1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,519 Speaker 1: We are in the Mercedes Bench Interview Lounge, of course, 2 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:05,480 Speaker 1: at our twenty twenty four iHeartRadio jingle Ball presented by 3 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:06,080 Speaker 1: Capitol One. 4 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 2: Everyone's don't get mad at me for saying this, Benson. 5 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:12,800 Speaker 1: All right, everyone's buzzing about how you really are the 6 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 1: voice tonight. 7 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:16,920 Speaker 2: Really your presence at this jingle ball is the one. 8 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 1: We've been doing this for thirty years, Benson, and every 9 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:22,759 Speaker 1: year there's one artist that flows to the top, and 10 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 1: you're you're our floater. 11 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:27,319 Speaker 3: Well, thank you so much. That means the world. There. 12 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 3: It's a pretty stacked list for tonight, so that means 13 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 3: a lot. 14 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 2: So how many of you done? You've You've been doing 15 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 2: a few of the jingle balls? 16 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think, I think not including today. I think 17 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:38,880 Speaker 4: two or three so far. 18 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 3: And then I'll do Miami, oh yeah, and we'll see 19 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:45,160 Speaker 3: you there for that, yeah, and Boston, Boston two days 20 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 3: and two. Okay. 21 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:48,880 Speaker 2: See, when you do what you do, sometimes you forget 22 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:49,919 Speaker 2: like where you're gonna. 23 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 4: Be or where I am, or what day it is, 24 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 4: or what date it is, or what year it is 25 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 4: or what month it is. 26 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, of course, well you're at Madison Square Garden. 27 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 3: Yes, that one. I can't forget this. 28 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 4: Square Garden is from from the beginning of me starting music. 29 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 3: This is my goal to sell out. It's like my 30 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:05,839 Speaker 3: top of the line goal. 31 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 2: Well that's gonna happen. You did it tonight, next year, 32 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 2: next year. Was that supposed to be a secret? 33 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 3: It is? 34 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 1: Okay, no one knows that, no, no, no, But all 35 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 1: the jumping off pianos and things you do. I know people, 36 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 1: you're you're tired of talking about it. 37 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 3: No no, no, no, no please, But I mean you you 38 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 3: land perfectly. 39 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 1: I mean the German judges always give you ten you know, 40 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: have you ever done it and you went whoops? 41 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 2: That was close? Or have you hit the mark every time? 42 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 3: So far? Knock on wood, I've hit it every time. 43 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 3: So far. 44 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 4: There's you know a couple of times I've had like 45 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 4: a landing that isn't my favorite, but number one that's 46 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 4: like noticeably like wow, that was really bad. 47 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 3: So I'm hoping that day doesn't come. But so far 48 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 3: it's been good. 49 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 1: Well, okay, Moving from that to your music, which is 50 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: what it's all about. Yeah, your your voice and the 51 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 1: sheer energy that your voice brings out from you and 52 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: your soul is just it's very moving thanks to a 53 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:13,359 Speaker 1: lot of people. 54 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 3: Thank you to you. 55 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 2: Is it just your voice? I mean something very special? 56 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 3: It's a game question. 57 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 4: I always wonder, like, you know how a lot of musicians, 58 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 4: like a del or like Freddie Mercury, like like how 59 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 4: somebody will have a voice where when you hear it, 60 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 4: you know it's them, right. I've always wondered if I 61 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 4: have one of those voices, because in my head, I don't, 62 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 4: like there's a lot of people I wish I sounded like, 63 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:36,800 Speaker 4: and I don't really know what my voice sounds like 64 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 4: to other people, but like I have always wanted a 65 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:42,239 Speaker 4: voice like that that like you hear my voice and 66 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 4: you're like, yep, that's Benson Bone who you do? 67 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 3: But I don't. I don't know, can you. 68 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 1: I've been around this business a long time, and we 69 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:53,639 Speaker 1: know when we hear a voice that's always always spot 70 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:55,079 Speaker 1: on their voice. 71 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:56,920 Speaker 3: It's you, it's you. Thank you. 72 00:02:56,960 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 1: Why you're not going until you believe it? 73 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:03,639 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's true. I just yeah, I don't know. 74 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 4: I have a lot of energy in my soul and 75 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 4: I think I just want to get it out, especially performing, 76 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:12,119 Speaker 4: Like when I'm performing, I have like so much pent 77 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 4: up energy on stage that it's very intense. 78 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 1: Sometimes whatever, when you come off stage, you're just gonna 79 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: fall in a fetal position on the side of the stage. 80 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 3: I actually I have more when I'm off stage. 81 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 4: I come off stage and I can't sleep until like 82 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:27,240 Speaker 4: five am that night. I just have so much adrenaline 83 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 4: from being on stage that it's really hard to wind down. 84 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 4: I have to take like five melatonin gummies to fall asleep. 85 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 2: All the best artists are a little messed up. 86 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: Otherwise you'd just be another guy with a voice that 87 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 1: jumps off pianos. Yeah, you are amazing and it is 88 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: an honor that you are at our jingle ball here 89 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: in Madison Square Garden. Thank you and thank you, and 90 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 1: we can't wait to see you live on stage. 91 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 3: Thank you. 92 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 2: There you go. The one only Benson Boone. He's done.