The Bobby Bones Show - BONUS EP – CMA Awards Backstage Interviews (Bonus Interviews): Old Dominion, Gavin Adcock, Lauren Alaina, Stephen Wilson Jr. & more...

Episode Date: November 19, 2025

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It's the Bobby Bones Show. Hey, you have changed, girl. You've got grown up. I mean, wow. Oh? Oh, you guys are. I'm really glad I didn't wear that today. I love your outfit.

I love your outfit. Are we looking here? Here? I don't know where the heck we're looking. At each other, maybe. And Morgan's going to jump in here, I think. Right, Morgan? She's just fixing the camera.

I'll keep you safe, you know. Yes, thank you. I don't know what that means. A little balance. Oh, is that what that means? Yeah, you don't need balance. Come on now. Who needs balance?

If I started having some, it would be crazy. What up, Lauren, Elena? Is that supposed to be going? No, that's not supposed to go. She's going to make you do something later where you bump booties or something. Oh, perfect. I love bumping booties. See?

Everybody likes to have fun. I agree. I didn't say it was bad. I was just telling you that what's going. on. Lauren Elena, I mean, a lot has changed since the last time I saw you, you know, you like, I got married, birth to child. I birthed a baby.

Yeah, like, is that not just the craziest thing ever? It's the most incredible thing of my life. Yes, I cannot believe I did that. Did you go epidural or no epidural? I got an epidural at eight centimeters. I went all the way. Oh, my God. Wait, so were you planning on, like, being totally natural?

I was planning on being natural, but I ended up having to be induced because I was, went 12 days past my due date. Oh my gosh. I was in the CMA Fest. I saw you. Like 10 days past my due day trying to get the baby to start, you know, making some moves.

She did not want to come out. She was baking up in there. She was very comfy. And so I, once I got induced, I progressed so quickly. I was like, okay. Yeah, see, because my wife, she had planned to go all natural,

you know what I mean? And her water breaks and we're in there. And she's like, puking because of the pain. I puked. Oh, my. When I started puking, I was like, give me the epidural. That is exactly what she did. She goes, give me the trash can.

Give me the trash can. I need the epidural. Give me that baddural. Okay, so I need to know from this. That was hilarious. That was the moment we had. It was like. I was cracking up.

That is the moment. When I started puking, I was like, okay. And then here's what's funny. The third one, like she started having pain. She's like, all right, I need the epidural. By the time they could even get the thing in her. back. The baby's already out. That's pretty much what happened to me because I progressed so quickly. I don't know what was going on. My body would just not, like my cervix wouldn't

dilate. And once they helped my cervix dilate, zoom, I mean, so fast. Like within like three hours, I was dilated to eight centimeters. Man, that is right. And we had one of those overnight ones. Like we were up all night. You know what I mean? It was so miserable on the phone with our parents. Oh yeah, get a plane. It's coming. The baby's coming. And I had just gotten back from a three-day bender in Vegas. Oh, my God. And so, I mean, it was just like, oh. You really killed it in.

I was, I was, like, falling asleep during labor. You know what I mean? My wife's like, once that epidural hit, I was like, sure, what's going on? Okay, but I need to know from a woman's perspective because you always hear moms and I like, it was the most beautiful experience in my life. But was it or were you like, holy crap, I can't believe I did that?

And that was crazy that that even happened? It, both probably. A little bit of both. I mean, it was pretty intense. It's a very intense situation, but when they handed that baby to me, I can't even explain it. I've experienced it. Let me tell you.

We didn't find out, I don't know about yours, but we didn't find out the gender until it was born. And so the baby. There was also that level of surprise. Oh, my gosh. Let me tell you. And the doctor, like, holds it up. And my wife's like, what is it? And I'm not even thinking, gender.

I'm like, it's a baby. And she goes, no, is it a boy or girl? It's a baby. I can see this moment for you. And I was like, oh, it's a boy! And then you know what I mean? And then you just got to go crazy. You just have the one?

No, I got three boys. You got three boys. Oh, my gosh. The first one is it? Was it different for the other two? No, because we didn't find out of the gender for all three. Oh, wow. And so all three are waiting.

I could not do it the first time, but I want to do that next. I'm saying it is such a cool thing because in every, every appointment you go. to like the ultrasound and everything. The first thing I would say them, we don't know the gender, we don't want to know, do not tell it. I would make sure. You scream it. Oh, I would scream it because I was like, one of these idiots is going to be like, oh, look

at these little. Congratulations. There's a penis. Or she's doing so good down there, you know what I mean? I should have said that. No, you can say penis. It's okay. It's okay.

Yeah. Sorry. That was amazing. It was amazing. It was great. It was great. It was great. Well, good to see you.

Yeah. It's great to see you, you know. Before you leave us, before lunch, lunch, box, he's making you talk all things. Hold on, hold on. This is exciting to talk about. It's so exciting. When you become this stage of your life, this, what do they call it, season?

Yeah. It's like, you want to talk about it. That's all I think about. Exactly. I'm like, I do love music too, but have you seen my daughter? Exactly. But, and that's what I was going to ask you, actually, because it's always fun to listen to the moms after because, like, their life changes so much.

So, like, life for you now. what is it going to look like? So I'm figuring out how to kind of balance everything because obviously the number one priority in my life now is her. So just kind of balancing all of that. But she goes on the road with me.

So when I'm on the bus, she goes with me, she sleeps like a champ on the bus. I think it's because I toured the whole time I was pregnant. So she's used to that emotion. And she probably likes your music because you played it a lot when she's in the... She better. If I can't count on her, I'm really ticked.

Like, please, at least let her like it. But we're going out on the tour with Rascal Flats in January, so that'll be good. My mom goes with me right now to help out, which is kind of crazy, full circle, because when I started this career after American Idol, I was 16. So my mom went on the bus with me then. Oh, my gosh, so she's back to bus life.

And now she's back on the bus. And she has a new title. She's no longer mom. Do you call her grandma or? So my mom became a grandma at 40. My brother had a baby. Well, his wife had a baby young. They were young in my hometown.

And so she's sassy. Sassy. My mother is sassy before. I love that. So she has four grandchildren. Well, now she has six. But my brother had four. And then I have a step sibling that has a baby, a week younger than my daughter.

Oh, trying to steal the spotlight. That's not cool. Come on, man. Let Lauren Elena have that. You know what I'm saying? Like it's her time to be pregnant. Come on. Step sibling?

He is. Well, Lauren, balancing it all. And I'm very proud of that. And I want to show her. She's a little girl. I want to show her you can do both. And I was really worried about that, though. Like, I was like, what's this going to mean for my career?

And it's the biggest joke ever because I just figured it out. You just figure it out. That's what people always say. It's like, oh, I don't know if we're ready for a baby. Guess what? You're never ready. Like, you just figure it out. Every day I wake up and there's a new challenge that I have to figure out how to do it.

And I'm like, I could have done this five years ago. Yes. Except I would have had an ex-boyfriend doing it. with me. Oh, that'd have been weird. They all suck. It worked out exactly. I really glad I waited to do it with my husband.

Literally. Oh, Lord. This is so fun getting to talk with you. You're amazing and we're excited for you in this whole new chapter. Wait, before you go, though, it's Thanksgiving and we know what you're thankful for all that, but what are you not grateful for? Not thankful for. Not thankful for.

Bad drivers. I'm not thankful for the breast pump. Oh, gosh, that's a rough thing. But I'm thankful for it, but also not. It's, that's tough. The pumping is, I pumped on the way here. Let me tell you, one time we were in Vegas, and my wife was pumping at the blackjack table.

Like, I mean, she had it under. I pump everywhere. Everywhere. I was going to tell you, if you see me in public, there's a 50% chance I'm pumping. Yeah, and the pumps have gotten so nice now that you cannot even notice. Yeah, you can just walk him there. You notice. You notice.

They get more milk. I feel like you can perform on stage and nobody would know. You could just be pumping and that would happen. Now, I pop on stage. I've lost it. And someone needs to send me some help. Send help immediately. All right.

Thank you, Lauren, Elena. Thank you. Don't miss the CMAs live on ABC. Tonight. At 8-7 Central. Well, welcome, Russell Dickerson. Thank you. How you doing?

I can use a nap. I'm not going to lie. Yeah, I bet. You've been having an insane year. We've got a year. I feel like you're in like your best Russell era yet. Thank you. Do you feel that way?

Yes, I do. I look back on pictures and I was like, I thought I was, I thought I was killing it. Like when? When were you thinking you were killing it based on pictures? Just early on, like 2017. Beginning of your career. Yeah. But now.

My haircut was terrible. I was scrawny. That was when you had the kind of like spiking hair. I was wearing the tightest pants you could possibly find. Mm-hmm. You know? Yeah. I feel like I just wasn't dialed in yet.

But now you feel like. like you've, I feel, oh, yeah. I am peak, dad, mode, country singer. I told you I need a nap, dude. You do. No, but it's okay. And it's not that. It's just, I got kids.

Then I wake up at five in the morning and they're just screaming, you know. I was at your album release party, and it was fun to watch you because you were trying to be Russell, the performer, the artist. But your kids kept coming and your wife came and was like, the kids need this. and you're like, I also have to be a dad. Mm-hmm. How are you doing all of that? Sorry.

I'm not. I don't know. I'm trying. Yeah. Yeah. But it's just like, I look at it as like different, like, gas gauges, you know? Like you're on the road, you're going, you're going and going. And then your family, you know, needs a little, family time needs a little fill up.

Okay. You know what I mean? Yeah. Well, like, what's the worst part about being a dad? Can you give me some real, yeah, like some real advice here. No sleep. It's so, it's, and it just never. stops until yeah like we just we have to like leave we have to like get a hotel or go on vacation

or something to sleep and you just sleep that whole time yeah pretty much like if you if you could tell me that I could do something amazing super fun I don't know or sleep you are exhausted so like this new era of Russell has brought a new exhaustion well I'm a dad now bro but no I I am having the time of my life. It's so fun. What is the best part about this new era? Because I'll tell you, I mean, I was at the record store the other day, and I bought your record. You did?

Yes, I did. Wow. My boyfriend, I love it. It's amazing. It's a great record. Thank you. And I wanted to hear you on vinyl. You sound pretty good on vinyl.

Ooh, okay. Yeah. I like the vibes. Thank you. But what's your favorite part about this new era that's happening? I mean, just, I always love the shows. Concerts. The concerts are getting bigger.

Yeah. Russell mania is getting bigger. Is that because you're a big wrestling fan? Do you like mania? I do. I grew up a wrestling fan, but my name is also sounds like wrestle. Oh, that was my. Yeah.

I don't think I've ever put that together. I thought it was to do with WWE. If my name was Chad, Chadmania, like that's not. You could still do it, though? No, you can't. But you could. If anything is named Chadmania, I'm not going or buying merch of any sort. Okay.

So it was a play on words. That way straight over my head. I'm very sorry. I really thought it was related to wrestling. No, but I mean, next year is like dream year for, I mean, WrestleMania 26. We're doing red rocks. Oh, you know?

Okay. Yeah. Like that type stuff. We're doing red rocks. We're doing the Greek in L.A. We're just to like look and see like blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. I'm just like, yeah. You're crushing it.

We did it. Okay. You are also on social media a lot. I see you doing a lot of the trends that are happening. Yeah. I see you're not. Are you part of group seven? Apparently.

You are? Who isn't? Well, did you see the video? Do you know what? Yeah, I've had like five of them. Okay. So you're group seven. Yeah.

Do you know what six, seven means? I do. Okay. What does it mean? Good. Yeah. Okay. And then if I say,

awake in the morning and I step outside and I take a deep breath and I get real high and I scream at the top of my lungs, what's going on? Bitches ain't shit. But, that old, the mat, that down and daven the doles. Thank you. I got you. You're the first one who put it together. Oh.

That's been all over. Sorry I had to say those words. Sorry. It's a piece in the trap. Yeah. Okay. That's a good one. It's Thanksgiving week.

We're going to wrap this up with this. What are you not thankful for? Hmm. I'm not thankful for the macaroni and cheese that my in-laws make. Oh, that was. My wife, yeah. It's not good. No.

Sorry, guys. Do you eat it every year? I tell them to their face every year. But you don't eat it. I mean, it's the only mac and cheese there is. So you'll eat it, but it's not good. Yeah, but I'm not like, wow, I'm really thankful for this right now. Okay.

I'm not thankful. Sorry to Russell Dangers and Denlaws and keep having a great mania year. We will have a great mania year. Resslemania. Come out to Chadmania at Red Rocks, 2026. Broadcasting from the 59th annual CMA Awards It's the Bobby Bones show I didn't feel that bright

Earlier, maybe they turned some stuff I think some stuff, some lights I think some lights got turned up Okay All right Dustin Lynch We're going to talk about the holidays Okay Because well we've been asking people

What they're ungrateful for and that feels a little negative. I do realize that. What are the answers to that? Oh, well, so for example, Cody Johnson has a situation with his eardrum that's been quite painful, so he's not grateful for that. Riley Green could not come up with anything. He was like... Life's pretty good for Riley Green right now.

Yes, yeah. He was sort of like, you know, I gave him an example of like, well, disease, and he's like, he said it has to be specific to you. was a person. Okay. I'm ungrateful for a big buck that didn't walk out last week when I was hunting. How about that? Oh, so you got to shoot nothing? No.

It was still awesome, though. Okay. I love being in the woods. My nose is running. It's okay. It's that time of year. No, it's not. I have been sick, but scuba.

Sorry, I'm pausing real quick because I felt my nose running in the middle of the interview. No. He said it's a... And then Dustin goes, Dustin was really kind. He goes, it's okay. It's that time. beer like he saw it the whole time but it's like no I can't feel it no I couldn't feel it no I couldn't feel it um thanks guys okay let's keep rolling so I'm not grateful for that yeah my nose running so

now you get to go so now you good to go I just told you I'm not grateful for the big buck I don't know I don't know yeah okay I could I could see how that's frustrating you set out to go hunting and then you catch nothing Okay, let's fast forward to the food part of Thanksgiving because we've been asking people the dish they're most looking forward to. Most looking forward to, I go lean and mean on like the starches. So the potatoes, all that, I kind of skip around because it leaves more room in the belly for desserts. Okay. So I like to get all my protein and all that fun stuff in.

I love the Ocean Spray cranberry canned sauce more than the real deal stuff. Are you endorsed by Ocean Spray? No. Okay. I was just making sure because I was like, wow, that was. Very specific. I just realized I'm talking all around my answer. I still haven't given you my answer.

I'll leave room for desserts. Okay. So I'll do like five different desserts on one plate. Oh, my. It's bad. Well, now I need you to pick your favorite dessert. Sweet tooth problem. You have to pick one.

You get one dessert. Mom's pecan pie. Okay. Yeah, which is essentially what, just butter and sugar. Well, I don't know. Does she have a good recipe? Because it might need to get a... I'm in charge of bringing pecan pie to the Thanksgiving this year and I've never made one.

I used to hate it. I love it, no. Yeah, it must be like an aqua... Like a taste. Yeah, you know. We start to like things we didn't like when we were kids. To me a while to grow up, Amy. But I might need to get your mom's recipe.

Okay. I can find that. I feel like I still remember the time that your parents came on the Bobby Bone Show. Yes. That was so fun and awkward. Why? They're so nervous around cameras. But they did a great job.

They did fine. But if you knew mom and dad off of camera, you'd be like, oh, that's not the same people. Yeah. So is that who you're going to be spending Thanksgiving with? Yeah. Yeah. So the past handful of years, they come up and we do it at my farm outside of Nashville. Okay.

So I'll have mom, dad. sister, brother-in-law, and the two kids, niece and nephew, and then any friends that don't have a home to go to that too? I'm hosting. Okay, so do you cook? Yeah, yeah, I'll help out. But me and the brother-in-law are kind of man in the grills. Okay. And then, of course, the girls are like, get out of our way in the kitchen when they're doing all the bake stuff. They're doing their thing. Okay, yeah. Cody Johnson had a good question before we have, so I'm going to ask it to you, but he said ham or turkey. Oh, ham. He said ham too. Yeah, I would much rather.

I think the turkey we just put up with. It's like there's not a whole lot of flavor here. Give me the honey baked ham all day. Honey baked ham all day. And then ocean spray cranberries. Out of the can. Out of the can. Thank you.

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Hello. Yeah. Morgan here at the CMA Award. remotes with Stephen Wilson Jr. How are you? I'm good Morgan. How are you? Good. I was just reading a really quick portfolio of you and you've lived like 80 lives. You've done a whole bunch of things. You were a boxer. You're an R&D scientist. You've done all these wild things. What brought you into music from all of that? Well yeah, my music career is like a culmination of all those lives. Yeah my first stage was a boxing ring. I started fighting around age seven. My dad was a

a fighter. So we would open up the adult fights. So I've been an opener for a long time. Boxing cards are a lot like show cards. You know, there's openers and then there's the big headliner. So I've been kind of a showman, but I was always really quiet as a kid. I never really talked like the first 20 years in my life. But I had no problem fighting another dude in the ring. Well, there's not a lot of talking that goes into fighting. Yeah, yeah, unless you're trash talking. Yeah. But yeah, so, you're, you know, so, you're, you're you go up there and let your hands do the talking. And so that's what I did.

That was my first stage. And that's where I kind of learned to enjoy and perhaps get a, I don't like to use the word addicted, but I think my dad was too. My dad was a real showman in the ring. And so, like, you kind of get addicted to the roar of a crowd, even for a quiet, shy kid. And then I just went and, you know, I grew up in a real small town. and I was either going to stay in that town or get out, and I was a really nerdy science kid,

so I went and got a science degree at MTSU, but I was always obsessed with songwriting. This song, Don't Take the Girl, kind of changed my, made a mess out of me on a school bus when I was a kid, and I had to figure out. Were you, like, going through a heartbreak or, like, going through a love at the time? No, I was, like, honestly, what was really weird is, like, my mama had, you know,

kind of had a bunch of issues. She was married to some really dangerous. She's married to a really dangerous man at the time. My parents split up, and I was really scared for her life. Wow. And I was able to copy and paste her into that song. That's really what, like, mystified me about songwriting, was like, that song had nothing to do with my story,

but I was able to copy and paste my story into it and still be affected by it. So I was like, that's the real wizardry, not just rhyming words and it's being able to affect somebody's heart so much that they see themselves in the song. So I've been trying to pay that feeling forward ever since. And that's what I moved to Nashville for it to find because that wasn't on career day. I don't think they talk about boxing or the performing, but scientists. Yeah, they did.

So they had that on career day. So I was like, I'm going to be a nerd because I'm good at being a nerd. And so I went to MTSU and that kind of kept me out of my hometown but kept me Nashville adjacent. And that's how I kind of got into the songwriting realm. And then I worked as a scientist for years for Mars, the food company and R&D. And then one day I literally just let I couldn't stop writing songs and I just quit the job to go write songs for nobody for no money. And I went and bartended and waited tables until this guy at BMG publishing named Creole. Chris Oglesby heard one of my weird songs and signed me on the spot.

Wow. That was seven years ago and here I am. I'm sensing a theme here that you could almost make like a boxing, scientific, and performing type show. You can like really combine the three into one. Well, come to the show and you'll see that exactly. Yeah? Okay. That's pretty cool.

I love that. Yeah, it's there. You have a first CMA nomination, which is really cool. Are you super stoked? Yeah. Yeah. I did not expect that to happen. I never sang a song in my life until 10 years ago.

I wanted other people to sing my songs. I didn't think I'd be the one singing them. So my dreams kind of outdrimped me on that one. I'm just trying to keep up with them now. Well, I'm going to use that moving forward. Dreams outdreamed me because that means you're doing something right. So, Stephen, congratulations on the nomination, and thanks for being here. Thank you for having.

It's great to hear your story in a very quick amount of time. I don't know. I tried to keep it short. You did great. You did so great. Broadcasting from the 59th annual CMA Awards. It's the Bobby Bones show. All right.

Yeah, that was it. Yeah, Vincent Mason. Are we going, Pitts? You good? Vincent Mason, they told us you have a hard two minutes. What can we talk about in two minutes that's very interesting? Oh, man. We put on our first album.

Okay. That's pretty interesting. If it depends who you ask, I guess a lot of people probably wouldn't care. So that might not be the best. Well, hopefully everybody cares, right? Well, I mean, yeah, I mean, hopefully, but you can't get everybody to care. But there are a few people in this world that are really, they're jazzed up about it. Hopefully your friends, family.

Yeah, that's right. And then hopefully a couple of people are waiting for it. And maybe some of your teachers from back of the day that said that you aren't going to make it in life, you know what? Yeah, right. Did you have any teachers like that? No. Man, this guy's going to suck in the world. That's an awful thing to say to somebody.

Well, I had teachers that told me that. Oh, man. But you made it. Yeah, yeah, Dr. Evans, you know, he's my pre-cow teacher in high school. And let's just say, I kind of gave up that last semester. This is interesting. And he said, like, on the final, I just wrote my name on it. I didn't even answer one question.

Just turned it in. And he was like, man, I really wish I could be a fly on the wall of your first college classroom. Like, basically saying, you're going to get crushed. Right. Well, in all right. Oh, my, Dr. Evans, how are you like me now? I didn't graduate either. There you go.

Okay. And my parents, before I went to college. they sat me down and they said you know college isn't for everyone you can just work after high school you don't have to go to college and i'm like what do you mean did your parents have a similar conversation with you or no no no they wanted me to go i went i went for a bit and then i started writing songs and then i just and i stopped going gradually just stopped going so you didn't you didn't just like immediately drop out he was like oh i miss this class and then missed two classes and then eventually yeah i went to old miss wrote my first song there moved to nashville i went to lipscomb music

for a little bit and I was just trying to get a publishing deal the whole time so eventually I just started going to write songs and I just stopped going to school and so did you always know you wanted to do this is this the dream the goal no I don't think if you asked anybody that knew me in my early life that nobody would have said I would be doing this but I didn't even know I didn't never play or sing or for anybody until I was 19 or 20 so so this is all new you're kind of like a completely new season of life oh yeah yeah we're for two years in now so okay does it feel weird are you like oh this real and this is my life? Are you having that moment yet? It's just like it's been so busy this year that I haven't even thought about it but lately in the last few weeks I'm kind of like this is

pretty great. You got to do is make records and play songs and I mean how hard is that? You know, talk about Dr. Evans and here and there and then that's it. Hopefully doctor, I don't know if he's still with us but you know, he's kind of older then so but if he's not still, if he is still with us, you know, but if not, hopefully he's looking down me like, dang that dude did make it. Yeah. Lunchbox's talent is to like remember names of every single person he's ever met in his life. that's wrong to you. You should make a list. No, I can name me my teachers from kindergarten all the way through, man. I like that. Yeah. Do you have any crazy talents like that? Is there anything that people will be like, wait, Vincent Mason, you can also do this? You know what I can do? I've got a real

finger on the pulse of where a bathroom would be in a public place. Okay. You know, is there a restaurant? You're at a restaurant for the first time. I can, I can just locate the bathroom. I don't have to ever ask anybody. And I really pride myself on that. That's impressive, actually. When did you discover this talent, I guess? Really clicked for me that it was a talent in the last couple years. I just drift off. And it's really, I really am pissed off if I have to ask. It's like an internal pride thing that I like to just go find it.

I mean, this is the most interesting thing I've heard all day. And we got that all done in two minutes. That's a quirky talent that I got, man. You remember your teachers? I can find the bathroom. That's right. You guys are the best duo there's ever been in country music. We need to ask you really quick.

is coming up. What are you not thankful for? Oh, gosh. Um, because we know you're grateful for a bunch stuff. You've had a great year. You've been doing awesome. What am I not thankful for Southwest? Don't like Southwest. Okay, I've been having some bad experiences there. I wish it was some. It's a lot. So Southwest, if you're listening. Shout out. Change it up. Change it up. Go ahead and change that boarding process. We're all done with the open seating. Doesn't need to happen anymore. Thanks, Vincent. It's good to meet you. Don't miss the CMAs live on ABC. Tonight.

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Oh, you've been talking lots today. You're tired of talking? No, it's all right. Okay, Gavin Adcock with me. Gavin, your shows are so fun and rowdy. Why? Tell me where this began and you're like, I want to have rowdy shows.

Well, I've been to a handful of shows growing up and whether it was just like stand behind the mic and listen to some nice soft country music or been to a couple of rock shows and different things. I just wanted to be on the wilder side of things and I wanted my fans to have energy and sing along to every song. And me making the songs I make,

I guess it resonates with people that like to drink and have a good time. And they bring all the energy, you know. So I just go out there and sing the songs and it's up to them how crazy they're. they want to make it. Could you ever see now with your shows if people were sitting at your show? Would that be a weird experience for you?

No, I was playing a radio show in Charlotte a couple days ago, and it was a seated venue, and it was just acoustic guitars, and I had them all standing up by about the third song. I was like, get up. I'm like, we ain't doing this, and I can't do it. Okay, so do you like it to be more that way, or is it like, is there a part of you that where it's, like, uncomfortable if everybody's just sitting and you're like, I don't want to be the only one having a good time here? I'm more nervous when there's less people and they're being quiet. Like I'd rather be a stadium full of people screaming and going crazy. I'm less

nervous with that than I was at Georgia Southern and I'd start to making music and they had like a women's football event that was a fundraiser where all the coaches wives and people came around and all the women dressed up and got to go out there and run football drills. And they were all sitting there with their legs crossed and I played three acoustic songs and to this day that's the most nervous I've ever been playing a show that was about 40 women I was just nervous as hell were you like after you're like never again we gotta we gotta we gotta we gotta do something else this has got changed okay and and with that rowdiness it's super crazy but the show where somebody ran on your stage was my hometown which so yeah and my sister and brother-in-law were at that show

Yeah, my security guard, he knew what he was getting into when he started seeing the shows. I waited too long to have security, but when we finally got it, he was like, this is crazy. I was like, yep. And the crazy part was the guy came into the show, was not doing good. Like, he was just like, on something. He was already not in the space to be there. But the crazy thing is he was singing along to every single way. word front row and just lost it towards the end and it looked like you had some bad intent coming

after me and my security guard laid him out on the stage and it was just crazy was that the first time we were like dang this may have been bad that I created a rowdy environment are you still happy that you have that I wasn't worried about it okay I've been in worse situations so it'll be a lot speaking of I have to ask you because obviously everybody's seen it on social media what's the situation with Zach Ryan what happened well i got asked on to interview my opinion about him and i just said i didn't think he was that good of a person from his interactions with uh with a kid after his show and i try to treat my fans with the most respect even if i don't like what they think it sometimes they get their feelings hurt and they have their they're just they have feelings too so i

well and you have one run on stage you're like it's fine you know yeah i'm not i'm not i'm not mad He just had a bad night. But, yeah, I was playing in Oklahoma, and I woke up that morning. The festival said, hey, Zach's coming today, and he's probably going to try to do something to keep you from going on stage. I guess he just wanted to fight me to get us in trouble, get us arrested. So you had a warning that this was potentially coming. Oh, yeah, they told me all day.

My crew had a good level head about it and just kept me chill about it, because, I mean, it pissed me off. He came and got on stage with Gabriella Rose, and for a moment with a smaller art, artist to have an opportunity for an artist that size to get on stage with her and sing their song and he took that time to call me out up there that was real childish and not didn't make probably didn't make her feel very good about it and when he showed up on the other side of the fence and was talking bad about me and said I'm going to kill you and this that and the other and

the camera started rolling I was like let's see how pissed off I can make this guy and I was So you knew what you were doing. Yeah, I told him when he walked up. I said, I'm not fighting you, Zach. I'm about to go on stage and play. And he just, he was hoping I'd fall into that to keep me on stage. But I went out there and performed 15,000 people, and they had a blast. And I ain't worried about it.

And you really just brushed it off your shoulder like, yeah, that just happened, but I got stuff to do? Yeah, no doubt. I mean, I ain't worried about it. So where does it stand now? Is it just kind of, like, because that was such a big kind of blowup moment. Are you? Yeah, I mean, it's fine. I mean, I think he made ass of himself, and I did what was right for my fans and the people at the festival, and he probably still can't stand me, but I really don't care what he thinks.

I love the authenticity, and I love that you just own who you are, because I think we need more of that. It's just people being exactly who they are. Where did that even come from in you? Well, I just grew up with some family that was always their self, and they were headstrong, and sometimes they, They argued and raised a little hell and just they always taught me to treat people with respect until somebody doesn't treat you with respect. And then I just, and I saw a lot of artists that have always kind of tuck their tail and kind of like hid their self from everybody. And when they, for years and years and when they finally did do something that was a little bit off the wall, people gave them crap for it. And I just never wanted to be that person.

I just, I never wanted to not be me. So you're like, I'm not going to wait five years to show you who I am. This is just going to be me to all the time and enjoy the life. I love that. And I do want to know, too, do you have the, everybody has that uncle that really makes an impact on their life in some funky ways or anything like that. Do you have that random uncle? Because you strike me as somebody who would. Yeah, I had a, he was my great uncle and his name was Uncle Bubba.

Got to love Uncle Bubba. He didn't have any teeth. but I mean he was a headstrong dude and he was crazy and he definitely rubbed off of me in a rambunctious way when I was a little kid, you know. See, everybody has an uncle, man. You look at your life. Okay. And last question for you, because Thanksgiving is coming up, we're asking people what they're not thankful for. What I'm not thankful for.

I'm sure you're thankful for a lot of things. Good things, you know, good food, good people and music and all that. I don't know. I can't really wrap my head around that one. So it's like, you know, if you don't like people who don't say thank you when you open a door for them, or if it's like a bad driver who stays in the fast lane when they're going slow, it's those kind of things. Those are mine. Yeah, I mean, I'm not thankful for Nashville sending out people to drive in front of the traffic to make fake traffic in the evenings. I'm pretty sure that they have this conspiracy theory about traffic that's not real because why does it always

disappear when you get up to the point of block traffic. Yeah, I don't know. I'm pretty sure they send out people to make traffic. But anyhow, that's my theory. I like it. Apparently, we're on the same rabbit hole. Yeah, no doubt. But, yeah, it's good to see you.

Thanks for being here. Thank you, too. Thank you so much. Broadcasting from the 59th annual CMA Awards. It's the Bobby Ball Show. All right, Gretchen, we're approaching the holidays. Yes. And so, hard-hitting question about your favorite.

Thanksgiving part of the meal. Oh, goodness. Like what dish? I am so ahead of you. I just put a 15-foot tree up in my house yesterday. Oh, nice. You're already in Christmas, though. Yes, yeah.

Thank God you stayed with the Thanksgiving thing. Okay. What was the question? My favorite Thanksgiving meal? Just your favorite dish. Like, you know, what's your favorite thing? Like, are you looking forward to it? Because some people are like, you know, you only have it once here.

Yeah, my favorite thing to do on Thanksgiving is to deep fry a turkey, but it's a big mess and it's a lot of work. and if you don't know what you're doing, you could burn the whole place down. Oh, yeah, and people have. Yeah. This is the biggest tip. Do not fill the oil up to the top. You have to account for the weight of the turkey and the oil. That's where everybody messes up.

They put a lot of oil in, and then when they dump the turkey in, the oil comes over the top. You don't need that much oil. That's the big mistake everybody makes. I feel like you need a... And peanut oil. That's the best. Ooh, peanut oil. So is that like a...

For taste? It's just, yeah, it's the cleanest and the best. And, yeah, I think it'll get the best crisp out of it. Okay. Peanut oil. I feel like you need to, like, do a little cooking show about this. Really? I don't do, I don't make turkeys and hams that I'm really more of an Italian food maker.

I like doing lasagnas and stuff like that. Do you bust out any of that in the holidays? Sometimes we do. Sometimes, especially if we're all getting together for both. If we're going to do Thanksgiving and Christmas, nobody, I mean, it's like you just got over the leftovers and then you're going to do the same meal again. And so sometimes we will do an Italian Thanksgiving and then a traditional Christmas or vice versa. Yeah. And then what about your family?

But we're not Italian. We just love Italian. You just love Italian food. What about your, when y'all gather, I guess I'm picturing like you being, you know, in music. But like, do you all ever have like jam sessions or sing or what? No. No. Like the last thing I want to do on my holiday office.

Yeah. No. Usually it turns into a big. just who can be the loudest. It seems like we're the loud family. And my daughter is the only one in the family who will not fight to be heard. And so she's the one at the table who's just, and then I'll be like, did you have something to say, honey?

And she'll be like, yeah, in a minute, because right now my favorite show is on. And that would be, you know, my mom and her husband screaming and yelling at each other. Oh, yeah. That's her form of entertainment. She's like, yeah, I know my favorite show's on. I'll speak when this is over. So we've been asking people typically the question that you get, especially with Thanksgiving,

even though you're definitely in Christmas mode. I'm already jealous of your 15-foot tree. I keep thinking about it in my mind. I had to buy scaffolding to put it up. I didn't know what I was. I bit off way more than I could chew. Okay. Did you go pick it out?

No. I put it in my box online. And then it was delivered on two pallets. Okay. I didn't know. Is it a real tree or a fake tree? It's a fake tree. Okay. But I just, I guess, in my mind that night, I thought 15 foot, yeah, it's not that big, but it's pretty big.

Where are you going to store it? It's never coming down. Oh, it's never. Okay. It's, no, it's never coming down. I'm just going to have to have different seasons tree. It'll have to be like the Easter tree and then the turkey tree. So what people do that? Well, I'm going to have to because this thing is never coming down. I mean, it's literal Christmas lights up all year long for sure. Fourth of July, just make it red, red, white, and blue. Yeah. I'm glad I got the scaffolding, though, because. because it'll take that just to take the ornaments off. Yeah, that is hilarious. So before we jump to Christmas, we'll focus on things seem a little more. And we want to know what you're grateful for this year,

but also, in addition to that, something you're not grateful for. Hmm. I am not grateful for group chats. Oh, do you leave them or do you? I just, they just get to be, yeah, I think it's just my age. Too exhausting. I'm 52. to, there wasn't even cell phones, you know, when I was young.

So the group chat thing is just taken. I have a few, but sometimes they're exhausting. What am I thankful for? My reconnection to Christ. Oh, I love that, especially this time of year going into the holiday season. And when did that reconnection happen? Oh, it's been happening for several years. I think I was just getting in my own way.

And I think I finally had to, to just open up my eyes and realize that that it was me, that it was my issues that was getting in the way. And I think I try not to get too personal, but the reality of it is that I couldn't accept the forgiveness. Yeah. I didn't think I deserved it. And it finally hit me not too long ago that it's not up to me.

Well, I love that you're sharing it because so many people can relate to that exact feeling and to hear that you opened up and could get there. Yeah. That gives them hope. And it was the silliest little thing. It was just me being who I am. I'm a control freak and I just thought that I knew better. And that was very silly.

It's not up to me. Well, shoot, I would watch this TV show. Like, we've got cooking tips. We've got Christmas tree tips and we've got, you know, time with the Lord. Yeah. So, yeah, well, thank you for chatting with us and good luck with that tree. Thank you. I can't wait to see it.

Yeah. And your year-round tree, your new tree. It's a new addition to your home. I'll get pictures of it and post it, but I'll have to wait until after turkey day at least. All right. And don't forget, if you're frying your turkey, don't fill the pot all the way up with oil and use. Peanut Oil. You heard it from Gretchen Wilson.

Don't miss the CMAs live on ABC. Tonight. At 8.7 Central. Nobody start yelling yet. Let me roll up my sleeves. Has anyone ever been bitch slapped on camera? I mean, Midland almost did it to me one time, but that was off camera. Well, speaking of things deserving.

Okay. And we are here with the newest member of the Walk of Fame in Nashville. Despite what some people's opinions are, we somehow made it. We got Old Dominion. Guys, my question is, how did you get on the Walk of Fame? With money, we just paid for it. Yeah, we paid for it. Yeah.

Yeah. A lot of sexual favors. Sexual favors. No, no, no, no. For real? Is it a real question? No, no, no, no. No, no, no.

No, no, no. No, real question is, what is the process? Because I heard you guys get in the Walk of Fame, and I don't know anything about the Walk of Fame. And I was just like, wow, you have to be. Sure, sad like he knew a lot about it. It seems like you're an authority on it. Well, you know, it's good as Google will tell you there's 112 members on the Walk of Fame.

And so I was just like, wow, is Old Dominion one of the best 112 country artists of all time. It's not only country artists on the Walk of Fame. Yeah. So it turns out we're one of the best artists of all times. Yeah. We're transcending. I mean, I think it's making your mark in Music City. So I think we're something unique that hasn't come along.

We're a band that writes all the songs, plays all the songs on the studio, built it from the ground up. Yeah, Google can also tell you all of the things that we've accomplished. No, no, no, I even said, I even prefaced it was saying that you guys have been, you have massive hits, lots of albums. You've, you know, toured. You're huge. But I just didn't know, like, how, because, like, I'm like, is it like the biggest of all time, or is it just you made a mark? Or is it, you know, I didn't know. I didn't know either.

You have no idea. So how did you find, like, how does it come about? They just come to you and say, hey, we want to give you a star on the, that's it. That's it. Okay. Somebody thought we were good enough. Yeah, because, and then I was told someone's mom is mad at me. Well, yeah, I think all of our moms are pretty mad at you.

Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, okay. All right, good. Yeah. Well, I mean, I just, I literally, when I heard it, I was like, wow. Because I guess it feels like you guys are brand new because when we got here, you guys were brand new, I felt like. Yeah.

But then I realized we've been here 12 years. Right. And you guys are still getting number one hits. We are, yeah. And we've been a band now for almost 20 years. So, you know, we put in some time. And so you kind of, maybe. They shoved us in the corner, you know.

We're not on the main wall. So, I mean, how cool does it feel? now that you can, you know, show everybody, hey, man, I got to start. Do you ever get to just go stand down there? So when everybody comes to... Got a bunch of family coming in to Thanksgiving. They're going to want to come.

Yeah, my dad's coming here today. I'm sure we'll stop, swing by. I got to find it on my own anyway because... Wait, wait, wait, you don't know where it is? Well, when they gave it to us, there was, like, tents up and people all around, and, like, I didn't have really a concept of... There was a lot of things covered up on the ground, you know what I mean?

Okay, what's the next artist? Like, I don't know if you... An artist out there now that's young. You know, you think, you know, up and coming, who's going to be the next walk of fame? I mean, it's tough to say. Who's going to be around in 15 years?

You know what I mean? But is there someone you listen to now that you're like, man, they're so good and you want them to blow up? Anybody. Hmm. See, not going to give any credit? No, no, no. They're like, nope, no, we're not doing that.

I think it takes a lot of time and a body of work until you can. Yeah, I bet. So it's hard to really predict. Everyone I would say, I'm assuming we'd already have one. You know what I mean? Yeah, same. How do you, do you still love making music? Like, has the, the fire still burn as?

Yeah. If we didn't, we would stop for sure. This is the music industry, and it's, music is supposed to be fun. And we have a blast making it, and it's very fulfilling, creating it. So if that ever goes away, we'll find something else to do. How do you keep that fire? Because, like, some professional athletes, they get that first big contract and, like, fat and happy. No longer practicing, like, hey, I'm just going to take my paycheck and go.

Yeah, I think it's because it's not about all that stuff. It's not even about the awards for us. It's not about the money. I mean, we do it because, you know, when we were young, we picked up a guitar and figured out how to play a song, and then we're excited about that. And so we get in a room and we're excited to make up a song. That's what fuels it.

So we're not doing it for all these other things. So as long as that's always going to be fun and inspiring, then we're going to love doing it. Yeah, okay. You don't seem like you bought it. Because you guys broke a record last year and it was huge. Yeah, we're a record-breaking band. Have you heard anything?

I know you guys sell records, but what record did they set? Tell me. They won the group of the year for, what, seven years in a row? Seven consecutive years in a row. The most consecutive of anyone. But you know what I think that is? I think other people up and coming, they're like, man, we're never going to win that, so I'm going to go solo.

You know what I mean? Florida Georgia Line. Florida Georgia Line is like, man, we're never going to win it. Well, why would they think they were never going to win it? Because you guys are good. Yeah, right? Yeah, because you guys have a stranglehold over that thing. And so they're like, you know what?

How does that happen? I'm going to say a lot of hard work, a lot of like fire in your belly. It's creative. You love making music, you know, like when you get on. You're doing good. You're doing good. When you pick up a guitar for the first time and you hear that note, you're like, man, I'm starting to get this. And then here we are 20 years later.

I see what you're doing. I like it. Oh, what was your question? Did you have a question? I just really wanted to stir the pop. I mean, yeah, okay, that's great. No, hey, we're all entitled to our opinion. Well, see, here's the day.

Here's the great thing about my opinion is I don't know anything about music. Well, all you know is you like it or not, and that's all that really, that's the most important thing about music. We make music. It's not for everyone. We know that. And we've had haters before, and we will have them again. Not that you're a hater. I was going to say, Whitney and I didn't.

Not that you're a hater, but, you know, we've certainly dealt with people saying, you know, we're not. or we're not this or we're not that we know we got turned down for every by every record label that there is because we were too old or we were just songwriters or whatever so those are the types of things like and I'm I'm being hard on you but I'm not just kidding I'm laughing along with you it's great yeah but but those are the things you can't please everyone I mean that's why I was glad I was here is because I was worried because we were doing our show this morning I was like old dominion is going to be there guys I have got to get there before old dominion comes to

our booth because you know what I mean like some people you know they wouldn't want to sit here like that's why I told Morgan to sit on the sidelines I was like I'm doing this by myself I'm sitting here with old I appreciate that about I want to talk to these guys that's what's fun like I mean I said it I put it on Instagram I said it on the national radio show so I want to I want to tag us in it we tagged you in ballsie and then and then I go man I don't even know if they saw it because they didn't comment or anything are we commented on it oh you did no not publicly yeah yeah I Man, old dominion, I got to say, thank you for stopping by.

And, you know, it is Thanksgiving. So we are thankful for a lot of things. I don't care what you're thankful for. What are you not thankful for? What am I not thankful? Lack of sleep. I'm not thankful for that. Yeah, just fatigue, general fatigue.

Not thankful for. I'm thankful for everything. I'm thankful for everything. I mean, geez. How could I not be thankful? Yeah. Everything has a place. That you're still alive.

You're thankful that you're still alive. Still alive. Have my health. Have a successful career, despite what some people might think of. Yeah. I'm thankful for it all, man. All right.

Old Dominion, thank you guys for stopping by. Broadcasting from the 59th annual CMA Awards. It's the Bobby Ball Show. Parmally is here right now. Guys, how are you doing? Yeah. Listen, you guys are the underdog always. Bobby often talks about it.

How are you guys feeling going into like this CMA and all of this happening? Like what are your thoughts right now as it all sits? I haven't thought much about it. I thought of a lot about it. Really? We're excited about this top 10 right now. That's right. Yeah, we're excited about Cowgirl like doing this thing, which is, you know, that's awesome.

Yeah, I mean, I love that you guys are here. And you guys, your guys' music is awesome. Cowgirl is a great song. So tell me about Cowgirl and the inspiration behind this one. Actually, crazy thing is a couple of things. guys from the UK had had that idea started and brought it to us and we were like this is cool you know so we did a little thing with it and and uh we just all knew when we heard it we're like this is this is us we our fans would love this from us and um when it came to pick the single

i'll never forget barry came on the bus he's like what are we thinking like this is the song this is different it's it you know it's us it's fun it's upbeat we just had gonna love you like this is it yeah and okay so you can Are you guys crossing different countries trying to get some different sounds now? Is that what's happening? It just happened to work out that way. I mean, it wasn't planned or anything. Yeah?

Whatever the song calls for, wherever it comes from, if it's for us and we can do it and we feel great about it, and we all agree upon it, then that's it. Okay, and you guys had said you were like, well, you get four out of six of us. So what happens? How do you guys decide who does these things? What is the situation here with the band?

Because there were so many of you guys. I know. Yeah. I mean, he was just kidding. It was only thing. I know, but we might have a few more members. Bobby, come on. You're going to join some more into it? I don't know if you guys were talking about like the backup band if they like sometimes

are part of it. There's, there ain't no backup band. This is all you get. Okay, but you guys have been doing it for so long. So tell me like how do you guys keep it all together because, you know, I mean, it's hard even when you're just with somebody every so often, but you guys are together all the time. It's a lot of work.

We were all invested the same amount when we started. started this band. We all made a pact. We were going to do it together. We all invested in it. And that'll keep you sticking around. Yeah. And plus we're family. Yeah. You got to sit at Thanksgiving table together, you know. Is Thanksgiving interesting when you guys are all together? It's like, oh, oh, yeah, we're family, but we're a band. Which one comes first? It's always been that way, though. It's always been, because we used to eat at my grandmother's house, and now we eat at his mom's house. And so it's just part of it. Yeah. You know, we might have a little jam session here and

there. But yeah, it's always been the thing. I used to play music with my dad at Thanksgiving and things like that. And so it's kind of always been part of it. So you guys are telling me that you guys have Parmally jam sessions at Thanksgiving. Yep. Oh, that started 35 years ago when we were this tall. I feel like you guys would be live streaming that. People want to be a part of Parmally Thanksgiving.

That's a good idea. Maybe we need to do it. Yeah. Like, I want to be a part to see what's happening at Thanksgiving dinner and the jam sessions. That's awesome. All right. That's a good idea. Okay, I want to talk to you guys.

Speaking of Thanksgiving, what are you not thankful for? Not thankful for. Yeah, because I know you're thankful for lots of things. We all are. Do you know I'm not thankful for? CMA in all that you? Exactly. There you go.

You heard it right there. That's great. Okay. Hey, I like it. Here you go. Anybody else have any others? I'll tell you I'm not thankful for. You can't see it right now, but my left toe to a little pinky toe, it rides on the other

top of my other toe like that. Why does it do that? I don't know. I try to move it down and it just pop-fied back. It's always been that way. It's called it a rider. It's my rider toe, yeah. Not thankful for it.

I get that. So are you like uncomfortable? Do you have a little bit of a like a limp? I mean, I can't balance all that well on this side, you know? No yoga for you. I don't know. Oh, yeah. So rider and.

team in. I'm going to know. That was good, guys. Okay. And my last question for you guys, are you a part of group seven? Yes. You got it? Absolutely. Do these guys not know what this is? If you know, you know, if you don't, you don't. That's right. Exactly. I'm scared of that coming from him. Really? All the groups he's involved with, I don't know. What kind of groups are you involved with? He's just a strange groups now. Yeah. Okay. We'll ask him about it later. Okay, deal. Off camera. And do you guys know what six, six, seven means? Yeah, I do. Okay, one of you guys is on social media.

Are you three chilling not on social media? I've seen the South Park episode. Okay, where they like mention it, talk about it kind of. Do you know what it means? Yeah. I don't think anybody knows. No, you don't know what it means because it means nothing. I know.

Yeah. I know what it means. I'm familiar with that sequence of numbers. Yeah. All right. That works. All right. Thank you guys for being here.

Thank you for always being honest. I enjoy seeing you guys. And, hey, we're always rooting for you guys over at the show. Thank you very much. Don't miss the CMAs live on ABC. Tonight. At 8-7 Central. A win is a win.

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