Trace Adkins | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #672

Today's guest is a country music legend. He's got six gold and platinum albums. He's a Louisiana boy. He's got so many hits. Every light in. the house, you're going to miss this. That honky tonk, but don't get. He's on a special 30th anniversary tour. right now. Um. I've been a fan for a long time, man. I. had a blast with the one and only Mr. Trace Adkins.

I was just looking at uh. I was just What was that? I was seeing a. commercial that it was for. Was it pogo stickers or something? See. if you can find something. It's like a. pogo. uh. >> No, I didn't have a pogo stick.

>> Yeah, this is it. Extreme pogo athletes. This was. What is it? >> Wow. That's insane. >> That's pogo sticking. Do they have that? Do y'all have pogo sticks when you were. a kid? Any toy you remember? >> that. That's crazy. No, I. I ours had like an old shock absorber. spring on it. I mean, I didn't have one, but I. remember seeing them when I was a kid.

That's like supercharged. >> Oh, yeah. That's for somebody that's. trying to probably make their own power. at home or whatever. You know, you got your You got four kids. out there in the yard just pogo. sticking. You know, so you can watch a. an episode of As the World Turns. >> Yeah, charging your batteries. >> Yeah, dude. So you can be sitting inside. watching Unsolved Mysteries or. something. That would have been. something you maybe would have seen. nowhere. Um. Yeah, I'm trying to think of toys I had. when I was Was there any toy you. remember growing up, Trace? I'm just.

trying to think. >> I remember when I got. gas-powered. little car for Christmas one year and it. had a little gas-powered motor on it. where you had to mix the gas and. everything. It was like a tiny little. motor on it and it had a propeller on. the back of it. where it would propel the car, you know, but I mean, I guess my old man didn't. know you really needed to have like a. lot of concrete to have this car cuz it. wouldn't run in the yard. You know what. I'm saying? And we had a gravel driveway.

so it was it didn't work at all, but I. thought, man, yeah, nowadays, I mean, that thing was. dangerous. It had a propeller on the. back of it and there was no guard or. anything. >> And it took real gasoline? >> Yeah, well, what you had to mix it up. With something else, yeah. You crank. that sucker up, man, you know, it cut your finger off. >> It looked like it was. >> Just like that, man. That was the car. It was that green I remember that.

>> It says high performance prop driven. racer. >> Yeah. >> Super action on free runs, roars around. on tether. Not sure what that means. >> You had a string on it and you could. just stand and it would you'd just go in. a circle. You'd stand still and it'd. just go in a circle, you know. >> yeah. Damn, I can't believe you had to. mix your own gas for that thing. Just the fact that they entrusted kids. There was There was definitely some. things that they were too entrusting. There was one they had lawn darts I.

remember in that guy. >> darts, yeah. >> Them [ __ ] got recalled. >> Well, you don't want to give drunk rednecks. lawn darts. >> I think what happened Was there a lawn. Was there a lawn dart recall? >> Well, I think. I think the general public probably just. at some point went, we're not buying our. kids that anymore. >> [laughter]. >> Yeah, we got one Yeah, you got a kid. who's got. >> We got one kid left and. we've lost two from lawn dart mishaps,

so. >> Yeah, you got a you got a daughter with. two new dimples all of a sudden. [laughter]. Metal-tipped lawn darts were found to. present an unreasonable risk of death or. serious injury. And that's on Perplexity. right here. Uh about 6,100 people were. sent to the emergency room. in the 1980s. Wow, that was it, man. I remember also they had something. Was it called Tugger? This was an animal thing.

This was And you ever just going down. memory road here a little bit? Uh it was. Tugger. Can you look it up? It was a. dog. See if they have a. Oh, that's a dog there. >> Mhm. Oh, I see. >> Look at this. I mean, that's. >> That's weird. >> It's a bit much cuz. I mean, that's kind [laughter] of crazy, man. I mean, look at this [ __ ].

I mean, dude, look. You'd see some real creepers grabbing. them, I think. You'd see a guy walking. four of them and you don't have any. children or whatever. That's when it's a. bit much. Yeah, Tugger, that was it. >> No, I never saw that one. >> Tug my sock, that was his motto or. whatever. Yeah, play that. That's crazy. >> I remember one year the most ridiculous. thing my mama did was buy us all three a. pair of boxing gloves. I had two younger. brothers, and so one Christmas we all. got a pair of boxing gloves, and.

that was bad. >> Yeah. >> [laughter]. >> That just. Yeah, that didn't work out well. >> What What What What was your record? >> I was undefeated until. my old man. Yeah. I I my old man came home from work one. day, and I was on my knees and I had one. glove on and then my younger my baby. brother, he was 10 years younger than me. and he had on his little gloves and so. I'd let him hit me a few times and then. I'd knock him down, you know. And then my old man was like.

he. came to walking down the hall and he had. my other brother's pair of boxing gloves. on. He said, "Get up, boy, and put that. other glove on.". >> Uh-uh. >> You know, I was like, "Oh, yeah." And I. was like 18 years old and in good shape, you know, and I was like, "I'm about to. wear you out.". And uh. I just remember. crawling down the hall to my bedroom. I. couldn't stand up, you know. He just He. knocked me out so good. >> He had that man strength on him. >> Oh, man, he just yeah. Cuz I was going.

to hit him in the gut cuz I knew he'd be. soft and so I went under and he just hit. me right between the eyes. Just. >> [laughter]. >> And my remember my mama screaming, "Aaron Doll, you killed him. You killed. him.". >> [laughter]. >> Yeah. >> Wow. >> I think that was it for the boxing. gloves. >> Yeah, I'm trying to think of a good toy. We had Oh, I remember we grew up by this. guy. He was like a Elvis impersonator. but he didn't really want to be. But he. um. he had broke his hip like in like a.

in some type of deal he'd broken his hip. or his leg and they'd set it in cement, you know. He had some locals set it. And so when they broke the cast off of. him they broke it with like a ball peen. hammer or something they broke his leg. in another place when they broke the. [ __ ] off. So his leg was bad, man. >> Elvis impersonator but he didn't really. want to be. >> Well, yeah, and this is what happened. Sorry, I think I started the story in. the middle but um so he ended up having. that. Like he had that. >> Oh, he was an Elvis impersonator after.

he broke. >> [laughter]. >> Yeah, cuz he had he ended up getting. this attic. >> So he had that he had that Forrest Gump. thing. >> Yeah, he had that like You know that. thing. >> He didn't want to show Elvis how to. dance but he did. >> [laughter]. >> Yeah, I thought about it like that. But. you ever know Yeah, you ever see that. thing like on a like a rich guy's desk. that moves back and forth and keeps time. or whatever? He had that just he ended. up getting that tick-tock in him a. little bit. And so he ended up. everywhere he go people started calling. him Elvis and so he started. impersonating him. But.

um. I can't remember what that story was. about. Uh. >> Yeah, what was it where were we? >> Oh. >> Christmas stuff. >> Yes. >> You want to talk about Christmas for. some reason. >> Yeah, one night I went over to I was. walking by their house one night and he. was making his son a. um. he was trying to make his son like a. shirt out of wood. And I remember. thinking this they really gone off, you. know? >> Yeah. >> It was just like. different times. People are always using. wood for different stuff in our town. But um. Anyway,

uh yeah, sorry. I got a little bit lost. there. But Trace Adkins, man, thanks for. coming by, man. >> It was on my way. >> [laughter]. >> I didn't have to go far out of the way. >> Well, it's it's good to see you, man. I. know we've been talking about it for a. little while, man. So thank you very. much. >> Yeah. >> Um. Dude, one thing that we talked about. last time I saw you, I think it was two. times ago, that your mom was a mayor. your mom's a mayor. We're both from. Louisiana. And your mom's a mayor in Sarepta? >> Sarepta, yeah. >> Sarepta. >> She's still the mayor. >> How's she faring as the mayor?

>> Nobody else wants to do it. You know, nobody else I mean it's one of those. little towns. >> Yeah. >> um that you know, it's just not a lot. going on around there anymore once the. mill shut down and. everything is just uh there's not a lot. happening. So. the population decreases every year, you. know? Um so she's trying to hold it together. best she can, but nobody else wants the. job. It's you know, there's nothing that. not that much to do.

>> What kind of issues you feel like is she. dealing with? Does she even relate any. of that to you? >> writes It's lot of letters to people to. clean their yards up. >> Yeah, yeah. [laughter]. >> You know, that's what she does. I swear, man. She's always writing people. letters. Your yard looks bad. You need. to clean it, you know. She wants everybody to clean their yards. up. >> I mean, hey, it starts with that kind of. with making your bed or whatever. Dude, I got a freaking letter one day here. from neighborhood watch. They're like, you haven't been doing your shift. I'm. like, I didn't I didn't even I didn't know we.

had a neighborhood watch, you know? And. I'm like, I haven't been doing my shift. and my shift was from it was Saturdays. from like 1:00 to 4:00 in the afternoon. I'm like, that's you you know, I'm usually trying. to enjoy it. That's when I kind of will. enjoy myself on the weekends. But, I'm. like, [ __ ] I don't even have I didn't. know we had a neighborhood watch. And I don't think y'all want me out. there cuz I forget that what team what. side I'm on. You know? I start going near people's. houses or whatever. I forget what team. I'm on, brother. >> And that's a volunteer thing, too, right? So, >> Yeah.

>> or they just volunteered you? >> I Yeah, I think. >> [laughter]. >> I just waited now. >> I mean, if I'm. I don't recall volunteering to take a. shift. >> Yeah. >> You know? >> That's what I said. And I was like, well, I don't even know you know, I. didn't even know and I know I was like, I wrote back, do we have a uniform or. anything? And they and they wrote back, haha like in caps. I'm like, [ __ ]. don't you know, I don't know. It just kind of like I. think it was. >> You were asking a serious question. >> Well, yeah, I don't want. >> Don't I get like a orange vest or.

something? >> like [laughter] that. Don't I get a damn merit badge on a hat. or something? But, cuz what I don't want. to be is wandering around somebody's. yard saying I'm neighborhood watch. and they don't have any, you know what. I'm saying? They've never heard about. it. >> Sure you are. >> Yeah. Yeah. And you get popped off, so. Um how's that how's uh. Sarepta changed since you were there? Before you answer that actually, what. does Sarepta mean? If you can you look. that up for me or do you know? >> It's a it was an old it's a town in the.

um. uh. It's an old. biblical. somewhere around Israel way back in the. day. Um. Sarepta. But, they named it after an old. woman named Sarepta Carter. >> Mhm. >> Back in the late 1800s. >> Sarepta, Louisiana. Yes, I've got a. saying for Sarepta Carter, an early. benefactor who donated a large Bible to. the community's first church around. 1868. >> That's all it took to get the town named. after you? >> That was it. >> Bible.

Mhm. I wonder what it would cost to get. it renamed. >> I could Yeah, I could see it being. >> Two Bibles, maybe. >> [laughter]. >> That reminds me of one thing my mom did. There was this girl got in trouble for. something. I can't remember. Something to do with drugs or. And so, my mama was She gets to play. judge every now and then over these. little, you know, misdemeanor type. things, you know. And she sentenced the. girl to go to Sunday school for 6.

months. And she My daughter called me and she. was like, "Dad, you're not going to. believe what Mama did." I was like, "What?" And she said, "She sentenced. this girl to go to Sunday school for 6. months." And I called my mom and I was. like, "You can't do that. You know, I'm pretty sure that's. illegal. You You can't make somebody go. to church." And. she said, "Well, I did.". >> Yeah, I know. >> Okay. >> This is my. >> Oh my god. >> sir. This is my jurisdiction, Trey.

>> it. I have a picture of my mom. >> Aw, she's beautiful, lady. What's her. first name? >> Peggy. >> Peggy? >> Mhm. >> Atkins, is she go by? Peggy Atkins. >> Yep. She's the mayor. >> Thank you for your service, Peggy, over. there. >> Keeping it together. >> Somebody's got to keep it together. And. that town's changing. You said a lot had. a mill. Did it have a mill when you were. growing up? >> Yeah, it had a mill about 8 miles away. That's where everybody worked. >> Yeah. >> Oil field still doing pretty well around. there, but that's the only game in town.

and. um but then, you know, the school was. what really made that town special, I. thought. When I was growing up, it was K. through 12 all on one campus. But then, when they you know, when they consolidated the schools, uh now all the kids have to go to. another town and they just made that. took that campus and just made it a. middle school. So, it's not the same. anymore. >> I think that happened to a lot of places. over the time. >> Yeah. >> You know, I think that was kind of a. popular thing. >> all the people moved away and there just.

weren't enough kids to justify having a. K through 12. There just weren't enough. kids. So. >> Yeah, I think when you start to lose. little things like that, it takes away. something, you know? >> It did. >> Takes away some tradition. >> It did. >> Um. >> And that was it had that little charm. about it because. all the kids in town went to that. school, >> Oh, yeah. >> you know? So, it was just so every the. whole community was always behind the. school, supported the school at every. ball game and all that, you know? But. then that just that went away and.

there's. you know, sad. >> Yeah, a lot of things started to kind of. change like that. I wonder would you. think that was like a financial choice. that they that towns made or was it like. Cuz. >> Well, there just weren't enough people, man. Once the mill shut down, people. started leaving. >> Mhm. >> So, you know, it's it I mean it's. decreased the population has decreased. pretty much every year since that. happened. >> Yeah. >> You know, decades ago. It's just. >> It's a lot of towns like that in this. country. >> Yeah. >> When a lot of business went away, man. We When we go out touring, I'm sure. you've seen it over the years. You go by.

places and some places it's you know, they're trying to re- redo the downtown. Like Amarillo, I was surprised. That. downtown like, you know, I'd always. heard about it in country music. You. know, when I went there and and there's. some things that are coming back in it, you know? And it's a night there's. there's structure there, but it just. doesn't have, you know, it's just. missing like a um. you can see like an energy that once. was, you know, in a lot of places, you. know. Shreveport's the same way. >> Yeah. Yeah, sure. I mean, I've never spent a. lot of time in Amarillo, but yeah, uh.

Shreveport, you know, the casinos have. helped, you know, on the river. Bossier City has has really prospered. more. uh than Shreveport has. I think in the. very beginning, I think Bossier Bossier. Parish was. a little more receptive to the casino. stuff than Caddo Parish was. So, >> Yeah, dude. I remember learning about. the parishes growing up in Louisiana. That was fun, man. Yeah, dude. >> Louisiana's still the It's the only. state in the country that's still under.

Napoleonic law. I mean, they practice Napoleonic law as. much as they can. >> I wonder, what are some wild things that. happen under under Napoleonic laws? See. if you can bring that up. >> know, man. >> Cuz it used to be I would hear a rumor. like if you lost a thumb or something if. you in during employment, that was 25. grand. wasn't any law suiting or there. wasn't any, you know what I'm saying? You had a. >> Really? >> Yeah, like you had a justifiable rate. If you lost a whole leg now, we're talking 80 grand.

You know? >> I always thought it was like. per digit, per joint. Like a whole. finger was like maybe that, but then if. just this, then it was. not as much. If you just cut it off. here. >> Oh, I see. >> You know what I mean? >> Yeah, cuz But then you It was per joint. But then you'd have some drunk guy who. was late on his rent or something just. chopping one off just to catch a, you. know. >> Yeah, I could see that. >> But I guess that's fair. Louisiana civil. law system, uh the most notable and. practical highlights,

um Louisiana's the only state that. practices forced airship, a concept. rooted in Napoleonic code. If a person. dies with children age 23 or younger, a. specific portion of the estate must. legally go to them. >> Oh, so you can't even write your kids. out of the will in Louisiana, I guess. >> Dang. >> So, I moved for that. >> Yeah. >> [laughter]. >> What uh what was. >> No no buyer beware. Oh, wow. >> What does that say? No buyer beware. In. standard common law states, real estate.

sales operate under caveat emptor, which. means buyer beware. Because Louisiana. follows European civil law, the burden. is strictly on the seller to disclose. known defects and potential issues prior. to the sale. I like that. >> ain't bad. They should do that do that. everywhere, man. >> Feels fair. Uh what about if you lose a limb or. something? If you get a rebate on it? >> [sighs]. [gasps]. >> I don't know. >> Get into that. >> I got that, you know, but they put it. back on.

>> Oh, you're missing something? >> No, I. I cut my little finger off, but. they put it back on and just fused all. the joints together cuz it didn't work. anymore, so. >> Can you straighten it or not? >> No, no, it's fused like that. Cuz they. asked me how I wanted it. And he said, "You want me to put it. straight or" and I was like, "No, man.". I said, "Put it like in the sus. position.". >> Yeah. >> You know, and he's like, "Sus position?". I said, "Yeah, to play guitar cuz at. least I can. if you put it straight, it's you might. as well just cut it off. It's going to.

be useless. But put it like that and I. can still. play you know, play a little guitar. I. can't reach up the neck with it anymore, but. >> But a B sharp, it'll help, huh? >> [laughter]. >> I just I can't reach with it, but you. know. >> Dang. >> And piano playing, I mean, it's really. bad. >> Oh, yeah. I mean, maybe you could rattle. off some Christmas carols with that bad. deal. But uh but is that true though? You got it set up like that? >> Yeah. >> Dang. >> He asked me how I wanted it before he. before he fused the joints. >> You like almost like a little bit it's a. little bit of Pinocchio like a.

That's wild, dude. Yeah, I wonder what I. would get my hand say if something if. they had to have it. >> [snorts]. >> I'd probably get these down and this one. up to be honest with you. You know what I'm saying? Just in case. they ever come around asking me to do. that neighborhood watch again. But that's wild. That's one of the. wildest stories I think I've ever heard, bro, that you thought about that in. advance. You said, "Well, look, >> I had plenty time to think about it cuz. I cut it off. I was working offshore, so. took them 6 hours to come get me and.

fly me back to the beach to go to the. hospital, so. >> That was before you were doing music? >> I was playing guitar, you know. That was. the first thing I thought when I cut it. It was like, "Oh, man, I'm not going to. be able to play guitar anymore.". >> You were wrong. >> Well, >> Thank God. >> I'm not very good, but at least I can. still use it a little bit. >> Oh, you play So, you worked on an oil. rig? Was that like Cuz that's kind of a. Louisiana job. That's something I forget. about, dude. When I got out of school, you'd hear like some guy, if he was kind. of lucky, he got a job out on the rigs.

He was going to do 2 weeks on, 2 weeks. off. >> Yeah, that's kind of my my first wife's. uncle. worked offshore. He was a. uh a superintendent for uh Texaco. And he um got me a job working on. drilling rig. >> What. >> For Global Marine. >> Was that a pretty good gig? Like, do you. remember enjoying it when you went out. there? Like, what was that like? >> I loved it. Yeah, I worked offshore for 10 years. 6. years I worked offshore on drilling rig.

And I enjoyed it. >> And when y'all hit oil, would people. lose it and just be like beating their. head against their knee and stuff like. that? Like you see them. >> And that never happened, you know. It wasn't like that anymore. >> Were y'all having a good time out there? Like, were you guys Would you play music. at night for the gang? >> I'd go up to the wheelhouse and, you. know, try to write and. and neighbors would start coming up and. wanting me to do Haggard tunes or.

whatever, you know, Hank Jr. and stuff. like that, but. but by the time I was working out there, you know, those wildcat and things that. you see from the movies back in the day. when they'd hit oil and it just blow. out, you know, it wasn't like that. anymore. They had. >> People catching their mouths and [ __ ]. >> They had it dialed in, you know, so. very, very seldom did we take a kick. >> That sucks, man. It almost takes the fun. out of it cuz some of the fun would be. running under and letting that [ __ ] hit. you. I remember I used to I used to work. on.

I worked on a soybean farm up near like. Ferriday, Louisiana. Up near like right. across the river from Natchez. And. sometimes the fertilizer rig I'd be. sitting there filling up like one of. those big balls that's on it with. fertilizer. And I'd forget the. fertilizer was going in there. And so. I'd be sitting there just daydreaming or. whatever, just kicking dirt or just. I don't know, listening to country. music. I used to. It would just be top 40 out there all. the time and I'd listen to it. And that. spray rig would just start It would just. right out the top, just guys running.

out. And it would be like bad chemicals, fertilizer. And it would I mean just. flying pretty high voltage. [ __ ] pouring. all on you, getting in you. And and it. was hot sun. So finally I'd get over. there and turn off. I'd be like, "Oh. damn." cuz I was so absent-minded. But. then you're standing in the hot sun with. this fertilizer on you, man, and that. [ __ ] would just God. I did I couldn't. get body hair to grow around my neck or. anywhere near some of my glands were. probably. 18 months, I would bet. I would thought. I was I thought I was going to turn into.

a damn turnip, you know. They're going. to put me in a little chair or. something, a little baby seat. >> I used to have dry spots on my hands. from sometimes when we would complete a. well, which was very seldom. Usually we. just drill one and move on to the next. location, drill another one. But. sometimes. they'd want us to stay and complete it. and test the well. And so when you completed one, you'd. have to. displace all the mud and. put calcium chloride or zinc bromide or. something like that. And man, I worked Derrick, so it was my job to.

make sure all that stuff was mixed up. right. And if you got it on you, it was. just. it was nasty, man. And it. it eat you up. All All your skin would. peel off. >> Really? >> Damn. >> Summer adds up fast. A trip here, a. dinner there, couple concerts. Makes you wonder, are you getting the. most out of your money? That's where Chime comes in. Chime is changing the way people bank.

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>> That's a beautiful dog. >> Gary Busey. >> His name's what? >> Gary Busey. >> Is it? >> Yeah. >> How'd y'all choose it? >> Because. um. I was pulling a float in a Christmas. parade in our little town we live in. And she it was for a pet shelter that. she that Victoria. volunteers at. And she came running up to my truck and. had this little beady dog. And she held him up to the window.

And at the time, he had like his baby. teeth and his grown teeth had both cuz. he had like two full sets of teeth. And she brought him up to the truck and. his teeth were sticking out and he had. that blind thing sticking up on top of. his head. I said, "That dog looks like. Gary Busey.". >> [laughter]. >> And so. we took we took him home that day and. that was his name. >> They do have similar kind of hair. structure or whatever. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> But he's lost all his teeth now, so he's. doesn't look the same. >> Oh, has he? I haven't seen Gary in a.

long time. >> If you put their pictures side by side, they'll look exactly alike. >> They should put a dog collar on Gary. Busey, the man, just so people. >> A leash? >> Or yeah, just to get You know what I'm. saying? I think that all of us at. certain points in our lives should have. a collar on with our our mother's. information on it. >> that's not a real picture of him, is it? >> Is that Gary Someone said he was. delivering pizzas somewhere. >> Jeez, dad. Is that real? Oh my god. >> That could be him, or that could just be. any guy from Maine. So, I think that could go either way,

man. >> That's unfortunate. >> No, what do you I think he looks pretty. good. How old is Gary Busey, though? >> He's got to be late 70s, I'd say, probably. At least. >> 82? >> 82, wow, okay. >> I got to go back and watch some of his. work, man. He's a talent that I. sometimes forget about. >> A lot of people have. >> He's a talented guy. Um I know he was doing like a lot of. like Tik Tok. He was doing like a lot of. like.

Christmas cards for some like audio. verbal Christmas cards. >> I saw a couple of them. They were pretty. cool. I thought one of them was kind of. wild, though. What was it? >> I think he'll do anything if you'll send. him some money. He'll read anything for. you. >> Yeah, oh, this might be a Let's see. Let's see that. Is that a video that we. can see? >> I do that, too. People don't ever ask me. to. >> Hey, it's Gary Busey. And I have got a great Christmas present. for you. Listen to this.

AH! AH! >> [laughter]. >> THAT'S WHAT A GOOSE SOUNDS LIKE. when they're flying. They're letting you. know they're up there. Ah! AH! YOU GOT TO BRUSH YOUR GEESE TOGETHER. AH! AH! AH! They're hawking in the air. >> Thanks, Gary. >> All right. That's awesome, dude. But, I'll tell you. this. >> He needs to be on, you know, National. Geographic Channel, you know, with that.

kind of insight and. to the wildlife and and. >> Dude, >> That [ __ ] That [ __ ] we didn't know. >> [laughter]. >> That's more than I've learned. >> Thanks, Gary. >> That's more than I've learned in a. while, I think, though. >> Mhm. >> But, uh. at least he still has a great sense of. humor, man. I'll say that. >> I don't think he was trying to be funny. >> You don't think so? >> I don't know. I hope he was. >> Yeah. He might have been. >> I've been around Gary a good bit. >> Oh, you have? >> He's legit crazy. Yeah.

>> Oh, he is. I didn't even know that. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I think. >> [laughter]. >> I just see stuff and you always think. it's just him being him, you know? >> Uh. >> Oh, he had a traumatic brain injury. I. didn't even. >> Yeah, he had a motorcycle wreck. >> Oh, I didn't know this or I didn't. remember it. Uh he had a malignant tumor from a sinus. cavity as well. He had it in '97. In. '88, he had a motorcycle crash. So, there was kind of a before him and after. him type of energy? >> Oh, wow. >> been a little crazy, though. >> Yeah. >> But, then after the motorcycle wreck, he.

went. full-blown. >> Oh, yeah. That'll bake it in. >> Mhm. >> That'll bake It is. It's in the ingredients, then. Uh. >> I love him, though. He's funny. >> Yeah. Entertaining guy. Did you have a. Did you have any other jobs, man, before. you really got kind of like before you. took on music full-time? >> Well, when I moved here, uh. I went out to uh DuPont and worked out. there. I don't know [snorts] Hickory. Lake at that plant out there. I worked. for B E & K Construction. I worked out.

there for a couple years. before I got a record deal. Yeah. >> And was that just like day-to-day like. Like what kind of stuff they have you. doing? I'm going to move this. >> Pipefitter's helper. Fitter's helper. >> Oh, you worked with fitting? Were you in. the union? >> No. >> Oh, dude, my buddy freaking Corey was in. the freaking union, dude. >> Fitter, pipe fitter's union. >> Yeah, he said he was. He was always over. there just drinking. He'd bring a big. firm thermos of milk and drink it all. the time on the sidelines of work. And. then he gets sick if they were out in. the sun and [ __ ] He was a damn.

liability. >> Mhm. >> But uh my brother ended up hiring him. cuz they were friends, but. um he's a gypsy. You know, those type. Some of those guys can do whatever. They'll spray your house and you know, they'll spray your driveway and sell the. tell you it's asphalt. You know what I'm talking about? Just. somebody show up with a truck full of. nothing and be like, "Hey, we got a. truck full of" And you don't even go. look in the truck to see if anything's. in it. Nothing's in it. It's just a. spray rig with a little bit of paint and. they'll paint it on there. Um but anyway, yeah. Uh I'm trying to think of a.

>> we talking about? >> Just jobs we had. Oh, dude, I'll tell. you one. I remember I sold. They had door-to-door Italian going on. in our area for a while there. This guy. Donnie Ferrari or whatever, and he was. selling door-to-door Italian food. And I. got lo- I got linked up with him somehow. through my Some guy my mom was kind of. dating or whatever. Some guy she met at. a damn probably bought a Xerox machine. or something cuz it was in the '80s or. whatever. And uh. and I ended up doing working for him for. a while. And it was just door-to-door. We would take Italian food and try to. get people to buy it, dude. And that was. probably. >> Oh, they weren't even calling you to.

bring it. You were trying You were going. to their house trying to sell them. >> Yeah. And I was apprentice assistant or. whatever. >> Sorry, dude, but I'm not buying any food. you come up and knock on my door. >> [laughter]. >> You know, I'm going to look at you and. I'm going to say, "No, man, I ain't. buying no food from you.". >> Bro, when I show up with my little. ravioli dance, bro, it would be popping. out there. >> Come on, man. >> But dude, you don't think you But I will. tell you this, it did help me cuz I was. kind of an apprentice at first, and so. it did help me I think get a little bit. of that I'mma do something I don't want.

to do. >> a an apprentice for what? >> Sell selling damn. >> No, man, you don't you. Everybody that sells door-to-door is a. [ __ ] apprentice. There's no professional door-to-door. selling food. >> Oh, this guy was good, brother. >> [laughter]. >> Donny was pretty good. I mean, he was. the best in our area. And uh yeah, I. worked with him for almost. probably almost 11 months, 4 months at. probably about almost 7 months. Um.

but yeah, I was out there, dude. I think. it did help me a little bit cuz we'd get. a new. you know, the big thing that all the. ladies wanted at the time was uh. garlic bread. And it's still what they want. It's It's. still what they want. But uh but I. remember that was kind of probably one. of the wildest jobs that I had. But when. I first started listening to country. music was when I was working on that. farm, and I would put on top 40. They'd. have like Casey Kasem or something at. the time. But and I think that was a. little more like pop, but on on one day.

they would do. I guess it was country top I think it. was probably top 40. It might even be a. day they would do a hundred songs or. something, you know. And uh I'd cut the. tractor off, and I'd stand out there and. just just sing the songs that I loved, man. >> I remember every Sunday morning it was. always a countdown. >> That's what it was, then. >> But it wasn't Casey Kasem. Oh my god. >> Who was it? You're right. >> that I don't remember his name. I did a. bunch of interviews with him, and I. can't think of his name.

>> Well, I can't. >> I'm getting to be that way, though, man. Forgetting names and stuff. >> Yeah, mixing them up. I do it. It's. hard. >> Leo. It's terrible. I can't remember. >> Well, dude, I can barely remember Donny. Ferrari, who I freaking apprenticed. with. >> No, why can you remember something some. insignificant Italian dude. from back then, and you can't remember. stuff from just a few days ago? >> I think it's just because you go through. so many neighbors with the man. You're.

pulling the wagon, he's pulling the. wagon. You're pissed, he's pissed. Y'all. are right there, but when you get to the. door, you got to work together. >> [laughter]. >> So, I think. >> But, you know what I'm going to remember. though next time I'm trying to woo a. lady, it's garlic bread. >> Oh, yeah. >> Got to remember that. >> Oh, [ __ ] I'd warm piece up in the. microwave and just freaking dab it on. the sides of my neck, brother. They know what's up. >> They know what's up. >> But, that's when I fell in love with. country music, man. That's when I fell. cuz I would just be out there all day, and I think that's what a lot of the. radio stations would play.

>> I used to put a cassette in and record. the top 40 countdown. That's the way we. always got our tunes like cuz, you know, back in the mid '80s, I was playing in a. cover band and. you know, you needed to know a certain. number of songs from, you know, the. current top 40. You know, it was a big. deal. You needed to know a bunch of. those songs. Cuz that's what everybody. wanted to hear was what they were. hearing on the radio, so we'd cover all. those tunes and. and that's how we learned them. We'd. just record them on a cassette off the.

off the countdown, and that's how we. learned them. >> When did you put together uh I mean, your first album Dreaming Out Loud was. your first album? >> Mhm. >> How did it get to the place where. you're, you know, you're working on an. oil rig, you're playing some, and then. you're playing covers, and then how do. you get to that next step? Is that of. your own volition fully, or did somebody. come along and kind of give you an. inspiration or let you like take me. through a little bit of that if you. don't mind. >> Oh, God, it's just such a long story. I. mean, I. >> Oh, is it? >> Yeah, I would it but it did start when I. was working on a drilling rig. I'd take.

my guitar out there and I'd try to. write, and then I met this guy out there. that knew these other guys in a band in. Lafayette, Louisiana. And he said, "Man, this time when we're. off for 2 weeks, come down. I'll. introduce you to these guys.". So, I went down there and uh. you know, sang with them a little bit, and then. they wanted me to go to Dallas. They had. already won a local competition in the. of the Country Bands. And they wanted me to go to Dallas with.

with them for the regionals. And it was going to fall on a time when. I was off for 2 weeks, so I went. And we. won the thing in Dallas, and then we. came here for the finals, and. you know, we we lost here, but that was. my first. taste, you know. I came off a drilling. rig, and then. I'm on stage at, you know, T-Pack, you. know, in front of all these industry. people, and it. freaked us all out. >> You must've been nervous, huh? That's. nerve-racking. >> Oh, we joked. Yeah. So, we didn't win,

but anyway, that kind of. that kind of gave me the, you know, the fever, you know, so. uh [snorts] and then a few years later, I. moved up here, you know, and that's kind. of. how it started, and met the right. people, and. you know, songwriters, and. some other music executives, and. >> And that's been it? >> That was it. >> Man, I saw you at the Ryman a few weeks. ago, dude. You have And I hate to say. this, but I just was reminded of so many.

songs, you know, you just kind of like. when you go watch, you just it kind of. takes you through little parts of your. life. You'll You'll hear a song, you're. like, "Oh, I used to kind of. That song is almost becomes a champagne. and this and then bubbles of like. memories during that time start to come. up through it, you know. Um that was a lot of. >> first single, June 26th, '96, 30 years ago. >> And you wrote it? >> I wrote it with Vip Vipperman, Carl. Vipperman. Everybody calls him Vip.

>> And was there any story behind some of. that? Was there any. >> No, he was just We were just sitting. down getting to know each other cuz I'd. never met Vip before, but you know, a guy I was working with, producer at. the time, just hooked us up, said, "I. think you ought to write with Vip. He's. a good dude, you know. I think you all get along." And we sat. down together, and we were just kind of. getting to know each other, and he was. asking me questions, and. asked me where I'd come to Nashville. from. I told him I'd. been living in Texas and playing. honky-tonks out there for a while and. and um.

he asked me and said, "Well, is there a. girl in Texas?" And I was like, "Yeah, a bunch of them.". >> [snorts]. >> And uh. and he said, "Well, let's write that.". I was like, "What? That's how y'all do. this?" Mhm. So, that's what happened. And then we just. wrote it. >> One of my favorites is uh Every Light in. the House, man. That song, dude, I. freaking. >> That was my first That was That was my. first hit. I mean, Girl in Texas, I. think it got to. 17 or 18 or something like that.

>> On the charts? >> But then uh Every Light in the House of. Stone got to number five. >> Wow, man. Dude, that song, bro. >> next single went to number one, and the. next single went to number one. And I. was like, "Here we go.". >> That song. Cuz I was all broken-hearted because I'd. separated my girlfriend and I went. separate ways because we had we were we. were as boyfriend and girlfriend, and. then I was going to school in Arizona, she was staying in Louisiana. Not [clears throat] to make your song. about me, but.

um but that's what was going on, and I. think I think I I think I ate a bunch of. mushrooms or something. I was and I was. saying goodbye to her at this gas. station, and I didn't know these. mushrooms were really going to start. hitting. And they had a lot of oil spots on the. ground. And uh just from cars. >> Of course, at a gas station. >> What's that? >> Yes, gas station. >> Yeah, it's a Yeah, so it's a gas. >> Yeah, yeah. So, yeah. So, a lot of oil spots, but the. mushrooms was kind of getting my brain. It was starting to massage my brain a. little bit and really touching my brain. stem, and then I saw those all those oil.

spots starting moving. I thought they. were roaches, cuz Louisiana, we also. have a lot of roaches. And uh you'll see somebody, you know, that's high just stamp the hell out of a. damn oil spot. Um. but yeah, I started freaking out, and. she got kind of scared and was like this. weird like anyway. Anyway, that. relationship ended but I remember just. just being heartbroken. I'd be out there. in Arizona just listening to that song. dude and it was just. Anyway, I'm sure a lot of. >> You want to see all spots pull up in. front of an O'Reilly's or an AutoZone.

>> Oh god. >> Oh my god. It's like just oil slicks out. in front of stores. >> Pull up in front of my sister's house. when she was married to her ex-husband, too. >> Pull up in front of my house until. till I started making some money and got. a car got a truck that didn't just pour. oil out of the bottom of it. I used to put as much oil in my trucks. as I put gas in them. >> [laughter]. >> Well, hell yeah, you did. You did it. with your first toy as a kid. No wonder. that [ __ ] makes sense, bro. That was.

just a predecessor to what was going to. go on. Dude, you remind me I had this. '86 Jimmy or something it was called, right? I think they call it was a. Chevrolet. It was '86 maybe Chevy. something like that. >> GMC Jimmy. >> Yes, GMC Jimmy, man. I would always [ __ ]. up. I would tell people it was a Chevy. and I'd get Chevy parts for it and it. wouldn't fit or whatever, but something. was broken on it and about every 80 mi I. had to pull over and I headed out to. Arizona driving out west for my first. semester of college. Dude, I must have. stopped. I can't even tell you 90 times I had to.

stop, let it cool down and then keep it. cruising. Oh, it was kind of like that. brown one. It was No, it wasn't that. nice. It was something different. Oh, it. was a Blazer. It was a Chevy Blazer that. thing. >> Chevy Blazer, yeah, not the GMC Jimmy. >> No, and the seats were all flammable. >> But you could use Chevy parts on a GMC. >> That was it right there, dude. And you. had to hold the. >> Chick magnet. >> Oh, dude. It was some chick.

>> your your girlfriend left you and you. were driving that sweet ride? >> [clears throat]. >> What's wrong with that [ __ ]. >> I [laughter] know, you're right, dude. >> You know what? She's probably with some. low rent dude now, man. Driving around. in a Corolla or something. >> Yeah, she. >> have had that. >> I know. Well, look, every now and then. I'll send her a mother her an email and. say she missed out. >> Toyota ain't one of y'all's sponsors, are they? >> No. >> That's good.

>> No, no big company like that would. sponsor us. Uh, but yeah, dude, that vehicle right. there I had to pull over. And dude, the. whole back of the vehicle, even for a. while, was hat was antifreeze. Because. that's what I needed the whole time. So, I couldn't even have guests come in the. car because it was full. I probably have. I'd be sitting there sometimes I'd have. 20 bottles of antifreeze in there. And. I'd have to use them all, pull over and. use antifreeze and water. But if you. just use water, it would burn off too. quick. But man, sometimes the car got so. hot, I'd have to step away from it for a. while. You know, and I'd go walk or do. go sit sit in the distance and write a.

poem or something. >> Sit in the distance. >> But, that [ __ ] was that [ __ ] was hot, dude. I don't know if they allow cars to. get that hot anymore, but. but yeah, dude, that was unrequited. love. I found out it's called. >> go to college? >> I went to University of Arizona at. first. >> Oh, yeah. >> And. >> do that? I mean, why? >> I just wanted to do something. >> in out there in the desert. >> I wanted to do something different. >> Well, you went. Desert's different from Louisiana. >> Yeah, I just like I'm going to do. something different, but I came back. after one semester and went to LSU.

>> Mhm. >> And then, uh. >> I don't like the desert. >> Yeah? >> Do you? I don't like the desert. >> You know what? There's a moment in the. day I really like it. You know, right. around the I you know what I like about. it? >> Daylight? >> Daylight, yeah. Or even just right at. dusk. Yeah. >> I like that. There's something nice. about it. There's something that. But there's something about it that it. doesn't really have much of a memory, but it's. but it has like a wisdom or something. I. don't know, there's something about it. that I think's pretty interesting. >> Mhm. >> Um. But I didn't like it then, man. That was.

a tough time, but. uh But it was a good time, man. But that. was when, you know, love was just your. whole body was just damn made out of. damn. hormones or whatever. And you you know, you take you know, you touch a you pet a. dog and it give birth, you know, it was. just like you were just that agile just. that viral or whatever. You know, you. spit on a tree and it [ __ ] grow fruit. or whatever out of it. >> How many puppies you had? >> [laughter]. >> Yeah, that's true. I don't know what I'm.

talking about. >> That's nasty, bro. >> And Gary Busey just left the room. >> I will say that. >> Yeah. >> Uh, what about is there a is there a. story behind that song is there a story. behind that song? >> Which one? >> Every light in the house? >> No, dude. That's just when I heard it. I. was like, that sound like a hit to me, you know. And Scott Hendricks who was producing. that first record. I mean, we just. There's some songs you hear and you just. go that's a hit. >> Yeah. >> Just there's no doubt, you know, so that. was one of those no doubters.

>> Was there a song you wrote that you felt. like had a story to it more like that uh. >> More like what? >> That's a great question actually. I. don't know what the end of my question. was. >> All of all of them have a story, man. >> Was there one uh. Who was there was one somebody said. Arlington has a. sentimental. >> Well, yeah, of course, man. That was a. very personal. I didn't write that, but it was just. such a personal thing that. I knew who who wrote it and and I knew.

the story behind it and I knew who it. was written about and so before we. released that song, I asked the family. to come in, you know, and we played the. song for them and I said, "Look, this. song's written about your son, so we. want your blessing before we put this. out." And yeah, it was a very personal. thing. Everybody. listened to it and cried and. we got their blessing and so that was. cool. >> Wow. >> But. >> And has that family come to some of your.

shows and stuff? >> Uh, I haven't seen the Nixons in a. while. Um. >> Was it about their son? >> Yeah. Yeah, it was about Patrick Nixon. Uh, corp- Lance Corporal Patrick Nixon. He was a Marine. >> [snorts]. >> And his dad was a Marine and his. grandfather was a Marine and so. >> Mhm. >> that's where that song came from. >> Amen. >> Yeah. But I've, you know, I've written some. personal ones. They're all They all come. from.

that kind of place, you know? >> Yeah, I was just wondering. I just. didn't know cuz I think, you know, as a. person who just like. you know, I've written a lot of you. know, love letters and all of that and. >> Really? >> Oh, yeah. >> Love letters? >> Apologies. >> Well, mhm. I can imagine that, but. yeah, I don't know about the love poems. >> Yeah, I've written a lot of apologies, I. think. >> More apologies than love letters, probably. >> Oh, yeah. >> If you'd written more love letters, you.

wouldn't have to write so many. apologies. >> That's probably the truth, right there. >> You were better [clears throat] at the. other one. >> [laughter]. >> I think there might be a song in that in. that little idea right there. That's. something coming here. >> probably one of the most personal songs. I ever wrote, to me, was a song called Welcome to Hell and. I was really, really pissed off when I. wrote that, you know, so. I mean, of course I wrote it in 2001, you know, sometime after the.

wor- uh, World Trade Center thing, after. 9/11. No, it was personal. It was very. personal to me, you know. >> Where did that angst come from? Was it. just from that sort of thing? Just from. like America, like just the. the devastation our country and what it. felt like it did to us? >> Yeah, I I wrote I wrote it because I. thought, you know, these guys they think that they're going. to do this kind of stuff and then. they're going to end up in heaven with. 72 virgins and all this and I said, "How surprised are they going to be?".

You know, when they end up, you know, and the guy says, "Welcome to hell." You. know, this is. You Oh, you thought you were going. there? Well, no, dude. You know, this is. where you're going to be. And. so that's how I wrote that. >> As your career's going on, has it been. tougher to have um inspiration for songs. or do you feel like certain songs kind. of check a certain box as an artist. moves through time and then that has. kind of been filled? >> Man, I don't write as much anymore, but.

it's. because I don't. that inspiration that you're talking. about. Every now and then it'll. you'll hear something, you know, I'll. hear a. a phrase or just a line that somebody. said and then I and then it. rings the bell and I'm like, "Oh, god, that's a song. I'm going to have to. write that.". >> Yeah. >> You know, and it's almost like it's a. gift that's just given to you and you. have to deal with it, you know. Uh.

like having some kind of disease or. something, you know, god, I'm going to. have to deal with this now, you know. >> Mhm. >> So. >> That's a good point, actually. Yeah, like having a disease. Cuz creativity is kind of a disease, I. feel like if you want to tend to it. >> Yeah, you got to, you know, you have to. deal with it. >> Dude. >> It comes knocking and you just got to. deal with it, you know. >> Dude, it's so funny. I forgot about. that. I forgot that that's like how. creativity happens a lot of times. Like. >> Like herpes. It just, you know, >> Yeah. >> I don't have I mean, you know, >> Yeah, neither one of us have it. >> No.

But I've heard that it's like, you know, >> I've heard. >> it just comes, you got to deal with it. >> Yeah, yeah, yeah. I've heard it shows up. like a damn. >> cousins. >> Like it always shows up like. >> family. >> It shows up [laughter] like door-to-door. Italian food. That's how it shows up. >> I've got to deal with this guy now. >> Oh, Donnie. >> Trying to sell me food that his grandma. cooked, you know, in her roachy kitchen. >> Hey, I'll say this. I will say this. I. remember we had a manicotti in May. special. And that [ __ ] was popping, dude.

>> What was it? >> Manicotti in May. Cuz a lot of women they get. >> May. >> Well, they get so hot in the summer. they're like, "I ain't cooking, you. know." Well, they you know what I'm. saying? In our town you give your damn kid a. piece of ice or something, put a little. sugar on the back of it. You know, give. that to him or whatever. You know, or just sometimes a woman just. spit cold water in your mouth or. something and that's that counts. [snorts] as a side item. But, uh. yeah. It was just a different time. We had a. beautiful manicotti. Bring manicotti up. >> Yeah, it was a different time.

>> [laughter]. >> Now, look at that, Trace. You telling me. >> Well, yeah. >> You telling me. You telling me a a man named Donnie. Ferrari. with an 11 or 12-year-old kid he doesn't. know shows up at your door trying to. sell you that you ain't going to get you. a couple for your lady? >> I don't think so, man. Not today. Not. today, man. Not now. Not in this time. Maybe in that time, but not now. >> Yeah, you're right. >> Oh, not now. That's some desperate [ __ ].

No, I'm not buying food from you, kid. Go away before I call social services to. come get your ass. >> We kept it Some of that Some of it we. kept in the warmer and some of it you. had to warm yourself. But, uh. it was a good job. It was how I learned. to just be a. to go on ahead and approach people. Um. What What's the love life been like over. the years, Trace? I know you got some. stories from it and I hate to lead you. in like that, but sometimes you know, a. creative person they feel love kind of.

deep, I feel like, you know? If If your. brain is kind of deep, I feel like your. heart can be kind of deep as well. Um. >> I reckon I gave as good as I got. >> That's fair. [laughter]. >> You know what I mean? >> Yeah. >> I loved you as good as you love me, I. guess. >> Yeah. >> It's going to got to be that kind of. deal though. >> Oh, yeah. >> going to just love you if I ain't. getting any back. I'll quit. >> Yeah. >> [laughter]. >> I'll quit loving you if you quit loving. me.

>> Hey, I ain't going to do that. Sounds. like a deal. >> [laughter]. >> I mean, you know, but I'll love you as. hard as you want to love me. I'll get. down. I'll just come on. I'll match you. heartbeat for heartbeat. >> Yeah. Dude, what ever. >> I'm not joking though. I swear to God, one of my past relationships, if we'd. have just met one day in the kitchen and. said, "Look, I'll quit loving you if you. quit loving me." We would have both And. if we would have cuz we both That's what. we both wanted to do. We just didn't do. it. You know?

>> Yeah. It's happened, of course. I mean, I'm on my fourth marriage now, so. >> Oh, you really? >> Yeah, really. >> Dang. What do you learn about him? What. was. >> I think really because. Blake married us, so we're not 100% sure. if we're. actually really married, but I think we. are. >> Who, Shelton did? >> Mhm. >> Wow. Dude, somebody said he has like a. sandal collection. I heard a rumor he. has like a male footwear collection or. something.

>> Sandals? >> Or yeah, men's sandals. Have you Is that true? Have you heard. anything like that? >> I hope not. I'm going to stop being friends with him. if it's true. >> [laughter]. >> Cuz Blake's always said you can't trust. guy wearing flip-flops or sandals. >> I don't Maybe he's doing it on the side. Or you know, or I don't mean I I I just. mean maybe he you know, maybe he keeps a. pair under his bed. I don't have any. idea. That's just something that I. heard. Bring that up. >> Wow. That's uh. >> Bring that up. Bring up Blake Shelton. sandal rumor.

>> [sighs]. >> That we just started. >> oh my god. See, he's anti. >> Oh, is he really? >> Yeah, he Yeah, I was like, "No, man." He. He You you can't ever trust a guy. wearing flip-flops or sandals because if. you get stuck, he can't he ain't going. to help push you out. [laughter]. He won't help push you out. He won't. help do A guy wearing sandals is not. hardly going to help you do anything. You know what I'm saying? Because he's. going to get his toes banged up and so. he's not going to help you do anything.

You know, he's not even wearing shoes. >> Yeah. >> So he can't help anybody. He's not going. to run in a house and save children when. the house is on fire. He ain't got no. shoes on. >> Yeah. And well, there you go. Yeah. >> He's worthless. He's a worthless. He's a worthless male, you know? He ain't got no shoes on. He's absolutely worthless. >> There go half of the uh Sigma Taus out. there. And I think [laughter] probably. half of those guys I think. >> Oh, I don't care either. I'm just saying. >> a [ __ ]. >> Yeah, if somebody has sandals on. >> it's like soccer, you know? Come on.

Stop with that crap. >> Well, if if somebody has sandals on, it's just like. Well, the worst is you you you you will. see someone and I'll say this out loud. right now, Trace. You'll see somebody. with sandals on who have sunburn on the. top of their feet. >> They wear sandals a lot. >> Yeah. And they can't do nothing now. Like my. buddy. uh Bryce. >> shoes on cuz you got sunburn on your. feet. >> Yeah, if you can't put shoes on and go. to work. >> sunburned. >> Cuz your tops of your feet are sunburned.

then you are not then you definitely. >> You're not helping society at all. >> Yeah. Yeah, then you're definitely you should. be selling them door-to-door Italian. >> That's from Johnny Frago or whatever. what his name was. >> Donny Ferrari. >> Donny Ferrari, okay. >> [laughter]. >> That's made up [ __ ] anyway. His name His. name wasn't really Ferrari. >> You know, I never saw any of his. paperwork. I know he I mean, I know he. lived in city limits.

>> Okay. >> Um. >> Well, then he's legit. >> [laughter]. >> Bro, thank you so much for hanging out. with me today, man. I know we've been. trying to catch up for a while and I've. been a fan for a long time and. >> I didn't know if I was going to be able. to make it. I've got the explosive. diarrhea. You hear about that going. around? Man. >> Bring that up. What are they doing to. >> That's some funny [ __ ] isn't it? >> [laughter]. >> You ever had explosive diarrhea? >> I have not. I've had like semi-explosive. or.

uh you know, something that you you. know, the DOT would pull you over if you. didn't have the right tags on your. truck. I'm. saying that if you didn't have the right. placard, so when. >> Oh. >> I've had that. Cyclospora. >> Yeah, that's the new one, yeah. >> Oh, it's. >> explosive diarrhea. I've had it. >> Have you really? >> Yeah. Have you Have you had a. colonoscopy? >> I haven't had one. I mean, I've felt. around the outside. >> explosive diarrhea when you get that. >> Really? >> Yeah. >> Oh. >> It's fun. >> I don't want that. >> my pants twice that day.

>> Nuh-uh, same day? >> Same day. >> Huh. >> Twice. And it wasn't like, you know, it was involuntary, totally involuntary. Of course it was involuntary. I just. don't voluntarily [ __ ] myself. >> Yeah, yeah, yeah. >> You know, very rarely do I do that. >> Oh, that's That's when the Italian comes. out. >> I I probably have, but I can't remember. last time. >> Oh, yeah. Oh, voluntarily [ __ ] yourself, that's just a way to get out of a fight. usually. Uh. >> Or church. >> Yeah. Oh, dude, yeah, yeah.

>> [laughter]. >> Even the Lord don't want you around at. that point. Like, did you really want to. go to. >> Offering plate's coming and I got to. [ __ ] myself, so. >> So, you got this You got this disease. that happened there? Or what is this? Cyclospora? >> have that. I just took all that stuff. the doctor gave me the day before I had. a colonoscopy. >> And so, you're saying you didn't have a. choice if you wanted to go to the. bathroom or not, it just went for you? >> Well, uh it was kind of a weird thing. I thought I kind of thought I thought I. felt fine. I was taking all the stuff, drinking the stuff, taking the pills, the whole thing.

>> Mhm. >> And I was at the farm and I was just. like, well, I think I can go do some. stuff. I don't feel bad, you know, at. all. So, I went and uh I had a little 10-ft. johnboat in the pond and I was going to. pull it up on the bank and I just. reached down and grab it. It don't weigh. very much, you know, just a little old. aluminum boat. I reached down there and. grabbed it and pulled it and just. you know? It was like. >> Damn. >> I mean, really. In my boots bad. >> Ooh. >> You know what I'm saying?

>> To the top of your hat? >> And uh so, of course, I you know, just. went on in the pond. >> Would you Oh, you just got in the water? >> Cleaned that up, yeah. >> That's the way to do it. And I'll leave. your clothes in there. >> And I thought, well, okay, that's not. going to happen again, you know? So, [snorts] that's got to be a hit, you. know? >> What do you mean? You don't think it. >> I went and changed clothes and then I. went to try to do something else. >> Yeah. >> And I had a flat tire on one of my. side-by-sides and I had it on jack and I. was going take the jack out from under. it cuz I'd already changed the wheel, so.

got up in there, took the jack out and. then I was going to get up off the. ground and I grabbed the tailgate on. that thing and pulled myself up. And. when I strained just that little bit. I call that explosive diarrhea. I mean, you can. If you make the least little. you know, exertion, it just come. you know? >> Oh, yeah. >> That's explosive. >> Oh, did you I've had some [ __ ] where you. try to blow your nose. >> wife thought it was the funniest That.

woman laughed at me. all day long. >> She's laughing right now. >> She's [laughter] laughing right now cuz. she loved it. She thought it was the. funniest thing in life, man, seeing me. soiled like that, you know? >> God. >> And just. >> It bombs me out. >> professed. a deeper love for me than ever before. because. I was I guess I was at my most. vulnerable, you know? >> That's what they say. >> They say a vulnerable man attracts a.

woman. >> I was attractive that day. >> [laughter]. >> Super attractive, man. I was drawing. them like flies. And flies. >> [laughter]. >> Dude, I remember. >> I mean flies. >> I remember one time I was on something, I think I was on antibiotics and I'd. also been uh. using a lot of. uh Tabasco or Frank's RedHot. And uh. >> A clap? >> Oh, no. I don't know. No, no. Nothing. I. was using it on food. And I took a.

uh Dude, I put I tried to blow my nose, just blew my ass. >> Mhm. >> I just [ __ ] my ass. I didn't even want to. >> I know. Well, of course you did. Well, maybe you did. >> I didn't. And I just. >> I didn't want to, either. >> Yeah. >> And then that was it. I didn't go back. outside for the rest of the day. >> Yeah, you didn't go back outside. >> I didn't go back outside. I didn't put. clothes on again. >> Oh, that's when you're really bad off. >> That's what. >> That's what. >> My wife put like four towels down on the.

couch and I just laid there for the rest. of the day naked. >> Oh, god. That's when the devil's got. your ass. >> Yeah. >> God. And the dude. >> So, I've So, I'm sympathizing with the. explosive diarrhea people. >> Oh. >> I've had the misfortune of being. >> Dude. Yes. >> I think it's the lettuce. And so, last. night my wife made me this big old salad. and I was like, "Uh-huh. I know what. you're doing.". >> to make some vulnerability. >> Yeah. And some more She wants to love me. hard again. So, she wants me vulnerable,

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And. the night before they took you out, everybody went out. And I got I was out. and this was when Jägermeister was. popping. Remember that? It was basically. German motor oil or something. that they'd fermented and they were. selling here. Allegedly, that's what it. was. >> Robitussin. >> Yeah. Tastes like Robitussin, too, dude. Tasted [ __ ] horrible. Tasted like you. you know, it just made you so angry at. everything when you ate it. You just you. just didn't even want to have any more. And some people would put it on their.

skirt steak. They put it as a damn. demi-glace. >> Mhm. >> And that would blow my mind. But anyway, so I go out to this fishing tournament. I'd sit up all night, dude. I'd slept. maybe 40 minutes. And I was like, "I'm. not missing this fishing tournament.". Roy Jones Jr. was there. It was like. it's the first time I've been around any. celebrities in my life. So I got out there. >> invite you? >> I don't know. >> Were you a celebrity then? When was. that? >> No, I don't remember when. >> a long time ago. >> time ago. >> Oh, you probably went to their house. selling that. Ferrari stuff.

>> Oh, yeah. You mean the manicotti? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Won them over with that and they invited. you to the fishing tournament. >> [laughter]. >> Yes, so they invited me. And now this is. a true story now, Trace. And so I get. over there and dude, I definitely had. adult diarrhea, right? Or or you young. adult diarrhea is what I had. And so I. get there and we got to start catching. fish. It's a fishing tournament. I never. been in a fishing tournament. I don't. know what it was. I thought you go. around and see the fish or whatever and. you go back and you wrote down how many.

you spotted or whatever. It was almost. like a. a scavenger hunt. So anyway, the second I get a bite, man. The second. I get a bite, I I just uh. I get a tug on the front, brother. I got. a tug on the back. >> Uh there it went. >> You know what I'm saying? It had I don't. care what I was getting on my line. I. had a bunch in the live well, you feel. me? And it was uh. Yeah, they ended up having to just troll. me hanging off the ladder on the back. and with no shorts on and stuff just to.

wash my body. I I I just couldn't fish. any more. But like you got to fish, man. And I didn't want to tell them like I'm. on you know. >> So you didn't tell them? >> I didn't tell them. >> off into the water? >> Yeah, I said I got to hang off the back. for a little bit. I got to go to the. toilet. >> Oh, you were stuck, yeah. >> But there was just. >> I don't think young adult explosive. diarrhea is as bad as old man explosive. That's worse, probably. >> Yeah. >> You know, cuz just the. the fermentation. >> Oh, yeah. The recipe. >> Yeah.

>> Oh, that recipe, yeah. >> Probably much worse. >> Cuz yeah, cuz that older. >> Young adult's still kind of fresh. >> Yeah, shit's still, yeah. >> You know, your. guts aren't rotten yet. >> Yeah. But adult, you got that damn. crock-pot on you. >> Ooh, it's yeah. Stuff is aged in there. >> Oh, yeah. That's a bouillabaisse, baby. That's a French onion right there. Um. I know I heard a story that I think you. Well, you told me this. I'm saying I. heard a story, but you told me this. How did things fare like with some of.

your first marriages? How did things. like What When you look back on your. love life, what do you think maybe could. have been a little bit different? I know. you said you I know you said that you. kind of gave more maybe than you got. It. felt like that at times or like you got. to have both people loving just as much. to make it work. But uh. Do you have any thoughts on it looking. back on love? Cuz having four marriages, that's a lot of experience, you know. >> Well, >> [laughter]. >> just it But. >> [clears throat]. >> it certainly doesn't make me um. um.

very good at it. You know, I've got a pretty bad track. record. You know, so don't take any. advice from me, man. I'm no authority on. what makes everything great, but. um. >> Did you learn anything along the way. though, like really? >> I mean, you learn. what not to do. You know. Well, that didn't work. That was bad. >> Did you take any of it to heart, you. think? Cuz I mean, I you know. >> Yes. Yeah. Yeah, a lot of the bad stuff that I used.

to do I don't do anymore. >> Amen. >> [laughter]. >> Um. >> But. >> And I heard that one of your wives. uh. I don't even know how to say this, shot. that they shot you. >> Mhm. >> Is that true? >> Yeah, I took it a little far, I thought. That was just That was uncalled for. That was totally uncalled for. Just. leave. >> Yeah. >> You know. >> Yeah. Is that That's a true story? >> just call it quits. We don't have to go. that far.

Yeah. >> Do you think she shot you with the. intent to take. >> think so, man. I don't think she even. had any idea what that. gun was going to do. I'd never seen her. hold a gun. I'd never seen her shoot a. gun. I I knew she had one, but I'd never. seen her use it. I mean, I had a bunch of guns, still have a. bunch of guns, and. >> [snorts]. >> I shoot them here, you know, pretty. pretty often, but I'd never seen her do. that, and.

I just I don't think she knew what was. about to happen when she pulled that. trigger. She thought it was a toy, you. know. >> Was she saying anything as she was. pulling it? Was she Was it like Was she. pulling it like in a fit of anger, or. was she just kind of. >> She was mad, yeah. >> Okay. >> Wanted me to leave, and I wasn't going. to leave, so. And that's that's how it went down. >> How did it hit you? >> She put it under my left arm, and the. bullet came out under my right arm, so. it went straight through. >> Did you have your hands up or something.

like that? >> this hand out like that, reaching for I. told her to give me the gun. She just. shot me. But um. >> What did it feel like? Like a bee Like a. bee biting you? >> Man, I think when one is that serious, your body protects you. You just going. to shock. You don't really feel. anything. I. I just remember getting up off the. floor, and then taking a few steps, and. then going back down. That's all I remember. >> You blacked out?

>> Yeah. >> No way. >> Yeah. I mean it Yeah. So, uh. >> Under this. >> Yeah, I didn't really feel like it it. really hurt me, you know. >> And where did it go through your body? >> It went under this arm, came out this. arm, so it went straight through. It. went went straight through my heart and. both my lungs. >> No-uh. >> Yeah. >> Oh my. god. >> And the only reason that I survived was. because the doctor said the only reason.

I survived was because the bullet went. through at point-blank velocity, at. muzzle velocity, so it didn't have time. to mushroom. It was just. you know, muzzle velocity, so it just. went straight through. >> Oh, I see. So, it by And after that it. would have mushroomed. >> Yes. >> Damn, bro. Thank god she shot you so close then. >> Yeah. >> [laughter]. >> In a way. I mean, that's crazy to say. Sorry. God, I'm not I have to I'm just not good. at supporting people. >> [groaning]. >> Like verbally, [snorts] you know?

I'm not. >> No, I don't need any support anymore. That was a long time ago. >> What was the healing? What's that like. when you get shot right through the. heart? >> Well, that was the hard part. That's the. part that hurt, you know. The healing up and stuff. I mean, cuz. when I went to Vanderbilt, they. life-flighted me to Vanderbilt, and so. when they do the trauma surgery, they. just cut you and just crack you open, you know? >> Could you feel any of it? >> No, of course not. I was out. But so, the recovery from something like that. though, man, that hurts, you know? Cuz. they don't care. They just they stretch.

everything and break stuff and. >> They don't give a [ __ ]. >> trying to get you open to get to your. heart to save your life, you know? >> Oh, I see. >> So, uh and thank god, you know. >> Damn. >> If it hadn't been for that life flight. in Vanderbilt Medical Center, I wouldn't. be here, but. so it took a took a long time to recover. from that. And then 6 months later I had to have. another open heart surgery cuz they had. to put a Dacron patch over that hole in. my septum because it didn't. heal up. Because when they. went in in the beginning they.

they sealed the hole on this side of my. heart and sealed the hole on the other. side of my heart where the bullet went. through, but they didn't seal the hole. in my septum. >> Damn. >> So, 6 months later I had to go back and. that one was a lot easier though cuz. they took their time and very careful. >> Right, they're not they're not yeah, it's not time isn't of the essence as. much. >> Yeah, I actually walked walked out of. the hospital the next day. >> Did you? >> That one wasn't so bad. >> And did your. did did she ever apologize to you?

>> Oh, yeah. Yeah. >> Did you forgive her you think? >> I think so. I do you know I just always. felt like she. I don't think she meant to do it, man. I. don't think. I just don't think that that she thought. it was going to hurt me. She. she thought I was indestructible, you. know? So. >> Yeah. Dang. >> Yeah. >> That's wild, man. >> Anyway. [snorts]. >> Um did anything like that ever happen. again or not? >> No. No, never got shot again.

Mhm. >> That's a blessing then. You got to see. the blessings. >> Yeah. >> [snorts]. >> Nobody shot at me in a while, that's. good. >> Yeah, that's what I'm saying, man. That's the kind of yeah, that's the kind of stuff we need, man. And your third. >> can always say that, you know. How you. doing? Well, you know what? Nobody shot. at me today. That's good. >> And your third wife's Canadian, right? >> Fourth wife, yeah, Canadian. >> And your fourth wife's Canadian, yeah. Which is maybe you got her because.

>> So, my first wife was from Louisiana, my. second wife's from Arkansas, my third. wife's from Illinois, my fourth wife's. from Canada. So, I'm just like, my fifth. wife's going to be an Eskimo. You know, I just keep working on up, you. know? [laughter]. Going to be a hot Eskimo chick. >> Yeah. >> You know, just uh you. You know. >> Well, you're moving up to the yeah, you're moving up to the Arctic, man. Well, I guess and at least you got a. Canadian cuz they can't even own guns, you know, cuz they don't have any guns. That's probably a good.

>> I didn't even think about that. That's a. plus. >> Yeah. Canadians are good and they have great. posture. Have you ever noticed that. about Canadians? >> And most of them are pretty polite. Not. so much with my wife, but a lot of them. are, you know. >> Yeah, I've heard that all. >> Very, very polite and they always saying. I'm sorry and. >> Yeah, sorry. Oh, I've had a Canadian. come across the street, didn't even do. anything. They just said, "Hey, sorry.". And then went back across the street. Came over just to apologize, case they. ever did anything, I guess. That's pretty cool of them.

>> Mhm. >> Just apologize. >> I don't know. I think they were coming. over and just and they looked at you and. went, "Sorry.". >> Yeah, that's probably right. >> Yeah, I think that's what you mistook. that for. Maybe you had wronged them in some way. I think they just felt sorry for you. >> They probably could have, man. And. that's what I get for buying some of. those sandals from the damn from the. damn Blake Shelton sandal collection. Yeah, that's what did me in. >> Yeah, were you wearing them at the time? That's That's why they came over.

>> Oh, man. >> Knew you weren't ever going to get laid. >> Yeah. >> [laughter]. >> So they said sorry. >> nothing sadder than some woman invites. you over and you It's got to be sad she. opens the door and see those sandals on. >> Just bam. >> Yeah. >> Unless he's carrying the cannolis from. Ferraro's and then she let him on in. >> [laughter]. >> Now, every now and then we did have a. dessert. >> No, no look, cannoli action. >> Oh, it'll show up, dude. And this if the. women weren't interested, but they were.

semi-interested, we'd leave half a. cannoli in a little box there on the. welcome mat. You know, if they. >> A little 11-year-old gigolo going around. with a bunch of Italian food. >> If they didn't have a pet. Cuz otherwise pets would get into them. You know, you'd see Gary Busey with his. damn a damn cannoli all over his chin. >> [laughter]. >> Um. country music uh. it's it's big right now. Have you felt through your career that. it's went through a lull that it's been.

like different? Like how have you seen. it kind of. >> Man, I don't think there's ever been. really a lull, you know? I mean, it started blowing up, you know, right before I got signed. I think it. really started blowing up in the '90s. and. and it's just continued to dominate as. far as genres go, I think, ever since. and. still going stronger than ever, you. know? But. I mean. of course.

you know, my career's stagnant, but the. rest of it's doing great. >> You've had a great career. >> I I've had a great career. Don't get me. wrong. I'm totally content. I mean, I'm. very happy and I'm. you know, I've I've had a great run. It. was a great ride, but. things pass you by, you know? People. move on to different things, you know? And I'm cool with that. >> Um when when you say that like what like. do you mean like. that like uh certain opportunities kind. of come and go? Cuz um. like uh yeah, what does that mean kind.

of a little bit? >> What? >> Like when you say that like, you know, that people come and they kind of go and. >> Oh, yeah. You Well, I'm not competing. really competitively anymore in the. game, you know what I'm saying? I'm not. releasing singles [clears throat] to. radio and trying to get them to play my. stuff, you know, whatever that game that. we used to play. I don't play that. anymore. I'm I'm. you know, I'm I'm not playing it I'm not. playing the game competitively anymore. I'm just doing it for just the joy of. doing it and because I still like to do.

it, but but I'm not in there crossing. swords with the young guys anymore. I. don't need to do that. Let you know. >> Yeah, for sure. I mean, yeah, I don't. think that you need to. Do you feel like. Was there a part in your career where. you felt like established enough? Cuz I. think this is just interesting to talk. about. It's like, you know, in my own. career, even with comedy, it's like, you. know, I've had some success and it's. been good my like. for for. like the gods of this career have been. good to me, right? They've been good to. me. Um. and I've been.

treated better really than I probably. ever should have been, maybe, you know? And. uh. And then I guess I wonder like Yeah, I. guess it's like. I I don't know. It's interesting cuz. there's you can you can try to still. like be on the gas. You can look at. like, "Well, where am I? What's going. on? What do I need?" Um like I guess are. you happy with your career cuz you've. had a great career. >> Very. Yes. I'm like I said, man. Super happy with it. I mean, I I I've. I've been able to do what I wanted to.

do. I recorded what I wanted to record. I sang what I wanted to sing, said what. I wanted to say. I've had an opportunity. to do some acting stuff and had a lot of. fun doing that. Um so, yeah, man, it's. great. And to answer your question about. was I ever did when did I. felt like I was established enough? I. think about probably a year or so after. Butt Donk a Donk came out, I realized. I really probably don't have to put my. saddle on another horse.

>> Mhm. >> You know, I can just ride that one on. off into the sunset, you know what I. mean? You I just kind of knew that that one. was going to be around for a while. >> Did you know it from the beginning after. you wrote it or was it just people's. reaction? >> that, man. >> Okay, got it. >> But. uh Jamie Johnson, Dallas Davidson, and. Randy Houser wrote that and and uh. >> Jamie Johnson's birthday's coming up. >> And Jamie was singing the demo. And And when I heard it, I was in Scott.

Henry's office. I'll never forget. And. he played that song for me. And as soon. as I heard Jamie's old cornbread mouth. at the beginning of that. >> [laughter]. >> Hustler sheet and eight ball. I just. started laughing, you know, and it got. worse from there, you know, with him. singing and it was so funny. I about. pissed myself and and just to hear him. do that, you know. And then and I just and I told Scott, I. said, "Oh my god, I got to cut that." I. was like, you know, probably.

I don't care. We won't have to ever get. it it probably won't ever get played on. the radio, but I'm going to cut it cuz. that's hilarious, you know, and it's. cleverly written, it's funny as hell. And so we cut it, you know, and didn't. think any more about it. >> That's crazy. And it's crazy how much. that really. that made it in like EDM places and. everything. That made it into like a. There was a lot of like a lot of remixes. that I've heard over the years. There's. been a lot of stuff. I was at a. um. I was at Jamey Johnson's summer camp. He. Yeah, he played it there He played it.

last year. We were at this summer camp. together. Jimmy John has his summer. camp. We go up there and he played that. and I had no idea that he had anything. to do with writing that. >> Oh yeah, man. >> But it was awesome, dude. >> Yeah, that's funny. >> God, he's a great artist, man. He's fun. to be around, him and his wife. >> He's funny. >> He uh. >> He's a good dude. >> He is a good dude. I lost a. >> Good old Marine. >> bet to him on the Super Bowl, I think, or UFC fight, something. And we had to donate to a charity. I. don't remember what his charity was or. something. I think it was might have been helping.

Blake Shelton with that. recover from that sandal thing he went. through. Um but that's rumors. I don't know about. all that. Uh. Oh, Jamey Johnson and his wife Britney. run the Give It Away Foundation named. after his hit George Strait song. >> Yeah. >> The foundation supports veteran family. and crisis charities and is funded by. merch sales and a $1 donation from every. concert ticket sold. Uh. Yeah, he just Did you play at uh Gary. Sinise's fundraiser?

>> No. >> I know he just had a fundraiser there. >> Yeah, I I wished I could have been. there, but I was out. >> I just got out. >> on the road. >> I just got through some plant medicine. and I couldn't make it up in here. Um. has there been a song that. was was "Honky Tonk" probably the most. was that the biggest surprise for one. that you cut and you were like, "Wow"? >> Yeah, I mean, I was surprised that it. um. succeeded the way that it did, you know?

Um but then I was equally shocked. whenever I thought, "Okay, if that one. worked, then this one will work.". >> Mhm. >> And that's when I put out that was the. the horrible brown chicken brown cow. incident. >> Oh, yeah. >> When I put that out. and I thought it was going to blow up. like "Honky Tonk" did and radio was. like, "No, that's you've gone too far. here.". >> ended up like a porn meme, didn't it? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Brown chicken brown cow, you know? >> Yeah, that's [laughter].

Dude, I don't even know you started. that. >> Well, I sang the song, you know, and. then. you know, >> [laughter]. >> I didn't even know that, bro. >> and so the radio people were like, "No, he playing that [ __ ] That's porn, you. know, whatever.". >> Yeah. >> And it was a nasty song, but I thought. it was in a the right spirit, you know? It was meant with love, so. I mean, it was they were married, these. two people I was singing about. They. were married. >> Oh, yeah. >> You know, doing it in the barn, that's.

not like illegal or anything. >> No, I don't think it is. >> good clean fun there. >> I mean, it's fine with me. I don't know. them, you know? But now I will say this, if I'm a neighborhood watch guy and I. pull up and you're doing something. >> Yeah. Well, that's why we need you to. wear the vest so we can see you coming. I mean, if you come up you ain't got on. your official, you know, neighborhood. watch uniform, you You you can't watch. you can't come walking up on me and. Betty Lou in the barn doing our thing,

man. >> I agree. I'm just saying if I pull up in. your yard and you were doing something. that goes against our charter. >> We're doing something that goes with. brown chicken brown cow. You know, then that's probably against. your charter. >> Yeah, yeah. I mean, it's just I don't know. It's so. hard to keep a ne. >> Can't be doing that out in the yard. >> Well, it's so hard to keep a. neighborhood safe. That's what I'm. trying to say out loud. Um. Was there a tour that almost went on. over the years and that you didn't? What. is that like? Like how is it over the.

years how you choose to tour and when. not to tour? Because I'm at a point. where it's like, you know, touring's. great and stuff, but it takes up a lot. of your time and I feel like you'll get. off of a tour and you realize, "Wow, you know, my life has been sort of just. like little pictures, little moments. here and there and it hasn't been a real. like a streamline thing.". Um did that happen to you at times and. you had to kind of slow it down to make. things happen in your life that you. wanted uh outside of work? >> No, I mean, I've had to take some time. off.

you know, to to maybe do a movie project. or something like that, but. as far as tours go, I never. I I I went on the tours that people. wanted me to go on and and if I. if somebody offered me a tour and I. didn't like them, I didn't go, you know? So, yeah, I did the tours I wanted to. do. And was there any that I regretted? I probably should have done that Madonna. tour when she asked way back when. Cuz I she heard me do.

my [snorts] go-to karaoke song is Like a. Virgin and she heard me do it once and. wanted me to tour with her. >> Did she really? >> That's all a lie. Just made that. But I. do I will sing that song, though, at. karaoke. >> I'll tell you a story that. >> expect to hear that coming from me when. I get up and bust out Like a Virgin. It. takes the audience. >> Touched for the first time? >> Yeah. They like that. >> I [laughter] bet that's probably the. best part of it. Well, I'll tell you. this, man. I'll tell you this. So, my.

grandparents would let us come up there. sometime in the summer, but I was. probably after about five they wouldn't. let me come up there, but. one time. I went across the street to the park. They live in a small town, probably six. maybe 800 people in this town. I went. across the street to that a nice park. there. And I went across the street and some. girl was over there and she had a radio. She plugged it into the little outlet. under the uh They had a couple picnic. tables under a little like just a steel. shed kind of top. And uh she plugged in.

that radio and she played Like a Virgin. And uh danced on this picnic table some. little kind of. native-looking girl. I'd never seen her. before and I didn't even know. I didn't say anything and she. >> Native to the town or native. >> I don't know. >> Native-looking. What does that even mean? >> I don't know. I could draw a picture of. her, but I don't know that much about. her, but she plugged in the radio and. she played um. >> Like a Virgin. >> Like a Virgin and just danced to it. And.

it was just bizarre. I just remember. being like. I don't know. I think it was the first. time I felt anything towards a woman or. whatever. I just didn't know what was. going on, you know? >> Little cocktail weenie stood up on you? >> [laughter]. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Were you five? You were five? >> I had, you know. >> Wow, I can't remember that. >> I had that weiner in me. >> I can remember. >> You know? >> I was a lot older than five, though. >> I think I did. I don't know. Some of. that could be in my imagination. Trace. >> Yeah. >> But now I did plug it in and she's.

saying that song. It was the first time. I'd ever seen a woman kind of perform. something like that, you know? >> Mhm. And how many ti-. Now you pay for it. >> Yeah. >> [laughter]. >> Now you pay to see it. That was the. first freebie you got. >> Yeah, they were paying me, man. >> You got to put money in their drawers. >> That whole thing. >> [laughter]. >> That whole thing was a big bait and. switch, man. That's what it was, man. Um you've gotten to play with a lot of. legends over the years uh as a legend.

like yourself does, man. Um. and. are there some Did you ever get to Did. you ever get to play with like or see. Jerry Lee Lewis play? >> No. >> It was before your time. >> Well. >> He still plays some Does he still play. or did he pass away? He finally passed. away, didn't he? >> Yeah, but man, he lived a lot longer and. he lived longer than Keith Richards. >> Yeah. >> You know. >> He kept on living, dude. >> Mhm. Yeah, no, I. didn't see him. I never got to see. Johnny Cash.

Um I did a show with Waylon and and I. actually got to sing with Haggard and. Ronnie Milsap and Buck Owens and some of. those guys that I just revered and you. know, just put on that pedestal, you. know, and and I actually got to sing. with them and so man that that was. unbelievable. Just those surreal moments. that. I'll never forget performing with those. guys. Uh so yeah, I've I've got to be a fan.

Yeah, and I've I've that's what I am. I've. always been. I've been a country music. fan. I still am, you know, and those. opportunities as they came along were. just priceless. >> Who's that photo right there? >> George Jones. Gosh, I love George. Yeah. >> Was he a pretty neat guy to be around? >> George was George usually didn't have a. whole lot to say, man. >> Mhm. >> I'd go over to his house and watch TV. and we'd sit and watch TV.

>> Yeah. >> We weren't talking. No, we just watched TV. >> Yeah. >> George would want to watch a ballgame or. a movie or something. We That's what. we'd do. We didn't talk. >> You remember doing some of those early. mornings like I remember I used to work. as a tour manager for an artist for a. this guy Josh Kelley and his brother. Charles um is a musician as well, Charles Kelley. And I worked with Josh. for a while. He would go play at all the. radio stations in the morning to push. his single. So, I was just working as. just a tour support, you know, for him.

So, it was just me and him traveling. around the country. He was pushing this. single that he had that did well. And uh. And I just remember those mornings at. those radio stations. You'd be like. "Bring it in lobster." And they'd have. like lobster at like 5:55 in the. morning, dude. Which is like not a good. time to put lobster in your system. And. also they'd have donuts. We got It's. like donuts and lobster on the on the. walls or something. It was like some. crazy radio [ __ ] you know, like "We're. giving away a free bass boat." or. whatever, you know. And it's like who. can eat the most lobster, you know?

Remember that kind of [ __ ]. >> Those morning shows, oh my god, when. you're trying to. It always It never ceased to amaze me. And I would bring it up every now and. then and they would just blow it off. because I'd be like, "Let me tell y'all. something, okay? Let me Let me say this. on behalf of everybody that sings. We. can't do it well at 6:00 in the morning. It's just It's an im- It's an impossible. thing to do. And you expect us to come. in here and do it and be good. And it's.

not going to be good. I'm just telling. you. It's not going to be good. And. nobody's going to do it well at 6:00 in. the morning. You know what I mean? You. know, that's why we do shows at 9:00, 10:00 at night. That's you know, you get man got to wake up, you know, have a few cups coffee. >> Trace Adkins goes good with lobster. >> I never went and had lobster at a. morning show. You must have been in. Maine or somewhere.

>> No, dude. This was some place where like. we got 40 It was like we got 40 lb of. lobster coming in. And they'd would car. washes and all this but it was always. some bull you know what I'm saying? It. was always some rigmarole like we got. hot air balloons and lobster or whatever. and it would always be some kind of [ __ ]. and you're like what in the [ __ ] am I. getting involved in like cuz comedians. we had to go there too like so it'd be. crazy that I I went on this tour with. Josh we probably went to 100 radio. stations around the country like it was. a couple months of him going he'd play. the single I'd bring in some coffee we'd.

sit there you know and then we drive to. the next place. And it was great man. I felt lucky to. have the job always getting to travel. around the country but then 10 years. later I'd be there doing it with comedy. you know and yeah doing it with as a. comedian going in to the radio station. you'd have to go in early you know you'd. have to be in there and like you know. you have to be funny on the radio at you. know at 6:40 a.m. >> Yeah. >> And you know it's like. >> And we'd see y'all in the lobby. >> I've always thought too. like actors like big movie stars.

>> Mhm. >> You know I always thought it if if okay. I want to go in and I want to talk to. these people. and and you know tell them about my new. project and and how good it is and what. the inspiration was and blah blah blah. and all that kind of stuff but then then. just play the song. >> Yeah. >> Play the song play the song on the radio. the way that I recorded it in the. studio. That's what we want to hear. You. don't want to hear me try to sing it at. 6:00 in the morning. It's like actors. who they go do talk shows promoting a. new movie or something. You know the.

guy's sitting there interview him you. know at some point he doesn't go okay. well how about doing a scene for us from. the movie? And you know what I mean? Can you. imagine that Leo DiCaprio would be going. excuse me? >> They should have to. >> scene from the movie. >> Then they should have to. >> No show the clip. No we want you to do a. scene. You do it here right now. Do it. And action you know what I mean? It's. like come on man but we have to go in at. 6:00 in the morning and sing. >> And we have to go in in there and be. funny. >> And tell jokes.

>> Yeah. It is kind of unfair isn't it? >> I think so. >> That's why they bring in the lobster. That's why they add in the [ __ ]. every time. It was always something. every time Whatever with comedians I'd. be up there like we're giving away a. free Christmas tree at you know, 8:30 be. you know, be on the jingle dial or. whatever and we'd be sitting in there. and it'd be somebody calling in asking. if it's a damn Douglas fir or whatever. It's like [ __ ] I don't give a [ __ ]. what it is like I'm trying to get in. here. You know, be funny if I can and help. sell some tickets, you know, and get. people to know I'm in town, but.

>> I just always remember those morning. radios, man. That stuff was a that. >> I do, too. >> That stuff was a haul and it was also. great. >> of times. >> Same, man. >> Yeah. >> I did it so much. I did it so much, dude. But sometimes. you do get to know a place a little bit. better. Sometimes it would get me out of. bed in the morning. I think there was. blessings to it. Um. what do you Do Do you think you've. achieved all your goals with the with. entertainment? >> Way, man. I I I I did way more than I. ever thought I would do.

You know, I mean this whole thing was. like. I would never have allowed myself to. dream that big, you know, I'm. I think I'm a I'm a realist in that. respect. I. I wouldn't have allowed myself to dream. that that I would have this kind of. career and get to do this for as long as. I've done it. No way. So everything's gravy now. >> Did that change any of your perspective. about certain things or give you like. Did that adjust like kind of how you. think about life or even how you like.

how you like things you talk with your. kids about cuz that's pretty interesting. to think that. [ __ ] life gave me more even than my. dreams, you know? >> Yeah. >> Or that God gave it, you know, what you. know, what I'm not sure what your. beliefs are, but or that's you know, the. entities of of the universe gave me more. than even my dreams. That's pretty wild. >> More than I. you know, I think I took a just a. very little bit of talent and just went. way farther than I should have, you.

know? So. >> Yeah. >> I mean, Buck Owens told me one time I. went to Buck's place and. I went to his radio station there in. Bakersfield and it was raining that day. and so Buck wasn't playing golf and he. was actually in the radio station. So he. we he he wanted me to go in his office. so he and I went in his big office there. and he locked the door and wouldn't let. nobody else come in. I was sitting there. with a guitar and he'd tell me to sing. this, sing that and he said, "Sing that.

new single you got." And so I did it and. he was like, "Son, let me tell you. something." He said, "That low note that. you can sing. you need to do that on every song. because that's all you got going for. you.". >> Mhm. >> That's what he told me. >> It's just something [laughter] It's. something. >> That's all you got going for you. >> That's what Buck Owens said to you? >> Yeah. And he was serious. >> Yeah. >> And I appreciated him for it, you know? It's like he was, you know, he just go. with that. Do that all the time. Do that.

cuz that's kind of the one thing you got. that nobody else has so do that, you know, and. >> Was it good advice? >> I've done it in just about every song. >> Yeah. >> You know, [snorts] hit that low note and. rattle them subs and, you know, chicks kind of get a little wiggly. >> But donk a donk. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Can't sit still. You look I mean, you got a deep voice, you know, look I'm not even a woman and. it makes me, you know, want to at least. make sure I have deodorant on so.

um. >> Chicks dig the bass singers, man. >> They do? >> Yeah. >> God, I should have done it. >> Been a bass singer? >> Yeah, I couldn't have done it. I'd have to get more balls added to my. bag, I think. I'd need six balls, I. think, to hit the notes you hit, man. I'd need probably [snorts] eight balls. or something. Dude, you might you must. have some You I can't even imagine. hitting You must have some damn balls on. you. You have to It would take probably. 2 hours to neuter you. >> [snorts]. >> You shave your balls or you get somebody. else to do it?

You don't know? >> Not sure. >> Oh, you're not sure. They just end up. shaved. You don't know how the hell it. happened. >> I mean. >> Remember Nair? Remember people would rub that stuff on. there? >> God. Yeah, I freaking put it in my I put. it. >> That stuff was painful. >> Oh, that's [ __ ] When especially you put. it all your I'll put it Remember doing. my legs one year I was trying to get. ready for Christmas or whatever and I. was like I thought I was getting. >> Getting ready for Christmas and you. didn't want to have hair on your legs. for Christmas?

>> Well, I I knew that I I knew that I got. these cool Velcro pants. My grandfather. had died. >> And sandals. >> Or yeah. >> I want to get that hair off your feet. for you and sandals though. >> [laughter]. >> You know. I mean, toenail fungus is okay, but hair. you can't have that. >> No, dude. I remember what happened was I. got this pair velour not Velcro pants. My grandfather had died in them and I. inherited them. And so I was so excited. about it and I said but the hair on my. legs. >> in them? >> He died in them. He died in them. He had smoker's foot or.

whatever and they cut both of his toes. off. Two of his 10 toes. >> Smoker's foot is not a thing. >> Yes, it is. Smoker's foot. >> No, it's not. >> Yes, it is, Trey. >> Smoker's foot. >> Bring up smoker's foot. >> Oh my god, that's just straight up. diabetes, man. It ain't smoker's foot. >> Well, I know he got it from watching. from smoking cigarettes and watching the. damn St. Louis Cardinals. play. Smoker's feet refers to various foot.

conditions. >> Oh, well. That's. >> [laughter]. >> I mean, look. >> That dude shouldn't wear sandals, that. guy. >> Yeah. >> Don't even Don't even come close to a. pair of sandals. >> Yeah, I agree. But yeah, granddad lost. those toes. And uh [snorts]. >> was wearing a pair of velour pants. >> He was wearing a pair of velour pants. when he passed, and so I got them. >> But, I did my but my but leg hair would. gather in them, and it would come out. the pants kind of. You know when your. leg hair will come out like it through.

the. >> No, I don't know how that is at all. >> It would shift through the fabric. It would kind of come to come out. through the textile or the tapestry of. it. >> No, no, I've had that happen, you know, putting on a pair of them tight. insulated underwear, but not just. regular pants. >> Yeah. Why I think at the time. >> Oh, they were skin-tight pants? >> No, they were right they were pretty No, they were they were a little bit tight. At the time, I'll be honest with you, I. think I was using steroids or something, so my hair was growing fast. So, I had.

my body was damn. I mean, I'd give dang little Gary Busey. a run for his money over there, you. know, I was full I had a lot of hair. And uh and that's a true story. And I. it's But anyway, using narrow my legs, but also. uh yeah, but that [ __ ] was painful. though. My legs got all kinds of like uh. pimples and stuff on them, and just it. was horrible for them. That stuff was toxic. >> got there talking about an air or. something. >> That was toxic, man. Um what's one of. the most humbling moments cuz you know.

in your career was it or in your life. kind of was it been a moment that's kind. of like I I I guess maybe more in your. career. Like what's been a part of your. life or your career I guess that's. that you've kind of felt humbled by. >> Oh, wow. Mhm. That's a. that's an interesting question. The. first time I really remember being. humbled was when I. my first year college when you know, I'd. I'd had a. a good dominant senior year playing. football, and then I went to college and.

I got out on the field with those guys. It was like, "Whoa, this is a this is a. different game right here, you know.". Yeah. That that step up in talent right there. That was humbling, you know. >> And and you got to pretend that it's. not, I guess, out there. You can't. >> Oh, yeah, but I mean, you know, going. from a year in high school when you kind. of felt like the stud pretty much every. Friday night, you know, and then didn't. really run into anybody that I couldn't.

handle, you know, my senior year. And then uh the toughest guy I always. tell people like that toughest guy that. I faced across the line of scrimmage my. entire senior year. you get to college and the whole field's. full of those guys. You know what I. mean? >> Especially on there you played at. Louisiana Tech? >> Yeah. >> That's where Terry Bradshaw played, yeah? >> Yeah. >> And uh Antonio Brown's dad played there. >> Yeah, well, and then you go into the. field house at Louisiana Tech and and. that and it was just a big mural of.

Terry Bradshaw at the end of the. building, you know. He was a he's a god. there, you know, so yeah, I that was. really humbling. >> Did he ever come to one of your games? >> I don't remember him coming. >> He should. Y'all look alike a little. >> Huh? >> I could see that. >> And uh of course I've been. humbled since. I mean, you know, you get into this business, you got to. >> Yeah. >> eat a little humble pie every now and. then or you're not going to. stick around.

>> Yeah, I think it's the same probably in. most things. I think it's like, I don't. know. It I think in most parts of like. entertainment probably. Comedy, there's always like somebody. better and or younger and different that. comes along, you know. And I think yeah, just make sure making sure I stay on the. side of like, oh, I think that's cool or. that's awesome instead of getting on any. begrudging side of it. >> Yeah, you get humbled. I mean, it's. you know, I had my you have to. wake up and realize, you know, like I said earlier, you know, I had my. turn. Somebody else's turn, you know.

And uh you just got to accept that and. it. it can be a little but. you still with it and move on. >> You said that Buck Owens probably gave. you a decent piece of advice there. Was. that probably the best advice you ever. got, you think? Or what's a decent piece. of advice that you've gotten in your. life that's kind of uh stuck with you. even in if you didn't follow it at the. time in hindsight you look back and be. like, "Hmm.". >> [snorts]. >> Yeah, my old man.

Yeah. Keep your knives sharp and your guns. loaded. >> Yeah. >> Ain't the two thing two useless things. in this world, a dull knife and an empty. gun. That was a. Yeah. My old man told me that. And he also. said, "This Christmas I'm going to get you an. anvil and a rubber hammer and see how. long it takes you to tear it up.". Cuz I tore up everything poor man had, trucks, tractors. >> Did you Did you do it for fun or you did. it on purpose, you think? No, I didn't.

do it on purpose. >> No, but I tore them all up. >> Yeah. Yeah, I'm trying to think if I tore a. lot of [ __ ] up. My buddy Jeffrey, he had. some sort of issue, but he would um and. we survived a gas leak at his house. also, but I've talked about that. Um he. would get upset and beat all the drywall. out of the wall in his room. at his house and for Christmas his. parents would get the room redone every. year. and get him fresh drywall in there. >> Probably he's just sitting around.

smelling gas all the time. >> Yeah, I could I never thought about. that. >> Mhm. >> They thought he had a talent. >> you go crazy [clears throat] eventually. You just sit there and just keep. smelling it and don't fix the leak. >> Yeah, they thought he. >> got to survive the gas leak. Why do you. just sit there in it and. you know, okay, well, you get a. you get a you get a new merit on your. neighborhood watch vest for surviving. the gas leak. >> For reporting them, huh? >> And doing a.

experiment to how long a man could. survive in a gas leak. You just sat. there, you and your buddy. What was his. name? >> Jeffrey. >> Jeffrey. >> [laughter]. >> Guy's name Jeffrey sound just a little. That's just, you know. >> He was He was doing some things. I mean. >> to all the cool Jeffreys. You know what? There ain't no cool Jeffreys out there. >> I mean, first of all, yeah, Jeffrey. I think it Jeffrey. Your name is Jeffrey. You don't ever go. by Jeffrey. >> You shouldn't. >> Yes. >> No. You shouldn't.

Once you Once you get hair on your nuts, you go Jeff, right? >> Yeah, you go Jeff immediately. >> Dr. J. I'd go Dr. J. I wouldn't. >> Yeah, I'd go Dr. J, boy. I'd go big Jeff with them nuts. That's. what I'd call myself. >> [laughter]. >> Um. What else, Trace? What's new in your. world right now? What's something you're. looking forward to? You know. >> Oh, I'm going to do another record, another country record. >> Cuz you're on your 30th This is your. 30th anniversary tour right now, right?

>> Mhm. >> I came and saw man, it was a great show, man. >> Thanks. >> It was really great. We sat there, and I. just didn't You know, you just like. Yeah, you just kind of lose track of all. the songs that are attached to certain. people, and then you lose track of ones. that. um just that you just that you don't. remember, you know? And uh it's nice to. sit there and just go through the. anthology, man. It was awesome, dude. >> Well, thank you. Um so, yeah, I'm going to do another record. I. didn't know if I was going to or not. after I did that last one. Um we did that.

um. the way I want to go album. It had 25. songs on it cuz that was We did that. during COVID when we didn't have. anything else to do. >> Mhm. >> So, we just stayed in the studio all the. time. You know, and ended up with 25 songs, and I thought, "Okay, that's it, you. know? I don't have to do another. record." And. and then when 30 years came along, and. um. and my voice is still the way it is, I. thought, "Uh you know, I guess I will do another record." And.

and I've always been like that, you. know. Um I was going I'm going to let this. determine how long I keep doing this. As long as I can still sing those songs. in the same key that I recorded them in. and I can still hit the licks and hit. the notes and do all the things that I. need to do, um. then I'm just I guess I'll just keep. doing it, you know, but. uh it's kind of like the old it's just. the old jock in me, I guess, you know. I.

had to walk away from football when I. just couldn't do it anymore. My I was. too tore up and. couldn't perform at the level that I was. satisfied with. But as long as I'm s-. satisfied with my performance and. and and I think that I'm doing it okay. and. you know, then I guess I'll just keep. doing it, so I might as well make. another record. >> Do you feel like a calling, almost a. responsibility to do that, or is it just. sort of a personal thing like, "Hey, if. I can do this and I and I do love doing. it, I'm going to keep at it.". >> That's kind of it, you know.

Um just going to keep I'm just going to. do it because I'm feel like I'm still at. I'm still good at this, you know. I feel. like I've I've gotten better at my. craft. I'm I think I'm better at it now. than I ever have been. I don't know. It's my voice is still, you know, quit smoking and. range got better, the bottom's gotten. better over the years. I mean, I can go. deeper than I ever could, and that's. just going to get better with age. Your.

voice just gets lower and lower. But I haven't lost anything on the top, either. I can still hit everything, you. know, on the top end that I always. could, so. hell, why not? Just keep doing it. >> Yeah, [ __ ] was popping when we came, man. We didn't feel like, you know, sometimes you're there and you feel like. the artist is kind of. it's not like what you've heard, you. know. >> I know, and I. don't want to one of those guys. I've. seen those guys. I've been to those. shows where they're still out doing it, and it's like dude, just quit. >> Yeah. >> Just, please. Stop. We don't want to.

remember you like this. >> Mhm. >> You know what I mean? I don't I don't. want anybody to say that about me, ever, you know? >> What was one of the uh Has there been a. What was like one of the toughest points. in your career, do you feel like? I. mean, obviously you got shot. >> Well, that wasn't I That was way before. I got a record deal. I didn't, you know. Uh toughest points in my career. I don't know. There was a period, you. know, there after that sophomore album. came out, you know, that sophomore jinx. kind of thing.

And uh it reared its ugly head and. started biting me pretty hard, and. things got. uh you know, got They just slowed way. down, and I thought I mean, when I first. came out, you know, that first album, you know, two number ones and platinum, and you know, I. thought this is going to be easy. >> You're the hot ticket in town, yeah. >> Yeah, and then and then reality sets in. >> Dang. >> When you put that sophomore record out, but. uh I wouldn't say that it was.

hard times, just. and disappointing. I just thought that. draft was going to keep going that way, you know? >> When you look back on that, do you think. like it's like. uh that you that you stuck to all your. laurels, even though you were like a. young artist at that time, or do you. feel like cuz a lot of times with. artists you get it like after that first. album, sometimes they'll try to attach a. lot of other producers and things like. that can happen, and no blame or. anything. I'm just thinking like what. would you Would there be any suggestions. you would offer from your experience to.

an artist that had has had some early. success as to what like, you know, if. there's any like um thing you could. share about that next experience that. maybe you would have you. >> Oh, man, you. >> different? >> think you should ever try to change your. game to fit in to what's going on now, you know? >> Yeah. >> You don't do that, you know? Just be who. you are and. and dance with the one that brung you, you know? Just keep doing that and. you know, that's been my experience anyway that.

those fans that you had. the those people that became fans of. yours for what you did, >> Mhm. >> if you keep doing that, they'll stay. You know? >> Yeah. >> Don't run them off. >> Yeah. Um you have a farm. >> Mhm. >> What y'all growing over there? >> Weeds and. trees. >> Weeds, uh? >> Weeds and trees. >> Oh, yeah. I said, [laughter] huh? >> Yeah, not weed, uh. >> Okay. >> Just regular old weeds.

>> I didn't know. I don't care if you. smoking. You smoke pot or no? >> No, I haven't in a long time. >> It make me kind of nervous. Turn me into. a damn haunted. >> Made me so paranoid. I did the older I. got, the older I got, the worse the. paranoia was that came with it. >> And it just finally got to the point. where I can't do this anymore, you know? >> That's how I am, dude. >> And I mean, now that stuff they're. growing now, I mean, that's just like. acid or something, you know? People. having. hallucinations and stuff. >> like having a [ __ ] gas leak in your. head. >> Yeah, man. That's like sitting in a gas leak all.

day long. >> Oh, that new shit'll just turn me into a. damn haunted house. Dude, I'll be doing. neighborhood watch inside of my own. head, brother. It gets bad. >> You know? >> Yeah. This [ __ ] gets a little bit dark. >> No, I haven't done it in a while. >> What's in the news? Anything we want to. look at, fellas? Semi truck spills nearly 40,000 lb of. Frank's RedHot. >> Boy, I'd pull my pickup truck there. and start loading that. >> Oh god. I'd fill my pockets with that. >> [laughter]. >> Dude, I'd put a two handfuls in my.

little sister's mouth, make her bring it. home, dude. We'd be. We would be storing that in our cheeks. like damn. just like damn recipe squirrels. Amid a brutal near nationwide heat wave, it seems strangely appropriate the spill. scene on an Ohio highway. Now, I will. say this, they could use a little bit of. seasoning up there, has been labeled red. hot. Um. a semi truck. leaked a strange reddish liquid on a. highway near Columbus. Uh Frank's RedHot. near 40,000 lb shipment.

>> And what I'm looking at here though is. the Jeremy Roth there, the guy that. wrote the story for CNN. news source. You know, I mean, what do you think. Jeremy's gig is there at the news. station, right? It's like, "Okay, we got. this [ __ ] spilled out here on the road. We need somebody to go write about it.". Jeremy. >> [laughter]. >> You ain't doing nothing. Go write about. this [ __ ] spilled out on the road out. here.

Poor old Jeremy. Jeremy [laughter] ain't. Jeremy's this far from getting fired. You know what I mean? So, we going to. find something for him to do until it. comes into the month and we get rid of. him. So, we going to send Jeremy out. there and he's going to write 1,000. words about this red [ __ ] spilled on the. highway. >> [laughter]. >> He probably drinking out of a morning. coffee out of a damn baby bottle or. something over there because he's been. through some stuff. He has He got Maybe. he has PSTD from like He got a computer. with bad spell check on it or something.

in college and he ain't he ain't never. really processed it, but dude, I can't. even. >> Bought a. bad Italian burrito from an 11-year-old. >> [laughter]. >> Hey, man. We worked hard, okay? I'll say this, some of those driveways were uphill, Trace. >> Okay. In Louisiana, they weren't that. far uphill. >> Okay, you're right. Okay, that part I am. That part I've slightly made up, but. there was some mild elevation in some of. the sidewalks and you know that. >> Okay. >> I I know that you have a new single.

American Made that I haven't gotten to. hear yet. I'm going to check it out. >> Good. Appreciate you [laughter] for a. [ __ ] for this interview. You going professional son of a [ __ ]. >> [laughter]. >> Dude, please put that. >> You ain't worth a [ __ ]. you know. I've had better interviews on a small. market radio station in the middle of. Nebraska. >> Hey, we [laughter] got some lobster. coming in right after this, guys. Um, you got shows coming up. Are you Oh, a lot of these festivals. I love that,

man. Do we you Do you like being at the. festivals? It seems like it's a good. time cuz you get to be around other. artists. >> Yeah, every now and then, you know. Um. >> And you got a show at Riley Green coming. up. I know that's happening. >> Really? >> Yeah. >> Yeah, I heard he's doing pretty good. >> He's doing all right. We just had him in. here, man. It was fun chatting with him. This was actually really great, too, though, man. >> Hm. >> I had a nice time. >> Well, thanks. I did, too. >> Hey, look at that, huh? Dude, that's awesome, man. That makes.

you feel good. >> me excited. This is what I look like. >> Hey, look, man. [laughter]. >> This is orgasmic face. >> Hey, look. >> You know. >> Now I know why some of them ladies said. I can't I ain't sticking around through. any more [laughter] of this. >> I'm obviously not doing them any good. >> Man, uh. Hastings, New England, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Dude, I'm so excited to go up. to Wisconsin this I'm going to go take a. We're going to rent some campers. >> Cheese curds. >> Oh god, yeah.

>> I love cheese curds. >> [laughter]. >> Um, is there a part of the country that. surprised you? There's a few for me that. have surprised me over the years. I've. just places I've gone, like La Crosse, Wisconsin, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Um, I mean I mean I want to go to. Charlevoix, Michigan now, Grand Rapids, Michigan. I thought just little places. that I've thought that I've gone to and. I've been like, oh wow, this place is. really unique and I never would have got. to go. Is there a surprise or two? Clear. Lake, Iowa, that's another place. Uh. >> Why are you just coming up with these. random places, man? That's like, wow,

I've been to all those places, by the. way. Played all those festivals in Wisconsin. >> So cool. >> and Michigan. Yeah, I mean, they throw. down in the summer because, you know, it. only lasts for like a week. So, they get. it all in when they can, you know? >> Yeah, your husband's thawed out, you. find you got to get him out in the yard. and do [ __ ]. >> Yeah, so. >> At least thawed out or whatever. >> Yeah, I've done all those festivals up. there. I think the the craziest. and most surprising place.

I would have to say it's it's it's a. place that I just played a couple of. weeks ago, but it's like the third or. fourth time I played there because I. love to play there. Because it's it's the most unique. county fair in America, and that's. Neshoba County, Mississippi. >> Dang. >> Yeah. >> Hardy talks about that. People talk. about that place. Bring it up cuz they. got the beautiful homes that are all. painted up over there and people rent. them out. >> Well, not homes, they're shacks, but.

yeah, they're. >> Oh, they are? >> They're nice. I mean, yeah, you know, but they're very small because they're. built on these little. uh. lease pieces of land that basically were. meant to be. where you would set up your vending. tent, you know, to sell stuff at the. fair like they usually do. You you rent. this little place and you come there and. you set up your tent and sell, you know, turquoise or you know, funnel cakes or. whatever the hell it is you're selling.

>> Oh, yeah. >> But then these people started doing. these long-term leases on these places. and just keeping them in the family for. years and years, and so they bought. these narrow built these narrow little. houses that just go straight up for. three stories. >> Ah. >> And and. >> So, it's supposed to be wide enough just. to sell a funnel cake out of, but then. they end up making it so. stacking it up and making it tall. >> doing that years ago, 100 years ago, you. know, and. and so that's what they do. And then I. mean, this this picture right here just. doesn't do it justice. I mean, because. this fairground is.

you know, hundreds of acres. And these. things are all over the place, man. It's. huge. >> it. Well, this thing must be calling me. because we were just talking about this. last week. You know? >> With [snorts] Hardy? Yeah, he's he's. from there. >> No, with Riley Green. We're just talking. about it. >> Oh, yeah? >> Yeah, he was bringing it up. >> Really? >> I was just at that UFC event a few weeks. ago. Did you watch any of that? You watch any. of that? >> Mhm. >> UFC fighting? >> The one. where Conor McGregor just. >> Yeah. >> just. whatever he did. I don't know what that.

was. >> I felt like he really did get hurt. >> I thought No, he was hurt before he got. in the ring. >> I Well, I don't know if he was or not. Some things did His energy going to the. ring did feel suspect. It felt. different. And it made you be just cuz. he's he's been 5 years removed. Sometimes it's hard to like show up and. fit into an older of two fit into a. diff- different you or you from a. different time. >> I don't think he was hurt. >> You do? He might have been, dude. But God, it. just would have been all the people in. Ireland were [ __ ] cheering for him.

And you're like, God. He's a. But you have to show up in the ring cuz. you have to get paid. >> But I don't know, man. I think he should. have backed out. I think he was hurt. >> Damn. I wonder if they'll do a lie. detector test on him. You think they. will? >> Yeah, I don't know. I just. think it's funny. Lie detector test on. Conor McGregor. >> That'd be crazy, huh? >> Yeah. >> If they did it. >> Yeah. >> Cuz you can't press charge Like, I don't. know what the hell I'm talking about.

I don't know. I've never known. >> I know, man. This thing everybody loves. about you, you hardly ever know what the. [ __ ] you're talking about. It's charming. >> Thanks, man. Thanks. Um. All right, man. Well, I appreciate. >> Okay. All right. >> I appreciate your time, man. I. appreciate Oh, Bob Kingsley, is that. him? >> That's him, Bob Kingsley. Thanks for. bringing that up. Oh, man, and I knew. him good, too. Bob was a great guy, man.

He did that American Country Countdown. show for. decades, man. And he was the one I'd I'd. listen to. If you hurried out of church, you see if. the preacher quit right before noon, you. could get out there and hear the number. one song, you know? >> I always tried to get to the truck. before Bob you know, got to number one. >> Uh can you play him? Just play his. intro. I want to hear it for a minute, just the beginning of his show. If you're on YouTube, yeah. >> Classic.

>> You know what I just bought? Jerry Clower's suit from when he. performed. >> Oh, no way. >> Just got it. They knew I was a fan of. his, and so they sent it. >> Jerry Clower, man. Oh my god, man. We. had his albums and Justin Wilson. You. remember Justin Wilson? >> Yes, dude. I just got on to Justin. Wilson not even too long ago, man. >> He was funny, too. He was like the. Louisiana Jerry Clower. He was. Louisiana's Jerry Clower, you know? >> Yeah, I got that red suit right there. >> Oh, wow. >> I'm I can't even believe it, man. I got.

it. >> Jerry Clower, man. >> I got inside Oh, dude, he's the best. still one of the best storytellers ever, I believe. >> Oh, yeah. >> I don't think they make them like him. anymore. >> He talks about playing college football. He's straight. >> Yazoo City, Mississippi. Marcel. Ledbetter. >> Marcel. >> Oh, dude, I love him. I love listening. to him and Jerry. And uh there's a lot. of great artists like that that kind of. disappeared just because they didn't. have as much uh. >> I wear my overalls the way Marcel wore. his. >> Do you? >> Yeah, with nothing under them. Just and.

the buttons not done together. My wife. gets a kick out of when I wear my. overalls. No drawers and nothing under it. >> Well, look, I'm I'm just glad you got a. I'm glad you got a wife that gets a kick. out of you, man. You know? >> Yeah, well. >> I'm glad you do. Yes, right here it says yes under. Napoleonic law, you can be compensated. if you lose a limb. However, there is no. fixed price, huh? Um instead of a flat fee, courts and.

insurance adjusters calculate damages. using individualized categories known as. heads of loss. Um huh, I thought it was different. I. thought a a thumb was. 14k or I I thought each I thought each. body part had a little price attached to. it. So. >> May have back in the day. >> Yeah, things change, huh? You just got to roll with it. >> Yeah, buddy. >> That's the only thing you can do. Trace. Adkins, man, thanks so much for your. time, dude. Thanks for your music. It. was nice to get to meet your daughters. in the past year or two. I've gotten to.

see them at a couple of shows. Thanks. for always letting me feel welcome at. your shows, man. Um. and yeah, thanks for your music, dude. Just your stuff got me through some. tough times in my life and it's just. been a it's been a blessing to witness. The new tour is great. If you guys get. to go see him, the 30th anniversary. tour, go check it out and I'll be back. out at one. >> I'm a fan, man. Thanks, dude. >> Thank you, brother. >> Okay. >> And your mom, too. What's up, Peggy? Vote for Vote for Peggy. >> Nobody runs against her anymore.

>> [laughter]. >> She's run unopposed, I think, in the. last two or three elections. >> Now I'm just [singing] falling on the. breeze and I feel I'm falling like these. [music] leaves. I must be. cold as stone. Oh, but when [music] I reach that. ground, I'll share this piece of mind I. found. I can feel it. in my bones. But it's going to take.