2: and stuff, but it's what I wrote it. I've been 237 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 2: on the road for two weeks and then I got 238 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 2: home on a Sunday for about an hour and said 239 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:41,080 Speaker 2: hey to my babies and my wife, and then I 240 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:43,600 Speaker 2: had to unpack my bag and repack it and go 241 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 2: to the airport and fly to Moine And I got 242 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:49,360 Speaker 2: there with my guitar player bo to the hotel and 243 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 2: I was just I was bumming. I was really sad. 244 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:53,559 Speaker 2: I wanted to be back home. My babies were sad. 245 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:57,320 Speaker 2: And he was like, I'm gonna get some coffee you 246 00:11:57,320 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 2: and go like I just gonna stay from the room 247 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 2: and just beat a sad boy or whatever. And he's 248 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:07,080 Speaker 2: a car man. Let me know if anything scar. He 249 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 2: left his guitar sitting on my bed. Uh, So I 250 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:11,160 Speaker 2: picked it up and I put my phone down. I 251 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 2: started recording and had like a two minute voice memo 252 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 2: and just sang like the first thing on my head 253 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:21,720 Speaker 2: and like wrote the first verse and chorus and uh 254 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 2: second verse of the song and I was like, I 255 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:27,679 Speaker 2: need to put that down and digg an apple whatever. 256 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:29,760 Speaker 2: And a couple months later I finished it with my 257 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 2: producer Andrew Bayless, and just that song, the it feels 258 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:38,199 Speaker 2: like it's kind of described describes like our whole situation. 259 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 2: Uh it's the push and to pull pull the whole deal, uh, 260 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 2: trying to find who's fake and what's real. And you're 261 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:47,959 Speaker 2: the only one that I feel, uh just because it's 262 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:49,600 Speaker 2: you know, it's a song about b M my road 263 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 2: and uh, missing my wife and missing my babies and 264 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:54,400 Speaker 2: you know, feeling like, wow, am I doing the right thing? 265 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 2: Being gone so much? And that whole idea. Uh that one, 266 00:12:58,640 --> 00:12:59,800 Speaker 2: that one's along with my favorites. 267 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 3: And that's the title track, I Love You good Night, Yes, yes, ma'am. 268 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 3: It sounded like a you know, a bedtime song. And 269 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:11,559 Speaker 3: I have to say, even though this podcast is about music, 270 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 3: I would love to know what one one tip from 271 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 3: you that makes your family stay so complete, especially with 272 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:22,560 Speaker 3: what you do for a living, because that's not easy 273 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:25,680 Speaker 3: to share a relationship with someone. When you're a musician, 274 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:27,680 Speaker 3: you perform for thousands of people. 275 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 2: Absolutely, and I think that uh unfortunately, honestly, the biggest 276 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:36,120 Speaker 2: thing is my wife is just a rock star. She is. 277 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:39,600 Speaker 2: He's she's like we've known each listen to her in 278 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:43,319 Speaker 2: fourth grade or third grade, and we've been best friends 279 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 2: since fourth grade. And I mean I started playing music 280 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:49,200 Speaker 2: back in middle school. Uh so, like she's she's known 281 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 2: for a long time that I wanted to play music. 282 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 2: And uh when we got together, seniors like her and 283 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 2: my mom brother two that even pushed me to just 284 00:13:57,320 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 2: like to not go to nursing school after I've finished 285 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:03,319 Speaker 2: the year, my last year of basics, and they're like, 286 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:05,840 Speaker 2: you should try, you know, music. We put some music on. 287 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 2: It was decent, and uh so I think, really it's 288 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:11,920 Speaker 2: just I'm super blessed and super lucky. My wife was. Uh, 289 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 2: she's awesome. He's awesome. But also face timing, I mean, 290 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 2: you know, I facetimed as much as that can on 291 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 2: the road. But you know we're not far from family too. 292 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 2: That that helps a bunch. But you know, other than that, 293 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 2: it's just my life is awesome. 294 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:28,760 Speaker 3: Oh that's the right thing. To say, by the way, 295 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 3: it's all your way. 296 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 1: I'm just kidding. 297 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 3: So now you said to me just in that just 298 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 3: earlier you were going to go into nursing. Isn't it 299 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 3: interesting how healing music can be and almost in a 300 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 3: sense you wanted to be in a profession that gave 301 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 3: back immediately originally. 302 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:51,960 Speaker 2: Yeah. Absolutely absolutely. I think it feels really good to 303 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 2: you or are to have people just you know, come up. 304 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 2: And I love hearing people's stories about what my songs 305 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 2: mean to them. If they mean thing to it, I 306 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 2: mean enough for you to have. You know, there's core 307 00:15:03,160 --> 00:15:06,280 Speaker 2: memory that stuck with it. You know, it means enough 308 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 2: for me to hear it, and it's like that's part 309 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 2: of it. That's like the whole, the whole thing. And 310 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:16,320 Speaker 2: also found out that I hate blood, so that was 311 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 2: like the rich doctor that just saw patience or something, 312 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:22,720 Speaker 2: but not patience with anything nasty. 313 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:25,640 Speaker 1: No, that's so funny. 314 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:30,520 Speaker 3: Do you how has music helped you navigate some personal challenges? 315 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 3: You mentioned you lost your dad when you were fourteen, 316 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:37,440 Speaker 3: and when you lose your dad at such a young age, 317 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:41,840 Speaker 3: it changes you and you really could go in two paths. 318 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 3: My husband lost his father at fifteen, a friend of 319 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:48,160 Speaker 3: mine also lost their father, and it's it really changes you, 320 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:51,200 Speaker 3: especially if you had a really good relationship. So was 321 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 3: music ever obviously it started with him. Was that something 322 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 3: that helped you get through losing him? 323 00:15:57,960 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 2: Sure? And I just like he got diagnosed with brain 324 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:05,280 Speaker 2: cancer when I was thirteen, and uh, I just started 325 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 2: like really playing guitar and singing within those past year 326 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 2: and a half. So he got just on. He got 327 00:16:10,280 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 2: to see me kind of start and it was really 328 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:13,320 Speaker 2: pushing me to keep going. So that was a big 329 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 2: inspiration in the end. But uh, yeah, after you passed away, 330 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:20,080 Speaker 2: I mean I was definitely I mean dove deep off 331 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 2: in music and you know, I know every Whalen song 332 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 2: and uh on the cloud Cross Canadian Ragweed was one 333 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:30,800 Speaker 2: of his funeral songs and Cross Kane Ragweed is an 334 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 2: arclehole band, that's one of it was one of our 335 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 2: favorites when we were growing up. It was another one 336 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 2: like Whalen that we just listened to and I'm still 337 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 2: one of my favorites. Uh. So like that, you know, 338 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 2: I definitely dog deep off in music and uh lost 339 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 2: myself but I started writing at lunch and making music too, 340 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:50,400 Speaker 2: and uh, trying to get better, you know. Yeah, so 341 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:53,120 Speaker 2: it was definitely big inspiration the. 342 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:54,880 Speaker 3: Fact that he was supportive of you and that you 343 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:56,840 Speaker 3: have that connection with Whalen geez. 344 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:57,080 Speaker 2: You know. 345 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:02,160 Speaker 3: I just can't help but to think that when that happens, 346 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 3: you really could go in two directions in life, and 347 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:08,600 Speaker 3: and you pulled yourself out of it and created a 348 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:12,360 Speaker 3: career for yourself and married someone and had children. I mean, 349 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 3: it's a really good story and it's a beautiful story. 350 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:20,520 Speaker 2: My brother too. I have a brother of two years younger. 351 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 2: I mean he so you know, he was I was 352 00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:27,880 Speaker 2: fourg and he was twelve, and he manages me. Now. 353 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:31,800 Speaker 2: So it's it's all the fan, Yes, it is. It's 354 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:33,720 Speaker 2: really awesome. I feel very lucky. 355 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:38,959 Speaker 3: Do you feel that there's a specific song that resonates 356 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 3: deeply with your fans and brings them, you know, comfort 357 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:46,400 Speaker 3: or strength or to rephrase, what song of yours would 358 00:17:46,440 --> 00:17:50,520 Speaker 3: you prescribe to comfort or inspire someone who really needed it? 359 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:54,400 Speaker 2: Yeah? I think we got a few different a few 360 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:57,720 Speaker 2: different realities, you know, if you just need like a 361 00:17:57,800 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 2: big to hell with that. Uh, we got a couple. 362 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:04,680 Speaker 2: We got one called hate You Too, which is uh, 363 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 2: it's it's one of my favorites and stuff if I'm 364 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:09,359 Speaker 2: live and the other cub two words, the whole the 365 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:15,359 Speaker 2: whole hook is just f you. Uh and it's very fun. Yeah, 366 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:17,200 Speaker 2: you know if you're if you're in love and you 367 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:19,720 Speaker 2: know you're you're loving somebody that got a few of those. 368 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:23,680 Speaker 2: A Fall is one of our our bigger songs. Uh. 369 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 2: And I've had selly people come up and say like 370 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:28,959 Speaker 2: this was our first dance song. Like me, you know, 371 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 2: we were one you do concerts and my boyfriend asked 372 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:35,159 Speaker 2: my friend asked me to be his boyfriend during you 373 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 2: know whatever blah blah blah girlfriend. Uh, you know, so 374 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:42,320 Speaker 2: we had so many of those. Uh. One of my 375 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 2: theorites is a song called coming Home, and it was 376 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:49,119 Speaker 2: me and my wife's wedding song. Actually it was just 377 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:51,159 Speaker 2: about me being gone and coming home. But off the 378 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 2: new record, there's uh this one called One Big, Happy, 379 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 2: Sad Family. If you're going through it and your family's 380 00:18:56,600 --> 00:19:00,600 Speaker 2: driving you crazy and you just want reassuring, say not alone, 381 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 2: that everybody's family is a little lackey. There you go. 382 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:06,680 Speaker 3: Like I said, when you read the titles of the song, 383 00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 3: it's almost like you're going what do I need today 384 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 3: from Colby to make my day? It's so perfect. Colby Cooper. 385 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:18,720 Speaker 3: I wish you nothing but continued incredible success. You're with 386 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 3: an amazing group. BMG. Hello and thank you for sharing 387 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:24,639 Speaker 3: your story with us on music Save Me and I 388 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 3: hope that you do come back when you release the 389 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:28,439 Speaker 3: next EP. 390 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 2: Absolutely, thank you for having me.