Off The Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe - Russell Dickerson | How a $6 Music Video Changed Everything, "Dear Russell" Q&A, & a Shania Twain Stage Wipeout!

Episode Date: March 18, 2025

#824. Country music star Russell Dickerson brings his golden retriever energy to the Off the Vine studio! He spills on the $6 music video that changed everything, the four-year journey it took for Yours to finally hit No. 1, and the exact moment he prayed for a miracle—only for the sky to answer with a full-blown thunderstorm. But that’s just the beginning! Kaitlyn calls him out for not following her back, he relives a humiliating on-stage moment while opening for Shania Twain, and he takes on some juicy fan-submitted relationship questions in a segment created just for him, "Dear Russell." If you didn’t already love Russell, you definitely will after this hilarious, sing-along interview. Tune in now!Humble Brands: Try it risk-free for 60 days with their love-it guarantee, and don’t forget to use code OTV for 15% off at humblebrands.com. Audible: Go to Audible.com/Chrissypodcast or wherever you get your podcasts and start listening today.Progressive: Visit Progressive.com to see if you could save on car insurance.Quince: Give yourself the luxury you deserve with Quince! Go to Quince.com/vine for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.Bellesa: You can win a FREE vibrator—either the WhisperVibe OR a FREE Rose toy with any Whisper order. All you have to do is head to bboutique.co/vibe/offthevinepodcast-whisperSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Russell Dickerson, he's got the voice, the hits, the love story that'll melt your heart. He's the one of the most down-earth guys in the industry and we're going to dive into his journey of success. Love story, fatherhood, life on tour, and of course some rapid fire fun. So let's get into it. Russell, welcome to the podcast. Welcome to the pod. Here. Holding hands with Pino.

We are. Me and Pino are holding hands. I feel like he could probably do that for the full. 45 minutes that we're here. We'll see how long we can go. Yeah. I should time each guest that I have and see and then see who he likes the most. Oh, you lose.

I'm just kidding. B-no, are you being cute? You got to lay down, though, because sometimes you, like, hear him in the... I think he feels my golden retriever energy. You do have golden retriever energy. You do have golden retriever energy. Do people tell you that? Yeah.

I could see that. Just... You're loyal. Just all... Yeah, it's very loyal. Happy, Goofy Go Lucky. Happy go lucky. What pisses you off?

Like, what really grinds your gears? What's the thing that'll do it for you where you're like, now that? Honestly, I think, like when it's late at night. Yeah. And you're driving. Yeah. And there's a stoplight. Yeah.

And out of nowhere, it just turns red. There's no one around. That's fair. That's what does it for you. Just kills me. Wait, that's so funny. I always, okay, so I started a list. of things that really piss me off

only when I'm on my period because otherwise doesn't phase me. I want to know one that I realized in the airport the other day that really pisses me off and I'm like, that's not a thing. Is when people call Starbucks Starbees. You're not feeling that a breeze.

I'm like, staring me's. But only if it's that time. Otherwise I'm like, it's Starvees, whatever. But like it pissed me off the other day. What day is it? Oh, we're cool. Yeah. Let me check my app. Starbies. Yeah, that's okay. Let me check my aura ring. Boom. I, you know what it is. What? Oh, is this where you want me to tell them about it? Okay. Tell them. Kaylin's got a sick new pool going in. So if you hear the noise, that's what it is. It's the builders. They're just building like pool.

They're just skid steering around out there, moving dirt. I can't pump my own tires on the pool. Like, sometimes I feel guilty even showing it on Instagram when I should be proud. You are. You should be. I should be. I should be, right? But I was like, I'll just get you to put my tires on that off. Look what you've done. I'm really proud of myself. Yeah. Because you did see the old place and you saw it when there's nothing in it either. Like full carpet, blue walls.

You didn't see it after I renovated. Correct. Because you never came over after that because you were like, bitches in Kentucky. I ain't going that far anymore. It's so far out there. It was a fun one time hang out. It was a fun one time.

And then we were talking about it downstairs that I ran into you. You were on tour. I can't remember what city. we were in. I bet we could find it though. Yes, we were on, we were on tour. You were on tour and I was on tour with Dancing with the Stars and our buses were parked like 10 minutes from each other.

Our shows started at the same time. So we met up for a quick glass of wine backstage. It was so fun. I know. I was sad I had to miss the show though. No, that's fine. We got to hang out. That's way better.

I love when that happens though. When you, yeah, when just friends, yeah, you just meet up. We should all have, I have no problem. We should all have the Find My Friends on every context. Oh, I love Five My Friends. Love it. I do too. I love seeing where everybody is.

I only have like five people. Oh, my Kaley has like 40. No. Yeah. I should share my location with Kaylee. Do it. I should. I really do like seeing, especially because, you know, in your friend group, people are probably

everywhere all the time, different places and be like, oh, shit, you're in Australia right now. Yeah. What's up? Okay. So, yeah, I've known you for, I guess, seven years maybe? It's been a minute on. Yeah. But we don't hang out as much.

much as we should because we really do live close. We do now. I say this all the time. I was talking to so many friends that literally live around the corner and I'll see them more in like L.A. I do like in Nashville. But I feel like I don't know how you feel. When I'm in Nashville, I use it as like my sanctuary.

I don't really go out a lot. I saw a friend the other day that literally lives around the corner from me. And I was like, we are good friends and we talk a lot and we never see each other. But that's because I just like to be home and I like to feel grounded. and I like to regroup here and recharge the batteries. I mean, you have two kids now? Two boys. Oh, my gosh.

I love this for you. I just, I feel like that's like when you're home, you probably want to be home, be present. Otherwise, you're all over the map. Yeah.

Yeah. What is your downtime at home look like? It's going to bed at 8 p.m. Oh, bless. It's amazing. I love an 8 p.m. Yeah. I did 6.30.

The other night, I was like, this is a little too. Oh, what time did you fall? What time did you fall? sleep. Like 8.30. Dang. What time do you wake up the next morning? Nine. Wow. I, you should see my for you. My aura ring is like quality sleep too. Optimal. Yeah. But I was like, I love waking up and see my sleep score because I'm like, I love to sleep for 10 hours. Dude, I wish. I don't have kids

then. I can't imagine because, but they go to bed early. They do. We put them, we eight is. Oh, Okay. 7.30. Yeah. We'll call it. And then what time do they wake up? Five. Six.

Yeah. Five. Six. Are you in early riser? I am. You are. Like I can get a, if they're like, because we lock them in there. We're in.

We lock them in their room. Because like we're renovating our house. So we're renting my neighbor's house that I actually use for my studio. Oh. So we're just, we're packing that right now. Yeah. So it's like not really kid proof. So we lock them in there.

Got it. Just put them in the same room together. Yeah. And it's adorable. How long are renovations going on? Oh, man. Till Christmas. Oh, shish.

Yeah. And it's already been almost a year. Oh, wow. Yeah. Is that, I feel like when renovations happen, it's always like way longer than expected. Are you on track for timing? Are you like? Yeah.

Well, I mean, it just, it's a moving target. Yeah. Did you always plan on renovating that house? Yeah. Oh. But we, well, so when you, last time you were over there, we had a new kitchen and a new master. Yes. And then COVID happened.

So we're just like held on everything. Yeah. But then got back at it and we were going to do siding and some windows, little stuff here and there. So you're not touching the kitchen that I was in. It's gone. Why? It's gone. Oh, it was so good.

You gave me so many good ideas with your little half wood chopping counter and then slide it into the garbage. No. I didn't choose what I did here. Okay. It was already built. I was just like, I didn't want to do. I wanted to just move into a ready house.

because I'm too anxious. Okay. I'm too like, I get overwhelmed so easily. Like you, it would be too many decisions for you to. I'm indecisive. Depends what it is. How stuff I'm indecisive. I need somebody to just tell me what to do.

I'm like, like this room I could have never done. I'm like, that's what. Just hire people for it. Thank you. And doesn't it have good energy? Like it smells nice and it feels right. Yeah. Right?

Mm-hmm. That's probably that big ass candle that's the size of a home deal. repo bucket. Do you know that that's the name of the brand? Big Ascandal? No. Oh. Oh, really? It's so funny because so many people are like, that is a big ass candle and I go, go read the label. Yeah, it really is. It says big ass candle. Is that what Boogey deluxe means? Yeah, bougie. Big ass. Do you speak French? Wee. That's, yeah. And it's, it's one of those like non-toxic candles too. So I feel, I don't feel. Are you, is Kaylee going in the clean girl direction? I feel like, Everyone is going clean.

Here's the thing. I will take responsibility for her going in the clean direction. You're going in the clean direction. Because I was against it for so long. I'm like Lysalt. Whatever, dude. It cares. Yeah. Candles, whatever.

But like more so diet is like my big focus. Really? Yeah. Like no seed oils. None. None. I mean, if it's like the one of the last ingredients and something, like these little egg bites from Costco that we got, fine. Okay.

So what else? Like, what does your diet look like? You look great. Thank you. So do you. Thanks. Um, thanks. I feel great.

It's the no seed oil. Animal based. Yeah. Like carnivore adjacent. Yeah. That's kind of what I did. Yeah. So you're on that trade.

Yeah. It's hard though, isn't it? Do you miss it? Yeah. I mean. I miss it so much. Well, actually. And so I took Adderall every day of high school and hated it.

But then like, I just, I text my doctor recently because I was like, I'm, I'm making an album. and an EP and tour rehearsals and video wall and like all that and renovating a house. Yeah. You know what I mean? Yeah. I'm like, bro, I need some help. Yeah. And so he got us, it's like a more mild version of like a ADD medication and it is phenomenal.

I always think I need. I've got definitely some form of ADD. Like it's pretty wild, but I hate the fuel of Adderall. Yeah. Same. So maybe like a toned down version of it would be good. for me. It's a, it's not like a whatever, uh, amphetamine or whatever. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, my God. I can't do it. I literally. It's not a natural version, but it's not a like, basically meth side.

So what is in certain like, um, medications these days? I'm like, bro. So what else have you like all that out? Like, are you on natural? All that to say, I'm super clean except for I'm taking pills now. I am on the cocaine though. to scosh just on the weekend i'm sure that having kids kind of reprograms your brain to be like well what's best for them and like what am i using cleaning every day that they're inhaling and all of that probably made you switch to a lot of things too yeah you grew up in tennessee when did you move to nashville in fifth grade oh 10 years old you are like a yeah one of the rare ones i'm daggum close to a natural native okay so fifth grade you moved to Nashville yeah and because

your mom musician, right, like piano taught you piano, was your dad, is it in the family? Yeah, so he was the, he was the choir director at the church and my mom played piano for the choir. I take choir, he was like, he was actually like full-time staff. You were like the family dream like church and choir and you were in the marching band. I know. Dude, I had no game. No, that's my dream to have kids who want to be in the marching band because I feel like, here's the thing. I have a theory behind this.

Okay. If you're in the marching band, sure you might be considered, like, depending on what school. At my school, it was actually cool. Yeah. Certain schools, oh, you're a nerd, whatever. Band people always turn out to be successful. They're kind. They're smart and they're successful.

Yeah. I really believe that. I mean, I can't speak for any other high school, but our marching band, first of all, Kaylee doesn't believe me. But we were cool. Like we linked up every Friday for pep rallies. We linked up with all the cheerleaders. Yeah.

And we were like drumming. up and down the halls and the cheerleader like getting there it literally was high school musical like like the bell would ring and the cheerleader were just like do it's time for the pep rally let's go let's go let's go you know I want to go there so first of all it was freaking cool and uh we like we trained trained practice yeah twice as hard as any sports team at our high school yeah it was every day after school dedication camp band camp you know what I mean like it It was the craziest thing that happened at band camp. The flute section.

That's what I'm just kidding. I knew it. You seen it in the movies. It's real. You heard it here from the source. I mean, dude, it's just, just shenanigans the whole time. Like, remember Axe Body Spray? Yeah.

Like, we would just like tape it. That does not pass the sniff check with being clean, but go on. Absolutely not. We're talking in early 2000s here. You're like tape down the button and just like throw it into like people's rooms while they're sleeping. Yeah. And it's just like going off in there.

Oh, that is. That's not that crazy. No, but camp shenanigans. I busted my head open one year. Oh, shit. I'm just like water fight in the bath, like slipped on a tile. Oh, stitches? Liquid stitches, yeah.

I don't know why I'm so invested in camp stories. I'll move on. So great. I'll move on. Your mom taught you piano. You taught yourself how to play the guitar. You formed your first band in high school. I want to know what kind of music you were playing.

Oh, just thrash. Really? Yeah. Just heavy. The teen angst was just Did you wear eyeliner? No Oh damn no

There was one time I like found one And I like You know what I was like yeah Like see what a wing was like I tried it out It wasn't for you No it was like Yeah it was like red or something

You know what I mean That's called lipstick Probably Yeah Like we were about to play a show At the Franklin Mercantile by the way Have you been out there No

It holds like eight people But we sold it out Yeah It's so good, yeah. That's so cute. That's fun, though. So you played like crazy heavy metal. Just teen shred metal.

So what made you get into country? I was raised on country. Yeah. From Union City is where I was born. And like, I mean, it's a good year factory and cornfields. Yeah. Oh, wow. You know what I mean?

You really are like a farm country boy. Like when my mom was my fourth grade music teacher. Yeah. Right before we moved. And the program, the school program was called Gone Country. Yeah. And I was Garth Brooks. I sang standing outside the fire with the headset mic.

I just got goosebumps because I'm so obsessed with that song. Yeah. Standing outside of the fire. So, you know, like that was my first public performance kind of. I can't. I know.

We won't go there. I'll cry. So that was your first performance. Yeah. And so like that was that whole show was Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks, Dixie Chick, Shania.

Do you have video footage? Surely there's somewhere. I have pictures. Will you give me your mom's phone number? Yes. So that I could ask her. and we could post it on Off the Vine 100%

Social media Yes Yeah Don't let me forget that Never before seen footage It's got to be somewhere We're gonna go viral We are gonna go

You as Garth Brooks with a headset Yeah Say Lewis That's amazing So would you play drum Stair drum In high school band Yeah

Did you love having your mom As your music teacher Or were you like mom I feel like she didn't like Having me as a student He was like mom Yeah There was no

I was fourth grade So it's like, but like, yeah, there wasn't like the teacher mom. What are your boys in to right now? Construction trucks and wrestling each other. Really? That's it. Yeah. Like trash truck?

We've moved past trash truck. We're more Paw Patrol now. Oh, Paw Patrol. Yeah, of course. Kids love Paw Patrol. Heavy in the Paw Patrol right now. What is the other one that, um, my like nephew and stuff you say, uh, Peppa Pig? Yeah.

Not so much. No. Okay. Not in our house. What's your favorite show that they watch? Oh, maybe trash truck. honestly it's so good I do miss that one okay finding a deodorant that actually works and smells good I lately feels impossible I've tried so many that either wear off halfway through the day

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You majored in music. Y'all. Were you always confident that you would make it in music? Because some people know that that's what they were born to do. And some people are like, and they're like living on somebody's couch. You know, like what was your experience? I somehow just was like, I'm going to figure this out.

Yeah. Like I'm going to just go until it happens. Yeah, you had that mentality. I feel like the people that make it have the mentality of like, there's no other option. Like we're just going to make this happen. Yeah. And was that song yours?

Was that, do you think that's what put you on the map or would just, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Now in your mind, when you're writing music, are you like, I'm going to write a wedding bomb because so many people will use it and it'll go viral? Or what did it surprise you that it went that big? Yeah. 100%.

Yeah. Well, because I mean, that was, that wasn't my first song I put out. Right. But like, I mean, I had like an EP of the very beginning. And then like another, another song called That's My Girl. Yeah. And then my first actually, the song. It went to XM Radio.

Yeah. So that played green light back in the day. How far back of the day was this? I mean, right before yours, yeah, right before yours. Okay, yeah. I was like, oh, dang. So like, I'm just like, I'm getting getting the engine cranking, getting put music out. And how old are you at this point?

23. Okay. 22, 23. And you're with Kaylee because you guys are college sweethearts. We were, yeah. On and off. We were. So she took the pictures for all this.

these old songs and she did the video didn't she for yours and the yours video yeah so so i'm just starting out you know and and i'm like like i could i'm not getting a record deal i'm trying i'm playing all these shows for record labels and everything it's like no no no no no like just nothing yeah and then kaley was like we're shooting a music video for the song we're just going to put it out put it on youtube yeah and pray yeah you know and that's and i'll be dang like put it out it's like it all of a sudden just out of nowhere just takes off what kind of budget are we talking for this video nothing i mean maybe six dollars in gas money and didn't it rain yeah and you were like yes yeah like it all just it was like it was god and you were like 100% well like it was a very

like i said it was a very like desperate place in my career wow because we had we had just got married Well, we got married a couple of years before, but like and like nothing nothing was happening and we're trying and like writing and no like nothing. Yeah. And so we're just like what's going on? And like this this song yours, I was like I know. I know this song is special. I know there's something to the song. You know, the model was like, you know, if you get on XM, that's like your launching pad to record deals and this and that and that. And XM had said no. to playing yours. What? No way. Yeah. Why? Did they give you a reason?

I think it was just a horrible timing of like the guy who makes that decision like just got back from vacation or was leaving or something and was just like pass. You know, like to him it was just like whatever. But I was like, my life's over. My life depends on you saying yes, sir. So I don't even think he remembers saying that. But like I was like, all right, screw it. We're shooting a music video.

We're freaking doing this. Wow. And so we do it and we're just like, we need a miracle. Like, we're like, God, we need a miracle, please. And we're just walking down this little two lane road in West Nashville. And God, I feel like God was like, I got you. Let me send some rain. Sins a thunderstorm.

Lightning, all that is just straight, real. Yeah. It starts pouring down rain. And like, Kaylee is freaking out. She's like, go again, go again, go. Like back up down this road and do it again. And yours is, like yours is playing like one and a half speeds. Like, I can't lie when I'm going to skin you.

You know what I'm trying to like to be here. Can you slow it down? Oh, okay. So when you're singing fast or slow it down, it's like the, you know what I mean? Well, yes. No. No. No.

Movie magic. I know a little bit about television magic. I've seen some shit. But yeah. That's cool. Was Kaylee always a videographer? Yeah. Oh, she was.

So we were with the same major. Yeah. We were both voice majors. And she was like, yeah, this ain't for me. Really? And so she's started taking the pictures. She's like being like behind the scenes. And she's good at it.

She's so good. Amazing. She'll sell the shit out of your merch. She did. She drove the shit out of our van. Yeah. I'm obsessed. Kaylee would sell the shit out of that to you.

She would. I feel like Kaylee's one of those girls that could sell a ketchup flavor popsicle to a woman in white gloves. Yeah. Yeah, she would. Selling ice. I knew I'd keep doing excemo. I knew you'd get my movie quotes.

A lot of people would just, but I knew you would um okay so that song really like sent it for you that was the first one yeah and then what was that moment like when it like because did it go number one yeah were you like holy shit yeah you're like I believe yes yeah so from but this is the music business you never know like yeah the from the day we we wrote the song like January 20 something 2014 yeah and it went number one January 20 something 2018 no for you years for one song but i mean i didn't have a record deal okay i didn't have anything so it went from just a music visit six dollar music video yeah to okay xm started playing it yeah number one on

xm record deal you know it's already streaming i mean i don't i don't know how many streams it had before we signed but you know that's amazing and then just keep keep going everybody used to does a wedding song it was like perfect i still might if i ever get there you better love god i'm leaving now you don't. I'm just going to marry myself at one point. I want to talk about touring because I did it for a whole three months. It was like drained. How do you do it? You just do it. You just go. You're just like this is part of the gig. Yeah. I love it though. Oh, you do. Well, you haven't saw your bus quite nice. You guys have a good setup. Yeah. But the back of the bus. Do you sleep well back there? Oh. Yeah. Not great. Take the opposite of Adderall. I'm like, Larasbam hit me. But does Kaylee tour with you a lot? Yeah, really. And the kids come too? Kids came for like two years, solid two years.

Or really since Remy was born. Well, you also have a new tour coming up. I do. The Russellmania tour. The Russellmania tour. Look at that. Look at that. I would have been so mad if I forgot to put this shirt on.

At this moment in the podcast, I would have been like, I had a shirt. Tell us what fans can expect if they come to your show. Well, I mean, just all out pandemonium, really. We call it the RD party For a reason You are so fun on stage I have fun on stage Yeah

Like that's why I love touring Like I used to go to concerts That's where I fell in love with music And wanting to do this whole thing And so the fact that like I get to go up there And play songs Yeah

That people are like screaming And That's what like happened to me The song that just came out Like girls I can't wait I'm like dying To like get back on tour

Yeah I've seen it just through social media. Does Kaylee do your social media? No, not anymore. She did. Or maybe it was when she did. But I just remember seeing videos and I was like, that looks like a party. So fun.

So fun. So where can people figure out where you're going? On Instagram, website. What's your website? Russelldingerson.com slash tour. Okay. Are you going to anywhere that you haven't gone before? Are you excited about a certain city?

At this point, I feel like I've been to every city. in America. Yeah. Did you like Canada? Love it. Loved it. We just did a whole, with Sam Hunt we did. Oh, you did?

Like, I mean, we did like the Oilers Arena, the whoever arena, like the hockey. Yeah, yeah, the Oilers Arena. Yeah. I think it's Rogers Place. That might be Vancouver. Rogers Place. Like all those are Canada arenas? Yeah, yeah.

Oh. Those are, yeah, those are big time. Canada loves country music and they also love to party. And I feel like the two of them together at a show like yours, would be a match made in heaven. Yes, it really is. Who are you touring with on this one? Me.

Yeah. I'm headlining, baby. Yeah. We're bringing Jake Scott. Yep. Who we're on, we wrote she likes it together. Okay.

And then in the summer, we're adding Nico Moon in there. Key. To the mix. I love that name so much. I have an obsession with the moon, so anything that has to do with the moon. I'm like,

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Well, if you, like, how do you keep your shows fresh? Just keeping it spontaneous. Like, at least moments to where, like, I can, like, have, like, between this song and that song or whatever, like, an acoustic set. Or I can, like, just be stupid with the crowd. Because you kind of have to feel the crowd and play off them, too. And each crowd's different. And, like, I used to do a thing, like, walking through just, like, from, like, eighth grade to now, like, all my favorite songs.

Yeah. You know what I mean? Yeah. And do like, do, do, do, do, da, because I always day, my baby. Mariah? Yeah. And you know what I mean? So, like.

Yeah. Or maybe I won't play that night. And then maybe I'll do whatever. Do people just lose their noodle at your shows? I hope so. They do. Have you ever heard a crowd where you're like, hello? Yes.

You have? Well, yeah. What do you do in that moment? Well, I mean, every show is not like a headlining Russell Dickerson ticket show. Right. show. Right. So like, you know, there's there's like, I don't know, corporate things that we get to do, which I love. Because we came up cutting our teeth with like literally there was a show with one person. You know what I mean? What do you mean? One person.

Watching? At a show. Yeah. I thought it was eight. Sold out. That was my high school metal band, dude. This is. Got it. Got it. There's more competition in the country game. That's, I feel like, what did I do one time? I was a CFL. Canadian football league cheerleader Back in my day And we had to perform Does doesn't it We had to perform at an Affleck

Like convention For some reason Donald Trump was there And this was in like 2019 Yeah So he's like fresh off a home alone In 2019 I met 2005

Very different 2006 or seven or something And we had to perform there And it was like so awkward because they're just like, I don't know, not drunk yet. So they're just standing there in their suits. What are you performing? Just a dance?

Yeah. Okay. Like a one, two, three, take a hand to come with me because you look so fine. I really want to make that. I remember a little bit. There are, you know, crowds out there that don't have the same energy as others. Depends on the city. I've had it with live podcasting.

It's just every place is so different. And you really have to like adapt. Yeah. Okay. So we told our listeners that you're coming on the show. and we asked them to send in their most pressing life and relationship questions for you. In a segment, we're calling Dear Russell. Where'd you come up with that?

Just raid the old dome up here. Straight off the old dome. It just happens sometimes. So we picked a few that we thought would really maybe resonate with you or maybe put you on the spot. So here we go. Dear Russell, I travel a lot for work and my partner hates being apart. You're on the road constantly. What's the best way to stay connected while you're.

you're miles away. Travel together. D. What if they have a different job? Quit. Quit your job and go travel with them. I don't know. I mean, we really,

we're not that great at being apart, honestly. Yeah. So I don't have that much advice, but it's like we just try to be, I mean, we have the luxury of whenever she wants to come on tour, she can come on tour, right?

Right. Okay. I don't know. Do you want me to take this one? God. Okay. I've done a couple long distance relationships in my history of dating. So I would say like if you hate being apart and someone's on the road constantly,

you could do like a surprise where you like surprise him. Come on the road. Love it. Or you make date nights like play Scrabble on the Words with Friends app. Or you could like set up date nights. You press play at the same time on the movie or something. Brilliant. You got to get creative.

Yeah. I like that. There's a game. I forget what it's called. It's cool to connect. You just ask, ask each other. questions on FaceTime. And so right.

Like, go take a trip. Surprise. Okay. That's great. Dear Russell, my boyfriend is a huge country music fan and I don't know any country songs. What are three I need to know so I don't embarrass myself if I try to play them in the car to impress him.

Blue Tacoma. Bones happen to me. Russell Dickerson. Blue Tacoma's so good. He'll love it, dude. He'll love it. Blue Chicoma actually is one of my favorite country songs. Thank you.

It's so good. I mean, I would go back. I would do some, yeah. I know, I want to know their age. I'm like, would George Strait impress him? Or are we talking like? I mean, George Strait, love it. Yeah.

Any George Strait. Any. Run. Alan Jackson. I mean, Little Biddy is one of my favorite Alan Jackson songs. Is it really? Yeah. It's all right to be little bitty.

Little old man on a big old city. Might as well. Lil. Might as well. Smile. Life goes all for a little bit. Wow. Yehow.

Oh my God. I'd love that song. Right? Yeah. So yeah. I mean. Okay. Blue Tacoma, anything Alan Jackson, anything door straight.

Yeah, perfect. Love it. I think that's really good. I love that my song is in there with those guys. Rightfully so. Yeah. You got to promote yourself. Okay.

Dear Russell, my partner snores. Like shake the house snores. Divorce is not an option. So what do I do? Wow. Are you for bed divorcing, sleeping in different beds? Hell no. Okay.

Okay. This is the topic I like to talk about. I mean, my, I feel like my dad, my dad tried everything. My first question would be like, what, snoring? Yeah. I thought you meant like with divorce. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Okay.

No, I don't know. I mean, my guitarist snores like crazy and he got some mouthpiece. Yeah. And a nostril, like, yep. Like a breathe right thing. Yeah. But it's like magnets. I got one of those too.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. I've seen those on TikTok. Yeah. It really does work. And it's like clicks and it's like, and it just opens up the past place. I like, I hate when I have to take one off. Oh. You know what I mean?

You should just leave it on. Yeah. What if you sing better with it on? I actually thought about wearing it all day to day. I was like, I'm going to probably be on camera, but this breathing thing is amazing. My girlfriend Shannon Ford, her husband, James. She always wears, like, every, because he runs all the time, works out, and he keeps them on at all the times of the day. I would, I would too.

So there you go. Okay, dear Russell, my wife takes forever to get ready. We're talking a full movie could play before she's out the door. How do I speed up the process without ending up? in the doghouse. Watch a movie then while she gets ready, bro. If it's perfect timing. Enjoy the movie, bro.

Yeah. That's actually a romantic answer. I like that. I mean, what, I. Tell her to start getting ready a little earlier, enjoy a movie. Right, yeah. I mean, I don't know what. Good point.

You could tell her to speed up, but. But he doesn't want to be in the dog house. So you just watch the damn movie. Watch the damn movie. And then you're not even thinking about it. Then you're not stressed out. Pour yourself a cocktail. Watch a movie.

I have an idea. Tell her the plans. are at seven, really, they're at eight. Throw on a show. Yep. Oh, dear Russell, my boyfriend recently got really into cowboy boots and hats, but we live in New York City. Do I support the dream or do I tell him he looks like an extra in a bad Western?

Support the dream, maybe. I don't like when people tell me how to dress, even my wife. Yeah, okay. You've got good style of, but I can't when like a guy from New York tries to pull off cowboy. I don't like a fake cowboy. I would say, I mean, if you really want to, if you really want to discourage it, I would say let him keep the boots. Okay. And then wear the hat if he's like going to an event that's Western. Yeah. He's going to a Western dress up party. Sure. Anytime you're driving West. Maybe she should like pretend she has a thing for like Western men. And she could be like,

you can, you can, you can wear that once a week. And then yeah, yeah, we'll compromise. There you go. role play role play yes okay last one okay dear russell my partner and i just had a baby and i feel like we're in survival mode how do you and kaley keep your relationship strong while being parents i mean a lot of it is catering to her needs especially after having a baby yeah like god bless america you hero she's been pregnant for nine months yeah and you now she's recovering yeah She's postpartum. Yeah. Like for the first little bit, probably can barely walk.

Yeah. You know what I mean? Yeah. So a lot of, I don't have a lot of patience for especially guys who like their wives are like, you know, oh man, what the heck? You know, I'm like, no, dude. Yes. Your wife just birthed you an offspring. Carried on for nine months.

Yeah. Yeah. You have a responsibility now. That's so true. And so it's a lot of, because like when I go out on the road, like I got no responsibilities. Right. Except play a show. Right.

You know what I mean? It's a big one, but yeah. Right. Yeah. I just feel like you and Kaylee have been together for how long? A hundred years. Yeah, going on 101. Married 11.

Married 11. All coming up 12. Was the seven year itch a thing or no? I don't think so. I don't even remember. He too just meant to be. Yeah. All right.

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Okay. I have followed and unfollowed you three times because you don't follow me back. What? Are you serious? Three times. Just hoping that I'll see it. Yeah. Because I'm like the first time I can't remember why I think it was when you guys came over.

I was like, oh, fool them. And then you didn't follow me back. I was like, no. And you got mad at me? And then when I came over to your guys' house, we had a wine night, and we were like, hug you, goodbye, like, love you. And I was like, yeah, follow. Nothing back.

I was like, man. No shit. And then I did it again after the tour. Oh, man. And then you did it again. And I was like, and then I'm like, maybe today is. I have embarrassed. No, we kind of got to keep it going.

Like, don't follow me back. Okay, fine. Do you have like a follow rule where you're like, I got to stay under 500? No. No, no, no. I just, I don't, I don't remember the last time I, like, hit follow. Oh, God. You know, I don't know.

Is that weird? No, that's glorious. You know, this is exposing me for caring too much about Instagram. I don't think you got mad at me three different times. I didn't even know. And now here, it's all coming out now. You're like, I've always thought we were just great friends. Yeah.

I didn't think Instagram needed to solidify that. Yeah. Yeah. Well, I will say any racy picks is an immediate unfollow. Racy picks? Yeah. God bless you. I had this conversation with a guy the other day

And he's like, I don't know what I'm doing I just like the pictures and like I like everything And I'm like it's a bad look though It's a bad look What is he married? No Oh

But he's dating Okay Victoria's Secret models Sports Illustrated models But like he knows them too So I'm like Okay that's yeah That's fair

I mean I get how it looks Yeah I think it's more about like I'm like it just looks bad Yeah Sounds a little aloof Little loof and the excuse of I don't know I just like everything you know what you're liking right okay yeah yeah um I do put a couple racy ones up in a once every that may be why really you maybe yeah maybe well I mean we've it's been seven years so I don't you huh can we clone you do you have a brother no sorry you have sisters don't you have one sister yeah God yeah your turn I mean the first thing that comes in mind speaking of Canada we were at Boots and Hearts

Yes in Toronto that festival right Yeah maybe I think so I feel like it's like BF Canada somewhere But somewhere Well that is a lot of places in Canada True Saskatchewan

Moosh Jaw Regina Regina Saskatchewan is a place Well like okay so Finish the show It's like my most embarrassing stage moment by far We're opening up for Shania Twain like she's there that week yeah yeah and shows over i'm just like hyping up the crowd i have like

this tank top i'll rip off my tank top i'm like you know and like throw it out in the crowd huge catwalk like yeah like 50 foot catwalk out to the fans high-fiving and i'm like running and i'm like one little ledge that was uneven yeah and like i'm like i'm like running sprinting Yeah. My boot catches it and I'm just like, bang, like face first. Yeah. Not like, oh, what if I felt? Now, I feel like you could pull that off.

I heard the whole crowd. Oh. And then what did you do? Yeah. Then I just got back up and I was like. Yeah. You know? I was like, yeah.

Like, let's go. That's so funny. You can't acknowledge that. We're like, that's what I did in high school. I literally fell face first. I got tripped. on stage in my musical that I was in, West Side Story. Based on, the guy that I had a crush on was there watching me.

Oh, see. Now that's a whole different level. And I'm like, you know, I'm in character. So I'm just like got up and like ran off stage again. And then after I was like, did you like that fight scene? Like, because it was a fight scene. And I was like where I like tried to like get in the middle. And I was like, no, get out of here.

Caitlin. And I just ran off. He was like, you fell. I'm like, I fell. So you have to see those people again. Yeah, you don't. I just run off stage and it is what it is. You have to see those people the next day at school.

Yeah, but then you possibly have to go viral. I'm down. Okay. That is a funny one. Yeah. Okay. Well, thank you for sure. No bad publicity.

That's not true. Yeah, I was like I've had some pretty bad publicity. Well, thank you so much for. Are we done? Yeah. Why? I mean, I can keep going, but that's not. Okay.

Want to play one more thing? Sure. Okay, we're going to put your country music knowledge to the test. Oh, let's go. I'm just going to read you a line from a country song, no melody, just the words. And you have to either guess the song and artist or finish the next lyric. Okay. I came to life when I first kissed.

Okay. I know. Next. Okay. The way that she dances ain't afraid to take chances. And she wears her heart on her sleeve. She's beautiful, but her crazy beautiful me. Heaven was a preacher's spot in that first church parking lot.

That sounds like Bailey Zimmerman. Yes. Yeah. I haven't heard that song, but I know it's like Holy Smokes or something. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's Holy Spokes. I love that song. Yeah.

Wow, that was really impressive. Okay. Come out. Okay. Boy, after a long day, you know there ain't no wrong way to drive me crazy, crazy in a. Is this new? Oh, Laney, yeah. Okay, all right.

Okay, okay, okay. One more. Okay, okay. I'm trying to put the one that is hard because... It's a great song. I haven't... The Laney one? Yeah.

Oh, so good. And he says, boys, whatever you're offering, it won't be enough. Oh, dirt cheap. Cody Johnson. That's really impressive. Love that song. Really? Yeah.

Okay, I'm hearting it so I can listen to it later. Oh, my. haven't heard that long? You're going to cry. I am? Yes. Okay. Last one. Ooh, you better get this one. You and her back road pulling all-nighters. Did you really think that I wouldn't find out? So I found a little gas in a small red can. Last strike match flying out of my hand. Liar. Liar. No. Never should have put your lips on hers. Caracine and matches. Miranda Lambert.

No. County Road 233. Oh, gumpowder and lead. No. Oh. Carly. Carly. Okay.

Songs out right now that you're excited about. My own? Yes. Oh. I mean bones. That's my single right now. It's like yours with a credit score. You know, like grown up.

Oh, like it evolved yours. Yeah. Okay. And I really, I don't know, it's like one of my favorite songs I've written. Really? Yeah. What is it about like bones like as if, let me just guess. I haven't. Okay, yeah.

I've heard it. Okay, cool. I don't feel. I don't even feel bad about that. Now we're even. It's about like the like bones of a house. It's like foundation for a relationship. No, that's Marin.

That's the bones. Oh, yeah. I know. That was like, I had the title. And I was like, okay, well, like, Marin has the bones. Yeah. Like, this is a whole different. It's, it's, like, all the different ways you use bones in a sentence of, like,

I was shaking down to my bones. And it's like talking about proposing. Wait, I have heard this song. Yes. Okay. Like, she's an angel. Like, she's a halo and a heart of gold. I'm just flesh and bones.

You know what I mean? But the end of the song or the chorus is, I love you till I'm six feet down and this gold on my fingers wrapped around, nothing but bones. You know what I mean? So it's a little, yeah. Oh, why don't it make me choke up and like a tiny bed? Oh, really? Yeah.

Like, I got like that tingle in the nose where you're like, Like, oh, am I going to just squirt one out? I got that. I got that. Okay. And? Okay. Yeah, that's Bones.

And then we did a wedding version just for you. Yes. Yeah. For me and myself and I in my backyard? No. No. They're coming. Okay. But then we just like literally four days ago put out a song.

We've been teasing it on TikTok and stuff. And I don't follow you there either. Yeah, I know. I know. But we're just teasing. People don't forget. And now here we are. happened to me. It's like my biggest

debut of a song ever. Oh my gosh. Like by far yeah. Have, okay, let's do a TikTok with it right now. Let's do it. Okay. Okay. So russell dickerson Hi.com. Boom. Slash tour. Yes. Russellmania tour. And Instagram

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