1 00:00:01,080 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 1: Raise aloud, you describe if you're trying to throw down 2 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: a little country fade and taking me on. Now you 3 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: chuck in the line for pleasant the boors. What's up, guys, 4 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:38,159 Speaker 1: It's Granger Smith. This is the Granger Smith Podcast, Episode seventeen. 5 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:41,239 Speaker 1: I can't believe it's been that many. Every time I 6 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: look at that, I cannot believe we've gotten so far 7 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 1: on this podcast and I'm still telling my story. In fact, 8 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: I just referenced episode sixteen and listened to the end 9 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:53,239 Speaker 1: of that, which I always listened to the end of 10 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 1: the previous podcast to kind of figure out where I 11 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: left off and how to continue the story. And this 12 00:00:59,880 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: is'n be a fun one, partly because I'm documenting it 13 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:06,960 Speaker 1: a little bit right now as we speak with my camera. 14 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: Because something that's new since the last time we talked. 15 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: I have a new YouTube page. It's called the Smiths 16 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 1: And this is something that's kind of been in the 17 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: works for a while now. And when I say in 18 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 1: the works, more in discussion because it's a family YouTube 19 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: channel and my wife and I Amber, we talked for 20 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: a long time about should we bring the kids, you know, 21 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:37,319 Speaker 1: into the spotlight? Should we should we show people inside 22 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: of our house and into our daily lives, and it's 23 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 1: it's definitely something to think about, you know, because because 24 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 1: you think about all the horrible things that that could happen, 25 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: like all my kids are going to become you know, brats, 26 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 1: or they're gonna you know, some crazy stalker is going 27 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 1: to see them and want to kidnap them and take 28 00:01:57,120 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 1: them to South America. I mean, you think about the 29 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: worst things, but there are some positive things like teaching 30 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 1: kids responsibility, teaching trying to raise kids the best at 31 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:15,239 Speaker 1: our ability, and showing other people the way we're doing 32 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 1: and hopefully in all that trying to be a positive influence. 33 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 1: Another reason is my kids. They love their YouTube channels 34 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 1: and they love following other YouTube pages and so much 35 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 1: so that they have the litle their little iPods and 36 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:36,640 Speaker 1: they walk around and they say, Hi, guys, thank you 37 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 1: for watching today. We're gonna feed the cat or the dog. 38 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: And then they always in their little videos with make 39 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 1: sure you subscribe and hit that notifications button. They've got 40 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: all that down so good, and we weren't. I mean 41 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: they were literally they've been doing this for years and 42 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: we don't show anybody that stuff because, like I said, 43 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:56,920 Speaker 1: we didn't know if we were going to release that 44 00:02:56,919 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: stuff or not, but now that we have a chance, 45 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: and we think it's important to show the Smiths and 46 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 1: to show the real side of our lives that although 47 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 1: we live different crazy lives, you know, me on tour, 48 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 1: Amber at home doing acting, raising three kids out in 49 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 1: the country in Texas, although we live different lives, we 50 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:23,800 Speaker 1: think it's important for other people to see that we're 51 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 1: just normal people. I mean, we're as normal as they get. 52 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:31,639 Speaker 1: And I understand that because I see it myself, y'all. 53 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: I see that being a celebrity, not me, But when 54 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 1: I see other people become celebrities, it can change you. 55 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: You guys have seen it. You've seen it with your 56 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 1: favorite musicians or maybe your favorite athlete. You knew him 57 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 1: in high school and he went to college and then 58 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 1: he went into the pros and became a different person. 59 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: He surrounded himself with a new group of friends. I 60 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 1: started driving new vehicles. Money can change you, Fame can 61 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: change you, and it's not always for the best. Sometimes 62 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: it is, but it can be come a sickness, an illness, 63 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 1: a disease that you can catch. And by doing the 64 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: Smiths and I just think I think it's a good 65 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 1: way to ground myself and to remind myself that we 66 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 1: have our falls. We are very vulnerable as a family. 67 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 1: You know, we're not perfect parents. We mess up all 68 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 1: the time. We constantly have challenges with our kids and 69 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 1: with me touring and being gone and then coming home, 70 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: and it's always a challenge, and I think it's it's 71 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:32,039 Speaker 1: important to admit that and to show you guys that. 72 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:36,599 Speaker 1: And so everyone on camera say hi, and everyone on 73 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: podcasts say hi. Maybe you're a different group of people 74 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: that watch YouTube and a different group of people to 75 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 1: listen to podcasts, but right now you're one of the same. 76 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 1: That song that you heard at the beginning of this podcast, 77 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 1: it's called Holler, and that is the song that I 78 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:57,719 Speaker 1: was referencing in the last episode that Earl Dibbles Junior 79 00:04:57,800 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: is going to make an appearance for the first time 80 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:03,239 Speaker 1: with me. So since then we filmed that music video. 81 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 1: Tyler in that last podcast said it's going to be 82 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:08,359 Speaker 1: the most epic music video ever. That was before it 83 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: was filmed. You know what, I'm a little biased here, 84 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:14,600 Speaker 1: but he might not be that far off because, at 85 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 1: least for me in my standards, that was the fastest 86 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: growing music video I've ever had, fastest growing video of 87 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:24,599 Speaker 1: any sort. We hit the one million view mark by 88 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 1: day four, which just blew me away. I mean, we 89 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 1: had a lot of help because we had some really 90 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: cool country influencers in that video, but regardless, it went 91 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:40,920 Speaker 1: faster than I thought it would have. And so that 92 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 1: is the beginning of a series of songs and music 93 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: videos that I'm going to release this entire year. So 94 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:51,839 Speaker 1: I'm going to release one song in one music video 95 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 1: each month this whole year. Paul is currently working on 96 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: right now as we speak, he's editing the April song, 97 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 1: which we're coming out with in eight days from now. 98 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: And it's insane because I have to write these songs, 99 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:12,040 Speaker 1: record them, sing them, write the treatment, we have to shoot, 100 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:15,360 Speaker 1: schedule a shooting date, Paul has to edit it. So 101 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: it's been it's been a huge it's been a task, 102 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 1: I'll put it that way. And we're only on month too. 103 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:25,920 Speaker 1: I know the May song coming out. I love it. 104 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:31,159 Speaker 1: We have not shot that video yet. I know June, July, 105 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 1: and August are a toss up between a couple three 106 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 1: four songs, and it's just gonna be It's gonna be constantly. 107 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,719 Speaker 1: It's okay, it's gonna be like you're signing up for 108 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:46,720 Speaker 1: a subscription, a free subscription to hear my music, and 109 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 1: you're gonna get one song in one video a month. 110 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 1: That's that's pretty cool. I think, no matter what, the 111 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 1: fans are gonna win. And putting myself in a fan stance, 112 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 1: I feel like I would want this if I was, 113 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:02,840 Speaker 1: you know, the massive straight fan like I used to 114 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:07,280 Speaker 1: be when I was sixteen, seventeen, eighteen years old. This 115 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 1: would be amazing. A new George Strait song every month, 116 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 1: with a music video and a story behind it, and 117 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 1: he promotes everyone. One of the main goals of this 118 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 1: is no song left behind, No songs will be forgotten anymore. 119 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 1: I mentioned earlier than I've done nine albums, and some 120 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 1: of you have heard all those, but you understand that 121 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 1: out of all of those albums, there's only two or 122 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 1: three or four of each one that we talked about 123 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 1: and that we did music videos for, and then we 124 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 1: sang in the live show and every other song which 125 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:45,560 Speaker 1: are trust me, some of those songs are my favorites, 126 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 1: never got mentioned, never got put in the live show, 127 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 1: never became music videos for sure, and that's just the 128 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 1: nature of the game. You have to pick and choose, 129 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: and some of them get left behind. And so the 130 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 1: goal of this year is that ever every song gets 131 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 1: its moment to shine, every song gets its thirty days 132 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: and its story. And I think it's gonna be really cool. 133 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 1: Looking at Twitter, here I see Brian Hammond says was 134 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 1: able to listen to every hashtag Granger Smith podcast over 135 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 1: the last two nights, patrolling it gives you a whole 136 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 1: new connection to the artist. Well, thank you, Brian, and 137 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 1: thank you for your service. And if you want to 138 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 1: ask me a question or comment, go to social media 139 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 1: hashtag Granger Smith podcast. I'll search for him just like 140 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 1: I'm doing now and give you a shout out. So 141 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: I was thinking about what to do on today's podcast, 142 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 1: episode seventeen. A lot of these episodes have been throwbacks 143 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 1: to what my story is, where I came from, how 144 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:02,080 Speaker 1: I got to where I am now. Which is currently 145 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:07,680 Speaker 1: a beautiful April day in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. We are sitting 146 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 1: in the parking lot. I'm on the back of my 147 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 1: bus Wildflower, and we're going to play a show at 148 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: a place called the Sherman Theater. It's gonna be a 149 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:16,959 Speaker 1: fun one. This is you know, we've been on this 150 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 1: Cane Brown tour a lot of this year, and then 151 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 1: we had the ACM Awards, and then we did a 152 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 1: bunch of Texas dates, and so this is our first 153 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 1: time really back out on our own headlining tour, and 154 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:31,960 Speaker 1: ticket sales look awesome. Tomorrow's Upstate New York. I love 155 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 1: it back to Pittsburgh on Saturday. So it's just a 156 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 1: really fun, really fun weekend. And I always like to 157 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:43,199 Speaker 1: put that in perspective when I'm doing a podcast, sitting 158 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 1: in the parking lot in my bus, which for the 159 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 1: longest time a bus seems so out of reach. It's 160 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 1: you know, I was in a pickup truck and a 161 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 1: suburban and then a van, and I would sometimes, if 162 00:09:56,760 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 1: I was lucky, I would open up for a big 163 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 1: and I'd pull that van up next to his bus, 164 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:07,440 Speaker 1: and I'd look out that, you know, my van window, 165 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 1: and just I think, that's never going to happen. I'm 166 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 1: never I'm never going to be in a bus. And 167 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 1: what is it like, you know, to to not have 168 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 1: to set the alarm for six am and take turns 169 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:25,319 Speaker 1: driving and then drive for six hours and show up, 170 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:28,679 Speaker 1: you know, exhausted to the show, and load in and 171 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 1: carry all that stuff out of the trailer and play 172 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 1: a show, and then after the show drive about three 173 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 1: hours just to just to get a head start on 174 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: the next stage run. And I just thought, Man, what's 175 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:46,319 Speaker 1: it like to lay in a bunk and sleep when 176 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:50,760 Speaker 1: someone drives you wake up and go to the gym 177 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 1: and do a podcast and write a song. And it 178 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 1: just seemed it seemed like a different world, just a 179 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:01,960 Speaker 1: whole whole new lifestyle that I would never get to. 180 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:05,840 Speaker 1: And I'm you know, on thousands and thousands of miles 181 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 1: of that van and uh so many so many shows. 182 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:18,080 Speaker 1: I cannot ever ever forget what that felt like. And 183 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 1: I can never take for granted sitting here doing what 184 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:23,160 Speaker 1: I'm doing and looking out of the window of the 185 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:27,000 Speaker 1: back of my bus and knowing that we have two 186 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:31,719 Speaker 1: of them and a semi truck parked in this parking lot. 187 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 1: I can never forget that. I never forget, you know, 188 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 1: fifteen years of not having that stuff, and I and 189 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:42,080 Speaker 1: the reason I'm even bringing it up is because I 190 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 1: have to remember that while I still have struggles, and 191 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:50,640 Speaker 1: then the struggles seem just as difficult as they did 192 00:11:50,679 --> 00:11:54,439 Speaker 1: back then. The good shows now are just as fun 193 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:56,600 Speaker 1: as they were back then, and the bad shows now 194 00:11:56,880 --> 00:12:00,160 Speaker 1: are just as tough mentally as they were back in. 195 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:04,079 Speaker 1: And so when I'm struggling now with you know, maybe 196 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 1: a song is not doing as good as I thought 197 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 1: it was, or a tour isn't selling as good as 198 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 1: I thought it was, I have to remember how far 199 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 1: I've come. This podcast is brought to you by Yeee Energy. 200 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 1: Speaking of how far I've come, this is This is 201 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 1: an energy drink that my brothers and I made, and 202 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:26,440 Speaker 1: we're two years end of this project. We're on year three, 203 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 1: and it's so exciting because this year, for the first 204 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:34,079 Speaker 1: time ever, we will be coming up with and I 205 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 1: don't think I've said this before, a zero calorie sugar 206 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 1: free version. And it's not just an extra version. This 207 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 1: will be the only version because it will soon be 208 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 1: the drink we have now Yegee Energy will be replaced 209 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 1: by this zero calorie drink, and trust me, it tastes amazing. 210 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 1: I've already done the taste testing, We've already got the 211 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:56,040 Speaker 1: recipe nailed down. It's flavored by Stevia, so it's actually 212 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 1: good for you. It has very few ingredients. I can't wait. 213 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:01,160 Speaker 1: I think September is when we're going to launch this, 214 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:03,559 Speaker 1: So get ready. We got so many things playing for 215 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 1: YEEE Apparel. It's a lifestyle check it out at grangersmith 216 00:13:07,240 --> 00:13:11,440 Speaker 1: dot com, yee Apparel dot com, or Yeee Energy dot com. 217 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 1: So I talk about these days, these van and trailer days, 218 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:18,080 Speaker 1: and I talk about them like they were so long ago, 219 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:21,440 Speaker 1: and in the grand scheme of things, it wasn't that 220 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 1: long ago. It was like yesterday to me. Now, a 221 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 1: lot has happened, a lot of miles have come between us, 222 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:30,439 Speaker 1: and there's been several years and uh some a lot 223 00:13:30,440 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 1: of albums and songs, blah blah blah. But it seems 224 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 1: like yesterday to me, not to you. Maybe you didn't 225 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 1: know that Granger. Maybe a few of you did, but 226 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 1: most of you didn't know that version of me, And 227 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:45,319 Speaker 1: so I want to I want to introduce you to him. 228 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 1: And I figured out how to do it. I found 229 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 1: on my computer just the other day a bunch of 230 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 1: recordings that I was calling back then Poet's log And 231 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 1: so I don't know why I started. I don't know 232 00:13:58,160 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 1: why I was motivated to start doing it. But I 233 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:05,839 Speaker 1: started recording these random moments in my day and I 234 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 1: would just say, poet's log, it's you know, today's date, 235 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 1: and we are driving towards wherever, and I want to 236 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:17,439 Speaker 1: kind of explain my situation. And going back and listening 237 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:21,200 Speaker 1: to some of those, I could hear in my voice. 238 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 1: I could remember where I was. And for one, there's 239 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:29,440 Speaker 1: a difference in my voice because I've saying so much 240 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:33,200 Speaker 1: since then that there's like a new My voice is 241 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 1: a little deeper now than it used to be. I 242 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:40,200 Speaker 1: hadn't I haven't quite ruined it back then yet. But 243 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 1: that's what happened when you're a singer. You know, one 244 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:45,400 Speaker 1: day I'll be an old man and I'll be talking 245 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:51,400 Speaker 1: like this. But you could hear my voice. There's there's 246 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 1: a little pain in this voice, and I want to 247 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 1: play it for you. Here we go. Well, it's made 248 00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 1: the twenty first, twenty ten. It's a Friday night. I'm 249 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:05,840 Speaker 1: in Houston, Texas tonight for a show at the Firehouse, 250 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 1: and I'm sitting right now in the van. The door's open. 251 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 1: It's probably about eighty five degrees, pretty steamy night and 252 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 1: pretty hot. I'm wearing black jeans, and a button up 253 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:29,440 Speaker 1: shirt and a black undershirt, black boots. Okay, pause for 254 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 1: a second. Now, you could tell that within another year 255 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 1: or so, I was going to write a song called 256 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:37,600 Speaker 1: I'm Wearing Black. The reason I wrote that song is 257 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 1: because I just liked wearing black back then. So do 258 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:43,560 Speaker 1: you kind of want to hug that guy? You already 259 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:45,240 Speaker 1: want to kind of give him a hug, because I 260 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:49,040 Speaker 1: already kind of want to punch him in the face, Like, dude, 261 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:53,000 Speaker 1: you got it, good man. Now this was recorded nine 262 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 1: years ago from today, and we had already been touring 263 00:15:56,320 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 1: for about six solid years. We had already built us 264 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 1: some followings, and we'd have a few songs on the 265 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:06,680 Speaker 1: regional radio chart. So we were doing. Okay, let's see 266 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:10,640 Speaker 1: what else this guy has to say. It's about ten 267 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 1: fifty eight. We go on in eleven fifteen. The opening 268 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:16,560 Speaker 1: band is just getting finished up. They should be finished up, 269 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:18,480 Speaker 1: and they should be getting their stuff off the stage 270 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:21,680 Speaker 1: right now. I'm alone in the van. All the rest 271 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 1: of the guys are in there. I'm gonna set up 272 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 1: the stage. Eric needs to he's my keyboard player. He 273 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:31,720 Speaker 1: needs to take my MIC's stand out, put it at 274 00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:35,000 Speaker 1: the front of the stage that we've already marked, and 275 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:38,280 Speaker 1: my rug, says Granger Smith, he needs to go out 276 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 1: there and he needs to get my mic and my 277 00:16:41,880 --> 00:16:44,840 Speaker 1: guitar all checked. Hold up, hold up, you got an 278 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:48,240 Speaker 1: opening band and your keyboard player sets up your mic 279 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 1: and your guitar for you and get you all checked. 280 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:52,840 Speaker 1: You mean you don't have to go in there and 281 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 1: do it yourself. Man, dude, you already sound like you're 282 00:16:56,480 --> 00:17:01,040 Speaker 1: on your way. Bro, you're doing good. Trust me, things 283 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:03,880 Speaker 1: haven't always been this good. Oh you got a rug 284 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:07,400 Speaker 1: with your own name on it? Dang, bro, that's big time. 285 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:11,080 Speaker 1: All right, young Granger, whatbout you got? So I'll probably 286 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 1: roll in there in about ten minutes or so, so 287 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 1: that I have five to ten minutes a spare before 288 00:17:18,280 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 1: we start. Tyler as a road manager, he usually kicks 289 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 1: off Back in Black. When Back in Black starts, we 290 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:27,320 Speaker 1: know that that's the last song before we start, and 291 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 1: then our intro starts. Mike kicks that off from the laptop. So, yes, 292 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:34,760 Speaker 1: that is right. My brother Tyler, who's now my manager, 293 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 1: back then he did everything. He was a tour manager. 294 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:41,359 Speaker 1: He was merch guy at one time, so he was 295 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:44,880 Speaker 1: also the sound guy during that period, so he didn't 296 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: know anything about running sound. He just would tell the 297 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:50,880 Speaker 1: other guy, you know, kind of what to expect from us. 298 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:55,440 Speaker 1: So this is the part where it starts getting depressing. Anyway, 299 00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:58,280 Speaker 1: it's not that great of a night, at least I 300 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 1: haven't been in there yet, but parking lot looks to 301 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:05,880 Speaker 1: be three fourths full. It's kind of a smaller venue 302 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:09,920 Speaker 1: of the firehouse, so I'm hoping for around one hundred 303 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:14,439 Speaker 1: people in there. Matat or merchandise guy told me that 304 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:17,160 Speaker 1: all the tables are full, so that's a good sign. 305 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:20,439 Speaker 1: But we still need to be doing better in Houston. 306 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:23,679 Speaker 1: We're not doing good in Houston, Dallas and Antonio. Some 307 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:27,160 Speaker 1: of the bigger cities we're putting five to six hundred 308 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:31,240 Speaker 1: people in like Midnight Radio, Ammarillo and Copeland some of 309 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 1: the more outskirt lying venues, but not anywhere close where 310 00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 1: we need to be our current singles. I almost damn. 311 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:42,359 Speaker 1: It's number fourteen on the chart right now, and on 312 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 1: the way here, we actually made a stop by the 313 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:47,199 Speaker 1: Texas Music Chart to say hi to Katie Key, the 314 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:50,960 Speaker 1: president there, and see how she's doing. And hoping to 315 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:53,320 Speaker 1: get another top ten out of this song. Not sure 316 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:54,880 Speaker 1: if we will or not, but if we do, it'll 317 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:57,399 Speaker 1: be our fourth in a row. And the next single 318 00:18:57,480 --> 00:19:02,480 Speaker 1: is Superstitious seventeen this summer. And this is the first 319 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 1: diary recording log that I've done, and uh, I'm gonna 320 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:18,400 Speaker 1: put this away and go hit the stage. Thanks, all right. 321 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:21,280 Speaker 1: So what I got out of that was I was 322 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:25,040 Speaker 1: a little down. That was every day. You know, parking 323 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:28,200 Speaker 1: lots were such a huge part of touring back then, 324 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:30,560 Speaker 1: because I would sit out there right before the show, 325 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:32,639 Speaker 1: and I would look at the parking lot and you 326 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:35,040 Speaker 1: could quickly judge how it's going to look inside by 327 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:38,080 Speaker 1: how many cars are parked there. And it was most 328 00:19:38,119 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 1: of the time it was tough. It was only a 329 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:41,879 Speaker 1: few times it was a full parking lot. Most of 330 00:19:41,880 --> 00:19:45,080 Speaker 1: the time it would be like eight cars, and I 331 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:48,720 Speaker 1: would think eight okay, so maybe maybe three people came 332 00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:52,080 Speaker 1: and each car, maybe four Max came. Hey, maybe five 333 00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:54,760 Speaker 1: people piled in each car. That would make how many people? 334 00:19:54,800 --> 00:19:58,240 Speaker 1: You know? Anyway, let me let me please clarify and 335 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 1: protect myself just a little little bit. The reason the 336 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:04,320 Speaker 1: reason I was sitting in the parking lot and letting 337 00:20:04,359 --> 00:20:07,240 Speaker 1: my keyboard player put my mic stand out that trust me, 338 00:20:07,280 --> 00:20:12,399 Speaker 1: that was a mutual thing because if I it just 339 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:18,480 Speaker 1: looked unprofessional, as unprofessional as it was back then to 340 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:21,920 Speaker 1: play a small club with no one there. I probably 341 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:24,800 Speaker 1: set one hundred people, and it probably was more like 342 00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:30,400 Speaker 1: sixty five, I promise. As unprofessional already as we were, 343 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:33,240 Speaker 1: we tried to do everything we could to look a 344 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:37,040 Speaker 1: little bit cool or a little bit more professional, a 345 00:20:37,080 --> 00:20:40,520 Speaker 1: little bit more on the ball. And to me, it 346 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:44,320 Speaker 1: just didn't look that cool for the lead singer to 347 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:47,919 Speaker 1: go out there before he sang and put up his 348 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:51,479 Speaker 1: mic stand and tighten it up, plug in his guitar. 349 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:55,199 Speaker 1: That I had done that plenty of times, and so 350 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:57,679 Speaker 1: I was trying to, you know, be a little bit 351 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:00,760 Speaker 1: more mysterious. And the first time the crowd saw me, 352 00:21:00,880 --> 00:21:03,159 Speaker 1: all sixty five of them, the first time they saw me, 353 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:07,080 Speaker 1: was walking out there for the first song. You know, 354 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:09,000 Speaker 1: it didn't make it make a little bit more of 355 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:11,639 Speaker 1: an impact. So that's what that was. And the band 356 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:16,479 Speaker 1: agreed they didn't want their singer out there tune in 357 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:20,400 Speaker 1: his guitar in front of everyone either, so they would volunteer, like, hey, 358 00:21:20,840 --> 00:21:22,919 Speaker 1: let me go put your mic up there and your 359 00:21:22,960 --> 00:21:26,240 Speaker 1: guitar and stuff like that. But man, I like hearing 360 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:29,399 Speaker 1: that because it puts me right back. I actually actually 361 00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:32,720 Speaker 1: remember that exact moment. I remember where I was parked, 362 00:21:32,760 --> 00:21:35,200 Speaker 1: where I was sitting, The door was open, I was 363 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:38,760 Speaker 1: sitting in the passenger seat. I remember very well, very 364 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:42,320 Speaker 1: very well, and I need that stuff once again. It 365 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 1: puts it in perspective that no matter nowadays, no matter 366 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 1: how frustrated I am with anything that's going on, I 367 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:55,400 Speaker 1: realize I'm always going to be wanting to excel. I'm 368 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 1: always going to be wanting to create something new and 369 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 1: make it better. All right, you want to hear another 370 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:04,680 Speaker 1: one of these. I have the second piece of audio 371 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:07,400 Speaker 1: in this file. It goes like this, all right. It's 372 00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:11,640 Speaker 1: Granger Smith. It's Sunday, May, the thirtieth day before Memorial Day. 373 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:17,159 Speaker 1: I met River Road ice House tonight, playing with Roger Craigor. 374 00:22:18,280 --> 00:22:23,040 Speaker 1: Time is eight o seven pm. It's extremely hot outside. 375 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 1: It's finally starting to cool down a little bit. It's 376 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 1: probably it's probably about ninety right now, on its way down. 377 00:22:29,119 --> 00:22:32,680 Speaker 1: I'm sitting in our dressing room in my trailer. I've 378 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:35,720 Speaker 1: got a fan blowing right on me, and I've got 379 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:39,120 Speaker 1: a wet rag. It's wet around the back of my neck, 380 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:41,560 Speaker 1: trying to get cool. We're going to start our show 381 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:45,280 Speaker 1: and right around forty minutes. We start at eight point 382 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:50,680 Speaker 1: fifty play a seventy five minutes set, and it's pretty 383 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:53,520 Speaker 1: chaotic here. There's a constant flow of cars that have 384 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:56,240 Speaker 1: been coming in for the last hour or so, and 385 00:22:56,840 --> 00:22:59,159 Speaker 1: everybody is completely wasted. They've been on the river all 386 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 1: day to float down and getting drunk. And uh, from 387 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:05,040 Speaker 1: where I just saw, I could see kind of the 388 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:06,920 Speaker 1: back of the stage, I could see people just hanging 389 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:10,320 Speaker 1: out of the top balcony. So it's it's gonna be 390 00:23:10,359 --> 00:23:12,800 Speaker 1: a good show. I'm not dressed yet, most of my 391 00:23:12,800 --> 00:23:15,560 Speaker 1: guys are. I'm gonna wait till the very last minute 392 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:18,679 Speaker 1: for I gotta put my show jeans on, throw my 393 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:22,359 Speaker 1: boots on, and uh, I gave the set list to 394 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 1: my drummer already, so I'm gonna continue drinking this cold 395 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:30,159 Speaker 1: water and think about putting my clothes on here in 396 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:34,400 Speaker 1: just a little bit, all right. So that was Uh, 397 00:23:34,720 --> 00:23:36,520 Speaker 1: sounded like a better night. That wasn't because of me. 398 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:40,439 Speaker 1: That was because of the headliner, Roger Craigor. But I 399 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:42,760 Speaker 1: remember that one that was a really hot show. We couldn't. 400 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:47,439 Speaker 1: I couldn't run the van air conditioner because that van 401 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 1: doesn't do very well. That air condition doesn't do very 402 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:54,359 Speaker 1: well if you're if you're not running and getting that circulation. 403 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:58,760 Speaker 1: So I just sat there and cooked for a while. 404 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:02,320 Speaker 1: That was my life life. That was That's just how 405 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:06,000 Speaker 1: we did it. Hey, you know, I could continue doing 406 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 1: these and I kind of want to know from you guys, 407 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:10,440 Speaker 1: where do you want this podcast to go? Do you 408 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:12,080 Speaker 1: want to keep telling my stories? Do you want me 409 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:14,480 Speaker 1: to play more of those? I have tons. I have 410 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 1: those from twenty ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, 411 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:22,680 Speaker 1: and eighteen, So I have a lot of those recordings 412 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:25,440 Speaker 1: and I could keep telling these stories. What I've also 413 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:28,159 Speaker 1: thought that maybe all these artists that I play with, 414 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:30,879 Speaker 1: maybe we should do an interview session. Maybe I should 415 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:34,720 Speaker 1: interview artists from the perspective of another artist, because I 416 00:24:34,760 --> 00:24:39,080 Speaker 1: could probably ask them questions that nobody else could ask 417 00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:42,479 Speaker 1: or think of or relate to. I could ask them 418 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:45,040 Speaker 1: about having bunk tears. Hey, what's your worst nightmare? And 419 00:24:45,119 --> 00:24:46,880 Speaker 1: you know, sleeping at a bunk And I'll tell you mine. 420 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 1: Let me know. Comment on my social media hashtag Granger 421 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:56,200 Speaker 1: Smith podcast. What do you want to hear? And in 422 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:58,960 Speaker 1: the meantime, check out these YouTube pages because I think 423 00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:01,560 Speaker 1: I think if you liked this, I think you're gonna 424 00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:05,720 Speaker 1: like these YouTube pages as well. That's the Smiths. Subscribe 425 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:09,760 Speaker 1: Hit That notifications and also subscribe to EEE Life. So 426 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:12,320 Speaker 1: the Smith is me and my family behind the scenes, 427 00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 1: very intimate. A lot of times I talk to the 428 00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:17,879 Speaker 1: camera exactly like I'm talking to this microphone. And then 429 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:22,120 Speaker 1: yee life is some fun adventures that we're getting into. 430 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:25,679 Speaker 1: I learned how to shoot a thousand yards from marine 431 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:28,200 Speaker 1: sniper and an Army Ranger sniper. I learned how to 432 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:31,080 Speaker 1: cook the best cup of coffee from a cowboy chef, 433 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:34,679 Speaker 1: a real cowboy chef. And we have many more adventures planned. 434 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:37,040 Speaker 1: So please check those out and let me know what 435 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:39,879 Speaker 1: direction you want this podcast to go. But you know 436 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:43,199 Speaker 1: what I'm really excited about. I'm excited about these new songs, 437 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:46,040 Speaker 1: one a month every single month this year with the 438 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:49,400 Speaker 1: music video. And trust me, all of these have flavor. 439 00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:52,840 Speaker 1: They all have something really fun or really deep or 440 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:56,520 Speaker 1: something you could feel. They're very unique. It's a unique group. 441 00:25:57,119 --> 00:26:00,440 Speaker 1: You've already seen Holler The next one is called Heaven Bounds, 442 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:04,080 Speaker 1: and trust me on that one kills me. I'm excited 443 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:06,000 Speaker 1: for you guys to hear all these and join this 444 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:10,640 Speaker 1: journey with me. Love y'all. It happens like that out 445 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:14,640 Speaker 1: of the boot Scatoless interview last Yeah, when it happens 446 00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:19,200 Speaker 1: up that nothing to use turns right into you, Julie. 447 00:26:19,359 --> 00:26:22,040 Speaker 1: What you can do just to keep her around til 448 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:24,680 Speaker 1: the moon goes down in your back at your house, 449 00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:28,360 Speaker 1: one thing to another, you loving each other when look 450 00:26:28,359 --> 00:26:32,760 Speaker 1: can you never look back? It happens like that. Thanks 451 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:35,720 Speaker 1: for listening to the Graingersmith podcast. Hey come find me 452 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:39,680 Speaker 1: on tour graingersmith dot com Forward slash Tour. We will 453 00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:40,600 Speaker 1: see you down the road.