1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: Welcome to Fitness Disrupted, a production of My Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: I am Tom Holland and this is Fitness Disrupted. I 3 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: say it almost every podcast. I absolutely love what I do, 4 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:24,439 Speaker 1: and on a day like today, if it's possible, I 5 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: love it that much more because they're handful of things 6 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:35,160 Speaker 1: that I love in life. Top three. If you said 7 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 1: give me, give me three. It's a family, it's fitness, 8 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 1: and it's music. And when you have a daylight today, 9 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 1: when I can combine two of those, it's that much 10 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 1: more special, and it's that much more exciting for me 11 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:54,279 Speaker 1: and hopefully for you. And I'm gonna take it one 12 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: step further. It's not just music and fitness today, but 13 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: it's that positive message. It's that positive message. You know. 14 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 1: I just turned fifty two, and I surround myself with 15 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:13,199 Speaker 1: only positive people, people who are going to lift me up, 16 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: that I can help lift up, and that have a 17 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 1: similar outlook. And I do truly love all types of music. 18 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: Many people say that, but you know that you put 19 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 1: on a certain genre and then I gotta hate this. 20 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: I do love it all. And I've gotten more and 21 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 1: more into country music. And one reason is that the 22 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: more country artists I meet the more I love it 23 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 1: because they are so genuine, they are so positive, and 24 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 1: they are the real deal. Interview Chase Rice, the real deal, 25 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: such a good person. And now Michael Ray, Michael Ray 26 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: love his music. Heard some new songs preparing for this 27 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: show and they are part of my playlist now. They're 28 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: gonna be songs I listened to when I'm out running, 29 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: when I'm on that indoor bike. And his messages, his 30 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 1: positive outlook on life, and just appreciation for his career 31 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:19,960 Speaker 1: and for what he has. That's what I want to 32 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 1: fill my head with. That's what I want to be around. 33 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: That's who I want to speak with, and that's who 34 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:26,519 Speaker 1: I want to bring to you. Okay, So for those 35 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:28,959 Speaker 1: of you who might not know who Michael Ray is, 36 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: let me give you some quick bio points. Amazing artist, amazing. 37 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 1: He grew up playing traditional country in a family band, 38 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:41,359 Speaker 1: the Country Cousins. How cool is that with his dad 39 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 1: and his grandpa Amos, the latter of whom inspired his 40 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 1: sophomore album. Ray has five r i A A Gold 41 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:52,080 Speaker 1: certified songs including Get to You and World or Mine, 42 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: and number one singles kiss You in the Morning, Think 43 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:59,920 Speaker 1: a Little Less and one that got Away. Raise video 44 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: for Her World or Mine, starring Chad Michael Murray, has 45 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: garnered more than nineteen million views on YouTube since its 46 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:12,519 Speaker 1: debut in October of two thousand nineteen. Alright, Michael Ray 47 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 1: released Whiskey and Rain. We're gonna talk about that love 48 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 1: that song as the first taste of new music since 49 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 1: two thou eighteens Amos, and the track has garnered over 50 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 1: ten million streams since its release. Raise live version of 51 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 1: Whiskey and Rain is available everywhere now, So check that out. 52 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 1: Check out Whiskey and Rain. And as I said, he's 53 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: just a great guy and and you know, we are 54 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: just bombarded by negativity. We're bombarded by negativity. So when 55 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: you listen to the music and you you know, you 56 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 1: watch his interviews as I did preparing for uh this show, 57 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: That's what I want to fill my head with. That's 58 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: what I want to be around because, as I say 59 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: at the end of every show, we control three things, 60 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 1: how much we move, what we put into our mouths, 61 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 1: and our attitudes. And our attitudes are a huge part 62 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 1: of who we surround ourselves with, what we put into 63 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 1: our heads social media wise, what we consume. You know, 64 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: I tweeted out recently that I don't tweet a lot. 65 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 1: It sounded weird even to say that I'm not a 66 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: huge Twitter fan because it's negative, but I gotta do it. 67 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 1: I do it occasionally. But it just dawned on me 68 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 1: that what people are consuming, as far as social media 69 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: and just negativity in the news and things like that, 70 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 1: it's probably more harmful. And it's amazing to say. And 71 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: a lot of the bad food what we consume, whether 72 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 1: it comes to food or people we surround ourselves with 73 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: and information we take in, that's who we are and 74 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 1: that's why I listened to this type of country music. 75 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:57,040 Speaker 1: I love it. That's why I love bringing you guests 76 00:04:57,080 --> 00:05:01,920 Speaker 1: like this, and I will only bring you the best guests, 77 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:05,039 Speaker 1: the ones that I believe will help you have a 78 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: better life, whether that comes to their information, their message, 79 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:14,159 Speaker 1: their music, and just what they give off. All right, 80 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:18,480 Speaker 1: couldn't be more excited, could not be more excited. And 81 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 1: let me just throw out social media. You can go 82 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 1: there if you have access right now. His Twitter is 83 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:28,160 Speaker 1: and Instagram the same at Michael Ray Music at Michael 84 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 1: Ray Music. His Facebook page is at music Michael Ray 85 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 1: at music Michael Ray for Facebook and you can go 86 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 1: right to his website check out everything about him Michael 87 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:45,479 Speaker 1: Ray music dot com. All right, sit back, music, fitness 88 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:50,359 Speaker 1: and just positive message. This is what you need to 89 00:05:50,400 --> 00:06:00,080 Speaker 1: fill your head with. We'll be right back with Michael Ray. 90 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:07,559 Speaker 1: And we are back. As I said in the intro, 91 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:10,160 Speaker 1: I have the greatest job in the world, and this 92 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: was one of those times when my world's collide and 93 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 1: I get to do two of the things that I 94 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 1: love most, and that's music and fitness, and to talk 95 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 1: to someone like Michael Ray and combine those two pretty amazing. Michael, 96 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:23,719 Speaker 1: thank you so much for taking the time. Yeah, man, 97 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:26,720 Speaker 1: thanks for having lots going on with you. I read 98 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 1: your bio. I mean, I love your music, by the way. 99 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 1: So Whiskey and Rain tell us about that. We'll just 100 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 1: get started right there. Yeah, Whiskey and Rans some new 101 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 1: single off this third album we've been making, Darren Quarantine, 102 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 1: which is the main things interesting. There was no studios. 103 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 1: I didn't even see the band that was playing on 104 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:45,600 Speaker 1: the record. I think I might have cut two songs 105 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: with my producer in person at this point in time, 106 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 1: and then everything, you know, ship out. So it was 107 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 1: during Quarantine and the song that I felt was something 108 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:55,360 Speaker 1: that everybody goes through. You know, you go through life 109 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:57,720 Speaker 1: and things happen. Sometimes you just got it, pour a 110 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 1: little whiskey and through on the next day, work hard, 111 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 1: play hard, right, Michael h Yeah. And let's go back. 112 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:07,159 Speaker 1: And by the way, that song I've listened to like crazy, 113 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:09,960 Speaker 1: that song for me is gonna be like my go 114 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 1: to song when it's like ninety five degrees out and 115 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 1: I'm running outside. Yeah, that's what I want to hear. Man, 116 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 1: that's awesome. I wasn't. Um. Let's go back because you know, 117 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 1: I want to kind of go to back to when 118 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:25,240 Speaker 1: you started. I knew your parents divorced when you were 119 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 1: eight years old, and and that probably you know, was 120 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 1: part of the reason you I've heard you speak about 121 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 1: you went into music and kind of found that outlet. Yeah, man, 122 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 1: I was. My family had a band from you know, 123 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 1: before I came along until I was probably five or six, 124 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 1: and my grandfather and my dad, my huncle, and my 125 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 1: cousins were all in this band. And so music was 126 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 1: always around us and in every house, and I uh, 127 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 1: you know, grew up around guitars and and you know, 128 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 1: Manda Lands of Banjo's and pianos and everything. Everybody's south 129 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 1: and family singing together and stuff. So but it was 130 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 1: until that happened, you know, I think my grandpa kind 131 00:07:56,880 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 1: of saw an opportunity. Um, you know, my parents were 132 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: good divorce and it wasn't like a it wasn't like 133 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 1: a shake hands, un let's just kind of easily go 134 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: our go our own ways. You know. It was a 135 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: rough couple of years, so he took a think he 136 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:12,560 Speaker 1: took advantage of seeing an opportunity that I needed something 137 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 1: to help me get through that times when you're a 138 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 1: you don't know, you don't know what's going on. You 139 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 1: just know one day it's this and next day everything changes. 140 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 1: So I uh, I think he took it, took an opportunity. 141 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 1: We were in North Carolina and my uncle's property and 142 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: they were playing guitar like always, and I said, I 143 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 1: want to learn. You know, I'm tired of just being 144 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 1: a little kid up there playing some fake guitar and 145 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:35,960 Speaker 1: it but going on, look up cute as you know, 146 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 1: he's he's four. But in the term of the froglemos thing, 147 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:41,199 Speaker 1: and so I said, actually want to learn. He taught 148 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 1: me my first three chords, G, C, and D, and 149 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 1: then you know, my dad would teach me chords and 150 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: I just got just I took that time where life 151 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 1: threw me this curveball and just focused everything on on 152 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 1: music at this time with my grandfather learning with him, 153 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:57,439 Speaker 1: you know, eventually when my dad and us all being 154 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:00,440 Speaker 1: able to play together, you know, years years down the road. Uh, 155 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 1: all that stuff kind of kept me focused on music 156 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 1: instead of what was going on. And did you feel 157 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:07,680 Speaker 1: right away, Michael, like you knew picking up that guitar 158 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 1: that this this was something special, that this was something 159 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 1: you were gonna do, or I mean you're younger eight 160 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 1: years old, you know, what was that feeling like at 161 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 1: the time. I think for the first few years, I 162 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 1: was just so focused on stumping my grandpa or my 163 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 1: dad on like old songs that they knew, but they 164 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 1: ended up knowing him. Soide I even go older and 165 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 1: and uh, and it was ended up helping me in 166 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:28,400 Speaker 1: so many ways in my career, being able to be 167 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 1: influenced by a lot of artists that came way before 168 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 1: my time, you know, thanks to my grandfather, and so 169 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 1: I felt very very lucky to be in that world 170 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:41,440 Speaker 1: with them, you know, and and learning, uh, everything that 171 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:44,679 Speaker 1: that they taught me from their past music, and I 172 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:46,319 Speaker 1: would say, Michael, you get so here that I'm sure 173 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 1: you hear it all the time, but you know, hearing 174 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 1: your music, you sound older. You you just have that 175 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 1: influence you can hear immediately. Have a couple of friends 176 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 1: who that that's exactly what they love about you. They're like, 177 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 1: you know, he's bringing back that old, old country and 178 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:03,199 Speaker 1: and you know it makes sense that those were your 179 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:05,520 Speaker 1: influences back in the day. Yeah, I mean that's what 180 00:10:05,679 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 1: I've been really excited about this record that's coming out, 181 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 1: being able to really take a lot of that influence 182 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 1: from those artists from back in the day and makes 183 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 1: of what I feel like would be today. You know 184 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: what if those songs came out today. And it's been 185 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:19,080 Speaker 1: fun kind of going that route with ross compliment working 186 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 1: on this record. Uh, it's always a compliment to me 187 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:24,199 Speaker 1: when people say that, because that's exactly what I want 188 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 1: to do. And I hope when people will hear Michael 189 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 1: Ray music, they hear, you know, touching influence from Haggard 190 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 1: or touching influence from you know, Mark chess Under, Gary Allen, 191 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 1: Ronnie Millsap or whoever that is. That's always it's always 192 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:37,400 Speaker 1: a goal for me. It means I feel like I'm 193 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:39,360 Speaker 1: on the right path. And I love that you used 194 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:42,200 Speaker 1: music as your outlet, right because so many kids you 195 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 1: I grew up in a big family Michael, five brothers, nuts, 196 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:46,920 Speaker 1: so I started actually playing the drums and working out 197 00:10:46,920 --> 00:10:49,440 Speaker 1: to you know, to get out of that chapos, a 198 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 1: different kind of chaos. But you know it's just, um, 199 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:55,600 Speaker 1: it's so refreshing to hear that, and and not surprising, 200 00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 1: right that you found this positive outlook and you probably 201 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:02,240 Speaker 1: my guess is you know you wanted to uh, you know, 202 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:05,480 Speaker 1: please your your grandfather and your father, right, and that 203 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 1: was probably a sense of pride for you, right when 204 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 1: you figured out this music and you could share that 205 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:12,800 Speaker 1: with them. Yeah, man, yeah, whenever I was able to 206 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 1: start learning and they go, oh, that's remember this song, 207 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 1: and then I you know, my grandpa I always watched 208 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 1: the opera shows together and the old vhs is of them, 209 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:23,200 Speaker 1: and so any time I always cryed that. Those first 210 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 1: couple of years, I was really focused on stumping him 211 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:28,200 Speaker 1: more than I was thinking, Hey, maybe I could do 212 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 1: this later on. You know, it was really until probably 213 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 1: middle school time when you start kind of playing from 214 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 1: your friends that they don't have to tell you you're good, 215 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:37,719 Speaker 1: you know, like grandparents kind of gotta tell you you're good. 216 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 1: They ain't gonna tell you anything. They're probably gonna tell 217 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:43,120 Speaker 1: you suck, even if they like you know, so that 218 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 1: I think during those times when my buddies and so 219 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 1: started being like, hey, you're bringing guitars and fire, we 220 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:50,840 Speaker 1: bring you know, if I played it church or whatever, 221 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:53,679 Speaker 1: seeing peers of mine go, hey, man, you're pretty good actually, 222 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:55,840 Speaker 1: And I think that's when I started thinking that maybe 223 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:58,839 Speaker 1: I gotta shot at growing this thing and started kind 224 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 1: of learning more behind scenes in the business part of it. 225 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 1: And I'm sure you practice like crazy and it's great, 226 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:07,079 Speaker 1: right what I love about instruments too, And I'm trying 227 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 1: to teach I got two boys might go. You know, 228 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 1: you put in the hours, you know, things like music, Yes, 229 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:13,679 Speaker 1: you can have talent, but you can also put in 230 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 1: a heck of a lot of training, right and practice. 231 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:19,080 Speaker 1: Uh and with sports or music, you know, give me 232 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 1: the guy who's and woman who wants to practice more necessarily, 233 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:25,960 Speaker 1: you know, over the person with talent, because you know, 234 00:12:26,040 --> 00:12:27,600 Speaker 1: there's a lot of people who are talented who just 235 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:29,319 Speaker 1: don't put in the hours because it comes too easy. 236 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 1: And you know, when you have a mix of the 237 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:34,319 Speaker 1: two was I would say, you have that it's amazing formula. Man. 238 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:36,680 Speaker 1: It's so important that time you put in on anything 239 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:40,320 Speaker 1: that you do, whether that be music, business, whatever, that passion, 240 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 1: is all about that time of preparation. Because you know, 241 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:45,959 Speaker 1: there's so many talented people in the music industry. I 242 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 1: was just just talking about the shows today that's way better 243 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 1: than all of us combine that's on the radio. You 244 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:53,560 Speaker 1: know that might not ever get that opportunity, but always 245 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:56,040 Speaker 1: being prepared and staying ready for when that opportunity might 246 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:57,960 Speaker 1: come that you get. That's all about the hours you 247 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:04,839 Speaker 1: put in before that time, right, the ten year overnight success. Right. Yeah, 248 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:07,440 Speaker 1: And there's the term I used Michael called excessive moderation. 249 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:08,959 Speaker 1: You know a lot of people think, oh, well, whether 250 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:13,200 Speaker 1: it's fitness or training, you know, practicing musical instruments, it's 251 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 1: like they do a lot a little bit rather than 252 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: a little bit a lot. Right. So it's doing a 253 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:19,840 Speaker 1: little bit every single day, right, And that's what, truly, 254 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:21,760 Speaker 1: you know, makes you really good at what you do. 255 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:23,640 Speaker 1: And as you said, it goes for fitness and you 256 00:13:23,640 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 1: know it's just about anything else. Yeah, absolutely, I mean, 257 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 1: you know, like you said, you don't gotta what I do. 258 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:32,640 Speaker 1: When I was learning, as I started figuring it out, 259 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 1: like playing guitar, uh, it became like a drug. You know. 260 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 1: I was like, oh, well, you know, you just kind 261 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 1: of like diving constantly thinking what else you could do. 262 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:42,079 Speaker 1: But before I got to that point where it was 263 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 1: still a pain in the ask record guitar. You know, 264 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 1: your fingers are hurting, sometimes they're bleeding. I would just 265 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 1: do it every day. I would just say at least 266 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 1: fifteen minutes. Right right when you're doing that fifteen minutes, 267 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 1: you start kind of getting into a little bit to 268 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 1: allow yourself to do maybe five more, and they say, no, 269 00:13:56,440 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 1: you're doing thirty minutes. That's cool. You know, if you 270 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:01,240 Speaker 1: feel like doing an hour, that's but at least to fifteen. 271 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:03,480 Speaker 1: And at fifteen, majority of the time is going to 272 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 1: grow to thirty. And then before you know it said 273 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:08,680 Speaker 1: of wasting time on your phone or waste some time 274 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 1: doing something else. You know, eighteen weeks on, some dude 275 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 1: take time. You don't know. You know, you you've been 276 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:15,679 Speaker 1: able to invest into your stuffing. People are gonna think 277 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:18,200 Speaker 1: we set this up, Michael, because that's exactly what I 278 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:21,360 Speaker 1: say about fitness. You know. Yeah, they're gonna be like, 279 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:23,880 Speaker 1: that's totally rehearsed, there's no way. And I love that 280 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:26,120 Speaker 1: because I talked about fitness and people can't say, well, 281 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:28,840 Speaker 1: I only walked fifteen minutes today, or I just did 282 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 1: you know twenty push ups. It's no, you did it. 283 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:33,560 Speaker 1: And as you said, it not only leads to you 284 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 1: getting better and better over time, but you you hit on, Michael, 285 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:39,000 Speaker 1: it flips the switch. So in other words, like if 286 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:41,320 Speaker 1: I told you couldn't play the guitar, you probably want 287 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 1: to fight. And if you told me I couldn't go 288 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 1: out for a run, I'd want to fight because it 289 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 1: gets fun, right, And that's so important for people to 290 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 1: realize you have fine things that that you enjoy it too. 291 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:53,320 Speaker 1: Like just because you're watching some dude on YouTube or 292 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:55,120 Speaker 1: some girl on YouTube doing some certain work, I mean, 293 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 1: it might not be for you, you know, or that 294 00:14:56,640 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 1: might not be how you'll want to get into it. 295 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 1: Because yeah, in the beginning, we've we've all taken some 296 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 1: time off. Hell I took the last three months off, 297 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 1: I feel like, but it's hard to get back into 298 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:08,120 Speaker 1: it even with that little bit. So if you're somebody 299 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:10,800 Speaker 1: that's starting a weight loss journey, do do what you 300 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 1: feels fun. Make it fun for yourself, because if it's fun, 301 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 1: you're gonna want to work through that pain. In the beginning. 302 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 1: When it's not fun at all, you know, you're you're 303 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 1: miserable and you don't want to go back. But yeah, 304 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 1: I think I think kind of those little things that 305 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 1: make it on that you don't have to go push 306 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:26,840 Speaker 1: three d pounds right away, start with what makes you 307 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:29,320 Speaker 1: feel good that you feel like you did something next day. 308 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 1: And I'm getting old, Michael, I'm not pushing three rd 309 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 1: pounds ever again. You know I never have. So you 310 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:38,640 Speaker 1: beat me on that. And so let's talk about like 311 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:41,120 Speaker 1: I love talking to guys like you because you have 312 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 1: every excuse not to exercise, right you're you're on the road, 313 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:47,280 Speaker 1: you're so busy, you're so young to it. It's always 314 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:49,560 Speaker 1: amazing to me. It seems like, you know, the younger 315 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:53,040 Speaker 1: musicians especially, many of you have gotten the message like, hey, 316 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 1: why don't I kind of focus on my health and 317 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 1: wellness before it's a huge issue. I can still have fun, 318 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:00,560 Speaker 1: but I need to make that part of my world 319 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 1: and just talk about that because you're doing you know, 320 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 1: one of the main reasons too, I love you and 321 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 1: your music and your lifestyle because because fitness is a 322 00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 1: part of your lifestyle for me being able to you know, listen, 323 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:12,880 Speaker 1: when when you first start out of this stuff, it's fun. 324 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 1: You know your town, the town, and you know you're 325 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:16,440 Speaker 1: you're playing music for a living. You actually get to 326 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 1: do it, you know, and then and then that business 327 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:21,200 Speaker 1: side starts coming in and opportunities start coming where you 328 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 1: gotta start being more on your game. I don't like 329 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 1: being off my game at all, especially when I'm on tour, 330 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 1: so especially if it's my fault, right, Like, if somebody 331 00:16:27,840 --> 00:16:29,280 Speaker 1: else's fault, you can blame them, But if you're the 332 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 1: idiot that stayed up knowing that you shouldn't, you know, 333 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:34,000 Speaker 1: probably done something better. Is way with the drummer, Michael, 334 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:37,360 Speaker 1: it's always a drum always a drummer, start him or 335 00:16:37,400 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 1: the bass player, Yeah, every time. And so I noticed 336 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 1: that for me one, my anxiety and just like my 337 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:44,440 Speaker 1: overthinking of that day kind of went away. When I 338 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:47,600 Speaker 1: make sure I work, went to the gym too. I 339 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:49,960 Speaker 1: just felt better, you know, I felt better on stage, 340 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 1: and sim of Girl has this quote in this interview 341 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 1: that he says, when people pay that ticket, you know 342 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:56,480 Speaker 1: they're haying hoping that you know you come out the 343 00:16:56,520 --> 00:16:58,000 Speaker 1: best that you can be. It's kind of like coming 344 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 1: out with the team guitar, coming out with your drum tum, 345 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 1: coming out with new strings. It just sounds better. And 346 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:05,119 Speaker 1: if you look better, the better you performed, thetter you feel, 347 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 1: the better all around this show, it was better. And 348 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:09,800 Speaker 1: I really did that heart and I think that leading 349 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:12,160 Speaker 1: into my family having a heart disease way they had 350 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:15,200 Speaker 1: the last five six seven years in my life, really 351 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:17,320 Speaker 1: made me have awareness early on and age that me 352 00:17:17,359 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 1: and my dad might have been able to stop his 353 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:22,040 Speaker 1: open heart surgery if he would have maybe caught it 354 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:26,679 Speaker 1: early on and maybe adjust some lifestyle, maybe got on 355 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:29,960 Speaker 1: some medication or whatever, maybe we could have bypassed his body. 356 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 1: But just really made me more focused on Okay, I'm 357 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 1: also living way faster than they do, and they did, 358 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:38,640 Speaker 1: so let's keep that in mind as well. I spent 359 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:41,320 Speaker 1: the majority of my time on a on a moving bus, 360 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:43,520 Speaker 1: you know, heading down the road, So that can't be 361 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 1: good for your body either. So how can we kind 362 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 1: of meet in the middle to where I con curve 363 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:49,239 Speaker 1: that a little bit finished. Thon has been that thing 364 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:51,959 Speaker 1: for me. Yeah, because you have a family history, as 365 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:55,159 Speaker 1: you said, a heart disease right from grandfather, father, uncle's 366 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:58,280 Speaker 1: I believe and you know, I always say, Michael, they 367 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:00,480 Speaker 1: were older. We know a lot more now, so you know, 368 00:18:00,520 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 1: we give them a little bit of the benefit of 369 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:04,040 Speaker 1: the doubt. But I think what people need to hear 370 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:06,360 Speaker 1: too is, as you were saying, you know you can 371 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:09,119 Speaker 1: you control a lot of it through lifestyle, through all 372 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:11,239 Speaker 1: that kind of stuff. So you know, your genetics are 373 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:13,399 Speaker 1: not a death sentence, says so many people you know, 374 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:15,800 Speaker 1: used to think. And that's great news. It's not. It's 375 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:17,320 Speaker 1: not bad news. I mean, it does put the onus 376 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:19,840 Speaker 1: on the person, right. You gotta kind of change things. 377 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 1: And that's the hard thing. That's why my job is hard, 378 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:24,639 Speaker 1: right because I gotta give the science and say you 379 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:27,560 Speaker 1: do have control. But that's a great thing, you know. Yeah, 380 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:29,560 Speaker 1: So that I love that you've embraced that and you've 381 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:31,680 Speaker 1: seen it, right, So, and I'm sure you feel how 382 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:35,200 Speaker 1: great your performances are. And again at a young age, 383 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:37,359 Speaker 1: you know you're gonna have a wrong career as a 384 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 1: result of the choices you're making now right. I think 385 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 1: it's all investing in yourself as you get up, you know, 386 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:44,439 Speaker 1: for your older days when you're younger, and just you know, 387 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:46,920 Speaker 1: have fun, enjoy the moments. But also like for us, 388 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 1: you know, it's worked for us as well. So where 389 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:51,200 Speaker 1: out there, it's our job to create the party, to 390 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:53,160 Speaker 1: make everybody happy, good time. So you know, we gotta 391 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:55,119 Speaker 1: be at our best and at my best. When I 392 00:18:55,119 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 1: feel the best, and when I think the best, I 393 00:18:56,520 --> 00:18:59,040 Speaker 1: feel like I'm more. I just all around better and 394 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:00,840 Speaker 1: again it goes better that to my girl quote that 395 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:02,480 Speaker 1: he said, you know back in some interview, I don't 396 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:04,159 Speaker 1: know when it was, but stuck with me. I was 397 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:06,679 Speaker 1: took me the hard thinking. If someone's playing a ticket 398 00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:08,880 Speaker 1: and paying their harder money to come see you and 399 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:11,360 Speaker 1: ain't going to get the hotel or dinner or whatever, 400 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:13,560 Speaker 1: you should probably show up and give them their money. 401 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:16,399 Speaker 1: You got gonna do the two hour the guns and 402 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:19,960 Speaker 1: Roses show up, you know two hours late at it 403 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:22,439 Speaker 1: doesn't wear the same for me. I haven't that actual 404 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:25,080 Speaker 1: rose on the show, And uh, it would be a 405 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:30,040 Speaker 1: fun conversation. All right, What is your what's your favorite exercise, 406 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:32,119 Speaker 1: what's your go to like work out or exercise or 407 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:34,240 Speaker 1: you know that that's part of your routine right now. 408 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:37,440 Speaker 1: Um man um, I think weight lived and I'm getting 409 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:40,520 Speaker 1: back into trying to learn how to lean out, you know, 410 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:43,359 Speaker 1: at the same time. So that's been, that's been what 411 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:45,320 Speaker 1: I've been been doing that in fast at cardio over 412 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:47,679 Speaker 1: the morning. It's kind of been a peaceful thing for him. 413 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:49,520 Speaker 1: I don't know, you gotta go out to the gym 414 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:52,200 Speaker 1: and do forty or five minutes on the treadmill or whatever, 415 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 1: and uh and call today. I'm not a runner like 416 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:56,919 Speaker 1: when you said earlier, if you told me I couldn't 417 00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:58,560 Speaker 1: run up, I was like you told me I couldn't 418 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:02,960 Speaker 1: run a high five like I think. But I'm not 419 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:07,200 Speaker 1: hit that that love love mile yet that's not from 420 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:11,160 Speaker 1: miles zero three three. But uh, but yeah, I think 421 00:20:11,280 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 1: that morning fasting cardio and then and then getting back 422 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:16,160 Speaker 1: into the lift and waste. Like I said, the last 423 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:20,040 Speaker 1: three months, you know, between holidays and just quarantine and everything, 424 00:20:20,119 --> 00:20:21,919 Speaker 1: we've just been kind of doing our things. I've been 425 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:24,600 Speaker 1: slowly get back into it and just learning different ways. 426 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:27,120 Speaker 1: I love that too, Michael, because you know so many 427 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:29,320 Speaker 1: people get down. I said, there is no perfect with Instagram. 428 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 1: Now people look at you know, the perfect body, and 429 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:33,600 Speaker 1: these fitness people, especially you say, oh I never do this, 430 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:38,720 Speaker 1: I never do that. Yes, yes, right, I take half 431 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 1: you not only should you have to take time off, right, 432 00:20:42,119 --> 00:20:44,480 Speaker 1: I mean you can't be going full speed all the time. 433 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 1: And I know you're one of your vices. Is my 434 00:20:47,119 --> 00:20:51,639 Speaker 1: advice Reese's Is it Reese's peanut butter cups? Man the 435 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 1: best that's invention on the fit. Whoever thought butter and 436 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:57,840 Speaker 1: chocolate should be rewarded? That's what I said for me. 437 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 1: You know, music and fitness, chocolate and peanut butter. It's 438 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 1: like the two things that go so well. YEA a 439 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 1: beautiful thing. So what's an like, what's an exercise you 440 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 1: absolutely hate? Like I won't do purpies. I don't care 441 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:10,399 Speaker 1: how much you pay me. I'm not gonna do a 442 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:14,400 Speaker 1: burpee ding ding. Yeah. I vomit every time, every time. 443 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:16,720 Speaker 1: It doesn't matter. I've been in the best shape of 444 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:20,600 Speaker 1: my life. It's still done Burke's and got ans every time. Again, 445 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 1: It's not a good thing for me or my ego 446 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:27,199 Speaker 1: or anything involved. And see, I'm loving it. You know 447 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:30,440 Speaker 1: music Reese's peanut butter cups you hate is like, we're 448 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:34,960 Speaker 1: gonna get hang here, man, we could be friends. I 449 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:37,560 Speaker 1: know cancer is a big I used to coach cancer 450 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:39,960 Speaker 1: charity for ten years and I know you're involved with 451 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 1: that as well. Yeah, we're involved. The whole country community 452 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 1: is really involved with St. Jude and being able to 453 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 1: tour that facility. I think I toured it five years ago, 454 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:51,840 Speaker 1: so I mean, it'll just make a lifelong impact. You 455 00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:57,480 Speaker 1: see different things like walkers or or or medical devices 456 00:21:57,520 --> 00:22:00,240 Speaker 1: that shouldn't be made that small, Yeah, a little things. 457 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:02,600 Speaker 1: And the thing that they that their families go through 458 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:05,480 Speaker 1: in the fact that this whole facility takes care of 459 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:08,760 Speaker 1: everything fan was builds house. You know, they don't think 460 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:11,199 Speaker 1: of anything but take care of those babies and make 461 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:13,200 Speaker 1: sure that they get the best treatment they can to. 462 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:16,160 Speaker 1: So hopefully hopefully one day shut the doors of that place. 463 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 1: But until then, you know, and needs all the all 464 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:21,160 Speaker 1: the notice they can. So the whole country community thinks 465 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:24,160 Speaker 1: Randio and back in the day, uh really has wrapped 466 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:26,399 Speaker 1: their arms around St. Jude. And once you go and 467 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:30,040 Speaker 1: you tour there, you you understand why everybody's passion yeah, 468 00:22:30,359 --> 00:22:33,639 Speaker 1: I mean kids in cancer, no better charity, right, Uh, 469 00:22:33,760 --> 00:22:37,359 Speaker 1: that's amazing. And what what's your go to foods? Like? 470 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:41,480 Speaker 1: I know again did my research on you, Michael, drilled chicken. 471 00:22:41,560 --> 00:22:43,440 Speaker 1: I know you're a fan of that as a huge 472 00:22:43,440 --> 00:22:45,720 Speaker 1: part of my diet. What else, what's like your go 473 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:48,919 Speaker 1: to What's like a pre concert meal? Oh? Man? Actually 474 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:52,480 Speaker 1: I tried not to eat beforehand, okay, or else I 475 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:57,960 Speaker 1: will burn the entire time, being honest, um, But after show, 476 00:22:58,119 --> 00:23:00,040 Speaker 1: I know I try to do. Uh I was you. 477 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:02,280 Speaker 1: I'll do like a protein chick about an hour before, 478 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:05,359 Speaker 1: so I have something but it's not heavy, you know, 479 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:09,320 Speaker 1: And then I'll eat chicken and broccoli and some rice 480 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 1: right after and trying to stay away from the after 481 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:17,199 Speaker 1: show pizza only one time a week sometimes ques, but 482 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 1: that's you just trade your calories, right. Maybe it's the 483 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:23,720 Speaker 1: whiskey instead of that. Yeah. Yeah, I've never been great 484 00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:27,639 Speaker 1: at measuring, but it's a subconscious thing where you count, 485 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:31,159 Speaker 1: you know what bad things are taking in now. But 486 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:33,679 Speaker 1: I that's so amazing to Michael in that you know, 487 00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:36,679 Speaker 1: you approach your pregame ritual the way I would if 488 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:38,240 Speaker 1: I'm doing an iron Man or a marathon. Right, you 489 00:23:38,280 --> 00:23:40,679 Speaker 1: figure out what foods work for you what don't, and 490 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:43,080 Speaker 1: as you're saying, whether it comes to exercise or nutrition, 491 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:45,359 Speaker 1: you find what exercise you like, you find what food 492 00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:47,040 Speaker 1: you like, and then you listen to your body and 493 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:49,520 Speaker 1: figure out, Okay, here's what I can do or can't do, right, 494 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:52,679 Speaker 1: And you've already figured that out at a young age. Yeah, man, 495 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:55,359 Speaker 1: you know, I'm also like trying to run with burning 496 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:57,359 Speaker 1: boat candles at the end and not eating and you 497 00:23:57,440 --> 00:23:59,760 Speaker 1: go straight into the show and wonder why I'm like 498 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 1: can't remember lyrics or you know, you just feel offered then, 499 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:04,800 Speaker 1: and it's all It's all about what you're putting in 500 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 1: to be able to perform your best. It's no different than, 501 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:09,159 Speaker 1: like you said, getting ready for an iron man is 502 00:24:09,160 --> 00:24:12,320 Speaker 1: also no different than putting good gasoline and high prices. 503 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:14,200 Speaker 1: You gotta whatever you put into it sort of getting 504 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:16,480 Speaker 1: out of it. So uh yeah, that that's always just 505 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:18,040 Speaker 1: gonna be the thing to work for me. That helped 506 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:19,960 Speaker 1: me made me feel like I could, okay, I could 507 00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:23,359 Speaker 1: be at my best, and you get get all the 508 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:25,760 Speaker 1: nutrition that I need while I'm not feeling like I'm 509 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:28,720 Speaker 1: carrying it on stage right right, You gotta Yeah, And 510 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:31,240 Speaker 1: I would argue another reason you probably don't like running, Michael, 511 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:33,800 Speaker 1: as you're doing it on stage. I mean a dometer 512 00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:36,640 Speaker 1: on you, right, it would probably be a couple of miles. Right, Yeah, 513 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:39,120 Speaker 1: we put some steps in. I I quote that as 514 00:24:39,160 --> 00:24:41,200 Speaker 1: my cardio for the day. I'm like, it's fine to 515 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:44,760 Speaker 1: show that that counts. And another reason you don't like running, 516 00:24:44,800 --> 00:24:47,480 Speaker 1: you actually said it. Three miles stinks, Michael. Three miles 517 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:50,879 Speaker 1: stinks for everyone. That's why I run really far. You know, 518 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:53,200 Speaker 1: It's like when you get to six, that's pretty great. 519 00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:57,440 Speaker 1: You know nine. There's a reason wunatics like me run four. Right, 520 00:24:57,480 --> 00:24:59,280 Speaker 1: there's there's that runners high. But it takes a while. 521 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:01,000 Speaker 1: So you and we're gonna go out and I'll make 522 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:04,320 Speaker 1: you run six seven miles one day, alright, But if 523 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:08,560 Speaker 1: I'm running six seven miles ago, someone's chasing me. And 524 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:11,119 Speaker 1: so what's uh, what's what's what's coming up? We give 525 00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:13,400 Speaker 1: be some big goals, like what our goals that are 526 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:16,760 Speaker 1: out there for you career wise? Whatever that you know, 527 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:19,200 Speaker 1: you're you're working towards one of the biggest things that 528 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:21,840 Speaker 1: I want this next coming years. It's hard toket sales. 529 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:24,040 Speaker 1: You know, I wanna, I want to be an a reenact. 530 00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:26,679 Speaker 1: I wanna I want to jump that next level of things. 531 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 1: More than anything, I'm just excited to get back and 532 00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:32,119 Speaker 1: get back to to torn and feeling like, you know, 533 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:36,119 Speaker 1: we're working towards something. Um. You know, I want to 534 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 1: be able to uh to make album number three, the 535 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:42,040 Speaker 1: album that that hopefully people look back on in my 536 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 1: career and go that was want to change and and 537 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:47,440 Speaker 1: then prepare for album number four as soon as that's 538 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:50,679 Speaker 1: over with, and it just continue working on on building 539 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:52,959 Speaker 1: the fan base and and getting back out there as 540 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:55,000 Speaker 1: soon as we can and being the best that we 541 00:25:55,040 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 1: can't while when we get out do you ever use visualization, Michael? Like? 542 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:00,720 Speaker 1: So for me, what am I which goals many many 543 00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:03,560 Speaker 1: years ago was to do the Wiironman the Championships and 544 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:06,679 Speaker 1: I put a screenshot of the swim start on my 545 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:08,840 Speaker 1: computer and I literally looked at it for ten years, 546 00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:11,159 Speaker 1: and every year as a goal you gotta qualify and 547 00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:12,800 Speaker 1: I didn't get there, but I kept it up and 548 00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 1: I kept the goal, and then ten actually was twelve 549 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:18,360 Speaker 1: years later, I'm standing in the very spot that I've 550 00:26:18,400 --> 00:26:21,280 Speaker 1: looked at for ten years, you know, And and and 551 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:23,760 Speaker 1: changed for a little bit. You know, some houses were different, 552 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:26,040 Speaker 1: But like, you know, did you ever do that for 553 00:26:26,119 --> 00:26:29,920 Speaker 1: like concerts, like a venue or picture yourself with another artist? 554 00:26:30,040 --> 00:26:32,440 Speaker 1: You ever do like that visualization where you imagine where 555 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:34,720 Speaker 1: you're gonna be. Dude, I'll tell you something crazy. When 556 00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:37,480 Speaker 1: I first started coming to Nashville, it was within my buddy, 557 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:40,520 Speaker 1: Jeff Herson's songwriter buddy of mine. He's a firefire down 558 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:43,640 Speaker 1: the Florida. We've read this tiny car, the littlest car 559 00:26:43,720 --> 00:26:45,639 Speaker 1: we could find because it was the cheapest, you know, 560 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:48,480 Speaker 1: fifty bucks for the week, absolute piece of garbage. But 561 00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:52,000 Speaker 1: it got us there back and we drive all night long, 562 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:54,560 Speaker 1: get here early in the morning, just sleep in the 563 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:58,040 Speaker 1: cracker Borough parking lot before our demo session, and then 564 00:26:58,040 --> 00:27:01,520 Speaker 1: we drive. Music grow. And I remember every time we 565 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:05,880 Speaker 1: passed Warner Music Nashville for whatever reason, never Sony, never 566 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:09,560 Speaker 1: any never other building. I would just go, I'm I'm 567 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:12,920 Speaker 1: record And every time it just became this thing. I 568 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:16,040 Speaker 1: don't know it became, I pointed out. And my first 569 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:17,600 Speaker 1: and only record deal has been with one of Music 570 00:27:17,680 --> 00:27:22,080 Speaker 1: Nashville for five years. Give me the chill, crazy again, 571 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:24,280 Speaker 1: I'm believing that stuff yeah, you know if you have 572 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:26,399 Speaker 1: you know, we we read it. There's all these memes 573 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:28,920 Speaker 1: and you know, people talk about it, but until you actually, 574 00:27:29,240 --> 00:27:32,120 Speaker 1: you know, live it and picture it, that comes true. 575 00:27:32,119 --> 00:27:33,399 Speaker 1: You have to see it in your mind's eye. Right. 576 00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:34,639 Speaker 1: And I knew you were gonna have a story. I 577 00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:39,400 Speaker 1: knew you that you're just you're you're too young. You'll 578 00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:42,800 Speaker 1: have many more over the years. But uh yeah, yeah, 579 00:27:42,840 --> 00:27:44,480 Speaker 1: you know, and that's that's what I you know, I 580 00:27:44,520 --> 00:27:47,199 Speaker 1: talked about believing in yourself and again people talk about that, 581 00:27:47,280 --> 00:27:49,879 Speaker 1: but so few people actually get there where you go 582 00:27:50,040 --> 00:27:53,080 Speaker 1: picture those goals, right, and it doesn't. As I said, 583 00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:55,000 Speaker 1: it took me twelve years to get that one. I 584 00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:57,480 Speaker 1: got the other ones. But I rolled my goals over 585 00:27:57,560 --> 00:28:00,080 Speaker 1: every year, Michael, right, and something I get with a 586 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:03,399 Speaker 1: year and some like actually I talked about this year, Michael, 587 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:08,080 Speaker 1: I hit zero goals, but they're they're ten really big 588 00:28:08,119 --> 00:28:11,080 Speaker 1: ones and I don't get there. But uh yeah, yeah, 589 00:28:11,119 --> 00:28:13,000 Speaker 1: So is there anything else that like, is there a 590 00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:16,439 Speaker 1: Warner Music type thing you're thinking about that's uh on 591 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:19,840 Speaker 1: the horizon, or you'd like I want to headline the 592 00:28:19,920 --> 00:28:22,679 Speaker 1: rhyme what I love it, That's what I want to do. 593 00:28:22,800 --> 00:28:25,320 Speaker 1: That's that's next for me. That's my next big gold top. 594 00:28:25,840 --> 00:28:32,520 Speaker 1: And when you do, we're gonna have you back on God. Michael, 595 00:28:32,520 --> 00:28:35,200 Speaker 1: thanks so much for taking the time. Twitter is at 596 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:39,400 Speaker 1: Michael Ray Music, Facebook is music Michael Ray, uh Michael 597 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:43,719 Speaker 1: Ray music dot com and uh yeah, any final thoughts 598 00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:46,040 Speaker 1: any and just whiskey and rain. Right, get out there 599 00:28:46,040 --> 00:28:48,480 Speaker 1: and exercise to that song. That's right, go out there, 600 00:28:48,520 --> 00:28:50,640 Speaker 1: you can too, said to it. That's the cardio and 601 00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:52,360 Speaker 1: you get to meet new people, you know. So it's 602 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:54,440 Speaker 1: fitness and music. That's what it's all about. We have 603 00:28:54,480 --> 00:28:57,920 Speaker 1: whiskey and all right, can't can't wait to see you 604 00:28:57,920 --> 00:29:01,280 Speaker 1: what everybody, Go to Michael Ray Music com and check 605 00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:03,880 Speaker 1: out Whiskey and Ray. Michael, have an awesome day and 606 00:29:03,920 --> 00:29:05,920 Speaker 1: I look forward to speaking to you after you achieved 607 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:08,440 Speaker 1: that goal. Thank you so much, brother, appreciate it. Man, 608 00:29:08,720 --> 00:29:10,479 Speaker 1: all right, have a great day and we will be 609 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:25,200 Speaker 1: right back. And we are back. As I said in 610 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:29,800 Speaker 1: the intro, this is absolutely what I love. You know, 611 00:29:29,800 --> 00:29:34,040 Speaker 1: It's not just fitness. Can't be just a one trick 612 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:38,120 Speaker 1: pony there. There's so many different aspects of health and 613 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:42,560 Speaker 1: wellness and physical and mental. Music has always been and 614 00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:45,880 Speaker 1: will always be an enormous part of my life. And 615 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:49,760 Speaker 1: when I connect it with the fitness, Hey, I did 616 00:29:49,840 --> 00:29:54,480 Speaker 1: my own first fitness videos. Couldn't afford the couple of 617 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:59,160 Speaker 1: thousand dollars that I was being quoted for just then music, 618 00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:04,640 Speaker 1: so I did it my self. Cassio Keyboard figured it out. 619 00:30:05,640 --> 00:30:09,360 Speaker 1: But I love that. And again, I have been you know, 620 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:13,560 Speaker 1: playing music, still have the drums, just it's all part 621 00:30:14,680 --> 00:30:17,560 Speaker 1: of just being healthy physically and mentally. What is your outlet? 622 00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:23,680 Speaker 1: Drums are one of my creative outlets. This podcast is 623 00:30:23,720 --> 00:30:27,880 Speaker 1: a creative outlet, but it's one I take super seriously. 624 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:33,880 Speaker 1: As I say very frequently, I will only bring you 625 00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:37,040 Speaker 1: the best information based on current research and science, and 626 00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:40,640 Speaker 1: I will only bring you people that I think and no, 627 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:48,320 Speaker 1: we'll make you better. We'll make you better. Are many 628 00:30:48,680 --> 00:30:55,640 Speaker 1: many people pitched to this show that No, I'll leave 629 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:57,520 Speaker 1: it at that. I'm just gonna leave it at that. 630 00:30:58,560 --> 00:31:02,600 Speaker 1: But Michael Ray, if you haven't heard his music, start 631 00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:04,600 Speaker 1: with Whiskey and Rain and just you know, fall down 632 00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:08,400 Speaker 1: that rabbit hole of YouTube and wherever you listen to music, 633 00:31:10,480 --> 00:31:13,680 Speaker 1: because this show, this is about that positive message. And 634 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:17,680 Speaker 1: I love that he told that story about visualization. I 635 00:31:17,760 --> 00:31:20,480 Speaker 1: knew he would have one. The question was would would 636 00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:23,120 Speaker 1: he share it? And that goes to what I'll leave 637 00:31:23,160 --> 00:31:26,920 Speaker 1: you with. You know, tagline for my company has been 638 00:31:27,160 --> 00:31:32,160 Speaker 1: believing yourself for decades. Now you've got to picture those goals. 639 00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:36,320 Speaker 1: You have to believe that you have the ability to 640 00:31:36,360 --> 00:31:41,680 Speaker 1: achieve them. And yes they should be scary. You should 641 00:31:41,720 --> 00:31:44,800 Speaker 1: say wow, I'm not sure I can do that. But 642 00:31:44,840 --> 00:31:48,440 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter. You picture it, You picture it, you 643 00:31:48,520 --> 00:31:52,840 Speaker 1: leave yourself open to doing it. Took me twelve years, 644 00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:58,040 Speaker 1: as I said, to make it to Hawaii. It's not 645 00:31:58,080 --> 00:32:01,400 Speaker 1: a matter of if you will get there. It's a 646 00:32:01,440 --> 00:32:05,360 Speaker 1: matter of when and how. And it's the how that 647 00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:10,320 Speaker 1: confuses people. It is so rarely the path you think. 648 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:16,000 Speaker 1: You set short term goals to achieve those big goals, 649 00:32:16,520 --> 00:32:19,560 Speaker 1: but you have to be ready and willing to adjust. 650 00:32:20,760 --> 00:32:26,760 Speaker 1: Would you keep moving forward? Michael Ray? Thank you so much. 651 00:32:27,360 --> 00:32:31,360 Speaker 1: One final time, Everybody Twitter and Instagram at Michael Ray Music, 652 00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:36,920 Speaker 1: Facebook is at music Michael Ray, and go to his 653 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:42,040 Speaker 1: website Michael Ray music dot com. Fill your head, fill 654 00:32:42,080 --> 00:32:48,600 Speaker 1: your body with good, healthy things like Michael Ray's music. 655 00:32:49,720 --> 00:32:55,760 Speaker 1: I am Tom Holland this is Fitness Disrupted Believe in Yourself. 656 00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:03,240 Speaker 1: Fitness Disrupted is a production of I heart Radio. 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