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BONUS EP – CMA Awards Backstage Interviews DAY TWO: Riley Green, Sam Hunt, Dylan Scott, Parmalee, Oak Ridge Boys & more!
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The available parking Collision avoidance assist helps new drivers avoid bumps and dings. You're gonna love it. I love it. Call 562-314-4603 for more details. Broadcasting from the 58th annual CMA Awards, it's the Bobby Bone Show. Morgan here with Riley Green. Riley, how are you? I'm great. How are you doing? I just overheard you talking about Christmas and I was so controversial because I put all my Christmas decorations up on November 1st and that's too early, people think. Apparently. Do you think that's too early? Nope, I don't. So I left my Christmas tree up all year. Was that intentional or because you were busy? A little bit. Well, the first few months is an accident because you're busy, you know, and I was in a new house and I'd like. I think maybe my mom put it up for me. Like, it's like a housewarming gift. And then I didn't really know where to put it when I took it down, so I just left it up. And then about July, it just started to feel nice. It was hot outside and it's like summer. And then at night, you turn tree on, sit down. It just feels like it's winter, you know? And it does. It's just so cozy. Something about Christmas lights to me is so cozy, it makes me feel just happy. Oh, no doubt. I'll take. I listen to Christmas music all the time. Okay, let me tell you this and maybe you can give me a recommendation. I just newly bought a record player that I'm obsessed with. Bing Crosby's Christmas special. I found it at the record store. I listen to Bing Crosby all the time. Did you know the record looks like a Candy Cane? No, I don't have a record. I'll have to get that. Yeah, I found that one at the record store. I didn't even just buy it. That was one that I scripted and found. Christmas music's a good record type of music to listen to. What is your favorite Christmas song like of all time? Christmas and Dixie, Alabama. That's a good one. Yeah. What about movie? That's tough. You know, the classic Like, Christmas stories were hard to beat, but then there's like elf and all these like, funny newer Christmas. What about the one with the guy from Tool Time? Tim Allen. Oh, the Chris Santa Claus. That's a good one. One, two and three. Or one one. Cuz, you know, the. The elf that was like 150 years old, but she was like. Look, that girl had a big crush on her. That. Wait, the elf that was. Hold on, Riley. The elf in Santa Claus is a dude? No, no, not that. That's Bernard. Bernard? Yeah. First off, there's more than one elf. You're right. But the one that you remember, the one that showed him to his room when he got to. To the North Pole and he. She gives him the silk pajamas. That elf. Just go back and watch it. There's a girl elf. I promise you. I had to clarify because Bernard is so heavily in that series and I was a little. Yeah, Bernard's like the head elf. Yeah. This was like a. She was down the list. So it was just like one little elf and you caught a glimpse and that was your crush. Yeah, I was. At whatever age it was that she was at the time. And she was a really cute elf, you know, Riley, listen. Everybody thinks you're so attractive. You're like the. We did a whole thing on the show that you're the hottest man in country music. Really. But I feel like what just made you even more attractive to me is that you love Christmas as much as I do. And I like. But nobody has a chance because I'm hung up on this elf girl. Exactly. We gotta find the elf. I need to find my elf. Yeah. You know what's funny too is all throughout the year when people get mad or stuff, I always address them as, you're an angry elf. I call people angry elves. I say that. I like that. Yeah. That's a really fun movie quote. Yeah. Where is that from? She's an. I said about a lot of my ex girlfriends, she was an angry elf. Why didn't it work? It didn't work. She was such an angry elf. What movie is that from? It's from elf. Is it? Yeah. Remember the. He fights the little, you know, short person? That stresses the elf at the store. You're so right. It fights him and he said. No, it was. It was the. The boss that was a short person. And he yells at him, but it's still elf. And he calls him an angry elf. Yeah. Dang. I've been. I've been saying that for years. And I didn't Realize it was from that. Listen, I can connect movie quotes for you. I got a lot of useless knowledge about movie quotes. Well, I could. I could talk to you about movies all day, but I'm being told to wrap up. But I have to ask you a question first. Outside of music, what is something that you hope to accomplish before you die? Wow. I'd say probably find my elf. Why? Everybody should find their elf. You're right. I mean, that would be really cool. Yeah. That's the accomplishment. That's an accomplishment. It is. It's not as easy as people think it is. Do you want to get, like, married and the whole thing? Wipe out a fence? Yeah, I think so. I don't really care what color the fence is, but a fence. Yeah, a fence and a house. Okay. All right. Rath and green, everybody. That's real. We forgot again. To sing your song. We have to add this in. You know, you run the interview. I'm just. No, but we. We talked the whole thing about all these curses and you still. My back's gonna be sore from carrying these interviews today, man. Okay, listen. Hey, at least I remembered it. I could have just said bye. Hey, you know what I want to talk to you about? No, we're not gonna. No, I like that. Okay. But speaking of Christmas, before we go. Before we go, I would like to ask you about your Christmas song coming out because. How'd you know about that? Well, somebody mentioned it as you waving at us to talk about it. Yeah. Yeah. I've got a Christmas song coming out on Friday. Is it an og? Are you covering a song? No, it's a. I wrote it and it's. It's like how Christmas was where I grew up. So I like it. I played it for my sister and she cried. Oh. So it's an emotional one. It's not like a boppy Happy Christmas? No, it's not like that. A lot of Christmas songs are a little cheesy. Can be. This isn't cheesy. Nope. Very emotional. It's a country Christmas song. I like it. Does it have a name? Are you allowed to say the name? Yeah, it's called Christmas to Me. Oh, that's so cute. Isn't it? Yeah, I know. Okay. It felt cute when I said it. You did. Okay, that. Now we're. Now we're done. That's all. Now we can leave. By Riley the CMAs are live tomorrow night at 8, 7 Central on ABC. We're rolling. And action. We're all standing so close together right now. This is Parmalee lunchbox and myself hanging out. We're very close quarters right now. Are you okay over there? Yeah. You told me you were gonna do something to introduce them. So I want you guys to do, like, what you do, you know, when you were in school. And they're like, say your name. And the coolest fun fact about you. I want you guys to do that rapid fire about yourselves real quick. Fun fact. Fun fact. My name is Matt, and I'm a collector. And I love old jeeps. My name is Barry Knox, and I am an amateur juggler. My name is Josh and I play the guitar. My name is Scott, and I used to be a lumberjack. And that's all we got time for. Guys, Literally, they said three minutes. I'm like, guys, what can we ask them in three minutes? Like, you say hi, bye, and that's it. I mean, hi bye. Do you guys tell them you only have three minutes or. They tell us. No, they tell us. They make it up. Boss lady over here, she's a stickler. And now you wasted one minute talking about the three minutes. Just so annoying. It's like, oh, my God, three minutes. Like, what the hell are you gonna talk about three minutes? Well, I. I need to ask you a question because I have your wife in three minutes. Go away. But I'm supposed to get an in depth interview. Well, you can still. You were talking about collecting jeeps. Yeah. And I'm known on the show for having a bunch of ducks on my jeep. Do you have ducks on your jeeps? I don't have a duck on my jeep. Have you never been ducked? No. Guys have them. It's not just a girl thing. Guys have them too. What year is your Jeep? 2015. It's. It's. It's new. I'm in like. You're in the old school. Old school, like, 80s. Why can't you then still have ducks? Never was a thing. I don't know. I mean, I know what it's about. And I. And I, you know, totally for that. I've just never was in that community of the duck. And here's the problem with Morgan ducked. I've never been ducked over the ducks. She's so short. The ducks block her dang view, guys. But that's cool. You got to had a duck that was two feet tall. But I've no. So when she's never been deep, she can't duck. I've never been ducked. You should. I need to duck. You should duck me. I'm not serious. Can you get ducked on the radio. I'll send you the address of my jeep. Hey, he'll duck you in three minutes. Oh, my God. All right, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for part believe. For coming by. We. We learned about ducking, and I. I don't know what else. What would you guys like to promote? Is there anything you guys want to talk about that you're so passionate about right now? We just dropped our. Dropped. We just announced our tour. The Fell in Love with a Cowgirl tour that's happening, like, beginning of February. Are you guys fall in love with some cowgirls on this tour? We already are. It's the new single. Yeah, it's called Cowgirl. Yeah. Cowgirl. Where? Who inspired that? Was there a particular cowgirl that inspired this? I mean, all of them. You can't say yet, but I think there is. Oh. Oh, I see eyes looking at each other. The tea will be spilled later, Morgan, you know what I mean? But this three minutes is up. They can't spell. They ran out of time. Oh, my gosh. Right when we were getting to the good stuff. Oh, so frustrating. Oh, lunch. Thank you, Barbara Levi. Thank you. Appreciate you. Don't miss the 58th annual CMAs live on ABC, tomorrow night at 8, 7 Central. All right, Morgan. And Lunchbox here with the Oak Ridge Boys. Hey, you know what's kind of cool? I've heard of these guys before. Have you? Okay, guys, I need to tell you something. Lunchbox is not musically well at all. But what's something funny that we like to do is make him sing songs that he should know. So can you sing an Oak Ridge Boy song? Oh, not a chance in the world. I've just heard the name, and everybody talks about how amazing they are. Yeah, we give it a shot. Just any song. No, I'm gonna do it, but I'm just. Yeah, yeah. Like, guys, we. I saw the Doobie Brothers one time, right? I thought they were a little. Literally, like a local band, like a cover band. And they were like, no, no, that's a big band. No idea. I'm sorry. That's okay. They're a great group, good friends of ours. And when we first met them, our buses broke down up in the northwestern part of the United States. They came by and introduced themselves as the Doobie Brothers, and we formed a friendship. We actually did a bunch of dates with them later on, and they're out touring again. Man, it's good to see them out doing it again. What a great group of guys. What do you think? Like, longevity. What was the key to you guys longevity, like why are you guys so amazing and people still love you to this day? We love to sing, we love each other, we love the music that we make and we love the people. People have always told us they get a lot out of our music. We have a family show, very positive music. And some people have come to us and say that our music has helped them get through rough times in their life. And needless to say, we've had a pretty rough year this year ourselves and our music has helped us get through a very rough year and we're getting through it and we're planning our year for next year. We've extended our farewell tour and we're going to make it out to the west coast and up through the Pacific Northwest, probably through Canada and maybe a bunch of dates up in the east that we've not been to. We want to get to many as many places we can to say thank you for a long, long, long career. I would love to. You mentioned that you guys have had a really rough year. You guys lost one of your dear friends. For you guys, maybe you want to share a memory that you guys love recalling of him of your guys time together or maybe it's, you know, how you guys are keeping his memory alive when you guys are on the road. Either or whichever you guys feel comfortable with. Well, we had several losses. We lost Joe, our tenor singer who had Lou Gehrig's disease and he's been dealing with. He dealt with it for five years and he didn't want anybody to know about it. But when he got to where he had to sing on stool for the last year, most people knew that he had a serious muscle disease. And when we carried him off to put him in his wheelchair on the last Christmas date, he said, boys, I'm done. I've got to go home and take care of my illness. But the next morning we had been talking to a young guy that we had met and he picked up the phone and called Ben James the next morning and said, ben, I'm done. Get on your singing britches. So Joe Bonzel hired the next guy to fill his shoes. Sing his part, Ben. We met a few months before when he was singing with bluegrass group Daily Invention. And when we sing with other groups, we usually invite them out on Elvira to sing with us and we have a just big old gang bang on stage. Well, Joe handed Ben the microphone on stage and Ben just started singing the second verse. Well, we looked at each other. Well, could this be the guy? Well, it was the guy and it was just a natural cause. Ben looked at Joe as his hero. And he knew every song that Joe ever sang, all the harmony parts, every lead, everything that he's ever recorded. Ben knows it. We've never had a rehearsal session with Ben yet. He's been singing with us all year. We just call a song. He knows it. He's 28 years old. Will you tell him what Tony Brown said about. Tony Brown heard him sing about a year ago, and after hearing him sing, he said, man, he said, I've not heard a voice like that in over 35 years. But one voice, he said, you've got a voice that high, lonesome sound like Vince Gill. And Tony has worked in the studio with Vince Gill a lot. So he produced all last 20 albums with George Strait. He produces Reba McIntyre. So he knows. He knows his talent. Country music. He's recorded more hit records than anyone in Nashville. But his words was that of that Ben James has a Vince Gill voice, but you're a brand new generation with a Vince Gill voice is what he told him. That's the highest of compliments that you can be paid. Yeah. Wow. Hey, Morgan. I do know that song, though. Elvira. There you go. Yeah, See, when he said that, I was like, I know that song. I know it. We got it circled back. You know what I mean? I was like, ah, I'm proud of myself. That was a pretty good one. Thank you. Thank you very much. I do want to know, you said he's 28 years old. Like, what is that like for you guys, having somebody who's 28 coming in? You guys are at very different stages of life. Like, has there been challenges with that or is it just this cool experience? It's a very cool experience. I've got grandkids older than him, but yet he brings an energy to the group that we desperately needed right now. And he's bouncing all over the stage and singing that high, lonesome sound, man. And it's. The people love him. And some of Joe's most avid fans are latching on to Ben James as their favorite singer. Now, he's not trying to be Joe. He's just being Ben James. And we told him, look, Joe will never sing these hit songs again, but they're great songs. So when you sing them, own them as Ben James because he will never sing them again. They're already hits. So own them as Ben James. But when you sing with us, he has the ability to position his tone so that he still knows the Oak Ridge Boys sound. People have sent messages on Internet. Did Joe come in and sing the harmony parts on this new album? No, that's Ben James. He knows how to position his voice and he knows our songs and our sound. Wow, man, that's so impressive. It's like sitting with legends, you know? That's pretty cool. We really are. These are legends. Like, it's legends. Like, that's crazy. And you just sang to them one of their songs? I did. I sang. Well, I sang one line or two words. Yeah, the meter was good, too. Yeah. I don't know what that means. I don't know what meter means or beat or rhythm. But yeah, all of that. All the above. Let me tell you guys, I can't even clap on beat. Like, you can clap something and I can't clap it back to you. I just am tone deaf. Like, it's so amazing how tone deaf I am. He is nothing like Ben James put it that way. He is the polar opposite. Well, there's gotta be somebody doing the DJ work. That's right. If we didn't have good DJs, we wouldn't have hit records. That's. No, I mean, I think your songs would speak for themselves. Yeah, you guys are pretty iconic. Yeah, the Oak Ridge Boys. Thank you for stopping by. We appreciate it. And hey, guys, the farewell tour. You better go get tickets. They're going everywhere. The CMAs are live tomorrow night at 8, 7 Central on ABC. The following ad is sponsored by Pets Best Insurance Services. Your pet is your bestie, your therapist, your preferred match. It's easy to love them, even when they sneak your snacks. It's easy to protect them, too, with pet insurance coverage from Pets Best, because it's all fun and games until they chew on something they shouldn't. With perfect timing, Pets Best helps protect your furry friend and your budget from this imperfect world. 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Which means you could earn rewards for those almost front row seats, the ride share to the venue, even the concert merch that you've had your eye on since it dropped. If all that sounds like music to your ears, remember it pays to Discover. Based on the February 2024 Nielsen report. Learn more at discover.com credit card Broadcasting from the 58th annual CMA Awards, it's the Bobby Bomb Show. I mean, it's Morgan here with another namesake, Morgan, but John Morgan. That's right, Morgan and Morgan. Morgan and Morgan. We're the law firm. I was looking at your rap sheet. You got a lot going on right now, but what are you most excited about? You know what? Currently, we got five shows left on the Nate Smith tour. It's been one of my favorite tours so far. Just a great, incredible guy, incredible camp. They've been super awesome to us. But I think in the immediate future, I'm really excited to get this album out. We've been working on an album for the last couple months, and we got 12 songs we're gonna be dropping, I think, February 6th. Don't quote me on that. I know it's in February, but, yeah, we're gonna be doing that and getting a bunch of new music out, so that's always exciting. Do you have. Because you did, a collaboration with Jason Aldean, which I do want to hear about, but do you have any collabs coming up on this album? Are you going all solo? You know what? I. I don't know if you can say. If you can't say, that's okay. Well, I'm still. There's still. There's still something in the works. Okay. But possibility. Yeah. You're looking around, like, trying to pick who I want to collab with. No, I'm trying to get Zach top man. I just. I'm like, bro. So Zach and I, we grew up touring the bluegrass circuit together, so the first time I met him, he was playing mandolin in his family band, and I was playing in my family band, so it was kind of full circle for us. But I would love to love to do something with him, and I don't know. It's. There's nothing solidified right now, but I can always add a song. You know what I mean? Exactly. If the right thing comes along. That's right. Do you need a. Do you need a feature? Oh, I would totally come feature Morgan and Morgan. Come on now. I could. Could I rap a little bit? Could you? We would go viral for that. That would be what we need. Put a little trap beat on and let you give you a mic. You should know that I'm a horrible. Once upon a time, I tried to try out for American Idol, and even my mother would not let me because I was so bad. Wow. That's when you know. Right? That is when I know. I had. I had other plans for my future. I do want to hear about this family band, though. Tell me about it. Oh, man. Did you leave them? You said no more. Well, yeah, kind of. It was. We, actually. So we Actually did well. So I went. I was on the road for, like 10 years. Started traveling. I was like 12. We were on the road till I was graduated high school. Every weekend we were out doing shows, and I just got burnt out. I was just like, man, I love music. Playing guitar was what made me fall in love with music, and I was getting to do that, but it was just the road. I mean, again, I was in high school, going up through middle school. Like, all my weekends were traveling, playing music, and so I was just like, man, I kind of want to try something else. And I thought college was that, and it turns out it was not for me. Meaning you didn't like college or you just. I liked college. I just didn't know what the hell I was doing or what I wanted to do. So it was just kind of. I was spending a lot of money I didn't have and wasting a lot of time where I should have been in classrooms learning stuff. And I was instead at the beach because I went to Pensacola for college. So in all fairness, you were living it up. You had a lot of time playing. I had a hell of A3 semesters. It was awesome. But I made a lot of good friends down there. And, yeah, I just. I got burnt out, and I was, like, kind of done with it. And then once I got. I moved back home after my three semesters, and I feel like that's a song that needs to be written. Three semesters. Three semesters too long. Maybe that's the title. No, I moved back home, and that's when I fell in love with songwriting. I got into that because I was like, man, I miss music being in my life. But, you know, traditional bluegrass is kind of just burned on it. You know, you play. You're playing the same songs. Everybody else is playing a different. A different way. And so I was just like, I want to start writing my own stuff. And I grew up listening. My dad listened to, like, Al Green and Motown and classic rock. Like, he listened to everything. And my mom listened to Southern gospel and, you know, old school country. So I don't know, I just. I started writing stuff. I had a friend who's actually my drummer. He's from back home, and we would get together and write and just try to, you know, write stuff that we could go out and perform. And he moved to town about a year before I did and talked me into moving down here. And thank God I did, because, you know, I think that's one of the things I learned is, like, you can. You can say you're going to write and, you know, have all the success back home, but you've got to be in Nashville if you want to do it, and you want to do it right. You got to be able to network. You got to show your face around town, because you can write all the songs you want to, but if nobody's hearing them, it doesn't matter, right? So, yeah, well, big lesson for me. Somebody heard something. Yeah, I mean, Jason Aldean. How did that happen? Oh, man, that's another story. No, I was. Short version. When I first started making trips down to Nashville, my drummer was like, hey, man, I'd never been to. I'd never seen the city. He was like, let's go see the city, and I'll show you around. So we get an Uber ride downtown, and this guy picks us up, starts chatting with us. He's like, yeah, I wrote some songs for Jason Aldean back in the early 2000s. And I'm like, cool. You know, take it with a grain of salt. In Nashville, everybody's done something that they're probably stretching out a little bit further than it needs to be. Especially in an Uber ride, You never know what you're gonna get. Yeah, it's like, oh, cool, man. But no, he. Long story short, we ended up becoming friends, and we started writing some songs together, and he sent a couple of those songs to guys who were in Jason's camp, and they helped us finish a couple of them. Anyway, Jason heard that, and he heard me singing the demo on it, and he was just like, man, I need. He got me. He got my phone number, literally from one of those guys, and called me up out of the blue. Cold called me and was just like, hey, man, it's Jason Aldean. I heard some stuff you were doing. I was literally working at Lucky Brand Jeans at the time. I don't know how I got that job either, by the way, but I was just kind of, like, cruising along, trying to pay rent, you know, and mixing demos in my bedroom. And just for him to call me, I think, and have that confidence of, like. I mean, he'd never seen me perform. He literally was basing everything off two demos and a video of me singing one of them acoustically. And I think just having him show that vote of confidence was huge for me as a young guy, super green, in town, trying to write and trying to do all that, because that's what I wanted to do originally was just be a songwriter and produce, and end goal was always being an artist. But, yeah, it Was just kind of a crazy turn of events how I got into that camp. You know what I'm learning? What I learned from this story is that you better talk to your Uber drivers and you better stop drinking coffee. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Make friends and also just be open to opportunities. Oh, my gosh. Yeah. There's so many opportunities that. That's what I love about Nashville. You know, I have friends who are in the LA scene and nothing, nothing against it, but it's just not the same. There's a lot more that goes on into that. And Nashville, you can literally meet a freaking label head at Red Door. You know what I mean? It's true. If you're a good hang, you're a good person, and you have some talent. That's the deadly combination. I think so. So you got the deadly combination. Yeah, I guess. Maybe not deadly, but that's a good start, right? It is. Well, John, it was really good to see you. Good to meet you. Yeah, you too. Thanks for hanging out. Thanks for having me. Don't miss the 58th annual CMAs live on ABC tomorrow night at 8, 7 Central. Do, re mi, fossil, la ti do. Are you rolling? Gosh. Did you hear. Did you hear how good Chase Beckham sounded? That was amazing, man. Like, how did you get so good? Dude, I don't know. You know, I just. I went on American Idol and yeah, they're like, that's it. I mean, that is. So that's what we're looking for. How long did you have to practice that? Do you do that in the shower? Like, where do you. Like, where do you warm up? Lifelong of preparation. That's awesome. Lifelong of preparation. Now, Chase, I got a question. You got the sunglasses on the. In the indoors. Okay, I do. We all got bright lights. Is it bright lights or was it a long night? Maybe I have long mornings. Who knows, you know? So, no, I just. Sometimes once I get. I just got back yesterday. I only slept for a few hours. So, yeah, I've just been. I've been running around. I'm at the end of my. End of my road this year. So this is where I'm usually about 10, 15 pounds overweight, my hair's too long, and I gotta get my life back together in about three weeks. So, hey, perfect time to get your life together when Thanksgiving, Christmas, the holidays, when all the. It's the only free time I got. I know the sweets and, you know, homemade cookies and pies. I go through Thanksgiving and I eat whatever I want. And then once next Week's over. It's like, I gotta get back on the wagon. And, you know, towards the end of the year, I jump off of it. So. So when you say get back on the wagon, do you have someone that prepares meals for you that you know are healthy, or do you have to, like, kind of do that research? My fiance is a very good cook, and she's good at making me eat stuff that I would never want to eat normally. But she makes it in a way that I. Yeah. Does she do it, like, because with our kids, I have three kids, our three boys. And so we follow some lady on Instagram, my wife does. And it's like, if you put a lot of colors on the plate, even though it's healthy, they'll eat it. Gets them excited. Yes. So does your fiance put a bunch of different colors? You're like, oh, the rainbow. She just does. So she'll take some of my favorite recipes and then she'll tweak them without telling me. So I think I'm eating whatever I really love. And then she'll be looking at me like, what do you think? I'm like, did you do something different? I know immediately I'm like, because you know most of my mom's recipes and whatnot, so she'll make them a little bit healthier. But I appreciate it because I still get to eat what I love and have a healthier version, too. So speaking of a fiance, you know, you had to propose, you know, get down on the knee, say, oh, will you marry me? And, you know, you're kind of a musician now that has money. Did that mean the ring had to cost a lot more money? Because they say they. The rule online is like, it's like three months paycheck is what you're supposed to pay on a ring. I mean, did you live up to that, Chase? I mean, I can't get her a million dollar ring, you know. Dang. I didn't know Chase rolled like that. You got some breaking news. Breaking news. Chase Beckham is rolling in the cash. Yeah, man. No, I mean, this year I had a solo, right? Number one. So, you know, if those, If I'd have bought a ring with those three checks? I don't know. I mean, how amazing is it, the checks, like, difference wise, when you have a solo number one, like, is it just like, holy crap. Well, it's my only number one, so it's the only way I know it. And, you know, I'm. I'm sure if I get another one, you know, it's going to be with some other folks. I might be. I might be missing that feeling a little bit, but. No, it's. It's never been about that for me. It's just getting to get the songs out and still have a career, you know, And I'm just grateful for being able to get this far. Man, you made it a long way. You went. I mean. I mean, did you. Like, when you're. When you're a kid, did you dream, like, okay, I'm gonna go tv, like, is that what your inspiration was? No. Like, you saw idols? Like, that's my ticket? No, I never. Not in a million years that I think I'd be doing it, you know? And that was probably my last. My last stab at it, you know, and shot in the dark. So it's crazy that it all kind of panned out the way it did, because if that didn't, I probably would have quit, you know, singing and playing music. And what would you have done? What would Chase Beckham be doing, like, if he wasn't music? Would have went back to Oklahoma and built houses. Just done construction. And I. I'm happy out there, too, you know, So I would have. Oh, man. I don't know, man. I used to work, Let me tell you that. I don't know. You can say you're happy out there. I mean, hard work. It's hard work. Yeah. It's like when I used to work at Sam's club and I had to get the carts out of the parking lot. I was like, man, I'm gonna tell you what, I'm gonna do this rest of my life. I thought for a minute there, yeah. And then I got laid off. Did you have the machine that, like, pushed him? At the end of my career, yeah. Yeah, I did. I had the Smart Cart 2000. It's like when I got my first nail gun. Yeah. Gotta get rid of my hammer. I had to have a rope, and I would clip it on there. And the crappy part about my Sam's is on the top of a hill, so people park down the hill. So for eight hours in that Texas heat, I'd be pushing carts up the hill. Geez, man. And towards the end of my career, when they brought that smart cart out there, I was like, oh, what a life changer. Then they laid me off. Yeah, right. And then I went to Jason's deli, and I was a delivery driver, and I was making straight cash, and I was like, I am rich. That's where it's at. You get that straight Cash job, that little, little nice hustle. It was so great. And then I got got on the vine show and then I was like, I'm really famous. I'm not on need Jason's deli anymore. Yeah. Now you're rolling in it, huh? Well, I mean, I could get better. That's why I play the lottery every day, man. Hey, you know, Chase, good do that thing that you did when we started. What the do Re Mi Fossil Dalido. Wow, Chase, great job. Started it and ended it with that. That's. That's how you get on the radio, folks. The CMAs are live tomorrow night at 8, 7 Central on ABC. Morgan here with Josh Ross, who I know for so many red flags. Red flags, let's go. Which is not actually you being the red flags, but you have red flag songs. This is. This is true. The coaching of the red flags. You really do. It's good to see you. But not only that. You were on tour with Nickelback? Yeah, last year we did 52 shows with them. Incredible. So great. What was that like? Like you're a newer country, new to people who are learning, not new when you're. I like it. I like being new. I love it. But you were newer on the circuit and then you were opening for Nickelback. Like, how did that come to be? And you're like, okay, this is rock music. But what. Yeah, it all. It all worked out really well, I think. You know, we. I had met Chad and Nickelback year previous at a festival actually up in Canada, and then they had signed to the same management group that I'm with, and it just kind of made sense at the time. And yeah, I learned so much on that tour. It was great. It. I mean, we were gone. It was a true rock tour. We were gone four months straight. It was 120 days. I remember being on a bus. We had Brantley as the. Was the direct support on that, which was incredible. And yeah, learned a lot which carried me into this year. Then we did the Bailey Zimmerman stuff. We went to the UK this year, Australia, Canada. You really have been so, so busy. We did 170 shows almost this year, which is incredible. Do you need a nap? I'll probably. Eventually, yeah, it's definitely take a nap. But no, it's been so good. I'm excited to be home now, get to write, record, and kind of get back to the more creative side of it. The performing side's been incredible. Definitely my happy place. But looking forward to that. And I need to know, because you were hanging out with Chad and Brantley, which they've come into the show, and they are wild ones. They have wild stories to share. Yes. What's the craziest thing that happened on tour that you can share? Yeah, that's the problem is the sharing side. I had some really, really incredible nights with Chad, whether that be, you know, just staying up and having a couple of beverages, and he's. He's really the true definition of somebody that can kind of burn it at both ends and, like, really do a good job doing it. Like, he'll be. He'll be out. He'll stay out late. He'll be with everybody, show face. And then he's like the first person up and he's working hard and he's got to sing the show and all that, so really great. And then Brantley, I, you know, he's just. He's just a rowdy time and a lot of fun, but. But such a family man. And I really learned, you know, how to build a family on the road with him. You spend more time with the people on the road than you do your actual family. And, yeah, Brantley's a lot of fun, but I would say he is incredible in regards to just how he cares for his people. Yeah. I mean, you want to talk about, like, family life on the road. His wife had the baby on the bus, so that's crazy. Yeah, that was wild. I mean, good. I mean, I guess, you know, they've had a couple, so I just feel like I'd be so stressed. This is true. I don't know if I'd be. I'd be like, messing lyrics up on stage. It'd be like, how am I going to do this? Definitely not baby number one. No, no. But let's get back to you. I want to hear about something you. This is all your music stuff. But outside of music, what's something that you hope to accomplish before you die? Not music related. Yeah, just helping people. I mean, I still trying to figure out what. What that means to me. I feel like I was inspired by not even music people growing up, like actors and people, whether they were like marine biologists. I'm really. I love oceans and fish and I love fishing and all that kind of stuff. So I think some sort of avenue in that, whether that be through benefit things or maybe acting and stuff like that. Did you. What was like, the thing you wanted to be when you grow up? Because now that you say that, like, one of the things that I wanted to be was not just ice skater and famous. I wanted to be a marine biologist. I did too. Really? Yeah. Yeah. I was. At one point, I thought I was gonna go to school to do that. I realized that I get super, like, claustrophobic diving really deep. Oh, yeah, that wouldn't work. So I was like, this is not gonna work. But, yeah, I wanted to. I wanted to do that. And I wanted to be Paul Walker from Fast and Furious. Yeah. That is oddly specific of an actor. He was like my child idol. You do have a resemblance of him. Yeah, I feel like. Yeah, he's always been interesting, you know, obviously before in passing, but. And he actually was invested. Like, he has a marine that. Like a benefit that he does too, for that. So he could have kind of reincarnated a little bit. This is it. And you. There we go. That's. I. I'll take that. Is that weird? I don't know, but. But I'll take it. I just. I feel. I just feel like his mannerisms, the way he talked to people. My family's in. In la, so I was kind of always infatuated by the. The acting and modeling side of the world and, you know, just great, dude. So. No, that's so awesome. Well, Josh, thanks for hanging out with us and can't wait to see what else you go do, Especially if you go on any more rock tours. You might totally go rock on us. Who knows? Yeah, maybe. I mean, you never know. I think I like rock. I probably. I know I like to put out all different kinds of stuff, so I feel like the lane is very open nowadays to do this. This is true. 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Based on the February 2024 Nielsen report. Learn more at discover.com credit card Broadcasting from the 58th annual CMA Awards, it's the Bobby Bone Show. We've got Dylan Scott Morgan here at pre CMA Awards. Dylan, you may be a country artist, but I actually think you're more of an influencer now. Oh, my God. Is the interview over? I was walking though. Oh my gosh. Like, look at you on social media. You're crushing it. That's a good thing. Just gotta make some waves, you know, Gotta do the thing. But I was walking out of Slim Chickens the other day and this girl stopped me. She goes, you're. You're the tick tocker. I was like, no, I'm not a tick tocker. I just kept walking. Devin say anything else? I was like, no, I'm not. You were so offended. Dang. I really did offend you at the beginning. I'm sorry. Nothing against the Tick Tockers or influencers. That's just. I don't know. Well, you're like, I've worked on this whole career as an artist and this is now what I'm known for. Hey, here's the way I look at it. Take it how you can get it right. So you're on the street. So there was a reason. Yeah. You didn't like that feeling? No, it's all good. It's part of it, right? You gotta dive into the socials and everybody wants to. They don't want to know just the music. They want to know your life too. Right. So that's part of it. So I've tried to really dive in on showing people who I am as a daddy and what I do every day and is what it is. So I don't think there'll be a single video that will ever make me smile. Like your son riding the fake bowl. Oh, yeah. That was the funniest video like series that you guys did for Hot Minute. I loved that. He's awesome. I got some good kids. But I do want to know like a day in the life of you when you're not on the road not doing music. What does a day in the life look like for you? Maybe it's a perfect day or whatever. Yeah, it's all different. I mean, I'm the type of person, I can't sit still so I gotta do something. So I'm either. I'm either bush hogging on my land with the tractor. I'M taking some trees down. I'm hunting. If it's hunting season or baseball practice, baseball games, picking kids up from school, all the regular stuff, I feel like, oh, are you gonna try and be a baseball coach for your kids? No, I didn't play baseball growing up. What didn't you play sports? I played basketball. My dad. I'm gonna blame my dad for this one. He's like, son, are you sure you want to waste your whole summer playing baseball? And I'm like, no, I don't want to. I don't want to do that when I should have done it, should have played baseball. Because, like, I'm literally living it through my son right now. I love it. I love baseball. But you never. You played a little bit, and you just stopped basketball. But you baseball. You did you ever played it? No, never played it. I'm an idiot. You do have the baseball Persona too. I get Bryce Harper all the time. Oh, yeah, that tracks. That's your doppelganger. Have you guys met before? No. Do you feel like it'd be weird if you meet now that you know you're doppelgangers? Probably. Probably not. He probably doesn't see that, though. Cause he was like, oh, you look like such and such. And I like. I get. I'll take offense to it. Like, no, I don't. That exactly. Who's the one that you're offended by Exactly. Who did I get? Sometimes it's like just those on social media. Like, the girls are like, you look just like my husband. I'm like, I look nothing like your husband. I'm sorry. You may want me to look like your husband, but I do not like your husband. Listen, you gotta let him dream a little bit, you know, Some days. Some lives are tough, so. Well, I'm an influencer, so. You are. It's not a bad thing. But I do know there's this connotation to it. Yeah. Okay, I want to know. Besides that line now I'm, like, thinking about you as an influencer, and I can't. I can't un. Influencer? What are you talking about? I'm an influencer that likes to sing country music. When is the last time your kids humbled you? Humbled me? Yeah. Because we know kids are really good at that. Yeah. I don't know. Humbled me? Yeah. Where you're like, dang, that one kind of hurt. You know, they say, think kids say the darndest thing. They do say the darnest things. That's what I'm saying. While I go, I got some good kids. Like, my kids talk me up really. Like, they're a hype squad. But I do have one. I just. I got one, my son. And he was joking, by the way. Let me put this out there. He was joking. But I took him out on the road with me a couple weeks ago and he said, he said, I don't want to go hear all these slow songs. I said, do what? I don't. Dad, I just. I don't want to go hear all these slow songs. He's seven, right? I don't want to hear all these slow songs. And so I'm on the bus talking to my guys, like, is our set slow? Is our show slow? Do we sing nothing but slow songs? Like, no, what are you talking about? And so at the end of the weekend, he's joking with me, right? He's like, I was just messing with your dad. That was a rocking show. It was awesome. Contemplate your whole. The whole weekend. The whole weekend. I'm the type you say something and it gets in my head. Yeah, it's in my head. It's in there. Dang. So, yeah, my 7 year old did that. Now, my little girl, she wouldn't do that to me. She hypes you up. Oh, she hypes me up. I'm the best daddy in life. Does she have a favorite song of yours or does she even know that you're a singer? She just knows your dad, I think. I think she knows I'm a singer. But she doesn't know any different. Neither one of them do, really. They call it my job. Like, when I leave to go on the bus on a Wednesday night, they're like, daddy, are you going to work tonight? It's like, I'm going to work tonight. Like, I don't think they understand it, but she's still like on the older stuff. Like, she still wants to hear My Girl and New Truck and stuff like that. I'm like, baby, I got. I got a bunch of new songs out right now, you know, like, what about. Like, this town's been too good to us and what will never have, you know, like. But whatever, as long as they're listening to it, they are listening to it. And that's good because I have had people come in who. They've had their kids listening to other artists. So at least they do that too. Did they have a favor? Got home from school. Luke Combs. Why do all the kids love Luke Combs? They love Luke. I got home yesterday from school, takes his Backpack off in the kitchen and goes, Alexa, play beer never broke my heart. And just rocking out to it. And. Which I like that because, I mean, look, they listen to the right kind of music, you know, but, yeah, they love it. That's funny. You're not the first one who's had Luke Combs. They love Luke Combs. I don't know what it is. I'm trying to dive into that. Like, all right, what is it about these kids? Like, in Luke Combs? Like, what do I need to be looking for? You know, I guess that means you have to do a collaboration with Luke Combs. Yeah. And then they will listen to or write or sing more music about beer. Beer would work too. But also, they're seven. Seven. And that's what they want. Seven and five. And they love one years old. He's not there yet, though. So now we're gonna. Dylan, it's always good to see you. Thanks for hanging out with me. Sorry I offended you with the influencer. Don't run away from. This is your favorite influencer, everybod. Don't run away from me on the street. Okay? I won't. I promise. All right, we'll see you later. The CMAs are live tomorrow night at 8, 7 Central on ABC. What are we singing there, Sam? I hear. Is that a new song? I'll settle for the ghost of you. I don't know who sings that. You're asking the wrong person anything about music. I ain't got the answer. Anything. I think it's. It was like a folks folksy singer who. Who did a cover of it. It was on my Watch House Spotify playlist. Anyway, I think it's originally a Justin Bieber song. Oh, well, get off Spotify and check out iheartradio. You can listen to music anywhere you go. Podcast on demand, man. Well, if you can't tell, we're sitting here with Sam Hunt and Lunchbox. Hey, company man. Hey. That's not funny. That's not funny, Scooby. That's not funny. All right, Sam. Dude, how is life out in the country, man? It's great. Better. Better than ever with those kids running around and just getting back to, you know. Like, I went camping the past few days, which I haven't done in probably 10 years. Like, when you go camping, do you go tent or you go cabin? Tent. Well, now, if a cabin was available and I had the my druthers, I might go cabin. But on this particular trip, that wasn't an option. How is dad life going? Like, give me A day in dad Life of Sam Hunt. Not touring, not on the road. Like dad Life Sam. It's. Well, this year it has consisted of a lot of tour buses and backstages which we've made the most of. Dad, dad, dad, dad, dad, dad, Dad. I think I might have the only two and a half year old who knows what a green room is. She wants to go to the green room. That's really cool. Wait, does she put stuff on your rider? Like, do you allow your kids to put stuff on your writer? No, no, but she like, one of the venues, like, left us a little. It's like a rocking horse, but it's like almost the size of a Shetland pony. And so she wants to ride all the back, like corridors of the venues on this little pony. And they ended up giving it to us. So I put it under the bus. And so every day for like a month, she had to have that pony out. That is awesome. Do you ask for diapers? Like, that way you get free diapers everywhere you go. That is so save so much money because diapers are so dang expensive. Are you a cloth diaper guy? And they disappear like in no time. Oh, my gosh. It's crazy. But you're right, they are expensive because I've made about four target runs this year to get diapers and I get the wrong size. Oh, it's so. And you get the wrong ones. It's like you're supposed to get the strap over here and you get the pull ups. And it's not supposed to be a pull up. It's like, it's a disaster. That's exactly right. I mean, that's good. I should put that on the. On the rider. You should. I'm surprised you haven't been putting stuff for your kids on the rider. I guess I've never thought about that. Especially if they're with you hanging out backstage. Yeah, that's a good point. And hello, Pampers. Like, what are we doing here? Are you not sponsoring Sam Hunt? Like, what are we doing? I mean, he's like the most famous guy in the world. He's got kids, they use diapers. Like, hello, free diapers, anything. I mean, what are we waiting on? You know what I mean? Do you ever get tired of free stuff? Well, I feel, you know, like, because you can keep on. Like, you know, you grow up in the south, it's like, you know, nothing's free. You gotta, you gotta work for it. And it's like, so I do feel a little bad. Except in free things sometimes. But. But no, I don't feel too bad. Yeah. Because. Did you stop. Did you stop by the crocs place over here and get free crocs? No, you need to do that. Order some crocs. I'll take a size 9. And then Luke Bryan's got a little setup for jockey over here, and they got a bag full of clothes. And I keep going over there, and they have not offered me a bag yet. And I keep trying. Oh, the kids got set up in Canada with, like, five pairs of Birkenstocks each. So we got all stocked up on Birkenstocks this year. That's legit. I'll have to check out the crocs. I do want to know, Sam, like, outside of music, what is something in your life that you hope to accomplish before you die? Before I die? Bucket list moment. Anything but it just not related to music. Hmm. Let's see. I'd like to start. I've got this idea for a kind of a hunting club. It's more of, like, a social club where, like, invite men to come out. It's more like. It's almost like a men's retreat, but it's spiritually oriented or at least, you know, leadership oriented, where we spend time talking and kind of trying to become better people while we spend time in the outdoors. I'd love to establish something like that at some point, somewhere maybe in the South. So that's something that's been on my mind for a long time. We'll see if I can make it happen. That would be really cool. And please, if you do it, please invite lunchbox. He really? Yeah, yeah. Wait, wait. Would that be for profit or for nonprofit? Nonprofit. Oh, interesting. You know what I mean? I was thinking sort of like a country club. You know, how, you know, the ritzing glamour, but it's actually a country club out in the country, like, you know what I mean? Oh, yeah, yeah. No, this would be like a hunting lodge where you go and you have some whiskey and. Hey, that doesn't sound like a bad idea either. But it's the opposite. You only have it for the, you know, white. The golf course, the, you know, rich and famous, and the pools and the tennis court. Why don't we get a ranch and just. That's the wrong clientele. Yeah, I knew what you were going for there. I hear you. My fault. I'm thinking he only thinks rich. Fame and lights is all he ever thinks about. And I got a question for you, Sam. Even though you're rich, do you still play the lottery? No, I never have played the lottery. I don't gamble in Vegas or play the lottery. But the past few years, my mom has put like a few little scratch off tickets in our stockings. We still do stockings. See, that's beautiful. And so, yeah, I'll do a couple little penny scratch offs. That's fine. I still haven't worn. Have you continued that tradition with your kids? Like pass down the tradition of the stockings with yours? No, not yet. I need to find somebody who can. Like, my grandmother used to knit, and so she had these awesome stockings that she knits. So. But my mom doesn't. I don't think my mom knits. So I'd like to find like some authentic stockings that somebody made. Has made for them because we had that growing up. Okay. So if you're listening to this and you know how to stitch, give Sam a hug, son. Give him a call. Give him a call. What's your number? Kid's initials. What's your number? And they'll stitch it for you. Oh, boy. Listen, I want to make Lunchbox feel uncomfortable because he always makes me feel uncomfortable. He's good at that. Do you happen to remember once upon a time when you ran into Lunchbox in a neighborhood. Oh, yeah, yeah. Heck yeah. What I'm saying. Yeah. That was awesome one to do. Yeah. All right, Sam's gotta go. They're giving us a wrap up. No, I would like. She's giving us a wrap up. No, hold on. I would like to tell you, Sam, that Lunchbox planned that. He knew he was going to run into you and he purposely came and found you. My routine. He saw you walk in there one day. He's like, I'm gonna go walk the kids. He doesn't live in that area. Oh, wow. And goodness. Great. He got the kids involved and everything. He often gets. Well, we were driving through the like, we. That's where the doctor is. And so I was like, man, I'm gonna drive back by there and see if I see Sam walking. And you were walking. I was like, everybody out of the car. Everybody out of the car. I don't buy that he sees me enough out here at work that he doesn't. I'm telling you, he confessed. And there's. Hey, there's nothing weird about that, is it? That sounds like a bit. He would come up with it is. It is. I just wanted to make sure you knew. Yeah. If it was Ray, he'd be worried. But me, he's like, oh, that's cool. Me and lunch are boys you know what I mean? Right, Sam? We're boys. Yeah. Sam Hunt. 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