BONUS EP – CMA Awards Backstage Interviews (Day 2): Cody Johnson, Hardy, Ashley Cooke, Riley Green & more...

Summary

The Bobby Bones Show – BONUS EP: CMA Awards Backstage Interviews (Day 2)

Date: November 19, 2025
Host: Bobby Bones (Premiere Networks)
Overview:
Live from backstage at the 59th Annual CMA Awards, Bobby Bones and Morgan chat with a lively mix of country stars and rising talent. The episode is a blend of fun back-and-forths, personal stories, holiday chatter, music talk, and candid moments. Artists share career highs, touring tales, backstage nerves, holiday traditions, and what they’re not thankful for, all seasoned with Bobby’s signature banter.

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Featured Guests & Segments

• George Birge
• Jordan Davis
• Josh Ross
• LoCash
• Tucker Wetmore
• Ashley Cooke
• Cody Johnson
• Drew Baldridge
• HARDY
• Riley Green

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Key Discussion Points & Highlights

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1. George Birge: Rivalries, Sweaters, and Student Loans

Timestamps: 02:36–08:41

• Sweater Gifting Comedy: The crew teases George for gifting Eddie a dubious sweater. George admits, “If I loved it, I might not have given it…” (04:19)
• Life & Touring: George reflects on a good year, “Had a number one to start the year and hopefully another one. Getting close here.” (05:42)
• Sports Fandom & Rivalry: Talks Texas Longhorns, alumni donations, and rivalries — “If Texas and A&M aren’t playing, I’m rooting for A&M … but Oklahoma? I hope they lose.” (06:27)
• Student Loan Stories: George shares, “I was getting calls before I finished paying my student loans off … finally, I had $5,000 left and they just sent me a letter, said, hey, we’ve forgiven the rest.” (07:31)
• Degree Confessions: Lunchbox admits, “Do you know Lunchbox is three hours short of graduating?” (07:50)

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2. Jordan Davis: Wardrobe Malfunctions, Year in Review, and Dad-Life

Timestamps: 09:39–15:08

• Wardrobe Malfunctions: Jordan recounts playing shows with his fly down, “It’s not that big a deal … you just get used to it.” (10:02–10:45)
• Busyness & Family: “Busiest year I’ve had since I started touring ... new kiddo to the fam, up to four now and done, that’s my last one.” (11:04)
• Staying Present: “Locking my phone away for a day or two and just really spending time with them, catching up … the world keeps spinning.” (14:12)
• Christmas Spirit: Both love early decorating, “Why don’t we just keep Christmas going year round?” (11:54)
• Not Thankful For: “I’m not thankful for the situation LSU football’s found themselves in.” (14:49)

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3. Josh Ross: Genre Blending, Road Life, and Social Media Trends

Timestamps: 15:15–20:02

• Middle Name Memories: Funny stories about being called by full names as a kid. (15:45)
• Genre Diversity: “The project finally just became a bunch of all that ... pop, rock, country, rap — that’s just who I am as a person.” (16:51)
• Touring Lessons: “You start to realize that, like, 20 years is a long time, but it goes by very quick ... you’re better off to take the steady climb.” (17:44)
• Social Media Inside Jokes: The “group seven” meme and “6, 7” trend explained. “There is no meaning.” (18:29–19:02)
• Not Thankful For: “People with no manners … proper etiquette and respect.” (19:13–19:56)

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4. LoCash: Friendship, Nicknames, and Holiday Traditions

Timestamps: 20:05–25:21

• Reuniting & Texting: Bobby jokes about losing touch, “We’re fighting because Chris and I used to text all the time.” (20:29)
• Nickname Game: Fun with nicknames — “Nilla” for Vanilla Ice, “Morgz” for Morgan, “Eddie Money.” (21:55–22:59)
• Celebrity Moments: Hanging with Gronk (Rob Gronkowski) and Vanilla Ice. “So, Chris, will you throw me the last football pass to the end zone so I could spin?” (24:07)
• Holiday Vibes: “Our tree went up the day after Halloween ... if we’re going to do all this work, it’s going to be up for two months.” (21:31)

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5. Tucker Wetmore: Pre-Show Jitters, Social Media, and Quirks

Timestamps: 25:55–30:46

• CMA Performance: “Definitely more excited than nervous ... there’s just a switch that flips and it’s showtime.” (26:45–27:16)
• Celebrity Advice: “Thomas Rhett, he told me, ‘If you’re not nervous, you don’t care.’” (27:01)
• Social Media Trends: Explaining “group seven” and the “6, 7” meme — “It literally doesn’t have a meaning ... Gen Z’s inside joke.” (29:08)
• Personal Quirks: “Mismatching socks. I can’t do it. I’ll wear a dirty sock over a mismatched sock.” (29:44)

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6. Ashley Cooke: WWE, Career Milestones, and Keeping Faith

Timestamps: 35:37–41:38

• WWE Experience: Performed at Madison Square Garden, “Yesterday was one of those [‘how did I get here?’] moments.” (35:44–36:08)
• Viral Song “Baby Blues”: Interacts with fans during live shows, led by playful fan-participation—“My boyfriend has blue eyes!” (37:12)
• Staying Grounded: “Knowing that God’s got me ... I just have a lot of confidence in that.” (39:11)
• Social Media Chatter: Knows about “group seven” and “6, 7,” admits her dad teaches her about TikTok trends. (40:33)
• Not Thankful For: “Plane turbulence ... just had some rough turbulence on the way to New York.” (41:01)

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7. Cody Johnson: “Traveling Soldier,” Listening to Fans, and Thanksgiving Favorites

Timestamps: 41:45–47:32

• “Traveling Soldier” Cover: “All they wanted to hear was ‘Traveling Soldier’ ... it’s not an America song, it’s a world song.” (42:04)
• Fan-Driven Singles: “I literally just pay attention to the fans. That’s my live data.” (43:57)
• Thanksgiving Heaven: “In my heart and soul, I am a 600-pound man ... just go ahead and wear sweatpants” (44:20)
• Food Debates: Stuffing vs. dressing, cornbread vs. white bread, “We’re at tomato, tomato at this point.” (45:39)
• Not Thankful For: “This ear injury, it’s killing me. Busted eardrum.” (46:50)

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8. Drew Baldridge: Success, Giving Back, and Bathroom Fame

Timestamps: 47:44–54:55

• From Struggles to Success: Describes making it independently, “There were nights at like 3am being up and crying ... how am I going to pay for this?” (50:48)
• Paying It Forward: “Now, hopefully, we can help other artists’ careers and paths along the way.” (50:32)
• Celebrity Moments: On sharing a table with Post Malone, Jelly Roll, and Avril Lavigne after the ACMs. (51:50)
• Bathroom Fame: “Been in a Pilot bathroom and heard [my song] ... that was pretty sweet.” (52:48)
• Not Thankful For: “People that change their kid’s diaper and just throw it in the parking lot ... just throw in the trash can!” (54:23) and “People on airplanes who sprint to the front to get off first.” (54:47)

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9. HARDY: Rock Star Dad Life, Persona, and Pet Peeves

Timestamps: 56:06–59:57

• Relaxing After Tour: On taking family time in Florida, “We bought it and then … did not stay in it. So the second I got off tour, we went down there for like a month.” (56:54)
• On-Stage Persona: Describes separation between stage and home—“Kind of a professional wrestler thing ... who I am as an entertainer and who I am as a person is just a little different.” (57:09)
• Rock Lullabies: “There’s a Spotify playlist called Twinkle, Twinkle Little Rock Star ... Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden as a lullaby … it’s sick.” (57:40)
• Musical Parenting: “As long as she likes the music, she’s not going to have a choice ... I’m thankful for my dad for pretty much forcing rock and roll on me.” (58:13)
• Not Thankful For: “Food poisoning ... just the sensation of being extremely nauseated.” (59:05)

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10. Riley Green: Auburn Fandom, Nicknames, and Not-Thankful Quest

Timestamps: 60:06–64:09

• Sports & Charity: Playing Auburn’s basketball arena before the Iron Bowl, “Probably try to be like the Matthew McConaughey of Auburn walking the sideline with a cowboy hat.” (61:12)
• Family Nicknames: Explains he calls his dad “Pops,” inspired by Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. (62:30)
• “Not Thankful” Banter: Playfully struggles with the reverse question—“If I’d lost a finger, that’d be perfect … gosh, life is just so good right now.” (64:03)

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Memorable Quotes

• George Birge: “If I loved it, I might not have given [the sweater].” (04:19)
• Jordan Davis: “As busy as we’ve been getting home, locking my phone away … just really spending time with them. The world keeps spinning.” (14:12)
• Josh Ross: “For me, it’s like, I’d rather the steady climb … build a great foundation, have great people around me.” (17:44)
• Ashley Cooke: "Knowing that God’s got me and just taking a breath in it … that's the confidence." (39:11)
• Cody Johnson: “All they wanted to hear was ‘Traveling Soldier’ ... this is not an America song, this is a world song.” (42:04)
• Drew Baldridge: "There were nights at 3am crying ... How am I gonna pay for this?" (50:48)
• HARDY: “As long as she likes the music, she’s not gonna have a choice.” (58:13)
• Riley Green: “Life is just so good right now.” (64:06)
• Multiple Guests: Playful “not thankful for” segment—brings out pet peeves and personal quirks with endearing honesty.

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Recurring Themes

• The Balance of Stardom: Most guests highlighted how they juggle career highs, heavy touring, and staying present for family.
• Backstage Nerves: Several artists confessed to still getting pre-show jitters, proving “if you’re not nervous, you don’t care.”
• Thanksgiving & Holidays: Decorating timelines, holiday food debates, and unique traditions were recurring topics.
• Social Media & Trends: Many wrestle with the fast pace of online jokes (“group seven,” “6, 7”), often learning via younger family or bandmates.
• Community & Influence: Giving back—whether to family, fellow musicians, or fans—was a source of pride and gratitude.

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Fun, Candid Moments

• Sweater Roast: George Birge’s ugly sweater saga.
• Bathroom Fame: Drew Baldridge hearing his song in a Pilot bathroom.
• Sock Quirk: Tucker Wetmore refuses to wear mismatched socks—even over a dirty pair.
• Holiday Honesty: Guests confessed to early Christmas decorating and favorite foods (“I could drink the gravy and follow it with the stuffing.” — Cody Johnson, 44:57).
• Nickname Olympics: LoCash session produces “Nilla” and “Morgz.”
• "Not Thankful” Segment: Guests get playful with things they’re annoyed by: manners, traffic, mismatched socks, food poisoning, smacking food, turbulence, people throwing dirty diapers in parking lots, and airplane “line cutters.”

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Conclusion

The episode delivers behind-the-scenes camaraderie, artist confessions, and rapid-fire storytelling straight from the heart of country music’s biggest night. Listeners get a genuine, lighthearted look at both the star power and the relatable day-to-day annoyances of their favorite artists, all tied together by Bobby and Morgan's sharp, friendly banter. Whether it's a deep career lesson or a goofy social media trend, this bonus CMA Awards episode is frothy, festive, and packed with country charm.

Transcript

[Morgan]

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[Bobby Bones]

Broadcasting from the 59th annual CMA Awards, it's the Bobby Bomb Show. We good pits. We rolling we got George Burge. Hey, George, I got a question. Yes, sir. What the hell was that sweater you gave Eddie? That is. I mean, what a nightmare. Do you understand how. Take this, dude. Do you understand how much crap they gave me in that. Great. In that thing? Honestly, man, people pay a lot of money for a sweater like that. I know. That's my lunch. And to fill it out the way you did. Dude, you're so stupid. Dude, I really like that sweater. Like, I thought that sweater was so awesome. I walk in the room and they just laughed at me. They hate us because they ain't us, brother. Just don't. Just head down. You got it. So dumb. No, no, I'm sorry, dude. I. He walked in and I literally was like, man, we got dumb and dumb here. That's what they called me. I hope you didn't stop wearing it, because I never wore it again. Would you bring it back, just maybe for Christmas? I mean, does it, like. Do you wear that? Is that why you gave that particular one? That's like a. Yeah. Did you. That's limited. Hold on, hold on. Did you purposely. You were killing me. L. You're killing me. Did you purposely give me that sweater because you wouldn't wear that one. Okay, I wouldn't say wouldn't wear it. I would say hadn't worn it. Yeah, so. So you. You had a bunch of sweaters and you're like, you know what? If I loved it, I might not have given. It's such a jerk move. Dude, that's George. That's George version admitting that he gave you the one for the trash pile. I have a bread maker for you, too. See, now you're laughing at me. Stupid dude. I'm sorry, buddy. I did think you looked really good in that sweater. It's not true. Yeah, it is. How's life, man? Man, it's as good as it's ever been. We're having fun out on the road. Had a number one to start the year and hopefully another one. Getting close here. Going to get to go back to Texas for Thanksgiving, go watch the Longhorns play the Aggies. God help us. Hopefully we. We bring our egg. I mean, how depressing is it as a Longhorns fan to see A M be so good? They're good, man. They're really good. But I think we could take a little pride in ruining their season if we. If we come up with a win, too. Arch Manning really looks like he is growing into a real quarterback, so I. I wouldn't write us off. I wouldn't write us off for the game. My question is, though, it's not really ruining their season now because, yeah, they're in no matter what. They're getting made the playoff no matter what, so. But they'll. But the fans will be happy. And I'll say this, man. I. I don't dislike A M Like, I do some other teams. Like, if Texas. If Texas and A and M aren't playing, I'm rooting for A and M. Whereas, like, if I'm watching Oklahoma. Oklahoma, like, I don't care who they're playing. I hope they lose. Like, yeah, dang. Yeah. That's hardcore. Yeah, well, they feel the same way about us. That's what I'm saying is, like, that's what makes it good sports, you know, a little rivalry. Yeah. So I got a question. If you become rich enough, like, he's already rich enough, dude. Well, I mean, 10 number ones, you know, you're. Are you going to be a big booster to the football team? Oh, that's a great question. Like, are you willing to give your money back at the university? And how much? Yeah, man. Like, how much would you have to make to start being an nil booster? It's hard for me just because to be rich enough to be a booster at Texas, you're talking about 10 number ones. You're a peanut, man. Those guys got that oil money. They got the tech money. I mean, those guys are donating crazy, crazy money. So I don't know if I'll ever be that rich. And then if I am, I'll probably give it to St. Jude instead. Yeah, I don't want to be that invested, man. I'm just here to watch the game. I find it crazy that these people give their money. I'm like, dude, you worked for that. Like, it's like the alumni association hits you up. Alumni association. Let's get that out. They want you to give money back. I'm like, well, I paid for my school. Why would I give you my money now that I'm. You made me pay for my. I was getting calls before we'd even finished paying our student loans off, being like, yes. I was like, bro, I hadn't finished paying for my school. When did you pay those off? About two years ago. Dang, dude. How did that feel? Great. Great. Yeah. And then Carol wanted a new car right after that. Back at it, man. Yeah. That's life. I mean, here's my student loans. Is I paid $100 a month or whatever, and finally I had, like, $5,000 left. And the company. I guess I was more expensive to be on their books. And they just sent me a letter, said, hey, we've forgiven the rest of it. You know, you had to pay it back. And I'm like, yes, Playing the long game, baby. I played the long game. I probably played, but, I mean, I couldn't afford it. It's like, how do you do it? You won the race. I did. I won the race. I got it back on there. Hey, do you know Lunchbox is three hours short of graduating? Like, he never graduated. What. What course would you need? I don't know the name of it now. Like, it was. It was supposed to, like. So I walked the stage in the spring, right? And I got to get my. What was a diploma, but it was really just an empty thing. They called my name out over the. And I was in front, everybody. I hugged the president of the university, Dr. Ricardo Romo Utsa. Shout out, he's no longer the president, but Romo, baby. And. And I got off the stage, and I was like, oh, I'll take it in the fall. You know, it's not offered in the summer. So I was like, I'll take it in the fall. And then I got on with Bobby, and I was like, well, man, here we go. I mean, you made the right call. Yeah. You made the right thing, so. Yeah. Did Bobby make the right call? I would say it's worked out okay. Yeah. I would say he's doing all right. All right. Like, you would say you wouldn't go back, right? No, no. I mean, hours, though. Dude, it's one class. Can't you just do it on the computer and say, like, I graduated because you think just because calculus or something. No, screw it. But if it's like, I don't know, like, golf. Yeah. History of country music. Go take it, man. I probably fail that, too. Let's be real. But here's the thing. Back in the day, they didn't have online courses, so it was like, I was gonna have to go in person. Yeah. So I really haven't investigated it, really, since then, because I was just like, all right, man, I'm good. Do you have your diploma hanging up in your house? No, no, it's on the bus. I don't know where my diploma is. I have no idea. But in my heart, I know I did it. There we go. Do you have your records hanging on your wall? I do. I do have the records. So it's like, you have your. Your radio success on the wall. The college forget it, man. Like, yeah, yeah. Okay. All right. Yeah, yeah.

[Morgan]

All right.

[Bobby Bones]

Same thing. How bad can you beat Eddie at golf right now? Oh, do you murder me, Eddie? Sneaky man. No, he's not. I have. I gave him a name. I call him PB Polar Bear. Because he dresses in all white. Head to toe, white belt, white pants, white hoodie. My brown skin goes over the white pb. Yeah, we're getting ra. I get wrapped all the time. I'm talking to George first. But before, you just get. It's Thanksgiving, right? So you're thankful for a lot of things. Yes, those are cool. But what are you not grateful for? What? Oh, my God. Negative. Good job. That's what we're all about. Negativity. Jeez. Random selections in TSA Security. Oh, that's when you do everything right, but you still get the full search because you got the random. You get. You get random. Oh, dude, I. I should buy a lottery ticket. I've gotten three in a row. Same dude, Same. I thought it was just my look. It must just be a sexy meter. Honest. Okay, we're getting wrapped now for sure. Bye, guys. Don't miss the CMAs. Live on ABC, Wednesday night at 8, 7 Central.

[Morgan]

You ready? Everybody ready? Jordan Davis here. Jordan, honestly, I'm gonna admit something right now. I just had a wardrobe malfunction. My zipper on my pants, like, busted open.

[Bobby Bones]

Does it break?

[Morgan]

And I just had, like, a whole thing in the bathroom trying to figure it out. Do guys get wardrobe now?

[Bobby Bones]

I feel bad because I was like, I'm in a very awkward position right now.

[Morgan]

I know, right?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. I've played numerous songs with my fly down.

[Morgan]

Really?

[Bobby Bones]

It's not that big a deal.

[Morgan]

Does it, like, a fan point it out to you, or do you.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, you'll get, like, the.

[Morgan]

Hey.

[Bobby Bones]

They'll kind of look at you and just, like, point at your. And you just kind of. You're like, oh, yep, there it is.

[Morgan]

So would it make sense to have somebody on your team, like, before you go on stage? Like flightcheck?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. That's actually a genius. It's a very smart thing to do that we just now figured out after. After a pretty embarrassing wardrobe malfunction.

[Morgan]

Really?

[Bobby Bones]

Probably should have thought about that before right now.

[Morgan]

Well, no, I mean, I was just thinking about it. I'm like, gosh, I get nervous when I'm just, like, hanging out with one person. I feel like maybe I get food in my teeth or, like, I have that happen.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

I can't imagine being on a stage and you have things Happen. And. Yeah, can't really know or do anything about it.

[Bobby Bones]

I mean, it is what it is.

[Morgan]

You just get used to it at that point.

[Bobby Bones]

It's kind of. It's life. Things happen, you know, whatever. Luckily. Luckily I was wearing underwear, so I think that's a.

[Morgan]

That's a. Oh, yeah. You weren't commando. That would be awkward.

[Bobby Bones]

That would have been bad.

[Morgan]

I feel like that would have gone viral.

[Bobby Bones]

Definitely.

[Morgan]

Definitely would have gone viral in that moment. Okay, so talk to me about live and stuff right now, because you've had a crazy year. You've been doing awesome stuff with your music.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, it's been great. Been the busiest year I've had since I started touring. I don't know how many shows we played, but it feels like probably, you know, close to 100. I don't know. It was. It was busy. We did Australia, Canada, the States, European. So it has. It's been a while. And then added a new kiddo to the fam. So up to four now and done. That's my last one.

[Morgan]

So does that mean, like, now it's like your wife is like, okay, time to go take care of this. So we don't have another.

[Bobby Bones]

Here soon. Yeah, Here soon. It's over. Thomas Rhett wins that one. He's got five. So. Yeah, it's been great. It's been great on the family side. It's been great on the professional side. And now coming into my favorite time of year.

[Morgan]

So are you already decorated for Christmas yet?

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, yeah. I would have decorated in July if I could. Why don't we just keep. Just keep Christmas going year round.

[Morgan]

That's what I say. The decorations make me happy all the time. I don't know why we give so much hate to early Christmas decorations.

[Bobby Bones]

The tree's not up. There's, like, remnants of Christmas around the house, but Christmas music has been played since November 1st.

[Morgan]

Okay, your favorite Christmas record.

[Bobby Bones]

Probably the Nat King Cole Christmas record.

[Morgan]

Oh, that's a good one.

[Bobby Bones]

But you know who has got a great record? Casey Musgraves. That crate. That Casey Christmas.

[Morgan]

Yeah, she did that whole, like, TV special thing, too. That was really cool.

[Bobby Bones]

I mean, the record is awesome.

[Morgan]

Okay, I'm gonna go have to check it out. Bing Crosby's is also, like, a candy cake.

[Bobby Bones]

That's classic.

[Morgan]

Yeah, that's a good one. Okay, so. But the kiddo, in touring, like, you were just everywhere. So what's your favorite place to play now?

[Bobby Bones]

Of all the wear in the world, I'll be honest. Australia is wild. Really, like, the fans over there are awesome.

[Morgan]

Did they make you drink out of a boot? Like the cowboy boot?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, but you just buy a new boot for each show. And do you not want to do like a. No, no, no, no, no. You do, like a slight. You know what they call it? Sleight of hand.

[Morgan]

Oh, you trade off.

[Bobby Bones]

So you're not. Somebody brings you. And to avoid them throwing you a boot, and you have to do it. You just have, like, somebody from your team bring out a boot and be like, hey, there's a beer in here.

[Morgan]

And it's a new boot. So you're not actually doing the full.

[Bobby Bones]

Shoe in this brand new boot that may have a Ziploc bag in it that's holding a beer.

[Morgan]

Oh, that is inside a hand.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't do that. Thomas Rhett does that either.

[Morgan]

Called out Thomas Rhett. Okay. And new dad, give us your best dad advice.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't know. I'd like. What do you. I mean, keep him alive. Like, I'm barely there. Yeah. Yeah. My wife kind of runs the ship. I'm just like. I just fund everything. So it's. Yeah.

[Morgan]

How about that for you?

[Bobby Bones]

It's. No, it's. Yeah. Like, what am I sitting here to act like I. You know. Yeah. No, it's been. It's. It's been being present. I think that's been the thing that has been crazy this year is, like, as busy as we've been getting home, locking my phone away for a day or two and just really spending time with them, catching up on it, you know, Because, I mean, that's the thing, you know, we missed. I mean, a lot of these songs are written because I have missed a lot of stuff. So, you know, you kind of. When you get back, you can't deal with work, and it's okay. The world keeps spinning, you know, you don't have to deal with work Monday through Sunday like we feel like we do. So I lock the phone away, spend time with them, take them somewhere, and just be present with them and offer.

[Morgan]

The credit card as well.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. And let Kristin go do whatever she wants to do.

[Morgan]

Okay. We're gonna wrap this up on. Cause Thanksgiving is coming up. What are you not thankful for?

[Bobby Bones]

Not thankful for.

[Morgan]

I heard you mention something about your team. Maybe they're not winning. That could be something.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, yeah. I'm not thankful for the situation that LSU football's found themselves in.

[Morgan]

That's a good one.

[Bobby Bones]

It's a bad one.

[Morgan]

Well, yeah, a good one for the answer, but, like, bad for you. I'M really sorry.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, that's all good.

[Morgan]

Go sports.

[Bobby Bones]

We'll figure it out. Okay? Maybe we will, maybe we won't. Who knows?

[Morgan]

Thanks, Jordan, for being.

[Bobby Bones]

Thank you all very much. Broadcasting from the 59th annual CMA Awards, it's the Bobby Bomb Shoe.

[Morgan]

You get over there. Scuba. What's up? Josh Ross.

[Bobby Bones]

We're here.

[Morgan]

You're. Your name is so fun to say. Josh Ross. Josh Ross. Josh Ross.

[Bobby Bones]

Chunk tied.

[Morgan]

That was hard. Do you do that often?

[Bobby Bones]

I gotta know. I don't ever do it. I probably couldn't do it either. I don't even want to try.

[Morgan]

Please try.

[Bobby Bones]

No, you made me do it. Josh Ross. Josh Ross. Josh Ross. Josh Ross. Josh Ross.

[Morgan]

That was good. Okay. Do you have, like, also a similar middle name that all connects?

[Bobby Bones]

My middle name is Alexander. Oh, yeah.

[Morgan]

No, that's okay.

[Bobby Bones]

So Joshua Alexander Ross.

[Morgan]

Do you. Does anybody ever call you Joshua, though?

[Bobby Bones]

My mom does, my grandma does. Yeah. I don't know. It's usually when I was, like, in trouble, I'd be like, joshua. Okay.

[Morgan]

So I have this association with my middle name because I have two middle names, and anytime my parents, I'd be in trouble, I'd be like, Morgan Lyon, Nicole. And so if somebody says that, I feel like it's my government name.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, totally. Yeah.

[Morgan]

That I'm really in trouble.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

[Morgan]

Is that how you feel about Joshua?

[Bobby Bones]

Basically, yeah. It's like, what have I done wrong? And. Yeah. What? Yeah, it's like the gut drop. You know, when you're looking, you get sent to the principal's office.

[Morgan]

It's like, feeling okay. You've had such a crazy year. Life's been rocking and rolling all over the place for you. You've been with Nickelback, you've been touring alone, doing other things.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, we've had a. I mean, it's been a great year. We. We got to start the year off at Jelly Roll. Did a bunch of, I think it was like 15 or 20 shows with him. Moved in festivals, did some stuff with Riley, did some stuff with Dylan Scott, some of my own headline stuff. Released a debut record, which was incredible. I can't believe it took more than five years of living in town to. To do that, but, you know, I've just been, I guess, patient on it. And then first number one song at country radio, which was awesome, too. So it's been. It's been fun.

[Morgan]

And why did it take those five years to come out with a record?

[Bobby Bones]

I think I'm starting to, like, actually kind of figure it out today. We were just kind of talking about everything, reflecting. And I think for so long I was. Everybody was telling me, like, you have to figure out what your sound's going to be and what you want to be like. And I was. I'm a very confused listener of music. Like, I listened to rock and roll growing up and I listen to country, I listen to pop and rap. And the project finally just became a bunch of all that. Like, you can go from one song that feels very, you know, more pop, say, heavy, to traditional country, and then it goes to, like, slam and rock. And I kind of wanted it to be that way because that's just who I am as a person, as a listener and yeah, just like to have the diversity on the project and allow people to kind of come to the project for what they. What version of me they like, I guess.

[Morgan]

Yeah, no, for sure.

[Bobby Bones]

Well.

[Morgan]

And you have toured with a bunch of different people. So what's like, the coolest thing you've learned about touring? Because you have learned from multiple different types of people.

[Bobby Bones]

I think, you know, the best thing is just like, it is your family legitimately on the road. I'm gone 300 days a year or so, and that's the number one most important thing. And then longevity. I mean, touring with acts like Nickelback and Luke Bryan, you start to realize that, like, 20 years is a long time, but it goes by very quick. And to have a career for that long, you know, you really need to not think about the things you need to do, but, you know, you're better off to take. Like, for me, it's like, I'd rather the steady and, you know, steady climb and, you know, build a great foundation, have great people around me, great team, great band. And yeah, just, you know, I'm very blessed. So.

[Morgan]

Yeah, I totally get that. Okay. I wanted to ask you some social media questions. Do you hang out on social media at all?

[Bobby Bones]

I do.

[Morgan]

Okay. Do you know what six, seven means?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, I just did like the six, seven thing. Yeah.

[Morgan]

Do you know what it means, though? Like, do you know the definition of six, seven?

[Bobby Bones]

No. What is it?

[Morgan]

There is no meaning.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. Okay.

[Morgan]

You're in the clear.

[Bobby Bones]

Good. No, the other day we went to, like, walk into locker rooms and it was like 6, 7. So I got that. Did a little thing.

[Morgan]

You did the little juggle thing.

[Bobby Bones]

Tick tock, let's go.

[Morgan]

Are you part of group seven?

[Bobby Bones]

I don't know. I might start, like a group three thing.

[Morgan]

You need to do one of these videos with your songs and do group 1 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Figure out which one you are.

[Morgan]

Yeah. And then try and make it go viral. And then maybe we have a new group.

[Bobby Bones]

3. I'll give you the credit.

[Morgan]

I got your back here on the digital side. Okay, and last question. Thanksgiving is coming up.

[Bobby Bones]

Yes.

[Morgan]

What are you not thankful for? And we're talking, like, we're thinking, like, bad drivers, people who don't say thank you.

[Bobby Bones]

You know, people who maybe honestly not thankful for. People with no manners. I'm a big. Not even, like, just, like, not strict table manners, but, like, just being etiquette and respect. Like, please pass that.

[Morgan]

And, you know, I put my elbows on the table. Does that count?

[Bobby Bones]

I don't think that bothers me. Like, if you're, like, eating and you're just like, I don't know. I tried, like, I was pretty, like, learning to set the table correctly and. And proper table management was a thing growing up, and I feel like it still should be a thing.

[Morgan]

Oh, proper etiquette.

[Bobby Bones]

Yes.

[Morgan]

I think I am your worst nightmare.

[Bobby Bones]

Really? No. Are you, like, chewing with your mouth open? Everything? No.

[Morgan]

No. But, like, I do put my elbows on the table, and I don't really.

[Bobby Bones]

If somebody's, like, smacking their food, I'm like, oh, can you not do that?

[Morgan]

No. Yeah, that's pretty brutal.

[Bobby Bones]

It's, like, triggering for me.

[Morgan]

I think I do that. Okay, well, Josh Ross, good to see you.

[Bobby Bones]

Don't. Don't eat with your mouth open. Don't miss the CMAs.

[Morgan]

Live on ABC, Wednesday night at 8, 7 Central. What's up, guys? We're here with Low Cash.

[Bobby Bones]

Morgan, have you listened to Low Cash lately?

[Morgan]

Well, we did do a dance with Low Cash that kind of got some attention. And then they were with the Savannah Bananas.

[Bobby Bones]

Dude, you guys are doing a lot of cool sports stuff. Like, if you called me, you know that's not true, dude. I've had the same number.

[Morgan]

Is there a fight?

[Bobby Bones]

We're fighting because Chris and I used to text all the time. Oh, man. Last time. I need to reconnect this. I'll reconnect it. Last time I was in Tampa, 25 kids.

[Morgan]

That's true.

[Bobby Bones]

I have four kids.

[Morgan]

Okay, don't let him use the kid excuse, because he does it with everybody.

[Bobby Bones]

No, you have kids. They think it's an excuse, but it's, like, real. No, it's real life, man. When you go home. Yeah, we met up in Tampa. Yeah. Hung out.

[Morgan]

But what did you guys do in Tampa? Did I miss something? Am I reinvited?

[Bobby Bones]

I don't remember now we're having a French fight. Now everyone's just right. Morgan, have you ever. Okay, we'll hang out sometime. Yeah, it's good.

[Morgan]

We have matching pants on.

[Bobby Bones]

Anyway, really big sports news coming up. And all of kinds. I'll tell you. Let's have our own conversation. We have two different conversations. So Snow angel just came out. Our Christmas song. This is true. There we go. Yeah, go ahead.

[Morgan]

I'm already decorated for Christmas, so I'm ready.

[Bobby Bones]

We are, too. Heck, yes. Let's go. It's the tree up. Our tree went up the day after Halloween. Yep. See?

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

The other Halloween. And I just feel like if we're gonna do all this work, it's gonna be up for two months. Yeah, because it's gonna take me forever also. I agree. I put lights on the house, and they're expensive, and so I want a lot of time out of it. Dude, you're lying to me. You don't put the lights up. You pay someone to put the lights. No, no. Yeah, you're right. You're right. I did not put the lights up. Let me rephrase that. By the perms. No. Are you. Are you short?

[Morgan]

Are you by the perms?

[Bobby Bones]

Everyone's fighting. Can I just tell you something about Chris? Chris will shorten a word so quick, and he'll also give you a nickname that's not really your nickname. So he calls me up one day and he's like, hey, I'm here with a couple friends. He's saying hi to me. Seriously. Having me on puts me on with Vanilla Ice, dad. I'm like, hey. So I'm like, me more than you. Call me. I'm excited. It's Vanilla Ice. We're, you know, going back and forth, talking. And then he goes, all right, I'm gonna give it back to Chris. He gives the phone back to Chris, and Chris says, all right, I gotta go. And I was like, all right, cool. Thanks for doing that, man. He's like, like, yo, Nilla, wait for me. And I was like, did you wait? And then he turns the phone off, and I'm like, did he just call Vanilla Ice Nilla? He's got a nickname already.

[Morgan]

Vanilla Wafer.

[Bobby Bones]

I think it's great. Short for vanilla. Short for vanilla. Yeah, dude, I like that. I like that. Okay, but what.

[Morgan]

What are our nicknames then? We need Quick on the fly. On the fly.

[Bobby Bones]

They gotta be Quick. You're definitely Morgz. Yeah. You're just Morgz. The people call you that? Probably already.

[Morgan]

I have A few people call. Yeah, Yeah, I like that. Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Eddie's already great. Just, I mean, Ed's too. Too common. Ed. Ed. I mean, yeah. Spaghetti. I would probably call you Eddie Money. I would probably call you Eddie. Money's good. Yeah, yeah. I mean, I'm a nickname guy, but Eddie Money. Hold up. Nilla. Nilla threw me. I mean, that was. How did. How did you guys meet? Beautiful. Who, me and you and Nila? You and Nila? How did you guys meet? How did you and Nila meet? We all met through one of our lawyer buddies and he had us. It was me, Kyle Busch, race car driver. Yeah, well, not Daryl. Mike, the brother and Wes Kane. And we're all sitting there and just. Nobody else got nicknames. I mean, but I don't know, we hit it off. Did you guys have so many cool, famous friends? Like Gronk? Gronk's a friend. Gronk. Is he still your friend? Yeah, yeah. Have you picked him up, too? Gronk just came on stage with us and crushed for the Jeff's guitar at the end of the show. It was incredible. I would like to say this because I know you're a sports fan and Morgue, I don't know if you're into this or not.

[Morgan]

Go sports.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, but she likes Steelers. Rob found out, you know, he's retiring for the Patriots as a Patriot. Good for him. Yeah, we're pumped for him as he calls me and he's like, dude, I'm so pumped you're here. This is going to be great. I didn't know it, but I'm hosting you. And the next thing you know, we said, he goes, chris, will you throw me the last. It's a true story. Football passed to the end zone so I could spin. And Gillette, so the pressure was on. Chris starts stretching. He's doing all these stretches. Chris, but can throw a 60 yard pass. Okay. A lot of people don't know this. I win a lot of money. You see his eyes? 60 is not bad. No. I could put him up against so many people and win money. Dude, that's awesome. And I did for a long time. So I threw it. It was right in his hands. Perfect spiral in his hands, but he spikes it. So there's only one other person that's thrown a touchdown pass. There's a trivia question to Rob Gronkowski. Who is it? Come on.

[Morgan]

Morgue is, well, the Patriots. And is it Tom Brady?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Okay, okay, okay. And the second guy to do it, the only other guy to do it.

[Morgan]

To throw you Sea Dog.

[Bobby Bones]

All right, boys, they're wrapping us up. Love y'. All.

[Morgan]

Thank you guys for being here.

[Bobby Bones]

It's great to see you. Wait for a phone call. See you later. Cool pants, cool bridges. Broadcasting from the 59th annual CMA Awards, it's the Bobby Bomb Show. Fantastic.

[Morgan]

Let's chat about puppies.

[Bobby Bones]

And puppies.

[Morgan]

I love bugs and tortillas.

[Bobby Bones]

Tortillas. Hopefully.

[Morgan]

Nobody's made you slap women with tortillas.

[Bobby Bones]

No, not today. Not today. That was. That was difficult. That was so difficult. But it was fun.

[Morgan]

Let's talk about. You guys ready? Scuba. Tucker Wetmore is here with us. In the last few times I've seen Tucker involved puppies. And then the other one, he slapped me with a tortilla. On purpose. On purpose.

[Bobby Bones]

Hold on. You asked me. It was part of it, and I just barely, you know.

[Morgan]

Yeah, you were really.

[Bobby Bones]

You're making it sound worse than it was.

[Morgan]

You could be as gentleman as you possibly could.

[Bobby Bones]

That was. That was so uncomfortable for me.

[Morgan]

That was great. It was funny. I enjoyed it. But it's good to see you.

[Bobby Bones]

I mean, good to see you.

[Morgan]

How's life going? Because you are just having a year.

[Bobby Bones]

It's. It's pretty livable, honestly. I feel like everything that good that could happen is happening right now. And I'm just. I'm super blessed to be a part of it. And I'm excited. A little nervous for tomorrow, but I'm excited for the.

[Morgan]

Okay, tell me why you're nervous.

[Bobby Bones]

Because I'm performing. Yeah. The CMA Awards.

[Morgan]

This is the moment that you've been waiting for?

[Bobby Bones]

100%. Absolutely. Definitely more excited than nervous. But still. That. Those nerves are still there. But I feel like once I get up there and I hear, all right, 1, 2, 3, I'll be. I'll be riding.

[Morgan]

It just is going to switch on and off. Does that ever happen on stage? Normally? Are you out of that now?

[Bobby Bones]

All the time. You know, somebody very wise once told me, Thomas Rhett, he told me, if you're not nervous, you don't care. And I feel like that's very true. And, you know, it's. It's one of those things that there's just a switch that flips and it's. It's showtime.

[Morgan]

Okay, so if you're. If you're nervous, you care. What else do you care about? What else makes you nervous besides being on stage? Or are you, like, cool cucumber? You strike me as somebody who is kind of a cool cucumber.

[Bobby Bones]

I try Blondes make me nervous.

[Morgan]

So am I making you nervous?

[Bobby Bones]

No, we're cool. We go way back.

[Morgan]

We know each other at this point.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, no, I'm just kidding.

[Morgan]

Yeah, I know. I.

[Bobby Bones]

Trust me.

[Morgan]

Your song Brunette. I'm well aware. You actually don't like blondes anymore.

[Bobby Bones]

I. I love everybody. I'm a lover of all. Of all women.

[Morgan]

You made a song specifically that is just brunettes?

[Bobby Bones]

Yep. That's all.

[Morgan]

I said I was gonna make a blonde song maybe. Is that gonna be like the next.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. And then the next one is redhead.

[Morgan]

And then this becomes your thing.

[Bobby Bones]

Some blue hair maybe. You know, it's. Whatever it is.

[Morgan]

That's why the jam. Listen, I'm not a brunette, but I jammed to that song.

[Bobby Bones]

I love it. That means it's doing his job.

[Morgan]

Yeah, exactly. Okay. And also, I want to talk to you about social media trends. Do you even have time to be on social media these days?

[Bobby Bones]

No. Okay. I mean, sometimes if I have nothing to do, I'll scroll through Tick tock. I send my buddies funny tiktoks or whatnot.

[Morgan]

But do you ever leave comments on videos?

[Bobby Bones]

Sometimes, if I have time, yeah.

[Morgan]

But not.

[Bobby Bones]

I try. I try to stay away from the whole social media thing.

[Morgan]

Okay, well, question. Are you a part of group seven?

[Bobby Bones]

I don't know what that is. What is that?

[Morgan]

Okay, it was a video that an artist put up, and she put like seven of them up. And you're either group 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. But 7 was the most viral one.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Morgan]

And so you're part of group seven. And just.

[Bobby Bones]

Just say you're a group zero. No, because I have. I haven't seen it. He's like, me, just say you're part of seven. I. Okay, I'm a part of group seven.

[Morgan]

There you go.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Morgan]

Do you know what six seven means?

[Bobby Bones]

No, I heard it. I heard it for the first time the other day, and somebody thought it was so funny. I'm like, what? What's happening? I don't know. Okay.

[Morgan]

It means nothing. It literally doesn't have a meaning. Oh, I know.

[Bobby Bones]

Why is it. Was it.

[Morgan]

It's Gen Z is their inside joke to everybody else that it's not a thing.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, that's kind of clever, actually.

[Morgan]

So now you know 6 7. And some people do like 67 with their hands. Like they're kind of juggling or balancing.

[Bobby Bones]

Gotcha. Okay.

[Morgan]

But it doesn't have a meaning.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, my drummer said it the other day, and I'm like, don't. Don't do that. I don't I don't understand what you're saying to me, so stop.

[Morgan]

Well, now you know.

[Bobby Bones]

That's right.

[Morgan]

Now you're in the loop of what's been happening.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

Okay. And Thanksgiving is coming up. What are you not thankful for?

[Bobby Bones]

What am I not thankful?

[Morgan]

Yeah, I know.

[Bobby Bones]

Like, you know, mismatching socks.

[Morgan]

That's a good one.

[Bobby Bones]

I can't do it.

[Morgan]

Like, you can't wear or if it happens, does it really bother you?

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, I can't. I will. I refuse. Okay, I'll wear a dirty sock over a miss mask.

[Morgan]

Really?

[Bobby Bones]

100.

[Morgan]

Okay. What are your other, like, quirks? Like that? Because I feel like that's a quirk.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, gosh. I don't know. Trying to think. What's every.

[Morgan]

Do you have any.

[Bobby Bones]

Everything that's wrong with me, I'm trying to think.

[Morgan]

It's fun. Listen, like, I'm funny.

[Bobby Bones]

Like, I had.

[Morgan]

Everything has to have a place. Nothing can be out of place. And if it is, it really stresses me out.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm kind of that way.

[Morgan]

Yeah, yeah. That's the thing.

[Bobby Bones]

Ocd. I kind of got OCD a little bit, but it's like a messy ocd, if that makes sense. I know where it is.

[Morgan]

Messy chaos.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Like, I know where it is. Don't move it. Even though if it goes over here, I know exactly where it is. Two months down the road, I'd be like, yeah, I saw it. Left side counter and behind the cutting board, you know?

[Morgan]

Yeah, you. Everything has a place. Okay, well, Tucker, thanks for hanging out with us.

[Bobby Bones]

Thank you.

[Morgan]

Is there anything about your music you want to mention before we head out of here?

[Bobby Bones]

It all sucks. That's good. Thank you.

[Morgan]

And good luck at the cm. You're gonna crush it.

[Bobby Bones]

Thank you so much. Appreciate it. Don't miss the CMAs live on ABC.

[Morgan]

Wednesday night at 87 Central.

[Bobby Bones]

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[Morgan]

Better Picks.

[Bobby Bones]

Sports just got better. Welcome, fellow seekers of the dark. I'm Danny Trejo. Won't you join me in Tales from the Shadows? An anthology of modern day horror stories inspired by the legends and lore of Latin America. Take a trip from ghastly encounters with evil spirits to bone chilling brushes with supernatural creatures and experience the horrors that have haunted Latin America since the beginning of time. You should probably keep your Lights on for Nocturnal Tales from the Shadows. Listen to Nocturnal Tales from the Shadows as part of my Cultura podcast network, available on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. Podcast.

[Morgan]

Hi, I'm Danny Shapiro, host of the.

[Bobby Bones]

Hit podcast Family Secrets. We were in the car like a rolling stone came on, and he said, there's a line in there about your mother. And I said, what? What I would do if I didn't feel like I was being accepted is choose an identity that other people can't have. I knew something had happened to me in the middle of the night, but.

[Morgan]

I couldn't hold on to what had happened.

[Bobby Bones]

These are just a few of the moving and important stories I'll be holding.

[Morgan]

Space for on my upcoming 13th season of Family Secrets.

[Bobby Bones]

Whether you've been on this journey with me from season one or just joining the Family Secrets family, we're so happy to have you with us.

[Morgan]

I'll dive deep into the incredible power.

[Bobby Bones]

Of secrets, the ones that shape our identities, test our relationships, and ultimately reveal who we truly are.

[Morgan]

Listen to Family secrets on the iHeartRadio.

[Bobby Bones]

App, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Morgan]

I'm Eva Longoria. And I'm Maite Gomez Rejuan. And on our podcast Hungry for History.

[Bobby Bones]

We mix two of our favorite things.

[Morgan]

Food and history.

[Bobby Bones]

Ancient Athenians used to scratch names onto.

[Morgan]

Oyster shells, and they called these ostrakon to vote politicians into exile. So our word ostracized is related to the word oyster. No way. Bring back the ostrichon.

[Bobby Bones]

And because we've got a very mi.

[Morgan]

Casa esucasa kind of vibe on our show, friends always stop by.

[Bobby Bones]

Pretty much every entry into this side of the planet was through the El Golf of Mexico. No, the America. No, the America. El Golf of Mexico. Continuing asiendasi forever and ever. It blows me away how progressive Mexico was in this. In this moment.

[Morgan]

They had land reform, they had labor.

[Bobby Bones]

Rights, they had education rights.

[Morgan]

Mustard seeds were so valuable to the ancient Egyptians that they used to place them in their tombs for the afterlife. Listen to Hungry for History as part.

[Bobby Bones]

Of the My Cultura Podcast network, available.

[Morgan]

On the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or.

[Bobby Bones]

Wherever you get your podcasts. Jenna World, Jenna Jamieson, Vivid Video.

[Morgan]

And the Valley is a new podcast.

[Bobby Bones]

About the history of the adult film industry.

[Morgan]

Hey, I'm Molly Lambert, host of Heidi.

[Bobby Bones]

The Heidi Fly Story, and I'll be your tour guide on a wild ride through adult films.

[Morgan]

We get paid more than the men. We call the shots in what way. Is that degrading? That's us taking hold of our Life.

[Bobby Bones]

In the 1990s, actress Jenna Jameson crossed over into mainstream culture, redefined stardom, then.

[Morgan]

Left it all behind. I'm a powerful woman. I think that's intimidating to a man.

[Bobby Bones]

With a cast of hundreds of actors and comedians playing key figures, we'll take.

[Morgan]

A look at how adult films became legal in the 70s, hugely profitable in the 80s and 90s, and fell off.

[Bobby Bones]

A financial cliff in the 2000s.

[Morgan]

Listen to Genaworld on the iHeartRadio app.

[Bobby Bones]

Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Broadcasting from the 59th annual CMA Awards, it's the Bobby Bomb Show.

[Morgan]

Morgan here with Ashley Cook. I'm super excited because Ashley just got back from an insane 24 hours in New York.

[Bobby Bones]

Yes.

[Morgan]

You were doing WWE. How the heck did that even happen? Honestly, I don't even know. I think it happened because when I was opening up for Kane Brown on tour. Gosh, was that this year? Whatever. I think this. I think that was this year. This time is flying like crazy. But I met some of the owners of WWE at a show with him, and I think they became fans, and it just kind of all, like, happened. But it was. It was wild. I mean, yesterday. Yesterday. Well, first off, Friday night, I put out my project called Ace, and then we had a crazy busy week. Saw you were at the Red Bull jukebox show, and then we just flew to New York, and I played the Today show first thing in the morning yesterday, and then I went to Madison Square Garden to sing for wwe. Are you breathing? Are you alive right now, or is this, like a weird version of you? Yes, weirdly, I'm like, beyond great. I'm not sleeping much. Just because the nature of release week and awards week, we all are, you know, trying to fight through it. But I've just. I'm having so much fun, you know, it's just a fun time. I love this for you. Are you like, what is the moment where you're looking at your career right now? Because this is all kind of blown up in the last few years, and you look at it and you're like, I don't even believe that that happened. And I'm still trying to kind of grasp that it's real. Right? For sure. Have you had any of that moment yet? Oh, I mean, I think. I think, like, yesterday was one of those where I was like, this is just insane. But, yeah, I think all of it. You know, I think getting to play headline shows and hear people Singing the words back to the songs. And even just, like, recently, my song Baby Blues off of my project. Oh, my gosh.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Morgan]

I've been seeing you do the baby blues to guys in the audience. It's so fun experiences. Like, are they trying to hit on you back? Because I feel like it is this, like, very flirtatious song. For sure. Yeah. But then are they like. Well, it's like the parasocial thing, because Ashley Cook is talking to me. She recognized me in my eyes, for sure. I mean, kind of. But I will say, like, everybody's very respectful. Nobody, like, gets weird or touchy or anything like that. But also, too, what I love, my favorite ones are when I see a crowd and I see, like, a girlfriend and a boyfriend. And the girlfriend's like, pick him. Like, he wants it. Like, she's holding up a sign. Like, my boyfriend has blue eyes. Like, they want that to happen. So it's like, I know it's respectful because they're clearly taken, but it's just, like, a fun exchange of something that's, like, goofy and silly and something we can do together. But I said, well, TikTok ships, everybody. I know every video, they're like, what about Palmer and what about this? What about Casey? Everybody's, like, obsessed with the people that I pick, which I love, because it's just, like, a fun story because everybody's objectively pretty attractive. That's been showing. I know what the baby. I know how to pick them. You got great taste.

[Bobby Bones]

Thank you.

[Morgan]

So funny. So you're having a girl's girl moment where it's like the girlfriend's helping, but also having, like, a fan moment with some. Yeah. Happens to be their boyfriend. And some of them are single and DM me afterwards and want to hang out and whatever. But, you know, it's regardless, very fun. I love this for you. Yeah, it's a good time. Such a fun era where life is just kind of happening all around you. How do you stay grounded in all of that? I think just because I signed my record deal in, like, 2021, I want to say so I've now been assigned artist for about four years. I've had a number one song, all the things, and I just feel like I kind of went through the initial shock of it all, and now it's just knowing that God's got me and just taking a breath in it and. And praying that he opens the doors he wants to have open and he closes the ones that are not meant for me. And if I don't Understand why they're closed, so be it. It's his plan. And I think I just have a lot of confidence in that. Where I used to stress about how things are gonna go and when things are gonna happen and what needs to go down and if things are not happening the way they should be happening, and now I'm just like, you know what? I'm gonna show up my best, put out the best work that I possibly can, and God's got it. That's it. You know, that's the confidence in that. Hopefully that'll help other people too, because that's always, always the hope too. I want to ask you some social questions. Are you part of group seven? Yes. Isn't everybody, though? Isn't that kind of the joke kind of a little bit now? I don't know, because I don't even know if everybody technically saw the video. It's just now we're all collectively a part of the Group 7 that we now for show about it. You saw the first video? I saw the video. Like, I saw the series of videos. I saw a few of them. Group 7 was one of them because it was the most viral one. But I was like, well, I guess I'm in group seven, three and one. You're a woman of many groups. Do you know what 67 means? Okay, I don't know what it. I know what it is. My dad actually taught me what this was. He was like, six, seven. I was like, dad, what are you doing? And he's like, I'm with the times. I was like, you're so weird. But he taught me that. Wasn't it like an interview, Like a basketball player interview? That it's. I don't know the actual origin of it, like, where it began, but now the whole purpose is really that it's like this giant inside joke of Gen Z and six, seven. It means nothing. It doesn't have a meaning. It's like they do, like, the six, seven, like, they're kind of juggling, but it means nothing. But I'm so weird dying that your dad taught you this. No, I know. He teaches me all the kind of things. Like, he teaches me everything.

[Bobby Bones]

He's.

[Morgan]

I told him about yesterday at wwe. Oh, my God. Who's the comedian that was engaged to Ariana Grande? Oh, Pete Davidson. Pete Davidson. He was there at the. In the ring, and my dad, like, told me I can't say it on air because it's, like, not clean to say, but my dad was like, oh, he's. He's the Guy with the. And I was like, I think you know what I'm talking about. I don't know if you do, but I was like, dad, why do you know this? I was like, I don't want to know this. Why do you know this? I love your dad.

[Bobby Bones]

You know what?

[Morgan]

He's always with the times. He knows he's doing so good. Okay, last question for you. Thanksgiving is coming up. What are you not thankful for? Not thankful for? Oh, gosh. That's such a good question. And you can take it so many different directions. Like, I've. I've said I'm not thankful for bad drivers or people who stay in the slow lane. I like that. Yeah. I would say I'm not thankful for plane turbulence. Oh, that's a good one. We just had some rough plane turbulence. I love that plane turbulence on the way to New York. So I would say that. Okay, that's perfect. All right, we got to get out of here. Ashley's got places to be, so we can take shopping. I know.

[Bobby Bones]

We good.

[Morgan]

Bye, everybody.

[Bobby Bones]

Broadcasting from the 59th annual CMA Awards is the Bobby Bone Shoe.

[Morgan]

Are you ready? Everybody ready? Cody Johnson here with us. Cody, I was just jamming into the. In the car to your new cover of Traveling Soldier.

[Bobby Bones]

That seems to be the topic of the day. I think I killed my own single. The single's the Fall, and I. I have not interviewed a single time today about the fall. It's all been about Traveling Soldiers.

[Morgan]

Okay, so we'll get to the fall.

[Bobby Bones]

I think we accomplished what we were trying to do with that song, obviously.

[Morgan]

Yeah, well, but what was the reason? I mean, the chicks. That's a song that came out, gosh, several years ago. What happened there?

[Bobby Bones]

Well, that song didn't get the credit it deserved, first of all, like, whenever they dropped it off the charts after some. Whatever they did politically, and everybody dropped it from radio. But I knew this song from Bruce Robinson. And being from Texas, I'm fellow Texas girl here. Rest in peace, Charlie Robinson. So we decided. Me and my band decided to cut the song after we did the world tour earlier in the year. Ireland, Scotland, England, Australia, New Zealand. Everywhere we went, all they wanted to hear was Traveling Soldier. I mean, there's signs in the crowd. They come to meet and greets Traveling Soldier Traveling Soldier. And then it hit me. I was like, dude, this is not an America song. This is a world song. This is. Everybody relates to this narrative, to this message. Even though we may believe differently, we still get the feeling of this song. And so we Just my band and I went in the studio and did it exactly like we do it on stage.

[Morgan]

Oh, I love that. That's such a cool moment too. And in case you already talked about it so many times, what is happening with the fall? What's the inspiration behind the fall song?

[Bobby Bones]

I think that it is yet another narrative that everybody can agree with, you know, the highs and lows of whatever it is, whatever your life, whatever your story is, in the end, the ride is worth the fall. And I thought, what a great message to put out. And it, for me, it was the one song that when I would play live, instantly, as soon as we started, everybody phones out. And I thought, man, like, what a, what an impactful moment. Because I noticed it in the big high adrenaline show. I noticed this is the. This is the song that we play that all the phones come out. Unless you're, you know, like, aside from prompting them to light it up with the flashlights or whatever. Yeah, they all had their phones out. And I was like, the world needs to hear this.

[Morgan]

Well, and that's cool because you're really gauging what your audience and your fans want and you're just rolling with it. And I think that's such a cool thing.

[Bobby Bones]

In this industry, we have so much research and data and all these things and algorithms that tell you what you're supposed to do and what you're not. I literally just pay attention to the fans.

[Morgan]

That's your data.

[Bobby Bones]

That's what they want. That's my live data. Yeah.

[Morgan]

With Thanksgiving coming up, we are very curious to know Cody Johnson's favorite dish. Like, what are you looking most forward to?

[Bobby Bones]

The stuffing and the cranberry sauce.

[Morgan]

Okay. Wait, do you put cranberry sauce on your stuffing?

[Bobby Bones]

Yes.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

I am in my. In my heart and in my soul, I am a 600 pound man. I'm telling you, when it comes to Thanksgiving, I just go ahead and wear sweatpants, anything elastic, and just go all out.

[Morgan]

We're gonna go another cranberry on your stuffing. I'm not a big cranberry person, but Hudson Westbrook said that he puts grape jelly on his stuffing.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm gonna try that now. Yes.

[Morgan]

And I was like, yeah, same whole argument. Because I've never actually seen anybody eat gravy or cranberry stuffing, but it's always at the table. So now you're my evidence against it.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, yeah. I could drink the gravy and follow it with the stuffing. Really?

[Morgan]

Like chew you with an ivy, Give me the gravy.

[Bobby Bones]

Absolutely. I Did have those are the football sweats.

[Morgan]

Follow up to the, the stuffing or the dressing question. Because there's cornbread and then there's like, white bread. Do you know the difference? And do you care?

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, I got cornbread.

[Morgan]

Okay. You know, my dad, South Texas boy, grew up, like south of San Antonio and Dilly, Texas, loved to cook. And he would do a combo cornbread and white bread combo. And I, I, I know that's basically stuffing, right? Well, no, he would call it dressing, though. Isn't dressing and stuffing the same thing? They're just different. Cody's acting like they're not.

[Bobby Bones]

We're at tomato, tomato at this point. Okay, okay, Okay.

[Morgan]

I don't know. I just, I thought that was like the same thing. Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Ham or turkey?

[Morgan]

Oh, turkey.

[Bobby Bones]

Really? I'm ham.

[Morgan]

My, my dad is like a ham guy, so I don't think I've ever had a turkey at my Thanksgiving for like the last five years.

[Bobby Bones]

For Thanksgiving, we went to our Neighbor's house and Ms. Trudy cooked some fried chicken. Oh, my God. As my grandpa would say, it said make your tongue beat your brains out. It's so good.

[Morgan]

See, so when you say neighbor, I'm probably picturing like, your neighbor is probably not like next door.

[Bobby Bones]

No, you, you take a buggy ride.

[Morgan]

Yeah, but like, how I don't like, close. Yeah, yeah. Cuz I'm like, I'm sure there's some like, acres of separation, but like, I love that you still go to your neighbor's house. Some of that is lost four neighbors.

[Bobby Bones]

Within 10,000 and you, I bet you know them all. Yeah. Oh, yeah.

[Morgan]

Do you bring them cookies or like baked goods ever?

[Bobby Bones]

No.

[Morgan]

Did they bring you cookies or baked good?

[Bobby Bones]

I don't know. My wife, I'm going to take that back. My wife does. I don't.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm more like, hey, your bull's out. Do you want him back?

[Morgan]

Hey, it flows and it works.

[Bobby Bones]

I can take care of that.

[Morgan]

Okay, last question for you. Speaking of Thanksgiving, what are you not thankful for? And that's what we'll wrap up on.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, this ear injury, it's killing me.

[Morgan]

Oh, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Busted eardrum. Yeah.

[Morgan]

Yeah, that was crazy.

[Bobby Bones]

Still being, trying to be patient, but it's a patience game of waiting for it to heal. But yeah, that's, that'd be the only thing that has been pissed me off lately.

[Morgan]

Well, I am glad to see that you're still doing well. You're recovering well.

[Bobby Bones]

I have good spirits.

[Morgan]

Yeah, you're doing great. You look sharp. Yeah, I got A comment on the.

[Bobby Bones]

The blue suede boots.

[Morgan]

Yes, the blue suede boots.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. You got to go, Elvis.

[Morgan]

I mean, they are. Those are awesome.

[Bobby Bones]

That's first.

[Morgan]

Like, your whole vibe is very. Do you pick out your clothes?

[Bobby Bones]

No, I have three stylists. Yes. I pick my own clothes. I'm joking. Oh, I pick out my own clothes. I dress myself. I'm a man. Well, you're doing.

[Morgan]

You're doing a good job. Cody Johnson, thanks for being here.

[Bobby Bones]

Thank you, guys.

[Morgan]

I believed you for a second, and I was like, oh, my.

[Bobby Bones]

Like I said, I picked up what I wanted. Don't miss the CMAs live on ABC, Wednesday night at 8, 7 Central. This camera. This is that. This is good.

[Morgan]

This action live.

[Bobby Bones]

Where are we ready? Oh, we're already getting the rap signal.

[Morgan]

Oh, yeah. We are here right now at True Baldridge.

[Bobby Bones]

What's up?

[Morgan]

You've been having an insane year.

[Bobby Bones]

It has been an amazing, blessed year, you know, a year that I didn't think was going to happen. You know, last time I saw y', all, she. Somebody's daughter just went number one. And that was a story that was just crazy for us, having to create our own label and start our own story. And, you know, since then, we were out on the road with Cody Johnson this year and Bailey Zimmerman, and we just got back from three weeks in with Jelly Roll and Shaboozi over in Australia and New Zealand, and, man, how was that? That was wild. I'm still tired. Like, we just got back this week. I don't know what day it is, what time it is. It was, like 17 hours difference, but it was just. It's been an amazing, blessed year, and I'm just very thankful, you know, country radio changed my life and playing my music and took me in when they didn't have to. And, man, it's been really awesome, man. It's pretty good to know that we changed your life. I want to say it feels good.

[Morgan]

I don't think it's you in particular, lunchwise.

[Bobby Bones]

Did you say country radio? Am I on country radio?

[Morgan]

You're on it, but it's like a.

[Bobby Bones]

Whole pretty much part of the equation that changed Drew's life. You are, man. You are pretty awesome. Yeah.

[Morgan]

Okay. Can you. Can you sing his song to him then?

[Bobby Bones]

Like, yeah, let's hear it. She's somebody's daughter. She's somebody's daughter. All right, we need to get this boy in some singing lessons. No, it doesn't matter. Dude, you can clap. I can't clap the same clap. I Don't know how to do beat rhythm. I don't. Well, good thing you just talk. Yeah, that's exactly right. I don't play a musical instrument. There is no freaking way. Like karaoke bars. I get booed, man. Oh, dang. That's. It's real bad. I was so off camera.

[Morgan]

If you were gonna go to karaoke bar, what are you choosing for your song?

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, man. Somebody's daughter. Yeah.

[Morgan]

Well, no, if you sing your own song, it's a little weird, I think.

[Bobby Bones]

Growing up, I remember when my voice changed and it was always, baby, lock the door and turn the lights down low. It was the go.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Soft and slow. Oh, isn't that it? Pretty good. That's the right word. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like I said, I'm good at this.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

You know who sings that?

[Morgan]

Josh Turner.

[Bobby Bones]

Good.

[Morgan]

Did you know who that was?

[Bobby Bones]

That was the. I was his name. I was gonna guess.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

I thought that was what was going to be okay.

[Morgan]

That's a good one, though.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

That is still, like. Now that all of this has happened in the past year, are you still paying for everything and doing the whole record label on your own?

[Bobby Bones]

So I've kept. It's been really fun. I've kept my record label. It's called Lyric Ridge. And we partnered with bmg, which is an amazing label. And we sent tough people to country radio. Got top 10, which was super exciting. And just a couple weeks ago, we sent a new single called Rebel. But what's been so special? I kept this radio team, and now we've been working Brandon Lake and Jelly Rolls Hard fought Hallelujah to country radio. And we just sent a new artist named Julia Cole to country radio.

[Morgan]

She's one of my good friends.

[Bobby Bones]

She's awesome.

[Morgan]

She's amazing.

[Bobby Bones]

So our little label is now getting to help other artists along their journeys and along their paths. And that's been really special to me. It really means a lot to me that, like, not only did we have success, but now hopefully we can help other artists careers and paths along the way.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Does your bank account look a lot different, man? I don't have to, like, fund this alone anymore. And that was very scary. I remember there was nights at like 3am being up and crying, like, tears in my kitchen. Like, how am I going to pay for this? How do I have these. This staff now? And yes, she's somebody's daughter streaming, and I own this song and. But how knowing I have a little boy that was like six months old at the. At the time, and I'M spending all this money trying to navigate it. I got a wife, a new wife. And very, very scary financially to figure out how to pull this off. And then here you are. Here we are. Have you upgraded houses? Have you stayed in the same house? We got a new house now. Yeah, we got a new house. That's big time. That wall is a little bit. And I got a new truck. I got a new truck.

[Morgan]

That's when, you know, it's real great news.

[Bobby Bones]

And they got a vacation house. Not a vacation, no.

[Morgan]

But he's now investing in other artists, which I bet is a cool experience. Just in general, from going from what you started at and you were talking about crying in a kitchen to now being able to put effort into other artists because of all of this, like.

[Bobby Bones]

That'S such a cool. And I just feel like it was such an answer prayer for me and just talking to God. And I just think, you know, I know what it's like to be an artist that is struggling, that is trying to figure their path out and how to get on radio. And, you know, I feel for them in such a way that I. That no other person, no other record head can feel that. And it's been really special to watch Julia hear her song on the radio for the first time and be a. I mean, just a small. I mean, we were such a small part of that, but it's. I hope that we get to help other artists along the way and also, you know, have more music of our own go up the chart and keep touring and going out on the. Out on the road. But, yeah, it's a joy of mine, for sure, of helping other artists. So what are some of the cool things? Like, now that you have that number one song and everything, you're starting to blow up cool events that you've gotten to go to that you're just like, man, I can't believe I'm here. Oh, man. I think the after party of the ACMs was a special moment. It was like, I remember sitting at the table and it was like everybody was around. I mean, I was hanging with Post and Jelly and Avril Lavigne and. And I was just like, what the frick am I doing sitting here at this table and all these cool people are around? And that was one of those moments that was like, oh, crap. Like, we're in the game, coach, you know, and we get to be obviously a small part of that. But it's just. That has been one of those moments that I go back to. I'm like, you know what? We are in the game. We get to hang out with all these people now. And not that that's everything by any means, but that was one of those moments for sure. I was like, oh crap. What about like a cracker barrel bathroom or something? When you're at the urinal. Have you heard your song over a speaker anywhere? Yeah, I mean, I've been in a pilot bathroom. Okay. Out on the road at a gas station and have heard it. Not a cracker barrel is high, high class. You know, I was. I was in a pilot. In a pilot and heard it. That was pretty sweet. That's pretty cool. That was pretty cool. You're sitting there. Yeah. He going, hey, trucker. You know that's my song. That's right, bro. That's bro. That's right. That's really cool.

[Morgan]

Well, we do have Thanksgiving coming up, so we have to ask you a very intense question.

[Bobby Bones]

What you got?

[Morgan]

What are you not thankful for?

[Bobby Bones]

Oh my gosh. What am I.

[Morgan]

We just heard all about all the things you are thankful for, so we gotta mix it up a little bit.

[Bobby Bones]

What am I not thankful for? H. I don't know. That's a. That's a. That was a throw me off question because I had all my things that I'm thankful for. Yeah, that's too easy. That's too easy. That's too easy. Everybody could come up with thankful things.

[Morgan]

You know what I'm really not thankful for is people who suck at driving. Like they. You. They really didn't go to school drive at all.

[Bobby Bones]

That's a good one.

[Morgan]

And. And they kind of just really make life harder sometimes. So that's what I'm not thankful for.

[Bobby Bones]

Is people that change their kids diaper and then just throw it in the parking lot. Like that is disgusting. As a former cart guy at Sam's club and I'd had to pick those diapers up, it's just like just throwing the trash can or leave it in your car till you find a trash can. Like what are we doing throwing it on the ground? What I'm not thankful for is the people on the airplane that get up in the back and walk sprint to the front.

[Morgan]

Oh yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

When you're trying to get off. That is like one of my biggest non thankful things. They can stay in the back. Well done. Well done.

[Morgan]

We found it.

[Bobby Bones]

Thanks for stopping by. Thank you. No way. Did you really? No. It's one of my biggest pet peeves. Every time they get up and pass. Don't miss the CMAs. Live on ABC, Wednesday night at 8, 7 Central. I am. How did you do it? Just the watch. Watch? Yeah, the watch. Yeah.

[Morgan]

His watch is on the right hand side.

[Bobby Bones]

That's because he's left handed. We were just talking about that. I thought.

[Morgan]

I'm confused now.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Morgan]

You wear it on the filler in.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, I think tip normally. Like if you're. If you are. Whatever hand you are dominant with, you wear your watch on your other hand because you use. I use my right hand less.

[Morgan]

Got it.

[Bobby Bones]

So I can't. You know what I mean? Like banging your hand. Is that why we.

[Morgan]

Probably.

[Bobby Bones]

Probably like, that's what I've always heard. Yeah, I would think that. I don't know. You write so you don't want to scratch.

[Morgan]

I guess you're like signing autographs. I was gonna say most people don't really. They're texting more than they're writing now, you know, like digital.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, yeah, kind of.

[Morgan]

But you do autograph. So you're still writing?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, I'm still. But I have this. I get the smut look. I have smudge on there from that. Because you go over. It sucks. That's what I've heard. That's left handed. We do glasses like you, territory. Yeah, we know it.

[Morgan]

Dude. How are you? How are things going? I mean, you're rocking and rolling lately. Does it feel good?

[Bobby Bones]

It's good. Yeah, it's good. We just wrapped up tour not too long ago and it was really like a really cool end of the tour with a couple of really big shows. And I actually took a long break in October with my wife, my daughter and. And just sort of, you know, getting. Getting geared up again to just. Just do a bunch of stuff till Christmas and you know, do y' all go anywhere cool? Like, is it weird? Like you travel so much? So when you're like. And my wife stays, she's home a lot, so she's like, let's go somewhere. I'm like, please. But we. We have a place in Florida that we just. We. But we just got it. So we went. So like, we. We bought it and then like had. Did not stay in it. So the second I got off tour, we went down there for like a month and just sort of broke it in and it was awesome. So that's where now we're. We're. We're. We're forced to go there for a while since we have it. But it's fun.

[Morgan]

Are you. Do you feel like you kind of have two different Personas? Like one that's this road life Hardy, and then you go home and you get to be a dad and a husband and just.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, yeah, of course. You know, I mean, it's, it's. It's kind of similar to, you know, it's weird. I. I get this question a lot, and there's a lot of me on stage and stuff that is still very much part of my personality, but it is some. Somewhat of a kind of like a professional wrestler thing, you know, where the show is the show. And that's kind of my. That's who I am as an entertainer and who I am as a person is just a little different.

[Morgan]

But tell me, are you singing like rock and roll lullabies to your kiddo?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. So there's a. There's a spot, a Spotify playlist that's called Twinkle, Twinkle Little Rock Star. And somebody went in and they. They lullabied all these cool rock songs. And so I saved all of my favorite ones. And thankfully now Rosie is like. She's like in a thing where we just. When it's bedtime, we just put her in bed. She falls asleep. But for a long time when we had to rock her. Yeah, I would just play Twinkle, Twinkle Little Rock Star. It's like Black Hole sun by Soundgarden, but it's like playing Lullaby Little Bells and stuff. It's sick. It's cool. That's really cool.

[Morgan]

Are you helping she kind of grows up to be a rock star like you, or is that just hoping she likes the music?

[Bobby Bones]

The music. As long as she likes the music, she's not gonna have a choice. She's literally not gonna have a choice. As soon as she kind of gets old enough to, like, understand music, like really understand it, it's. It's on. It's just gonna be a lot of. A lot of. A lot of the good stuff. But, you know, I'm thankful for my dad for pretty much forcing rock and roll on me because of how much I love it now and. And I'm gonna certainly do the same to her. If, you know, she's 13 or 14, if she doesn't like it, that's fine. But I'm not gonna give her a chance at the beginning. What's gonna be weird is where she's gonna try to get you into her music and you're gonna be like, that sounds cool. But she'll be a hipster about like the wheels on the bus. Yeah, that's all right. Writing's a little lazy, but. Right. I meant later in life, but, yeah. I got you. I get what you're saying. Yeah.

[Morgan]

Okay, we have a fun question, because Thanksgiving is coming up, and everybody's asking you what you're grateful for. And that's fun, but what are you not thankful for?

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, okay. Yeah, you got this food poisoning.

[Morgan]

Oh, did you get food poisoning recently?

[Bobby Bones]

I've gotten it a couple times in the last couple years. And I don't know why, but just the. The sensation of being, like, extremely nauseated is something that I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever wish for. So that's. I don't know if that's the right way. I'm not unthankful for it. I just don't want it to exist.

[Morgan]

But, no, you got it.

[Bobby Bones]

You got that. Eating a lot of food at Thanksgiving and food poisoning. That's perfect. Because my mind are. The people that don't thank you when you hold the door for them, that's mine. I'm not thankful. Oh, man. You know what I mean, dude? It's like you go out of the way, hold the door for them, and they just walk in. They don't. Another one, very similar is when you let somebody in in a car lot, like, they don't wave at you. Dude, get out of here. Exactly. 100. Yeah.

[Morgan]

You got the right contact. This was great. Well, Hardy, thanks for stopping by. It's good to chat with you.

[Bobby Bones]

Thank you. Broadcasting from the 59th annual CMA Awards, it's the Bobby Bomb Show. All right, coming to you in three, two.

[Morgan]

Oh, yeah, we got. And we're back at the C. Taking the reins here. Okay, so guess what?

[Bobby Bones]

What?

[Morgan]

I had some friends yesterday. They're like, oh, are you gonna come to the Auburn, Alabama game? And I was like, I don't know yet, because I'm trying to figure out if, like, both my kids will come or what we're gonna do. But I have a lot of family going, and they're like, yeah, I think we're gonna go see Riley Greene on Friday night. Did you know you're playing there?

[Bobby Bones]

I did. Is that how you decided not to go?

[Morgan]

No, I still don't know yet, but that's how it came up. And they just said that to me last night. And then I saw you walking up, and I was like. And then I was like, wait, I think you. Did you go to Auburn?

[Bobby Bones]

I didn't go to Auburn. I'm an Auburn fan. Okay. Being from Alabama, you always got to kind of ride the fence a little bit as an artist because you can completely split your fan base. But I love Auburn. And there's not a great venue down there. You know, there's a Sky Bar and there's, you know, a few bars I played when I was coming up. But we're playing the basketball arena. It's a charity show, and it's right before the Iron Bowl. So, yeah, that's the only way I was gonna get to go to the Iron bowl, have a Saturday off to go is, you know, go play a showdown.

[Morgan]

Go play. And so you will go to the game?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, I'm gonna go to the game. Probably. Probably try to be like the Matthew McConaughey of Auburn Walker on the sideline with a cowboy hat on, you know, with, like, a real stiff leather jacket on. Yeah. Be cool.

[Morgan]

He's definitely coined that role with UT. Like, he's like. Matthew McConaughey has. He's like, a vibe on the field for you.

[Bobby Bones]

It's cool that it's like. It's just a fictional character that's there and he's hanging out.

[Morgan]

He's definitely very real. So I wonder. Yeah. Splitting your fan base, you're like, obviously they know you're Auburn, but sometimes, like, do you ever, like. Do you ever say Roll Tide?

[Bobby Bones]

I don't say it, but it's inferred. Sometimes.

[Morgan]

Sometimes I say, like, oh, roll.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. I don't even get the R out. Now. I've got some songs that I wrote about my granddaddy that. And he was a big Alabama fan. A lot of my family's Alabama fans. So I kind of use that, like, Alabama beating Tennessee in a song. Hella way to go. So it's a little gray. People don't really know.

[Morgan]

So you said Granddaddy. And I have family from Alabama, and they say I grew up in. In Texas. But my. All my cousins say, diddy, Diddy, Mama Diddy. And so we were talking to Bobby because Bobby's having a baby.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. And what is he going to be called?

[Morgan]

Well, that's the question. Which is he? Like, is your dad dad, Daddy, or Diddy?

[Bobby Bones]

See? Well, he's not Diddy. Let's put that out there. First and foremost.

[Morgan]

I mean, like, daddy, Daddy.

[Bobby Bones]

I call. I call my dad Pops.

[Morgan]

Okay? Oh, okay. You're another Pops. Okay. Because Eddie does Pops.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, I like Fresh Prince of Bel Air when I was growing up, and I feel like he would call people Pops.

[Morgan]

Okay, so. So you do Pop. Okay. Well, I just interviewed. Wanted to put your intake on what Bobby should be called. Vice kid.

[Bobby Bones]

Poppy. Poppy. Yeah. Okay. I'll pass. I'm sure they'll use my. Yeah, just tell them. Poppy.

[Morgan]

Poppy. Okay, before we let you go on to another interview, what are you not grateful for this year? It's like, we just like to do the opposite.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, I get that. This guy. I get it.

[Morgan]

Oh, like, what's something like.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, like, give me an example. What are you not grateful for?

[Morgan]

You know, like, I don't know, disease.

[Bobby Bones]

You can't do that. That's not new. It's got to be something that's like, this year. If you said you're grateful for something that happened this year, it'd be something that happened. Disease didn't happen.

[Morgan]

Attention, division.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh. Oh.

[Morgan]

You could be like, you said, division.

[Bobby Bones]

Like math? Is that what you just said?

[Morgan]

No. Division of people. Like, that didn't happen this year either. It's like, that's always been going on fine, like elephants.

[Bobby Bones]

How about like, I lost my finger?

[Morgan]

Okay, but you didn't.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, but that's a good example. See what I'm saying?

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

So what, you wanted an example? Cody Johnson has an eardrum situation. So he was like, oh, my ear.

[Bobby Bones]

So you can't be not grateful for somebody else's thing.

[Morgan]

I know, but you have to pick one.

[Bobby Bones]

You still haven't picked one.

[Morgan]

Okay, I am not grateful for four.

[Bobby Bones]

This would be good, though. If I'd lost a finger. That'd be a perfect. I almost wish I had just for this interview.

[Morgan]

Gosh, life is just so good right now.

[Bobby Bones]

That's what I was thinking.

[Morgan]

Okay, we'll end on that.

[Bobby Bones]

Merry Christmas.

[Morgan]

All right. And happy Thanksgiving.

[Bobby Bones]

Don't miss the CMAs live on ABC.

[Morgan]

Wednesday night at 8, 7 Central.

[Bobby Bones]

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[Morgan]

Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way.

[Bobby Bones]

Can we get Thanksgiving first? I'm hungry. What's up, y'? All? It's Kadeem and Deval, the hosts of the Ellis Ever after podcast.

[Morgan]

This holiday season, tune out the noise.

[Bobby Bones]

And tune in to Ellis Ever After.

[Morgan]

On Ellis Ever after, we get real with our crew about family, love and.

[Bobby Bones]

Marriage and everything else in between.

[Morgan]

Listen to Ellis Ever after on America's number one podcast network, iHeart. Follow Ellis ever after and start listening on the free iHeartRadio app today. I'm Eva Longoria.

[Bobby Bones]

And I'm Maite Gomez Rejuan.

[Morgan]

And this week on our podcast, Hungry for History, we talk oysters.

[Bobby Bones]

Plus the Miambichir stops by. If you are not an oyster lover, don't even talk to me.

[Morgan]

Ancient Athenians used to scratch names onto oyster shells to vote politicians into exile. So our word ostracize is related to the word oyster. No way. Bring back the ostracon. Listen to Hungry for history on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm Jonathan Goldstein. And on the new season of Heavyweight. And so I pointed the gun at him and said, this isn't a joke. A man who robbed a bank when he was 14 years old and a centenarian rediscovers a love lost 80 years ago.

[Morgan]

How can one 1 year old woman fall in love again?

[Bobby Bones]

Listen to heavyweight on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Morgan]

This is an iHeart podcast.