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The Bobby Bones Show
BONUS EP – CMA Awards Backstage Interviews FINAL DAY: Eric Church, Cody Johnson, Ashley McBryde, Parker McCollum, Bailey Zimmerman, & MORE!
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Bobby Bones
Broadcasting from the 58th annual CMA Awards, it's the Bobby Bone Show. All right, we got Cody Johnson here, who is really dressed up. You dress this nice all the time? No. Then why do you do it now? It's just for you guys, man. Oh, thank you, man. I appreciate it. I don't ever wear a button up shirt either. I had to wear one today. I was like, I gotta get the T shirt off. This sucks. Do you like these things? Yeah, man. Because the opposite of doing this stuff is not being invited to the party, you know? And I spent plenty of time doing that, wondering what would it be like to go do CMA Week, you know, and have rehearsals and small market remotes and large market remotes and all these interviews and all this stuff. And here we are doing it. That means must be doing something right, huh? That is true. You're making money, making hits, selling out venues, going on tour, you know, just making a lot of people happy. Yeah. Yeah. It's awesome. That's freaking nuts now, but when you go to like a CMA party. Is it compare it to a high school party. High school parties were more fun, correct? I think so, yeah. There was a lot less hands to shake at the high school party. You're like, oh, God, everybody's looking at me. High school parties too. You were getting away with things that you were supposed to be. Yeah. We were also in a pasture with a bonfire, waiting for the cops to show up. Yeah, exactly. Deciding which way you were going to run. Yeah, yeah. I don't know about you, but I spent a lot of times running in those fields and playing like hide and seek. Trying not to. No. You got to go in in the daylight and pick your hideout spot. That way later on when they do show up, you can just. That's what you did. You got to prepare for it. So you had like a designated spot you would run to every time. So, like, Lane Johnson plays for the Eagles? Yeah, we went to high school together. I was a senior, he was a freshman. See, that's ridiculous. That's so much talent in one high school. It's like you hear these guys that, like, they're on the same NFL team. Like, oh, they played high school football together. It's like, what. How we used to give Lane a walkie talkie and we'd put him at the edge of the fence up there at the front of the pasture. Be like, tell us when they come in. Cops are here, cops are here. And we'd run off and hide so he didn't get to be invited to the party. He just got to be the lookout. He's a freshman. That's part of it. I mean, one of the dumbest things we ever. And he was not as big as he is now, so we were. It was a little easier to convince him, hey, you go do that. One of the dumbest things we ever did is there was a house that was for sale, right. So it was open, and so we went and got all this firewood and candles, and we had a party in a house that was for sale, and it was, like, surrounded by neighbors, and it was on the water, Lake Austin. And so when the cops come, you say felony? Yeah, he's a felon. You have to run along, like, from dock to dock, and people are falling in the water. It's so stupid. We're like, why did we do that? It was so stupid. You know, this makes me want to ask the question, and you don't have to answer if you don't want to. You don't set it up by that. Oh, yeah, I've been arrested. What? Hey, you don't have to answer. What'd you get arrested for? Oh, man, I was young, DUI dang. And I got a dwi. Then I got a public intoxication. So you like to have a good time? There was some. There was one that. I don't know if I really got arrested. They said I was detained. Oh, those are the best for a fight. Yeah. Kind of deal. Okay. When's the last time you've been punched in the face or you punch someone in the face? Like, it's been quite a while. Whoever's up next is probably going to get it. There's a. I've got so much built up. I've got a lot to lose. I can't go around punching people in the face. But sometimes I'm like, you know, it is nice to have security. You talk about more money, more problems. I'm like, hey, hit that guy. That's even better. That guy's being a little. Really. He's getting a little too close. You can't get me now. The last time I've been hit in the face was not that long. As far as, like, horses and cows and things like that. Yeah, that's. That's kind of a given. Would you ever do, like, a MMA fight or something if they paid you? Oh, yeah, I do it if they didn't pay me, to be honest. We need to get him in the ring. I really think. I was trying to think about who would win like, you know, like UFC has the baddest, badass mother something belt. Like, you know what I mean? They have the BMF belt. And I'm like, cody Johnson versus who in country music would be the baddest man of country music? And I don't know who you could. Who could beat you? Like, I can't think of anybody. Yeah, like I was thinking about it, I'm like, damn, Cody, John's gonna whoop some ass. You would. I would enjoy it too much is the problem. I'd be in there, I'd be the guy smiling. Who would you want to fight? Like in country music? Yeah. No, nobody. I'm a. I'm a nice guy. That's like a sneaky smile or something. Morgan. That's one of those ones where he wanted us to say, but you don't have to answer it because he doesn't want to answer it. He has someone. Sorry, you guys yelling for the. I could pick one, but I'm not going to go there. So he'll be, we're going to keep it peaceful on CMA Fest. Or CMA Fest. CMA Awards. You got me chewing. You got me chewing my zins over here. I'm like, no. Well, Cody, we gotta ask you one question before you jump out for you about, about that. Well, he has to go. He's. I know he has to go, but Thanksgiving's coming up and I want to know, like, Thanksgiving, do you get out and like, do you guys play football as a family? Because I remember growing up as a kid, my parents, we'd go out there and play football as an adult. Now I do it and I'm like, damn, no wonder they didn't look very athletic. Did you do that with your family? No, I've got my two little girls and they're more focused on what desserts. So like we get in there and they'll cook does, you know, make a pie or a cake or cobbler or something. It's for. I'm a proud girl. Dad, do you have an apron? Yes, I do. I love it. Okay, the question we were going to ask is what is something you want to accomplish before you die? Not music related. Not music related. Yeah, because I was going to say entertainer of the year. Well, that's good. Hello. I'd like to go experience Africa and hunt in Africa one time for some large dangerous game and also go to like the British Columbia for the like grizzly bears and stuff like that. Just something I've always wanted to do. I'm a really Avid hunter. I'm really pretty good at it, but I've never faced a dangerous predator like that, and that's something I've always wanted to do. You really like the adrenaline things. This is what we've learned about him. He's like, I'd like to drive a race car going 200 miles an hour, slam it into the wall. Yeah. All right, well, thank you, Cody. It was great to see you. And, guys, if you see Cody Johnson out, don't mess with him because his bodyguard will whoop your ass. The CMAs are live tonight at 8, 7 Central on ABC. It's Morgan here with Ashley McBride. We're just talking about her comfy outfit. She's in a really cute corduroy jumpsuit. It's so cute. And you get to be comfortable. And normally those two things don't meet in the middle. But you know what sucks about a jumpsuit? Going to the bathroom. Yeah. Yep. You are dead naked in the bathroom. You just are. But the good news is, jumpers are in. So really being naked in a bathroom is in. It is. But do you. I don't know about you, but I always feel so vulnerable. Especially if I got a few drinks deep and I'm sitting in the bathroom naked, I'm like, somebody's gonna come. Yeah. Less. I don't know, maybe important or protected, but I'm like, jumper. Worst place to be in. Okay, sorry. That was not how I planned to start this interview. That's okay. Ashley, how are you? How you feeling this week? Good. I'm good. It's early in the week, and I'm already nervous, but so I feel like that's a good thing. Why are you nervous? This is your fifth nod. You're being nominated Female Vocalist of the Year. But performing, which is always fun because it has its own magic. At the CMAs, it's just me and my guitar. There's nobody but me. So if something goes wrong, that is my fault. And if something goes wrong, that is to my credit. Oh, that has to be really tough to be. Again, back to that vulnerability. You're in this space where, holy crap. You're looking at all these people, all these important roles, and everyone in the room does what you do for a living, and they're gonna know if you do it wrong. Have you ever had a performance in front of somebody where you're like, I cannot believe that just happened? In a good or bad way? Yes. It was when Carly and I did wanted to be that girl, and Susan Sarandon was at the first table I was like, how am I supposed to perform with Susan Sarandon sitting there? It's always so crazy when you have those real life moments where you're just like, this is my life and I'm gonna have to get through this regardless of what happened. Yeah. Like, this song is to be performed and it's gotta be us doing it. I can't just stare at Susan Sarandon the whole time. Speaking of, I wanna also know, besides music, what is something that you hope to accomplish before you die not related to me? Oh, I would love to be the voice of an animated character. That's a good one. What do you picture your animated character being? Usually the villain. The villain. Usually what I picture. I think I would make a great villain. And I always thought I would make a great Ursula until I saw Melissa McCarthy as Ursula in Little Mermaid. And I was like, nope, that's it. That's the best that's ever gonna be. That's true. She crushed that role. Okay, so a villain. Gosh, you're so kind. I don't know that I could see this villain side of you. I know. But if we think about it, everybody carries things in equal measure. So as kind and sweet and cuddly as someone may be, that is how fierce and nasty and I'm trying to think of, like, underhanded as they can be, too. You just got so philosophical on me, and I really appreciate it. That's what we count on me for in country music, is bringing philosophy to Radio Row. Would you like, I hope Ashley gets her with her philosoph. Would you like to end us on a very great philosophy? Left it. Now I can't even say words. You totally threw me off. I keep trying to say falafel. Yeah. I learned this this week, and it'll ring true to you. Okay. I'm nervous about this performance. Right? Yeah. You can't belittle yourself forward. You can't belittle yourself into a good performance. You can believe yourself into a good performance, but you can't berate yourself into a good performance. So be easier on yourself today. Oh, that's so good. I hope you remember that going forward. I hope so, because I'll be all nervous and, like, super sweaty. You're telling all of us that. But I'm going to repeat that back to you. That. Please don't belittle yourself going into this performance. You're going to crush it. It's going to be amazing. Thank you. Don't miss the 58th annual CMAs live on ABC tonight at 87 Central. I'm here right now with Matt Stell. We were just talking about my boots, and if you own a pair that has metal on them, apparently, you should try and open a beer with them. Yeah, we're gonna. We're gonna do Mythbusters on those next time that I have a cold beer, because I feel like I used to have some flip flops that had a bottle opener on. Y'all remember those? Did you ever actually use the bottle opener? Yeah, yeah, that's right. There is. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I use the bottle. Yeah, I did. You just, like, put your foot and. Yeah, well, it was a flip flop, so I could take it. You know, you could remove it really easy. That's it. Okay. But do you think about how gross that is, that you walk on those all the time and then you put it on the. Well, it wasn't getting. Let's just get in the bottle cap. I wasn't putting the cap in my mouth. That didn't. How we drink them. That's not how I learned, man. I'm pretty sure the germs transferred in some way or another. That's probably. That's probably true. You're not wrong. Well, I do. These. These are what I call my Ish kickers. Yeah, that's right. I'm sure you have some. I don't know if they're the ones you're wearing right now. Yeah, those look too fancy. I don't know, man. I've been many a mile on these booths. They've been a good pair. Oh, they are. Well, I don't want to keep talking about clothes because nobody can see them, but I do want to talk. I've seen you at some dive bars around town. I never bother you. You're having your good time. But have you ever had a, like, that's so Nashville moment where you're out and about and something happens? You're like, dang, this is. This would only happen because I live in Nashville. Oh, my favorite. That's so Nashville thing is when somebody's publisher is at a bar or record rep or something is at a bar, and you can just know who it is, or you just put all your beers on their tab, you know, like, that's Nashville. Well, it's like, kind of give and take. He's waving to Russell Dickerson. Yeah, Yeah. I want to put. I just go up to the bar and say the Dickerson tab. That's constantly. What I. So you've done this before? Well, yeah, but it's like, okay, you know, because, like, Bubba, right. If Bubba opens the tab and you're there and you get a. You get a beer on Bubba. I mean, he ain't paying for it. Sony's paying for it. So it's like we're getting. We're getting our lick back. We're getting the man back. Has anybody ever put drinks on your tab? 100%. Yeah, it's. Yeah, it's. It's like in. In rights and stuff. Like, everybody's constantly leaving, like, capos. You know, those things that pinch on a guitar. If guitar players know, always leaving tuners in capos places, and you just kind of. Yeah, you. You know, sometimes you'll walk out with one, and then you'll leave it at the next place. It's sort of like a library. It's like the traveling capo. That's right. That's right. It's like those books on tape you can rent at Cracker Barrel. Yeah. And you could take them back to another Cracker Barrel. Have you ever ended up with somebody, like, really cool, their capo? I'm sure I have. You just never know. You know, it's because no one. They're not labeled, you know? I know. I feel like you guys need to start finding a way to identify that. What if you end up with, like, a Hank Williams Jr. Capo? And how cool would that be? You never want to let that one go. That's true. We need to know the provenance. I've watched enough Antiques Roadshow to know. We got to know the provenance of these. Of these artifacts so that we can properly value them for insurance. Is that what you're watching in your space? Antiques Roadshow is the best. Okay. If you like Pawn Stars. Okay. Pawn Stars is cool because they'll show stuff, but then it's all about those characters of, like, the. You know, the people. I don't care about the people. I want to see the cool stuff. And the experts. Oh, they get a whole first half an episode talking about, oh, let me call in an expert. Like, start with expert. I want to know. So passionate. Oh, man. But I love. I don't know. That was anti. Pawn Stars. That's. They're fine. Antiques Roadshow is the best. Isn't there a way you can go visit Antiques Roadshow? Do they have, like, a location? They. It's. Well, it's a roadshow, so they go different places and they take their camera. So that's where you see all this cool stuff, man. People have, like, paintings that they didn't know somebody had A Navajo quilt that was hanging on the back of their couch that was worth, like, a hundred thousand dollars. It's the. It's the. And they tell you all about the history. It's the best. You feel me? Yeah. Scuba knows, huh? Wait, what are we talking. We talking about Pawn Star still? He's. No, no, no. He's very passionate about antiques. Antiques Roadshow. Yeah. There's so much happening. Oh, yeah. R.I.P. that show's cool, too. Okay. Another one? Yeah. Yeah. What other shows are there? We're going on a whole thing. Do you o. Trucker? I want to see all. I want to see, like, a real world Road Rules Challenge. That's all of those things I show. Trucker, Deadliest Catch, Gold Rush, Doing all the stuff. Just like a mar. Like a. Like a. A decathlon. Exactly. And spouses would do the. Why the. The. Yeah. Like, what's that show called? I'm so passionate about this Pineapple Peach. I need. I need to know now if you have something that you think you could fit and be on Antiques Roadshow. Do you own anything? No, I have some, like, baseball cards and stuff. Me and Bones have got into, like, sports memorabilia. Him's more so than me, but I think to take a little credit for him getting into sports memorabilia, or at least we got into it at the same time, but I have some, like, you know, like, sport. Like football and basketball, Baseball cards. Are you and Bobby like trading cards? We don't. We don't really trade. What you do is you pay someone on TikTok a lot of money for nothing, and that's how the hobby goes. And not. You just keep it, then. Forever. Yeah. Then they, like. So do you buy a box of cars? Like, I might buy the. The Chiefs out of a box of cars. Every card they. Oh, when they open a box on Tick Tock, you get every Chief, you know, that was. Come out of the box. Oh, you're doing the breaks. Yeah, exactly, exactly, exactly. Sorry. I was. I was. I was a country artist. I was. You're a mansplaining. I'm sorry. That's okay. I'm very sorry. I do work with Bobby, you know, so. I've heard about the brakes a lot. There you go. Yeah. I'm sorry. I apologize. I just. When I say it, it's like. Like, actually, Helena, one of my record folks, I got her algorithm all messed up on her TikTok for talking about sports cards. Like, now she gets like. And she's probably like, why am I getting sports cards? Yeah. Yes, I understand. Okay. Well, right before you go. I know we've gone on so many random things. Yeah. But I would like to know what's something you would like to do before you die, Something you want to accomplish, but it's not music related. I want to break par playing golf. I want to do that. Have you ever. No, no, I've. I think my career round's like a 77, so is that good or bad? I'm not familiar. Not bad. That's pretty. It's not. It's not. For an amateur golfer, it's pretty good. You shoot in the 70s, you're pretty good. Okay. But no, no hole in one. Is that what the par is that contributes. Now you can mansplain me. Yeah. I was gonna say I don't feel near as bad now. Yeah. I. So, like. Like George Burge. Right. He. He breaks par a lot. He'll shoot less than par on the whole course. Like the 72. I want to shoot 70. 70s. I want to do that. I want to break par. Okay, got it. Thank you for explaining that one. That one I didn't know. All right, thanks, Matt, for joining me. The CMAs are live tonight at 8, 7 Central on ABC. I don't know who trusts her with tequila, but we should stop doing that. This is true. We should. That's a good point. It was fun. It was fun. All right. I'm here with Tucker Wetmore. Is Morgan. You might have heard us mentioning alcohol. Last time I saw Tucker, I was making him hold. Had liquor in his mouth. It's so long, it sucked. My mouth was numb for, like, hours. Hours. Hours. My. I didn't realize how quick that was going to make me drunk. So if you really, you know, need to get drunk quick, just hold it in your mouth. Tuned up. You were pretty tuned up. By the end of the night, you're sitting on the couch, your head was drooping a little bit. I go, oh, they got her. I was ready for an outstanding. Yeah, I was. You guys hadn't even gone on stage yet. So fun. Tucker, you are just, like, on a skyrocket right now. Life is going crazy for you. What's been this moment where you've had, like, okay, I think I'm finally making it. When did that happen? Has it happened? There's been. There's been quite a few this year. It's crazy to think, like, this time last year, I didn't even have a song out, you know? And this year has just been so fast. I think the Opry was one of those moments where I Was like, oh, crap. This is really cool. This is really special. Yeah. Like, this is finally happening. Yeah. What for you. Did you have moments before? Because Nashville is kind of this ten year town, but you hadn't released a song, so what did your prior career kind of look like before this happened? I was playing football. I was playing college ball in. In Montana, and then I ended up getting injured and then I picked up like a coffee shop job and then Covid happened, like, coffee job. Playing coffee shop or serving coffee? Serving coffee. So you're like making. Yeah, I was good at it too. You make a mean coffee. A mean cup of brew. Do you do it at home now? Like, do you have your own little coffee station set up? I don't drink caffeine. I haven't had caffeine in like eight years. So it's kind of ironic that I worked at a coffee shop. Yeah, that would be like me working at a butcher shop. Yeah. I'm a vegetarian and that would be wrong. That's pretty right, actually. Okay, so barista has added to your. Your skills of things. And then you. Did you teach yourself to play instruments? Oh, yeah. I started playing piano when I was 11. Then guitar and trumpet and a couple others. And you play trumpet still? I can. I don't have a trumpet. Please put trumpet on one of your songs. I should if you don't. I want to. I want to so bad. You know how iconic when I hear like a Bruno Mars song and I hear the trumpets, I'm like, yes, we're going 100%. That will be your song. It'd be nuts. But you've also been like going viral on social media. Why do you think that is? Like, what do you like? I have this. And this is why this is happening. You think it's just all the ladies love looking at you. I'm just lucky, you know, I'm just blessed, honestly. I make the music and then I throw it up on there, hoping people like it. And they do. We'll see what happens next, you know. Okay. What? Any big plans for 2025? So many. Yeah. It's so busy. Like already happening or you're hoping happen? Already happening. So I just announced part two of Waves on a sunset tour, which I just ended last night. I got home this morning at 10am okay. Rough go of it. Sorry. Yeah, it's. I'm pretty tired. Anyways, I'll kick that off in London and then we go west, like California, Texas, a bunch of other places. And then the Thomas Rhett tour. Fun. And then an album Somewhere in. In between there. Okay. It's gonna be a big album. Oh, yeah. It's gonna be awesome. Busy year for you. I'm so excited. I want to ask, too. What is something that you hope to accomplish before you die? Not music related. A family. I really want a family. You want to be a dad? I do. Not anytime soon. Okay. But later. Okay. Yeah, that's. That's probably, like, one of my main goals. Oh, that's really awesome. But not right now. No, no. God, no. Absolutely not. I mean, no position to be a father. Any particular reason you say that? Just still learning to take care of a girlfriend. Yeah. You know, I. Okay. Got it. No, I thought you did. Sorry. Nope, not bad. I'm gonna focus on my career real quick, and then I'll be back, you know, just real quick. No, no, no, no. I'm sorry. Oh, my God. Stop it right now. We're done. We're done. Maybe the guys are making lots of troubles. No, no, no, no, no, no. Okay. Focus on career. That's great. You should do that. Absolutely. That's a good moment. Is. Tucker, it's really great to see you. Thanks. Nice to see you. I hate you guys. Don't miss the 58th annual CMAs live on ABC tonight at broadcasting from the 58th annual CMA awards, it's the Bobby Bone Show. Morgan here with Tiger Lily Gold Girls. How are you? Good. I feel like we're all a little giggly this time. Well, we just witnessed me have a very awkward interaction, so that's fine. I had an awkward interaction as well. Did you? What happened? No, I got my words mixed up with Russell Dickerson. He's such a nice dude. But I think I said something. I was like. That did not come out how I wanted it to. So it happened and we just move on. Well, I was trying to say philosophy to Ashley McBride, and we both started saying falafel, and it was a whole thing. So, you know. Falafel. I like that. It's been a day. All right, girl. How are you feeling this week? Feeling great. So great. Are you feeling good? We're all giggly now. It's like a giggle box right now, that time of the. Well, what are you wearing to the awards? What am I wearing? What are you. Well, nobody. Nobody wants to know what I'm doing. I mean, don't say no. I want to know. But okay. So the kind of nail color that we got. Oh, are we doing red at the awards Variations? Yeah. We're not, like, totally matching, though. You know, because we got to coordinate but not match. Yeah. You guys always do have this, like, seamless blend together with your outfits. Who does the outfits? Probably more me. I usually choose, like, a dress that I love, and I'm like, hey, Krista, can you match this? Yeah. She's like, here's what I'm doing and please match me. Yeah. I need to know. You guys are always so sweet and you always get along so well. Like, how are you guys still doing this? And you're still getting along so well? Like, do you guys do therapy and stuff together? What? Like, how do you guys do this? We actually don't. We actually joke. Like, therapy might ruin us. Like, because it gonna bring up issues we didn't even know we had. Like, if we start therapy, we'll bring up things that we don't even know that are. Yeah. Happening. Honestly, we're. We have really good communication. We always talk to each other. Like we're on the very same page about our band decisions. We also do like each other as well, which helps. But no, honestly, like, if she. If I'm annoyed with her for no good reason, she just tell me. Krista will just be like, I know you're annoyed, but I did nothing to you. So we're just snap out of it from this and snap out of it. I'm like, yeah, you're right. You know, so. And then we just move on. So bold communication. Bold straight out. Yes, yes. Very blunt, but nice communication. Sisterly, you know, sisterly love. I understand what you're talking about. I want to know, too. You guys have gotten to do some really cool stuff. I mean, life has just been blossoming in a million different ways for you guys. But phone number wise, who's the coolest phone number you guys now have in your phone? Ooh. Well, probably we just wish Miranda Lambert a happy birthday and we're such fans of hers, but gotten to know her well over the last couple years. Darius Rucker, probably. That's cool. That's the coolest one I have on my phone. And he's awesome. We've done a show with him. And yeah, he's cool. Do you text him on the regular? I will text him occasionally if, like, I see him doing something really cool, like, hey, congratulations, he got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, I think, the other day. And. But very. I don't, like, hit him up, you know, very random. FaceTimes. What's up, dairy? What's up, dairy? You know? But okay, I like that one. Is that the same for you. Different, probably. I mean, Miranda probably would be mine. I don't. Do I have Darius now? I'm calling him dairy. Do I have Darius routers? He's not dairy, by the way. No, I do. I don't know why I'm calling him that. Like, we don't call him that. I don't know what's happening. It's all right. Weird things happen at radio remotes. Yep. I'll say. Miranda. Miranda. That's a really good one. Okay. I do want to know for you guys, too, outside of music, what's something that you hope to accomplish before you die? I know. So tough. Hope to accomplish before I die. And outside of music. I say outside of music because there's so nice things you want to do in music. I would love to, like. It's just not the time for me right now, but I would love to be a mom someday. Oh, that's sweet. I think. Yeah, it's really sweet, but, like, there's no time for it right now. Yeah, it's really hard. Well, you know, sometimes you. You make the time and it happens. If that's what happens. I'd like to see as many countries as possible, and that's very vague. No, that's a good one. Yeah. Just really impact someone's life. I think it'd be really cool to start a charity of some sort that really helped, like, people back home and stuff. But this is, like, really big. A really deep. I know. Question. That's what I do. Honestly, I don't know if I want to accomplish anything. Huge. I just want to, like, die with no regrets, you know? Yeah. Do you have any regrets at this moment? Maybe some previous choices, but. Okay, that's fair. That's a fair point. Okay. I'm not gonna get into that. Well, we all have regrets. That's okay. We live and we learn. But I liked both of your answers. They were great. Girls, it was great to see you. Thanks for stopping by. It was good to see you. The CMAs are live tonight at 8, 7 Central on ABC. Morgan here with the one and only Eric Church. Eric, you're here. You just put out Darkest Hour because Hurricane Helene came and it did horrible things to so many communities. I want to talk to you about. Like, that's your community. That was your home state. What were your first feelings, emotions you were experiencing as you were seeing the news? A little bit of shock because when you being in the mountains of North Carolina, you don't think about a hurricane or you don't think about flooding Being a problem, you know, so at least for me, it was just. It was shock when I saw the level of devastation and living there half the year, as we still do, those are my neighbors, those are my friends, those are my family members. So it took on an extra personal benefit. And as you started to write this song, like, where in those process of. Is this how you tend to process things that happen? Like, you're like, let me write a song and get it out? Normally, yes, but in this. In this case, I was working on a project for next year, and I had darkest hour, so I didn't conceive it for something like this. But when Hurricane Helene happened, I was listening back to this song knowing that it would be next year before it came out, and I knew I would regret it. There's a line in the song that said, in your darkest hour, I'll come running. And I knew the people of North Carolina needed people to come running. These are small communities, and they need help. So we decided to release it and make it an ant for the. For the people there and gave the song to the state of North Carolina forever. So all the proceeds go to the people and rebuilding that community. So it's become kind of an anthem, mainly. Most important thing, money is very important, but the awareness is more important so we don't move on and forget that. Those people are going to need help for a long time. Yeah. And it's. I mean, these people are going to be impacted for months and years to come. You also, have you. I know you guys lived there for some parts of the year, but have you guys had a chance to go back and be around these communities yet? I have. I've been there a couple times. Last time, I was actually with the governor of the state of North Carolina. We were touring some damage, and we committed to building 100 homes in Western North Carolina. And I'd like to build more, but in this country, we do a pretty decent job with the 911 response of food, of water, of diapers. But we don't do as well at the next phase, which is how do we rebuild the community? And we've decided to help with that and make sure we put houses in the community that people can live in so they can help rebuild it themselves. Well, I really appreciate everything you're doing. I know so many people do. So thank you for what you've done, and I hope everyone listening, you know, continues to help in ways that can benefit all of them. So thank you. Thanks for having me. Yeah. Don't miss the 58th annual CMAs, live on ABC tonight at 8, 7 Central. Dustin Lynch. Man, how's it going? And we didn't want to make it awkward, so Morgan sat this interview out today. It's just me and you today. Come on, Morgan. Yeah. So what's going on? Shoot. Not much. I mean, it's just you and I. I know, I know. And Morgan was gonna walk away. I was like, morgan, if you walk away, it's gonna be so awkward. Like, it's gonna be so weird. I said, I'm not gonna bring it up. You know what I mean? Yeah, you shouldn't. I shouldn't. So, yeah, I thought you. I thought you left. My fault. Morgan, she said, just go away. Just go away. Well, we can't really go away. We're interviewing. We're on air. What are you talking about? What are your holiday plans? The fam's coming up. So sister and her and you kill your own turkey or. No, no, no. Okay. I mean, in the springtime. Yes. In the fall. Nah, I like my turkeys domestic. Got it. Yeah. Yeah. So we're doing. We're doing it early. We're doing a Tuesday dinner. So she. She and the kids can. And brother in law can have a day off Wednesday and then do their big family thing Thursday, so. Oh, nice. And who does the cooking when you all get together? Is it. It's a mix between mom, sis and My brother in law is either smoking or frying one. And you're just chilling. I'll grill something. Yeah, but there's not. There's not much left after that. You get two girls in the kitchen. Like, what am I going to do? I agree with you. Oh, here, you want me to put on the table? Oh, wait. Football games on. Sorry, I got to go, you guys. Let me stir that real quick. All right, see y'all. Yeah, I mean, do you guys go out, like, how old are your, like, nieces? Nephew is 15, nephews 11. So do you guys go out? Because when we were kids, you know, the aunts, uncles, grandparents get together, we play football. Yep. And you know, do you guys go out and like, I looked at my parents, I'm like, God, you guys are terrible. They're pulling hamstrings. You know, I'm like, what is wrong with you guys? And now I'm like, oh, God. If we're at the sister's house, yes, we're throwing football. But when they come up to me, it's the farm. So we're out just doing whatever. Four wheelers, going hunting, going to see the cows, Whatever. Yeah. Shooting guns. What is it like for your sister to have a famous brother? She doesn't give a crap, dude. No, that's one thing. She's. She keeps me in my place. Yeah, I understand. I do want to. I want to try and. I want to try and get my niece out on the road at some point. Just like summer job. I think it'd be cool. Oh, for her to see all these cities in a row because they live in. What, where do they live in? They're in Tullahoma, Tennessee. Okay. So they still live in a small town, but I mean, we still tour a lot of small towns, but I think just. But she can go see everything. For a 16 year old to be on a tour bus and go like, I don't know, we'll find a job for her to do, but, you know, go do some work, make some money, but also see a lot of things. It'd be really cool experience. So that's like, I'm gonna start working on this really cool and. Oh, you know that you can get them college credit because it's an internship. There you go. I don't know if that really is a thing. And all the fair foods you want. Oh, yeah. Fried cookies and fried Oreos. And fried. Make you some money. I'm gonna tell you what though, those carnivals and festivals, do you still go on the rides at those things? I love a roller coaster, man. I don't do the fair rides because I gotta be honest, I used to go on the fair rides when I was a kid. I was like, oh my God, this is so amazing. And now I drive by them and I'm like, do you see the people that put these together? It's. And then you watch one roll down the highway next to you and you're like, yeah, I don't know. No. The big thing parts I'm in, though. Oh, I love. I have to go out to watch because I'm a screamer on a roller coaster. Like, scream. Yeah. I don't try to hold it back. I let it. I let it rip. And it wrecks my voice. So I have to like plan it on the last show of the run or, you know. Yeah. I went like. I took my kids to Dollywood for the first time. And my son was 5 at the time, he's now 6. And he was like, dad, I gotta go on a roller coaster. I gotta go on a roller coaster. I'm like, what? He's really scared of everything. It's kind of, you know, and we finally go on a roller coaster. And we get up to the front. He goes, dad. And it was one of the ones where you're feet hang down so there's no seat. And he's like, dad, I'm getting a little nervous. And I'm like, all right. And he goes, but can we sit in the front? I'm like, you want to sit in the front? And then we taste all of it. Yeah. So we get on the roller coaster, we don't sit in the front. And he was like, can I hold your hand? I hold him. I was like, and if you want to scream as loud as you want. Ah. The whole time. And so he screamed the whole time. And we get done. He's like, dad, can we do it again? Can we do it again? I was like, yes, my son is amazing. And then we got out front and saw mom and he started crying. Oh, what? And so we didn't go back on the roller coaster wore off? Yeah, yeah, I think so. I think. I think, like, reality came back to him and it was like, yeah. And speaking of messing up. So he's one and done. One and done. Speaking of messing up your voice, do you ever get these things, like, in your mouth, like a canker sore before a concert? Rarely. And how do you handle that? How do you sing through, like, this nastiness? I guess just swirl some tequila around. I don't know. Okay. All right. I couldn't. I couldn't tell you the last time I had to sing through one of those, but those suck. Oh, man, they suck every time I eat. Are you stressed? You don't have stress? You don't have sunflower seeds over the weekend? What's going on? No, I don't have a lot of stress. Let me tell you, Dustin Lynch. I don't stress about anything, man. I'm pretty chill, man. I take a nap every day and I mean, I got three kids. They're kind of stressful besides that, you know what I mean? I get it. Yeah. That's it. All right. Dustin Lynch. I don't have a, you know, a recommendation for you there other than, oh, dang, sorry for it to make you look inside my mouth, but you're not a dentist. But I appreciate it. Well, you know. Yeah. Well, Dustin lynch, thank you for stopping by. Morgan, did you have any questions for him before he had to go? I'm doing okay. You did so great. All right. Thank you, buddy. Did great. Yeah, yeah. Cool. All right. Yeah. All right. Well, that was Dustin lynch. And Morgan, thanks for not participating. The CMAs are live tonight at 8, 7 Central on ABC. Oh, we got. Oh, speaking of Eddie, we got George Burge here. George, I want to know the pickleball league. How bad is Eddie at pickleball? Man, Eddie has such a great personality. That's what they say about the ugly chick. I want to hook you up with this girl. What's. What she looked like? She's got a great personality. He would. He. Eddie would win the hustle award. I think, you know, that's a. He's out there, he's trying his hardest, and he's getting better every time. Yeah. Because Bobby comes on and tells us how bad Eddie is. Like, he's just the worst in the league, and he's never going to get better. Like, it's. We're not seeing a ton of progress there, but we do love it. Like, why. What is wrong with, like, is he just unathletic or is it. Eddie's pretty set in his ways when he does. Does stuff. So, like, you know, Bobby or, you know, some of the guys that are really good will kind of give him some instruction, but Eddie kind of likes to do it his own way. You know, he's. He's kind of. He's doing his. He's set in. In the way that he likes to do it. And so we're working on it. Yeah, he's uncoachable. I think that would be a pretty good way to say it. How good are you? Because you're good at everything, man. I grew up playing tennis. Like, I love to play. I grew up playing all sports, so I'm pretty new to pickleball, but it was, like, a pretty. Pretty easy transition, so I can take down everyone except for Bones, which drives me crazy. Bones is. And it's. He doesn't even have to try that hard to beat me. He's. He's exceptionally good at it. But he has a pickleball court in his backyard, which I feel like is maybe a little bit of a. It's kind of a boost up. Right. But, yeah, it's definitely a cheat code, but Bones has game. But I'm. I'm calling it here first. 2025 is the year that I assume the top spot on the ladder. Wow. That's it. That's it. That's an early predicament. Do you guys have a name for your pickleball league or is just the pickleball league? I think there's a lot of directions we could go with it. Got it. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. So if you're playing pickleball. Are you playing golf still a lot, or is it all pickleball? I'm trying to get back into golfing a little bit. This year's been so crazy, being on the road doing, you know, a lot of things that are beyond my wildest dream. So the golf kind of took a back seat for a second, but now that we're kind of getting our legs under us again, I got my golf clubs in the bus. I'm trying to sneak out and play every now and then, But I do have the pickleball bug a little bit, so I have been. Probably been playing more. Okay. And I got a question about your clothes. Yes. How much you pay for this outfit? So I'm very lucky to have a wife that takes care of me. So she picks out your outfit. She does, but this was. This was comped. They gave this. Oh, really? Really. Let's talk about that. I had the boots, the pants, and the shirt. I did not pay for anything on my body right now, which is a very surreal feeling. Man, what a life you live. Isn't that cool? Do you get all your clothes for free now? You know, back when I couldn't afford anything, I had to pay for everything. And now that I can afford some stuff, I get it for free. So it's pretty awesome. That is so cool. See, isn't that the greatest? It is. I mean, I love that fact. But I have to show you a picture, actually. And we can show the camera, too. I went into the bathroom today, and I thought I was wearing a cool shirt. And then I saw the picture in the bathroom. Oh, the elf. Whatever that thing is. Who wore it better? So I don't know. It's maybe not as cool as I thought it was. That's not bad. I'll come show you guys. You do kind of match as he shows the camera. All right. And everybody listening to this. You can just imagine it's. It's a fat elf with a Christmas hat on. And that looks exactly. It's a picture of lunchbox wearing the same shirt is what it is. No, I don't have that cool clothing. See, I have to go to by the 1099. I don't get comp close yet. I'm still waiting because I'm like, why am I not. No, you look good. Well, thanks. You look good. I like that shirt. Yeah, I like that bucks. Yeah, it's been in the closet for a couple years. I wear it every once in a while when I. We had these interviews every other day. Is a T shirt. Yeah. So when you go on the road, Charlie Sheen vibes, I think. Oh, man, that's kind of old. I like. No, he's a crap. Dress like an old man. Your vibe is old, man. Congratulations. Lunchbox. Yeah. Two and a Half Men, dude. Dude. Manly men, men, men. That was such a good show. Did you watch that? Great show. Dude, I thought that was a compliment, man. I mean, you look like my grandpa, man. Write a compliment, you know, Sexy grandfather. It's like Eddie saying, Eddie, you're as athletic as Mike Tyson is right now. I mean, like, come on, man. Oh, I thought that was a compliment. Yeah. You look really good, Lion. Yeah. Okay. Anything else you want to talk about, man? I'm just happy to be here, buddy. Good man. All right, cool. All right, well, George Burger, but you want to shout out your clothing company or. No, last time I get invited to hang out with you guys. Yes. Yeah, we're putting him on the list. You got him down. Yeah. And that's a compliment. I'm putting you on the list. You know, that's a compliment. George. Verse. Thanks, man. Love seeing you, buddy. Don't miss the 58th annual CMAs live on ABC tonight at 87 Central. All right, Mark, Collie, how's it going, man? Great, man. How you doing? Ah, tell me, so what is life like being, you know, a legend and seeing Nashville, you know what I mean? You were like Nashville when it was gritty. Now it's kind of like glitz and glamour and, like. Yeah. What was it like back then when it was, like, nitty gritty? It was. I like the smaller town. I like the smaller houses, the pubs and houses, and you can hang out a little bit more, you know, there's nowhere for songwriters and sort of families to gather up, really, unless you get out of town and go to somebody's house. Well, I think the toughness. There were more great songwriters that you could hang out with, like Harlan Howard and people like that that you could get to know. And I was blessed to be a part of that last generation. Got to know them, I mean, and, you know, you could. I mean, I don't know what it's like now, because I'm not down there, you know? Yeah. Yeah. But I guess it's a good vibe, you know? I know that, but it seems like it's a little bit more family, community oriented, but it was still as tough as ever. You still had to write the song. I used to. I mean, how hard is it to write a song? Like, it's really Hard, right? It's not hard to write a song. It's hard to write a great song. Okay. It just take. It takes longer me have to write a lot of good songs to get to a great one. I've been blessed to write some really pretty good songs. Had a few that I really consider, you know, that I made a great contribution with those songs. Do you hear other songs? You're like, okay, that is great. Oh, listen, the house that built me, you know, you, this look, you know, I know that's been a couple years ago. Yeah. But it'd be hard pressed to find a song greater than that. Okay, so you, you marked that as one of the best songs of all time. Yeah. I would say because it connected to so many people at so many levels. Yeah. But every song speaks to somebody different. Like when man the Moon was a hit, I'd have people come and go, oh, that reminded me of this in my life. Or then I'd have somebody else come up and go. It reminded them of something else. I think everybody that here's he stopped loving her today thinks of another loved one another heartbreak in their own lives. You know, that does take you because I've heard of that song. I've heard that one. Well, I mean, well, if you, if you haven't, you should, you know what I'm saying? No, I understand what you're saying. And do you think like, what do you like social media? Are you glad social media wasn't around back in those days? Because I'd been a lot more troubled than I am, you know, I mean, tell you how it was, you know, at least you got out and got in trouble. Yeah. Cause like nowadays you can't do anything. I don't know how these kids get out and do anything. Getting in trouble because before they get home their mama's always said, I know where you been, son. I mean it's crazy. Youngest, get in here, cut me a switch. You know, I don't guess anybody gets a whipping anymore, but we used to. Well, some people get a whooping and that's why I got like ring doorbell cameras. Like how you want to talk about ruining the youth. You can't even go toilet paper someone's house because the dang ring door pill camera goes off and they freaking. I'm just saying, you know, social media probably cut out a whole lot of cheating songs because people can't cheat anymore. Cuz you if they're cheating, everybody's sitting at the house watching them on. Watching them on the big screen. Oh, look there Goes Daddy. Oh, check his location. Oh, wait, his iPhone says at Sugar Mama. I got this picture. Yeah. Who is that? That's Cinnamon. Yeah. Who is Cinnamon? Mommy. And here's another thing. So what are you gonna do? Write a cheating song about what? Yeah, exactly. There ain't no surprises today. Well, I think that's a good thing. Keep. Keep everybody out of trouble. But me, too. But a little trouble is good. A little trouble is good. It can be a good thing. It can provide inspiration. It can. You know, you gotta get knocked down and then get up again. Never, ever gonna keep me down. Well, that. That's not ever gonna change in life, you know, the wins and the losses and how you handle it, you know? Yeah. I mean, it takes a lot of poor choices to ever learn the right one. Ah, that's deep. Real quick. Aspiring actor. You should pitch him and do a scene. Okay. Lunchbox is aspiring actor. Well, I mean, I've been in such things as Friday Night Lights. Boom. Bat out of Hell in Las Vegas. And I mean, I. I tried to get the camera to love me, and. And it just hadn't loved me so far. Well, you know, it's tough love. Hey, the thing of it is, you've been a part of some really great productions, you know? Yeah. That's killer, man. Where are you from? I'm from Austin. Austin? Well, no wonder. You know, I'm doing the landman thing with Taylor Sheridan. Yeah. And I mean, do you like. I love Austin, but we spend most of our time up around Weatherford. Yeah. And they shoot the exteriors in Midland. Okay. And, I mean, planes go to Midland. So if you need me. Okay. Like, you know what I'm saying? Like, you can tell Taylor, like, hey, man, there's this guy. I met this guy at Lunchbox, and he has got a face for the camera and he's loud. How's my cry? It's good. But here's what I'll tell you. You could read for me, but I don't think I could. I think he's going to have to come. That comes off what you want me to read. I don't know. Get busy living or get busy dying. Life is like a box of chocolates. Well, give me your big line in Friday Night Lives. Let's go. I was the coach and we scored a touchdown. And then, you know what they did to me? I almost bought that. Did you? Can I get it again? Let's go. Yeah, I got. That was good enough. Will you pass that on to Taylor? Yeah, I will. Thank you so Much, man. I appreciate it. You're welcome. It's very nice meeting you, too. The CMAs are live tonight at 8, 7 Central on ABC. Or you just like the hat? Just the hat. I just have a lot of LA hats. I would say that their merch is just really good. Okay. Do you get, like, inspiration? Do you look at other merch to get inspiration or how does that work? Yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Love. I just love, like. I guess not like, fashion, but, like, clothes and hats and shoes and stuff. How many hats do you have at Bailey Zimmern? Oh, my gosh. People give me a lot of hats, so I have. I mean, I bet. I bet you couldn't. I mean. Oh, my gosh. Unbelievable amount of hats. Too many hats. Yeah. Do you wear them more than once? I don't even wear a lot of them. I don't know why I even have them. I really don't even know why I have that hats. I need to get rid of a lot of them. But it's also. I'm like, my grandma, she don't want to get rid of nothing because I might one day. Like, what if I need that hat one day? You know? So are you trying to get past that episode of Hoarders or something? I really hope not. It's hard. It's hard to say no to free stuff, though. Yeah. Like, when someone's handing you a free shirt or free hat or a free pair of shoes, you're like, hey, man, I may wear those one day. Yeah, dude. And I think it comes from, like, when we would get a free shirt, that'd be like a school shirt. Like, you. You better take the shirt. Like, you don't have a lot of shirts. So it's kind of like a habit to be like, yep, I need shirts, need hats. Like, you know, and then I'll get home, be like, I did not need that because I don't have any room for it. I mean, I would go to baseball stadiums and they'd have, you know, fill out a credit card for a free T shirt. I filled out one at every stadium, man. I mean, the day I turned 18, I was getting free shirts, and they were like, two sizes too big. And I got 26 different credit cards, but I got that free damn crappy T shirt, dude. I have the same story about J.C. penney's, dude. J.C. penney's. One and only time I ever signed up, they're like, hey, you could save this and we'll give you this for free, and you won't have to pay for that shirt today. And I'm like, oh, well, what is it? And they're like, oh, it's just a credit card. And all you gotta do is just sign up. Signed up. Never paid for that shirt because it went on the credit card, which I didn't understand what a credit card was. And then I ended up paying, like, $217 for this $37 shirt. So I got Jit. That's like, my wife, the first time she went to the grocery store, when she like, they're like, you want cash back? She was like, yeah, I'll take cash back. I like cash back. Well, how much do you want? She was like, how much do you want to give me? She said it took her five minutes, and then they were finally like, no, no, no. Like, do you want to charge more? And then I give you guys. Oh, no, no. I thought you were just gonna give me cash. I thought you were just gonna give me money. Well, I mean, yeah, if you're giving it out, I'll send cash back, baby. Let's go. Bailey. This reminds me. Last year, you had stopped by and seen us, and you're like, man, I'm trying to keep up with my finances stuff. I have all this stuff now, and I'm buying a lot of stuff. Are you doing better this year with all of that? I have an awesome company that has really been helping me out, but still. Yeah, not. You still making some big spending? No, I've actually got pretty. Pretty good. Like, I bought a really, really expensive car, and now I'm about to sell it because I've realized, okay, you don't need all of this stuff in life. Like, there's way better things to do with more money than just go buy a car or whatever. So my spending has been cut way short. This is good, because I'm trying to be an adult. And. Congratulations. Thank you. And you have a dog to look out for now. Yeah. You know, And I want kids and a wife. You know, they're gonna have to go to college, and I'm gonna have to, you know. Oh, college. They get scholarships, man. Well, hopefully, if they're. Got my smartphone. Good luck. Good luck. Because they ain't going to college. They. Dude, I barely passed high school, dude. My mom, when I was applying to college, she was like. She sat me down and she said, listen, my mom and dad looked at me and they said. Looked at me straight in the eyes. They said, not everybody goes to college. Some people just work after college, and that's perfectly fine. And I'm like, what do you mean? They're like, you're not gonna make it. You're not gonna make it. But Bailey Zimmerman is making it. I don't know. I made it too. I'm sitting next to Bailey Zimmerman, so I'd say I made it. Okay. Yeah, we're pretty much in the same spot. We're both idiots, but we're here, man. Bailey. Idiots. Yeah. High five. Idiots. They're like, how did you get here, man? I'm like, I don't know. I literally have no idea how I got here. I just. I'm here, so. Hello. What's up? Well, Bailey, before we go, I need to ask you one question. Expensive. Do you still have the big house? I do. Good. Have a nice house. And it's got a studio in it, which is a big blessing. And. Yeah. Yeah. Because the last time you said you bought a big house, you're like, oh my God, I didn't realize how big this was. Why did I buy a big house? And then. So. So okay, a little update. Update. Bought that house. Realized what an idiot. This is not a good house to buy. So now I'm trying to sell that house, but I've bought a different house now. Got it. That is smaller. Well, not smaller, I would say. Just distributed a lot better to where it doesn't feel like so massive and lonely and scary. Good. I'm glad you're afraid of the dark and ghosts and stuff. Hold on. You're afraid of the dark and ghosts and stuff. So when you just got some. And stuff. So when you got some big ass house and you're walking through that thing at night by yourself, bruh. Nah, we don't play those games. I don't play that. I don't play that little creek, you know? Yeah, dude. Oh my gosh. You wake up and you don't want to open your eyes. Cause you're scared, you know? Oh, yeah. No, it's the worst. So yeah. I'm blessed though, man. Dude, Just to have a house. I remember like three or four years ago, right before I started singing, I was living with my mom. Could barely afford my truck payment. And I was like, mom, I want to. And I was working and stuff, but I was like, mom, I want to rent a house. She's like, you think you can rent a house? You ain't got no money. How are you going to pay for your truck? Like you're crazy. You're going to have to live with me for a long time. And I'm like, gosh, Fast forward to four years, dude. How do you like me now, Mom? Yeah, Mom. Who's got a house now? Oh, my gosh. Yeah, I got two. Yeah, Mom. I'm not proud of the first one, but that's all right. And I got an expensive car, Mom. Okay, I'm gonna sell it, though. Somebody send help. It's like copy pasted. Happened here between Lunchbox and Bailey Zimmerman. They can't. Okay, Bailey, can you answer this last question before Lunchbox takes you on another wild ride? What is something you hope to accomplish before you die? Not music related. My biggest goal in life is to have a loving wife and kids and a farm with many horses and many cows and big horses and goats and ducks and dogs and cats and stuff. All the animals. Yeah. Just a farm with a loving wife and kids and that's it. You want the white picket fence, too? I don't know if I'd go white. I might go, like, more like brown or something. I'm a. More like, you know. I don't know. We'll see when I get there, though. All right. But, yeah, that's my biggest goal of my life. Yeah, I really thought he's gonna say 11 kids. He goes, Look. And I was like, 11 kids? What is he saying? Not 11 kids. Please, please, give me. Like, I would do like, four. Like, four kids. Like, I could do that. Like, you don't have to decide. I love kids, man. I love. I love. Do you babysit family and stuff? No, I don't, but I got. I got three kids. I got my kids. I mean, you can practice. I don't know if you'd like my rate, man. Don't do it. My day rate's pretty expensive. Okay. Yeah, no, I probably can't afford. Yeah, you gotta pay that car payment, you know? Yeah. I mean, come on. Yeah. Okay. We gotta get out of here. Bailey Zerman derailed Two Idiots in Morgan. Yeah. Oh, boy. That's our new podcast named Two Idiots and Morgan, don't miss the 58th annual CMAs live on ABC tonight at 8.7Central. Broadcasting from the 58th annual CMA Awards, it's the Bobby Bone Show. Okay, do you want me to sit this close to you or you wanna sit on my lap? Like, what do you wanna do? Whatever, Santa. I am Santa. I. I am the country Santa. I love it. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. Do you, like, do you. Cody Allen just told me. He goes. He goes, you. I mean, it's the most loving way you'd make a. Please, at some point in your life, be A mall Santa. I was like, I might. You know what's funny is one time my dad got a call from the news and they're like, hey, with these new allegations, are you still going to be Santa at the mall this year? And my dad's like, what? What are you talking about? They're like, oh, yeah, you know. You know, you just been charged with the indecency with a child called, you know, inappropriate. And my dad's like, I've never been Santa and I've never had these charges against me. It was some dude with the same name as my dad. Are you serious? It used to be Santa at the mall. And they were calling to get his comment on the. Is he on, like, the little list? Like, if you live near this. No. Well, luckily he is not. Sorry. But that's okay. But I mean, that's. That Santa story brings back, you know, you're like, bad memories. I'm so sorry. I just triggered a whole thing for you. You gonna be that crazy, though? That's crazy. We're just sitting there, like, you know, at the house, and the phone rings. Did you look at him different? Like, you're go. I'm like, did you ever, you know, go sitting at the mall? I never did it, so. Yeah. Really weird. You're like, I've heard that before. Hey, everybody, welcome Nate Smith. Okay. Yeah. How are you, man? Dude, I'm good, man. I'm so good. I'm excited for these awards. Yeah. And just happy to be nominated, you know? Come on, somebody and. Yeah. Just kind of hanging out and. Do you have your acceptance speech already planned out? I haven't, I, I, I, I don't even know if I'm going to win. Like, I, like, I haven't even thought that, Bar. I'm just kind of like, I'm here. I'm so excited to be at the table. I don't want to even think that way, you know, just like, you know, if it happens, it happens, and if it does, I'm just gonna be a mess. A blubbering mess. You'll cry? Yes. I mean, not. I don't know. I, I don't know. I've never won such a big award, so I don't know. But now that I said I would cry, then it's gonna be weird to cry because I've already, you know. No, no. But if you say you're gonna cry and then if you win and you don't cry, I'm gonna be like, naismith's a liar. Yeah, I know. I know. I know. Now, my question for you is, I don't want to get morbid. You know what I mean? Because if, you know, you're not going to die or anything, but. Wow. Wow. What an intro. Yeah. What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you die? Sir? Before you die. But it's not. Damn. But not in music. Not in music. Something I hope to accomplish before I die. Become a more patient person. How boring is that? That's hard. But honestly, though, bro, like, gosh, any inconvenience, I'm like, what's going on with this? Oh, my God. You know, I tell myself that all the time, that I try to learn patience, and I'm like, oh, I got kids now. I'll be more patient. And it doesn't work because dad, dad, dad, 100 times. Like what? I also want to master like. Like wiping sitting down, because, you know, I'm a leg up on the seat kind of thing, standing and doing this whole thing. But I think it looks really odd to people. Have you ever done a bidet? A bidet? That's what I meant. Like, bidet. Well, bidet, bidet, bidet, bidet. I think I'd be uncomfortable with it, maybe. I don't know, man. I'm gonna tell you what. My cousin. How clean. My cousin Andrew, him and his fraternity brothers, they preached me for years, and I was like, you guys are crazy. And then I was in a Vegas hotel, right? And they have one. I'm like, you know, I'm gonna try this thing out. It's amazing. It's a life changer. Didn't hurt. No, it didn't hurt. And it is. It cleans perfectly. I'll. I'll think about it. I'll think about it. I'm telling you, dude. And it saves money on toilet paper. Well, if I figure that out, I'll die, right? Because that'll be the last thing I needed to do. That's right. Okay. All right. Nate Smith, everybody. Thank you, Nate. You're welcome. You're welcome. I don't know for what. What did we do? The CMAs are live tonight at 87 Central on ABC. Morgan here with Parker McCollum or, aka Gulchen, Cowboy. I'll take it. How are you feeling? Blessed. I feel very good. Is that because you're at CMA Awards or because you're like, dad lifing it up right now? I am. Dad liking it up so hard, but also because I'm at CMA Awards and just. It's my favorite time of year, and it's deer season and it's holiday season and CMA awards and are you guys already decorated for Christmas if it's your favorite time of year? We did put the tree up because we just kind of been gone so much and I was like, I wanted to be up when we go home. So we won't go home till December 1st. And so that's. That's a lie. I'll go home for two days this weekend, but she won't be home till December 1st with me. So. But we went and put it up and put some other things and you know, so I like the tree. I would put the tree up all year long. I think it's a great addition to the house. I think it makes the house very warm and cozy. See, that's how I feel. Christmas lights, they're amazing all the time. What is the dad life like though, right now for you? Because first time dad. First time. And you're potentially last time. Potentially last time. I'm just kidding. You're like. There are some moments where I'm thinking that though that's fair. I think that's normal for a first time parent. It's so good and I mean it's so genuinely the as honest as I can be. The coolest, most impressive, unbelievable part of the entire thing since that kid has been born is how good Halle Ray is at being a mom. Oh, you just felt more. It's crazy. And it's. I'm like, I'm just. Couldn't be worse at it. And she so good at it just day one and it's just like she's been doing it her whole life, so that's really been special. I feel like she would disagree that you're also probably very good at it. If I had to guess, I'm pretty good at getting to go to sleep, but that's about it. Okay, we'll take that one. What about. I want to know, outside of music, what is something that you hope to accomplish before you die? Something I hope to accomplish before. Before I die. Deep questions over here. I would like to have a terrific relationship with my wife and kids. As an old man. That's what I hope to accomplish before I die. That's a sweet one. Some people go, Rogan, you just went totally sweet. Dang it, Parker. I'd like to be on Rogan too, but you gotta be like super famous to do that. So you're the gold chain cowboy. I'm pretty sure you can accomplish. I don't think Joe Rogan's gonna Be a fan of the Gold Chain Cowboy, But I do. I am a huge fan of his. Well, I do want to say, too, you were on our listeners list of the top 10 sexiest males in country music. Oh, great. How does that feel? I guess that's. I. I guess it's better than the alternative not being the top 10 ugliest. So this is true. I'm glad I made that one. Well, you're a great dad. I'll put it out there that you can go on the podcast. You want to go. But I also. I think you'll be great at having that accomplishment. Thank you. I hope so. It's good to see you. Thanks, girl. Don't miss the 58th annual CMAs live on ABC tonight at 8, 7 Central. You haven't even started the interview. You don't already know if it's badass or if it sucks, to be honest with you. I mean, I know. I know about y'all. This is badass. I'll tell you for sure. You want to know his badass is Jack Daniels. I mean, they hook you up, huh? Yes, sir, man, for a Tennessee boy, I'm pretty thankful to know them like I do. Yeah, it says Red Ferrin on the back, too. I saw it said Red Baron on the back, but I saw the hat, the jacket. I mean, no Jack Daniel shoes. Coming soon. Black and white, though. You know, I'm on brand. You know why? This is what he's wearing, right? He has a song called Jack and Diet Coke is like, Jack and Diet Coke. Jack and Diet Coke. It's so catchy. Thank you so much. No, I did not know that, Morgan. Well, that's why you're. You're. I thought he had a sponsorship deal. You might at this point. Oh, we're just family now. Okay. Yeah, might as well, I guess. But you have so many catchy songs. Tell me a little bit, like, about your career, like, starting up. Because I know you from the music, but I don't know much about your story. Give me a little background to you. Well, I started off as a dirt bike racer from White House, Tennessee. And that led me to meeting Tyler Hubbard. And he built a track in my hometown for some reason. A track for you to go dirt racing. A dirt bike track? Well, not just for him, for everybody. It wasn't just for me. He didn't say, hey, man, Red Baron, I want you to have this dirt track. He built it for me. It was very special. It could have been for him somehow or another. One of my buddies met him. And he was like, bring some friends riding. And one day I told him I couldn't come ride because I was going to the studio, and everybody was like, what are you really going to do? And I was like, I'm going to pay a guy to record a song. And for some reason, him and Brian took a liking to it and started mentoring me, and that was kind of how I ended up here. Wait, so you were with FGL before the split? Yes, ma'am. I was signed to Tree Vibes, so I wrote for him for about four years, and that was really good for me. I got to tour around with them and see what a tour like that looks like when it's operating good. And, yeah, it was great for me to cut my teeth with them as who I got my first cuts with. And, you know, they really gave me roots in town. And they started a record label right before they broke up. And they did a co deal with Warner, and thankfully, Warner kept me once the boys broke up. I was like, when the divorce happens, like, how does that happen, man? Man, it was tough because I just told, you know, I kept it real. I said, when I get my publishing check or my record label check, both of y'all signatures on the bottom. I work for both of y'all. Both of y'all is my homies. I'll never pick. I'll never pick a side, and I never have. And they. I think they both respected it, and that's why I still got a good relationship with each of them, but. Oh, well, that's good. You're the good kid in the divorce. Yeah, it's hard for that to happen because it affects friend groups and everything else, but we all come out good on the other side of it. Well, that's really cool that you were part of that origin story before. Got to meet Nelly and write a little bit with them. So that was my first. First number one song. And that. That really gave me a, you know, a little bit of cred in town. And that changed your pocketbook in your bank account. Yeah. You know what the biggest thing for me is? I didn't have to make desperate moves as an artist. I knew my bills were paid with my songwriting, and I could go really slow and make sure I picked songs that were right for me. And we didn't just do something we thought was a hit, and I think it served me well in the long run. And how's your dirt bike racing now? Do you have time for that, or is it all music all the time? It's all music 24 7. But two weeks ago, we did a show at a race, and we had Sunday off, and we talked the bus driver into staying, and I woke up and borrowed a bike and raced. That's awesome. So that was, like, the best weekend of all tours. This needs to be like, your new tour where you do a combination of dirt bikes and country music. I would love it. Now, Warner would probably be nervous. No, they know I'm. I'm getting fragile for some reason. Every time I hit the ground, something breaks. But that's what happens when you get older, man. I don't know. How old are you? I'm 31. Yeah. Oh, dude, you're really old, man. Yeah, 18. It was like rubber. Now I feel like glue that's hit the ground and sticks. Yeah. Wait till you're 43, man. Boy, it's rough out there. Have you had any serious injuries from dirt? I feel like that comes with a lot of injuries in general that sport does. I probably broke 30 bones, I think. Three years ago, I crashed. Me and Tyler were riding, actually. I broke four ribs, both arms, my shoulder. It was one of the worst crashes of my entire life. And you still haven't stopped. You still love it. Wait, you said broke your. Both your arms? Both arms. So how did you take a shower or bath, Brother, I couldn't put my own socks or shirt on. No, no, but seriously, how. Who helped you? I had a girlfriend at the time that was very kind, and she helped me through that. Yes, it was. It was tough. We appreciate her for getting her you through that, and now that she's gone, we're okay with that. She inspired some good songs, too. Good. Yeah, see, cuz, like, I had ankle surgery, you know, a few years back, and I had to have my mom bathe me because I couldn't get my ankle, and I had to be out, and she dreadful, man. It's, like, embarrassing, but I'm like a grown adult, and everybody's like, that's so weird. Your mom bade you. I'm like, why, man? I was 27. Seven. So what? She see me naked when I was a kid. What's wrong with her seeing me naked now? I mean, you know what? They talk that talk till that happens to them. Exactly. When you got to put a trash bag on your leg because you got to cast the whole length of it, you beg anybody to help you scrub something. Thank you, Red. That's all. I know what it's talking about. Yeah, I know about it. I'm really sorry you had to have the picture of Lunchbox getting bathed by his. Oh. I mean, I. I've been there. I can. I can relate exactly. I related to him, like, when I. When he was talking about. I feel this guy's pain. I had ankle surgery. I had the same situation, but I didn't have a girlfriend. I got shoulder surgery Friday for that crash, actually. What? You just had a surgery in your head? Well, no, this coming Friday, coming up. Yeah, he can't miss the CMAs. Yeah. Then he's gonna have the surgery. I thought he just had the surgery and he's hanging out with us right now. We had to finish tour first, but it never healed. I did therapy and everything on it, and it just never healed. So it's been popping out of place all the time. So I'm still paying for that stuff, and I ain't even getting to ride and have fun. Yeah, well, so who's gonna wash you this time? You know what? I ain't quite sure. All right, hit him up on Instagram. Slide into the DMs red fair looking for a bath. Drop a sponge emoji. No, man, I've done it enough times. At this point. I got a pretty good system down. So we're gonna. We gonna get it, get through it. All right? But. Oh, well, we hope it goes good. And Redfern, thanks for hanging out with us. Yeah, thank you. Songs. I love them. I think they're wonderful. I'll. I'll turn Lunchbox on to him so he knows what's happening. Yeah, let him know about. Yeah, let him know. Let me know. I got you. I'll send you out. Unreleased stuff, too. I like that, too. Yeah, I don't think people do that enough, man. Everybody gatekeeps, like, how we supposed to expect y'all to get excited about something and you hear it today. It comes out or whatever. It's like the week it comes out. Yeah. I need to live with stuff a little bit. That's true. I'm going to start leaking records. Just full records, the whole thing. Just send y'all stuff. All right, Red Baron, everybody. See you later. Much love, y'all. Thank you. Don't miss the 58th annual CMAs live on ABC tonight at 87 Central, here right now with Scotty Hasting. You are not only a singer and songwriter, but you're ar. Also an army vet. Yes. Tell me a little bit about that for people who may not know you. Yeah, I was in the United States army in April 21, 2011. I was shot in Afghanistan. I was shot 10 times. And I've been lucky enough to find an outlet and a sense of peace and escape in music. And it's. It's amazing. And I'm just trying to help other people who are struggling like I am. You know, we met, gosh, it was a couple months ago now at a Creative Vets event that was with George Strait and his new album. And you were doing stuff with that, and it was really cool to see just how impactful music is for so many veterans as they're coming back and they've had these really traumatic experiences. Absolutely. Like, for you, what does music mean to you now? It probably has a different definition. Oh, yeah. You know. You know, music for me has always become an outlet, but more than that, now it's a way to help. It's a way for me to be able to put into words things that a lot of vets can't say or don't know how to find words to say. And hopefully in some way, shape or form, I'm helping someone. That's all that matters. And you are. There's no doubt that you are. You also got to do a collaboration with Dolly. Oh, my God. Life changing, I imagine. I mean, it's Dolly Parton. Okay, so did you get a meter? I need to know how the it happened. Did you get a fact? No, no. I didn't even get a chance to meet her. I still haven't met her yet. I have a song with her. Haven't even met her yet. Isn't it crazy? It's. It's wild. Technology is weird. Yeah. So we did a version of Till Last Shots Fired, which is a song that I heard at Walter Reed for the first time. And it changed everything for me. It changed my life. In that moment, I made a decision that I wasn't gonna let my disability dictate my life. And I wasn't going. I was. I was gonna live my life to the fullest for my friends that would never have the opportunity. And. And fast forward 10 years. I'm sitting in the office of one of the co writers, that song, and he's like, you want to do a version of it? I said, do I? Yeah, I want to do a version of it. Like, that song changed my life. And he was like, okay, so we did it, and it was amazing. And he was like, you know, what if we got other veteran. What if we got other artists to do that, to be a part of this? And I said, send it to everybody, like, please. That'd be great. And originally, Jamie Johnson was supposed to be a part of it, but he got really sick, and he wasn't able to. So Lee Bryce was like, I want to be a part of this. Let's do it. So Lee Bryce is a huge advocate, one of my dearest friends now. He's. He's so amazing. And. And, yeah, he did his version. I got to go and watch how he does his thing, which is incredible. And. And then, yeah, I got a call. I was coming back from a show. I got a call from Doug Johnson, my producer, and he said, hey, I just want to let you know, Dolly wants to be a part of this. Is that okay? And I said, why are you calling me? Give her the song. Let her do whatever she wants. It's Dolly Parton. Like, what? Do you know how she heard it? How she heard. Yeah. Apparently, he sent it to her producer and he played it for her, and she's like, I want to. I want to do something on this. And. Yeah. What in your heart happened when you were like, dolly heard my voice and wants to be on the. I almost threw up in my car. It's like. I mean, it's Dolly. It's Dolly. Like, she is. She's. She's more than her name. Yeah. And it's incredible. Well, you mentioned that you want to make sure you're living your life. What's something outside of music? Because that's become such a big, important piece for you. Yes. But that you hope to accomplish before this is all over. Oh, really? The biggest thing for me is I just want to leave this place better than when I came here. It's very impactful, 100%, and I think it's very important. And I think it's not as common as you think that people want to do that. Yeah. So I think it's really cool that you are. It's important for us. It is. Absolutely. Well, thank you for being here. It was good to get to see you again. Oh, you, too. Absolutely. Thank you. Oh, okay. Fake conversations. Yeah. Fake conversations are always the best conversations. They are. You got it. Yeah. Right. Absolutely. The CMAs are live tonight at 8. 7 Central on ABC.