1 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: What's up with Granger Smith? This is episode twelve. I'm 2 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 1: in Delaware and I'm about to play a show here 3 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 1: in about thirty minutes. But I thought, hey, I'm gonna 4 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:27,640 Speaker 1: go ahead and start this episode twelve because I need to, 5 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna finish it up this week in Virginia 6 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: and South Carolina. So many things to say. Where do 7 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:37,239 Speaker 1: I start? This has been a wild summer. I know 8 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: I say that all the time, but we just finished 9 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:42,560 Speaker 1: doing The Bachelorette. Jimmy Kimmel got back from Canada heading 10 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 1: to Australia. It's crazy. I just met someone in a 11 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 1: meet and greet line, and maybe the reason I'm doing 12 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: this podcast now is because of this. But I met 13 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 1: this girl and she brought me a amazing gift. She 14 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 1: made me a pickle jar, which symbolizes the old days 15 00:00:57,240 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: of when I used to use pickle jars as tip 16 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: jars on the stage. So this unique picklejar that she 17 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 1: made me has a collage all over it with all 18 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: the different stories that I've set on these podcasts in 19 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 1: the past, which is amazing. I mean, she included everything. 20 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 1: Her name is Brittany Baltzer, and she put a note 21 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 1: inside the pickle Jar and it says, after listening to 22 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:20,120 Speaker 1: your podcast, I felt a deeper connection with your music 23 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: because I understand the work that it took to get 24 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:24,959 Speaker 1: you to where you are today. Thank you, Brittany. I 25 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:26,680 Speaker 1: hope that you know by your words that you wrote 26 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 1: to me, this is exactly why I started this podcast 27 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: to get a better connection with the fans. That is awesome. 28 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: People have been asking me to continue the story that 29 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: I started a couple of episodes ago, and it was 30 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 1: the timeline of my career. When I was working on 31 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 1: Maya Don't Listen to the Radio album. That was an 32 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 1: important time for me, most importantly because that's when I 33 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: met my wife Amber. It was actually for the music 34 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: video of that song Don't Listen to the Radio. So Yes, 35 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:56,919 Speaker 1: one of the things I want to talk about today 36 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: is that story. It's a huge part of who I am. 37 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 1: I also want to talk about something that has been 38 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: so fun for me to work on this last ten 39 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: twelve months, and that is this brand new Earl Divils 40 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 1: Junior book. It's called If Your City, If Your Country? 41 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:12,799 Speaker 1: Did you know I was working on that because I've 42 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 1: kept it a secret, and this thing is finally ready 43 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: to launch and depending on when you hear this podcast, 44 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 1: Hey maybe it's already out there. I want to talk 45 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: about that. And I also want to remind you that 46 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 1: on every one of these podcasts, if you need me 47 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: to answer a question, if you have some kind of 48 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:30,240 Speaker 1: burning question you want me to answer, go to social 49 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: media hashtag Granger Smith podcast ask your question. I could 50 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: search for them and I could start to answer. Here's 51 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: one right here. This is from Twitter from Tracy Heffernan, 52 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: and it says, I wonder how many songs do you 53 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:46,520 Speaker 1: write that we don't ever get to hear? That's a 54 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 1: great question. And right after that, there's one from Kara 55 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:53,080 Speaker 1: and Jesse on Twitter. It says, was we got it 56 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: among the songs not chosen for the album? When the 57 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 1: good guys win? If so, why? And will fans ever 58 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: get to hear the songs that didn't make the cut? Now, 59 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: those two questions are very similar and they deserve a 60 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 1: good answer. Forty anchors, cotton field pasture, square veils, and 61 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 1: a barn with a tractor, ten point buck rilling, dove 62 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:24,919 Speaker 1: on wires, let on the tires, Friday night fires Man. 63 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 1: If you're looking for some home cooking here's some chickens, 64 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:29,959 Speaker 1: light a chair up in the kitchen, Mama get tea 65 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: on the fix, and we got it. We got it all. Yeah, 66 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 1: we got it, We got it all. We're out our, 67 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 1: tipping a fifth and picking. The kids are just watching 68 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 1: the stars fall. Yeah, we got it. We got it all. 69 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: So the real think on why do some songs make 70 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 1: the cut on an album and others don't is there's 71 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: too many songs. By the way, sorry, I finished the 72 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: show in Delaware. I'm sitting on the back of my 73 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 1: bus and now the engine is running, so there might 74 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 1: be a rumble, But yeah, that's the answer. There's too 75 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: many songs that I've written, and when I put an 76 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 1: album together, I can't put thirty two songs on an album. 77 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 1: And it doesn't really have to do with the best 78 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: songs win. Unfortunately, it's usually every album needs certain moments, 79 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:35,239 Speaker 1: it needs to be a roller coaster, and you can't 80 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: have too many of the same kind of songs. Now, 81 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:41,720 Speaker 1: all of this is just my opinion, but unfortunately, then 82 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:43,600 Speaker 1: you get a bunch of songs that are left over 83 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:46,279 Speaker 1: that didn't make the album, and then I have to 84 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:48,720 Speaker 1: figure out what am I going to do with them? Now, 85 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 1: one idea is I could tease some of them right 86 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 1: here on this podcast. In fact, do you want me 87 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 1: to play you a song I wrote that I love 88 00:04:57,720 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 1: that actually did not make when the good guys win. 89 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: Now that doesn't mean that it's not gonna come out 90 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 1: in the world one day, but I just don't know 91 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 1: how yet. This one's called I'm a fan. I'm a 92 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: fan of a three on the tree too, tone Chevron they. 93 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 1: I'm a fan of a Friday night right after rag 94 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 1: get paid. I'm a fan of Rangler jeans. It's guffed 95 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:36,479 Speaker 1: up red wing boot just like I'm a fan of you. 96 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:44,600 Speaker 1: I'm a fan of a farmer shop and broken beef 97 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 1: store calves, rolling around with the wind is down, and 98 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: the spelling of fresh cut grass. I'm a fan of 99 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:58,600 Speaker 1: a rocking chair Sunday afternoon, just like I'm a fan 100 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 1: of OI. Heard you setting my heart offside every test, 101 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 1: taking me high? Who Star I l I'm riding in 102 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 1: that run again. Don't want to end. Thank you, fan, 103 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:29,559 Speaker 1: I'm a fan you. If you have comments questions about 104 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 1: this podcast, go to social media hashtag Granger Smith podcast. 105 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:35,919 Speaker 1: All right, this is an announcement I've been waiting to 106 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:38,119 Speaker 1: make for a long time. I have a brand new 107 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 1: book out, well, technically, Earl Dibbles Junior has a brand 108 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 1: new book out. It's called If Your City, If You're Country, 109 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 1: and This Ladies and Gentlemen, is a coffee table book 110 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 1: with many pictures of a cartoon version of Earl acting 111 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 1: out these scenarios so that you, if you are in doubt, 112 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: can tell the difference. Are you city or are you country? 113 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 1: You know what? Let me let Earl explain a few 114 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:05,320 Speaker 1: of these pages for you. Fast food if your city, 115 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:07,920 Speaker 1: fast food is perfect. If you're in a big herd 116 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 1: to eat. If your country, fast food is not perfect. 117 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: If you're in a big herd to eat, avoid deer 118 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 1: and stick with slower foods like turtles. Browsing the web. 119 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 1: If your city, you can browse the web for all 120 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 1: sorts of things shopping, games, sports, dating. If your country, 121 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 1: you could browse the web for all sorts of things flies, moths, 122 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:38,520 Speaker 1: june bugs, grasshoppers. Apartment If your city, an apartment is 123 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 1: one of the only places you could live. There's no 124 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 1: houses in the city. If your country. Sometimes chewing tobacco 125 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: is better mixed together apart winter green and apartment four 126 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 1: oh one k. If your city and you need a 127 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 1: retirement plan, get a four to oh one K. If 128 00:07:57,040 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 1: your country and you need directions to the field party, 129 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 1: go about a mile past the cree across the cattle guard, 130 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: then turn left on County Road four oh one. Okay, 131 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: all right, so you get the idea of how these 132 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 1: jokes are going to go. And we had an absolute 133 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 1: blast making this thing, and I'm really proud of it. 134 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 1: You could pre order it right now on Amazon dot 135 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:19,800 Speaker 1: Com or you could order it on Amazon depending on 136 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 1: when you're listening to this podcast. Now. The book's gonna 137 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 1: come with a CD inside it that has all of 138 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 1: Earl Dibbles Junior's music on it. I hope that you 139 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 1: guys grab a copy, and I hope it makes you smile. 140 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 1: So I've moved now since I've done this podcast, I'm 141 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 1: in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and I have been writing all day. 142 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:47,959 Speaker 1: I have some buddies on the road writing some songs, 143 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 1: and I've just finished the show and I'm not tired 144 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 1: at all, so I figured, why not do this podcast 145 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: until I get too sleepy. This has been a fun day. 146 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 1: I woke up early and I went with the local 147 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 1: radio station. We went and toured Fredericksburg a little bit 148 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 1: because it's a very historic town and I'm also a 149 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 1: huge history buff. Did you know that I love all 150 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 1: kinds of history? That was my major at Texas A 151 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:15,840 Speaker 1: and M. And I love the Civil War and there 152 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:18,440 Speaker 1: is a lot of Civil War history in this town. 153 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 1: So I went and saw some battlefields for about an 154 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:24,320 Speaker 1: hour and a half before I came back to this venue. 155 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 1: And by the way, great fans in Virginia, you guys 156 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 1: represent ye nations so well. I love seeing all that 157 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:35,200 Speaker 1: EEE apparel, hats and T shirts. It makes me feel welcome, 158 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:38,640 Speaker 1: you know. Speaking of history, I want to talk about 159 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 1: my history a little bit. And as I've said before, 160 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,959 Speaker 1: the whole purpose of this podcast for me is for 161 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: a more personal relationship with the fans, because you hear 162 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:52,000 Speaker 1: me on Instagram and Twitter and Facebook, and this is 163 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 1: the time you could hear the whole story from me, right, 164 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 1: just me by myself back of my bus, telling you 165 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:03,160 Speaker 1: the comp leat picture. So a few episodes ago I 166 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 1: left off with my story. About two thousand and eight nine, 167 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:11,679 Speaker 1: my brother Tyler becomes my manager and I'm making an 168 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:14,439 Speaker 1: album called Don't Listen to the radio, and I should 169 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:17,240 Speaker 1: lead into where that title came from, where that album 170 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:19,680 Speaker 1: came from. And that, by the way, is a huge 171 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 1: album for me. It really it took me from one 172 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:25,440 Speaker 1: level to the next and put me on the map 173 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:28,960 Speaker 1: in Texas country music. It was about this time I 174 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:32,120 Speaker 1: was writing songs and someone had told me. They said, 175 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 1: you know what the big guys do in Nashville is 176 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:37,560 Speaker 1: they go and they listen to a bunch of songs 177 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 1: from a publisher. They'll play you, you know, some of 178 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 1: their best songs, some of the songs that they think 179 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:45,200 Speaker 1: are good for you, and you could take one of 180 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:46,800 Speaker 1: them and you could record it for your album. And 181 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 1: I thought, well, that sounds pretty cool. I've never done 182 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 1: anything like that. So I flew to Nashville. I set 183 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:54,040 Speaker 1: up this meeting with a publisher and they didn't know 184 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 1: who I was, but they were doing their job and 185 00:10:56,320 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 1: they were great playing me some songs. And when I left, 186 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:02,080 Speaker 1: he gave me a CD to take home with me 187 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 1: so that I can go home and kind of soak 188 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:05,840 Speaker 1: in some of these songs and see if I liked 189 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:08,680 Speaker 1: any for myself. And I remember going home and I 190 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 1: was driving around in my truck and I was listening 191 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 1: to this CD and there was so many songs about 192 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:16,760 Speaker 1: breaking up with a girl and how depressed the guy was, 193 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:19,599 Speaker 1: and I remember thinking, right then, I thought, popped in 194 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 1: my head. Man, don't listen to the radio if you 195 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 1: got your heart broke, because it always knows exactly what 196 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:28,960 Speaker 1: to play. And right then and there, through all of 197 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:30,959 Speaker 1: those songs that I had listened to, I didn't take 198 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:34,840 Speaker 1: any of them, but they inspired the title track to 199 00:11:34,920 --> 00:12:01,079 Speaker 1: my next album. If you like to try fast, don't 200 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:06,320 Speaker 1: listen to the Stay True, if you like to drink slow, 201 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 1: don't listen to the Barton. If you don't like to 202 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 1: court her truth, don't listen to the six o'clock woods. Yeah, 203 00:12:16,559 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 1: I've got a thigure too, my flirt, And don't listen 204 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:27,720 Speaker 1: to the radio if you got your Heart Gone, because 205 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 1: it always knows exactly want to play. You're bounding your 206 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:40,360 Speaker 1: lesson for noveling you she's gone because you did a 207 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:47,760 Speaker 1: wrong and troll for away. Don't you do to get 208 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 1: a buy of your heads? You don't, But wherever you go, 209 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:58,000 Speaker 1: don't listen to the radio. So this is another album 210 00:12:58,000 --> 00:12:59,959 Speaker 1: that I made right out of my house in College State, 211 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:02,520 Speaker 1: Texas with my band, and by now this is my 212 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 1: second album to record myself, and so I was getting 213 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 1: a little bit better. But I also really loved to 214 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 1: do it, to produce these things out of my house. 215 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:13,880 Speaker 1: All of these songs were written by myself except for 216 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:17,439 Speaker 1: one co write, and that was with ironically, Chris Lee, 217 00:13:17,520 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 1: who's now my tour manager and back then he was 218 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:23,720 Speaker 1: just a friend of mine. We did it over Skype. 219 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 1: It was a song called long Way Home. A lot 220 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:29,200 Speaker 1: of these songs I just look at today and I 221 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: wish that more people knew them. And the reason that 222 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:34,000 Speaker 1: we don't get to play a lot of these songs 223 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:36,600 Speaker 1: live is very simple. People say, why don't you play 224 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:39,960 Speaker 1: some of your older songs, Man, The answer is simple. 225 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 1: I love performing, I love entertaining, I love connecting with 226 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:46,960 Speaker 1: the crowd, and sometimes if I play these older songs, 227 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:49,160 Speaker 1: Let's face it, most of the time, if I pull 228 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 1: out one of these older songs, there might be one 229 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 1: or two people that know it in the crowd, but 230 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 1: then there's thousands of people that don't, and they're staring 231 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:58,400 Speaker 1: at me like I'm a fish in a bowl, and 232 00:13:58,880 --> 00:14:02,560 Speaker 1: it's just not fun. I wish I was hipster enough 233 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:04,960 Speaker 1: and artistic enough to say, Man, I don't care what 234 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:07,280 Speaker 1: nobody thinks. I'm gonna play what I want to play. 235 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 1: But the reality is I want to play what everyone 236 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 1: likes me to play, because then I'm having more fun, 237 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 1: and everybody's having more fun. There's more energy. That's the 238 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:21,520 Speaker 1: long story, but there's I'm looking at this list right now. 239 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 1: Don't listen to the radio, Pacific five more minutes, Superstitious seventeen, 240 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 1: Cherry Lipstick, I almost am turning on dirty dishes, long 241 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:32,400 Speaker 1: way home, Gypsy Rain, November never came this little house, 242 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 1: unset letters. These are These are some of my favorite 243 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 1: songs that I've ever written. And who knows, maybe one 244 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:41,120 Speaker 1: day one of these will get popular again and I'll 245 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:44,000 Speaker 1: start playing it at my normal show. I'm just a booge. 246 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 1: Then we kind of got getting better and better, getting 247 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 1: by just a good old one dotal ways around with me. 248 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 1: I don't have much stead out in so much life 249 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:06,040 Speaker 1: that takes the americaches to understand, but she takes me 250 00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:16,320 Speaker 1: by the head. You've never last before, the man almost. Hey, 251 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 1: I know some of you are mad at what I 252 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:21,360 Speaker 1: just said, aren't you? That riled you up a little 253 00:15:21,400 --> 00:15:24,160 Speaker 1: bit because you thought to yourself. Man, I don't care 254 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:26,600 Speaker 1: about all those other people. Granger, I want you to 255 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 1: play some older songs. How about this? How about we 256 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 1: continue this conversation. How about one of these days I 257 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:36,760 Speaker 1: do a throwback concert and I'll pick a city right 258 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: in the middle of America, and me and the band 259 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 1: will learn all these old songs, put them all together, 260 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 1: and then we'll make a big Yee Nation throwback concert. 261 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 1: Sound good. I think that'd be pretty cool. So when 262 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:51,400 Speaker 1: we had to start thinking about how we're gonna launch 263 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:52,760 Speaker 1: this album, the first thing we had to do was 264 00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 1: pick the first single, because we were gonna pick a 265 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:58,560 Speaker 1: first single and we're gonna launch that to Texas radio first. 266 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:01,000 Speaker 1: And the album wasn't even fit jet. But I knew 267 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 1: that Don't Listen to the Radio would be a great 268 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 1: lead single to this album. I had never done a 269 00:16:06,440 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 1: music video before, and I thought, you know, what'd be 270 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 1: really cool if we did a music video and launched 271 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:15,360 Speaker 1: that and got this single cooking a little bit. I'll 272 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:18,240 Speaker 1: finished the album and then we'll put that thing out there. Now. 273 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:21,720 Speaker 1: My keyboard player, Eric Barrera at the time his brother 274 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 1: Andrew Barrera, was a videographer, a really good one. He 275 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:28,520 Speaker 1: had never done a music video. I hadn't either, but 276 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:31,120 Speaker 1: we came together and we had this plan, like, hey, 277 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 1: we could do this, we could film our own music video. 278 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:38,200 Speaker 1: Now looking back now, we were totally amateurs. We barely 279 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:40,480 Speaker 1: even had an idea. We just we knew of this 280 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 1: old warehouse in Waco, Texas, and we decided to sorry, 281 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 1: we decided to break into this place, okay, And it 282 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:55,560 Speaker 1: was It was a beautiful old warehouse that had all 283 00:16:55,560 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 1: these really cool foggy windows or light came in and 284 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:04,400 Speaker 1: it looked real misty and mysterious, and so we thought, okay, 285 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:07,120 Speaker 1: we could film part of the performance there. We could 286 00:17:07,119 --> 00:17:10,199 Speaker 1: film part of the performance up up on this mountain 287 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:14,159 Speaker 1: overlooking the three sixty Bridge in Austin, Texas. And then 288 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:18,400 Speaker 1: we can go to my ex keyboard player and one 289 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 1: of the godfathers of my band, Mitch Connell. We can 290 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:23,479 Speaker 1: go to his house because he has a baller house 291 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 1: in Colleen, Texas, and we'll film the little story side 292 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 1: and me playing on his grand piano, which he had 293 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 1: this sweet baby grand piano in his house. We'll film that. 294 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:40,120 Speaker 1: The only thing missing in the scenario is my love interest. 295 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 1: So we got to get a girl and she'll be 296 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:46,880 Speaker 1: my girlfriend, and we'll act out this fight scene where 297 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:50,120 Speaker 1: we break up, and then we'll have these looking back 298 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 1: on the memory scenes of us when we're actually in love, 299 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 1: and that'll create the story of don't listen to the radio. 300 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:01,000 Speaker 1: We just didn't have a girl. So if you're an 301 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:03,760 Speaker 1: amateur at making music video and you need a girl 302 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 1: for your love interest, what do you do? Yes, you 303 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:11,720 Speaker 1: go to Craigslist. That's exactly what we did. We put 304 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 1: out an ad in Craigslist, the creepiest thing in the world, 305 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:18,880 Speaker 1: and it said country singer looking for a love interest 306 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:25,080 Speaker 1: girlfriend for music video, and we had them submit pictures 307 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:30,399 Speaker 1: and a little bio about themselves and then it's creepy 308 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 1: as hell, I know. But we had a meet at 309 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:37,920 Speaker 1: a hotel in the conference room of a hotel in Austin, Texas, 310 00:18:38,840 --> 00:18:42,000 Speaker 1: and we had I'm trying to remember. I think it 311 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:45,920 Speaker 1: was like probably fifteen girls. And of course, as you 312 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:48,280 Speaker 1: can imagine, there was a handful of girls that we 313 00:18:48,359 --> 00:18:51,199 Speaker 1: knew right away would not wouldn't make sense with me 314 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:55,440 Speaker 1: on camera. And you really have no idea, according to Andrew, 315 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:57,720 Speaker 1: you have no idea what they're going to look like 316 00:18:57,760 --> 00:18:59,199 Speaker 1: in the music video to you get them on a 317 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:01,040 Speaker 1: real camera. So that's why we had to meet them. 318 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:03,960 Speaker 1: We couldn't just go by the picture. We had to 319 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:06,119 Speaker 1: meet him. So we brought them in there, and we 320 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 1: set up a little desk, you know, like we were 321 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:12,560 Speaker 1: really official, and we were the most hack amateurs in 322 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:15,879 Speaker 1: the world. We would meet and we're filming the whole thing. 323 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:20,840 Speaker 1: We did this all day, and I just had the 324 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:24,560 Speaker 1: whole time, I had a bad feeling about it. Not 325 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:27,720 Speaker 1: because the girls were bad, I just I never really 326 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:31,320 Speaker 1: felt like any of those girls would be my girlfriend. 327 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:34,640 Speaker 1: And I realize, now that's the wrong way to approach 328 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:37,040 Speaker 1: this whole thing. That's not the right way to do it. 329 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:39,480 Speaker 1: I mean, it doesn't have to really be my girlfriend 330 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 1: and just needs to look believable enough on the music video. 331 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:47,159 Speaker 1: But needless to say, I went home that night and 332 00:19:47,240 --> 00:19:51,159 Speaker 1: I was a little frustrated that I didn't feel like 333 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 1: we had what we needed from my very first music video. 334 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:57,840 Speaker 1: And I'm sitting at home and kind of cruising on 335 00:19:57,880 --> 00:20:04,199 Speaker 1: Facebook and I see this face pop up on the 336 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:06,479 Speaker 1: on the little tab that says people you may know, 337 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 1: and it was this beautiful blond headed girl, blue eyes, 338 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:16,399 Speaker 1: and my first thought was the bat Girl would be 339 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:35,919 Speaker 1: perfect for this video. There's a front door swing at 340 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:39,280 Speaker 1: your mama's house and a little stream up in the mountains. 341 00:20:39,359 --> 00:20:43,560 Speaker 1: A shot gun seed and an ocean green. There's the 342 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:47,560 Speaker 1: fairest wheel just spending around midnight moon I shine him down, 343 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:52,960 Speaker 1: a red sunset and a cotton dress. You read it, 344 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:58,399 Speaker 1: every single good time. We're a red vine in my mind, 345 00:20:58,600 --> 00:21:04,120 Speaker 1: jampe and every down. I'm what like it? Me all 346 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 1: log and not dreaming. Everybody, I don't know what the 347 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:15,560 Speaker 1: usion hole don know? It's gerlium. This podcast is brought 348 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 1: to you by EEE Energy. That's the official drink of 349 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:21,680 Speaker 1: yee Nation. And as you know, this is a drink 350 00:21:21,760 --> 00:21:25,159 Speaker 1: that me and my brothers made, not some company that 351 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:28,000 Speaker 1: we collaborated with that called us and said, hey, will 352 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:30,320 Speaker 1: you put your slap your name on our drink. No, 353 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:32,160 Speaker 1: this is a drink that me and my brother's made 354 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 1: from scratch from the very beginning recipe because we really 355 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:39,640 Speaker 1: loved it. Have you heard my brand new single You're 356 00:21:39,680 --> 00:21:42,440 Speaker 1: in It. We're so excited about this song and just 357 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 1: hit country radio. And I gotta thank you guys for 358 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:49,240 Speaker 1: first of all buying this thing or streaming it or 359 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 1: watching the YouTube videos of it. I just have a 360 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:54,399 Speaker 1: brand new lyric video with my little girl London. And 361 00:21:54,560 --> 00:21:57,399 Speaker 1: as you know, all of these streams and YouTube views, 362 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:01,000 Speaker 1: they all count for making the song into a hit. 363 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 1: So thank you for that. I hope you stream it 364 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:06,639 Speaker 1: a million times. I hope you watch the YouTube videos 365 00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 1: a million times. And by the way, we have a 366 00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:12,440 Speaker 1: brand new music video for this song, and I just 367 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 1: saw a rough cut today in Virginia. I've done a 368 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:18,199 Speaker 1: lot of music videos and this one is different than 369 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:21,880 Speaker 1: any of them I've ever done. It's very cinematic. It's 370 00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:24,720 Speaker 1: coming out very soon and I can't wait for you 371 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:36,440 Speaker 1: to watch it. You're in Yeah, you read it every 372 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:41,680 Speaker 1: single good time when I read every wine in my mind, yeah, 373 00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:47,879 Speaker 1: every time of what it beat all I see you, 374 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:54,440 Speaker 1: my dreaming everything. I don't know what the future. All 375 00:22:54,520 --> 00:23:28,399 Speaker 1: I know is here your So. Speaking of music videos, 376 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:31,680 Speaker 1: back to the very first one I was creating and 377 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:36,720 Speaker 1: me the big Creepster on Craigslist. I had finally found 378 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:41,280 Speaker 1: what I thought would really work on Facebook, and I 379 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:45,560 Speaker 1: texted my director Andrew and I said, Hey, I know, 380 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:48,920 Speaker 1: we spent all day looking at these girls in the hotel, 381 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 1: but scratch all that I think I found one that 382 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:57,480 Speaker 1: could really work, and he was like who. I was like, well, 383 00:23:57,560 --> 00:24:00,280 Speaker 1: I haven't asked her yet, but somebody on face Book. 384 00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 1: I think she's a friend of mine. He was frustrated, 385 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:06,960 Speaker 1: but he said, man, let me know. I go on Facebook. 386 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:09,840 Speaker 1: I send a message. This girl's name is Amber Barlett. 387 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 1: I said, Hey, you don't know me, but I'm a 388 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:18,240 Speaker 1: country singer and I'm making a music video. Would you 389 00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:24,480 Speaker 1: ever be interested in being in the video? Send? Wait? Wait, 390 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:29,040 Speaker 1: I think an hour, maybe two hours go by, and 391 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:40,760 Speaker 1: guess what, there's a message in my inbox. Hello, Hi, 392 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:47,480 Speaker 1: what's she doing you in bed? No? Not yet to me? 393 00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:53,679 Speaker 1: I was you want to be on my podcast? If 394 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:57,320 Speaker 1: you want me to be on your podcast? Yeah? Well, 395 00:24:57,400 --> 00:25:03,120 Speaker 1: what is it? All? Right? So I'm talking about how 396 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:07,879 Speaker 1: I was looking for girls for a music video and 397 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:14,960 Speaker 1: I saw you on Facebook and I messaged you. I 398 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:17,479 Speaker 1: don't remember exactly what I said, but it was basically like, Hi, 399 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:20,280 Speaker 1: you don't know me, but where you be in my 400 00:25:20,359 --> 00:25:24,960 Speaker 1: music video? Yeah? And then like an hour or two 401 00:25:25,119 --> 00:25:28,960 Speaker 1: goes by and then you messaged me back. But I 402 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:31,399 Speaker 1: don't remember what you said. Now I'm trying to remember. 403 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:35,560 Speaker 1: I wish we had this messages thing. Yeah, you said, 404 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 1: you said, you asked the question of like what it 405 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:43,360 Speaker 1: was about or or what are what they doing? Or yeah, 406 00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 1: and I didn't tell you that there was a kissing scene? Right? 407 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:49,160 Speaker 1: When did I tell you there was a kissing scene? 408 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 1: I don't think you did. I think Andrew did. I 409 00:25:56,840 --> 00:26:01,119 Speaker 1: was embarrassed and nervous. I was very nervous. Okay, So 410 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:07,119 Speaker 1: you agreed to do it, and first Andrew had to 411 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:11,720 Speaker 1: interview me. That's right, that's right. Andrew needed to hear, 412 00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:14,160 Speaker 1: you know, because he's a director. He needed to feel 413 00:26:14,359 --> 00:26:17,360 Speaker 1: some control. So he said, send me this girl you're 414 00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:21,480 Speaker 1: talking about. So I sent your contact info to him, 415 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:25,680 Speaker 1: and he drove to Fort Worth, Yes, and took his 416 00:26:25,800 --> 00:26:27,600 Speaker 1: camera so that we could be fair, just like we 417 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:30,239 Speaker 1: did with the other girls, and put you on camera, right, 418 00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 1: and he interviewed you. I think he said, I don't 419 00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:37,160 Speaker 1: think this is the girl. Oh gosh. I saw about 420 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:39,639 Speaker 1: three seconds of the video and I said, yep, that's her. 421 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:44,879 Speaker 1: It was undeniable. And then the date comes around and 422 00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 1: you showed up with your friend. Yes, we met me 423 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:52,760 Speaker 1: and my brother Tyler didn't know you or where we 424 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:56,879 Speaker 1: were going. He didn't want to be murdered. Yes. So 425 00:26:56,960 --> 00:27:00,840 Speaker 1: we met at Starbucks in Waco, Texas. Yep, right off. 426 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:04,119 Speaker 1: I thirty five and you walked in Starbucks and I 427 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:08,080 Speaker 1: was like, oh wow, that was it for you, baby, 428 00:27:08,280 --> 00:27:14,920 Speaker 1: that was it? Nodding, it was it was. So it 429 00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:19,680 Speaker 1: was raining, and we caravaned to uh, Mitch's house and 430 00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:22,920 Speaker 1: Colleen from from Waco, and which is kind of a 431 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:26,160 Speaker 1: long drive now that I think about it. Yeah, you're 432 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:28,560 Speaker 1: probably what hour, Yeah, you're probably thinking where are we going? 433 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:33,280 Speaker 1: So we we show up, show up to Mitch's house, 434 00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:37,840 Speaker 1: and we kind of had the whole day planned out. 435 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:41,240 Speaker 1: And at that point we didn't know or did you 436 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:44,520 Speaker 1: know you were going to get into lingerie? Yes, because 437 00:27:44,520 --> 00:27:46,520 Speaker 1: I had to borrow it from another friend. Yeah, so 438 00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:49,240 Speaker 1: you had to you had to bring lingerie with you. 439 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:53,840 Speaker 1: I did. And there was a kissing scene. Great first date. 440 00:27:56,560 --> 00:27:59,200 Speaker 1: It was like something out of that bats Arette weekednance 441 00:27:59,280 --> 00:28:03,920 Speaker 1: we read cookie, we kissed, We took a bath. I 442 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:13,880 Speaker 1: forgot you were in the bathtub with a colored colored skin, 443 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:18,280 Speaker 1: colored bathing suit, yes, nude bra yes, And you can 444 00:28:18,359 --> 00:28:20,080 Speaker 1: kind of see it in the video. And I had 445 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:25,440 Speaker 1: to fall into the bathtub fully clothed, yes, and all 446 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:28,680 Speaker 1: of this we had. That was the first day we met. Yep, 447 00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:32,760 Speaker 1: we had to kiss under the sheets. And Andrew is 448 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:36,520 Speaker 1: under the sheets with us with the camera. So the 449 00:28:36,680 --> 00:28:39,240 Speaker 1: three of us, three of us are in the bedroom 450 00:28:39,360 --> 00:28:42,760 Speaker 1: in a bed, under the sheets. One two dudes, one 451 00:28:42,840 --> 00:28:50,080 Speaker 1: with the camera. This sounds terrible, This sounds absolutely terrible. Yeah. God, 452 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:53,160 Speaker 1: I hope our kids don't hear this. Oh good, but 453 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:58,080 Speaker 1: they actually kids love the video. Yeah. Well, London cried. 454 00:28:59,160 --> 00:29:03,480 Speaker 1: London was about three years old one day and she 455 00:29:03,720 --> 00:29:07,080 Speaker 1: watched it with me and started bawling, crying, and I 456 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:09,040 Speaker 1: literally had to pull over on the side of the 457 00:29:09,120 --> 00:29:12,760 Speaker 1: road to console her because she was so sad because 458 00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:16,320 Speaker 1: in the video, me and you were fighting, and she 459 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:18,440 Speaker 1: thought it was real and she thought mommy and daddy 460 00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:21,240 Speaker 1: are fighting, and she thought I left you and drove away. 461 00:29:21,480 --> 00:29:26,200 Speaker 1: She thought you left. I said, baby, it's just to pretend. Yeah. 462 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:30,360 Speaker 1: So the whole point of this conversation we've just described 463 00:29:30,400 --> 00:29:34,080 Speaker 1: the video. Everyone has probably seen this video. But what 464 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:37,720 Speaker 1: happens after the video is what all your fans, which 465 00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:40,400 Speaker 1: you have a ton of fans on Instagram, All your 466 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:43,480 Speaker 1: fans are always asking you what happened after the video, Like, 467 00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:47,680 Speaker 1: how the heck did we get together after? So you 468 00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:53,680 Speaker 1: you tell them that, Okay, have we established that I 469 00:29:53,840 --> 00:29:57,600 Speaker 1: was I'd been dating somebody for a few weeks. I 470 00:29:57,680 --> 00:30:02,840 Speaker 1: haven't said anything yet, Okay, Well, I had been dating somebody. 471 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:06,880 Speaker 1: I was currently dating somebody when the video took place. 472 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:11,040 Speaker 1: And after the video or during the video shoot, I 473 00:30:11,240 --> 00:30:15,320 Speaker 1: just there was that. I mean, I knew that I've 474 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:17,959 Speaker 1: had feelings for you, and obviously there was something there 475 00:30:18,040 --> 00:30:19,800 Speaker 1: for me, and I had to find out if there 476 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:24,080 Speaker 1: was something there with you too. My friend tried to 477 00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:26,600 Speaker 1: tell me, no, You're it was just acting. It was 478 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:28,240 Speaker 1: you know, it was like a great first day. You 479 00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:30,840 Speaker 1: were just acting like you were married and you'll you'll 480 00:30:30,840 --> 00:30:32,560 Speaker 1: get over it tomorrow. And I was like, no, I'm 481 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:36,240 Speaker 1: really don't. I'm not a really really like I felt something. 482 00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:41,480 Speaker 1: There's something there. So I messaged you. Everybody always asked, 483 00:30:41,520 --> 00:30:43,560 Speaker 1: how did you ask me out? But you really didn't know. 484 00:30:43,800 --> 00:30:46,880 Speaker 1: It's kind of either way around. And I messaged you 485 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:49,440 Speaker 1: and I just said I don't remember exactly what I said. 486 00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:52,200 Speaker 1: I just said, you know, I need to know if 487 00:30:52,520 --> 00:30:54,720 Speaker 1: you felt something too, or if it was just we 488 00:30:54,800 --> 00:30:56,280 Speaker 1: were caught up in the moment of the day, but 489 00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:58,680 Speaker 1: I felt something was there something there for you too, 490 00:31:00,880 --> 00:31:05,320 Speaker 1: and then you shot me down. I didn't shoot you down, No, 491 00:31:05,400 --> 00:31:08,000 Speaker 1: I'm just kidding. No. Being the gentleman and the very 492 00:31:08,120 --> 00:31:10,880 Speaker 1: sweet man that you are, you know, you just said, 493 00:31:11,880 --> 00:31:14,920 Speaker 1: regardless of whether there's feelings for me or not, you 494 00:31:15,040 --> 00:31:17,479 Speaker 1: obviously need to break up with whoever you're dating, because 495 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:20,040 Speaker 1: if you're already feeling things for somebody else, you don't 496 00:31:20,080 --> 00:31:22,280 Speaker 1: need to be with that person, which was completely true. 497 00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:26,840 Speaker 1: So I did. And then a whole like a month 498 00:31:26,920 --> 00:31:30,080 Speaker 1: went by and you called me when you were coming 499 00:31:30,120 --> 00:31:31,960 Speaker 1: home from a show and asked if I wanted to 500 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:35,640 Speaker 1: have coffee, and then we were together ever since. Yep. 501 00:31:36,120 --> 00:31:38,800 Speaker 1: And we shut down Starbucks and we said we did 502 00:31:38,840 --> 00:31:42,200 Speaker 1: shut down Starbucks. There's a theme here, ye, Starbucks, Starbucks 503 00:31:42,280 --> 00:31:47,720 Speaker 1: and rain. That's true. And then you realized you came 504 00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:51,000 Speaker 1: to a show and you realized I was a nobody, 505 00:31:51,080 --> 00:31:55,560 Speaker 1: that I didn't have any fans, that didn't matter. For 506 00:31:55,640 --> 00:31:57,960 Speaker 1: some reason, you stayed with me. You found out I 507 00:31:58,080 --> 00:32:00,680 Speaker 1: was a deadbeat country singer that didn't have any fans 508 00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:04,120 Speaker 1: or anything going for him, and some reason you stayed 509 00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:07,840 Speaker 1: with me. So I wasn't going after your country star. 510 00:32:08,280 --> 00:32:11,920 Speaker 1: I've just had feelings for you. Thank you. You tell 511 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:13,560 Speaker 1: that story way better than I did. I'm glad I 512 00:32:13,640 --> 00:32:16,239 Speaker 1: called you. I do. Why did you try to tell 513 00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:18,840 Speaker 1: it first? I was going to tell it but and 514 00:32:18,920 --> 00:32:21,600 Speaker 1: I've told it to radio lots of times, but you 515 00:32:21,760 --> 00:32:27,840 Speaker 1: just tell it better. Thanks? All right? Is that all 516 00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:30,360 Speaker 1: you got? That's only all I got. I guess I'll 517 00:32:30,440 --> 00:32:34,640 Speaker 1: see you in on Sunday. Two days, two wake ups, 518 00:32:34,800 --> 00:32:41,000 Speaker 1: two wake ups. I love you, love you. After that, 519 00:32:41,280 --> 00:32:43,360 Speaker 1: we were we were dating and then we were engaged, 520 00:32:43,400 --> 00:32:46,680 Speaker 1: and Amber was in many music videos. She was she 521 00:32:46,960 --> 00:32:49,600 Speaker 1: makes an appearance in Gypsy Rain, She's the star of 522 00:32:49,760 --> 00:32:54,360 Speaker 1: I Almost Am Gosh. She's in Five More Minutes, She's 523 00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:58,080 Speaker 1: in she makes an appearance in I'm Wearing Black Country Blue. 524 00:32:58,160 --> 00:33:00,800 Speaker 1: Love Happens like that. She's in this brand new You're 525 00:33:00,840 --> 00:33:02,800 Speaker 1: in It video that we just filmed. So this has 526 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:06,840 Speaker 1: been a fun tradition for us, and our relationship with 527 00:33:07,040 --> 00:33:10,720 Speaker 1: music videos is very special, and I'm excited for one 528 00:33:10,800 --> 00:33:12,640 Speaker 1: day our kids to look back and maybe even our 529 00:33:12,640 --> 00:33:15,680 Speaker 1: grandkids to look back and see us young and in 530 00:33:15,800 --> 00:33:20,360 Speaker 1: love and right there in the music video. That's pretty cool. Musically, 531 00:33:20,760 --> 00:33:22,920 Speaker 1: Don't Listen to the Radio did really good on Texas 532 00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:26,360 Speaker 1: country radio, went to number five on the Texas Country Chart, 533 00:33:26,400 --> 00:33:29,600 Speaker 1: and every radio single after that on that album was 534 00:33:29,680 --> 00:33:31,920 Speaker 1: top ten. And I thought I was on my way 535 00:33:31,960 --> 00:33:34,840 Speaker 1: to becoming a big star. But I wasn't even close. 536 00:33:35,200 --> 00:33:38,280 Speaker 1: Now we had a little bitty fan base growing, and 537 00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:40,760 Speaker 1: we were cruising the highway hard in a van and trailer, 538 00:33:40,880 --> 00:33:44,000 Speaker 1: and those days inspired a new album called Poets and Prisoners. 539 00:33:44,440 --> 00:33:47,840 Speaker 1: I still hadn't even yeeed yet. And that's all another 540 00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:54,480 Speaker 1: story out of the scat the last year. When it 541 00:33:54,680 --> 00:34:01,600 Speaker 1: happen you Julie, you can do just to keep her 542 00:34:01,720 --> 00:34:04,640 Speaker 1: around until the moon goes down in her back into 543 00:34:04,680 --> 00:34:08,319 Speaker 1: your house. One thing with you another you love each other. 544 00:34:08,440 --> 00:34:12,080 Speaker 1: When looking you never look back. It happens like that. 545 00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:15,880 Speaker 1: Y'all Come find me on tour Grangersmith dot com, Forward 546 00:34:15,960 --> 00:34:19,640 Speaker 1: Slash Tour. Love you guys, We'll see you down the road.