Brittany and Jason Aldean on College Football Rivalries, Parenting Challenges, and Conservative Values
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- It's like you have two different girls in Halloween. It's either like the hot girl or like the one that just looks like a huge shit. - And you always look like the one that looks like a big shit. - Exactly. - Hey, let's talk about some trashy TV. - Jersey Shore is always it. - Jersey Shore. - Still Jersey Shore. - Hey, so how did you guys get to be the poster couple for "Conservatives"?

Hey, guys, we've got an awesome episode ahead with Brittany and Jason Aldean. But please bear with us. Like the first 10 or 15 minutes, Tully's mic is cutting in and out. I was standing on it. Yeah, there's a conspiracy theory. It was my fault. It was Neil or Kalo. We're not sure. Anyway, I take the blame. Bear with us, guys. It's an awesome episode. Can't wait for you to listen. Here we are.

The power couple. It depends on who you ask. Exactly. It's true. Actually, I just told you, Jason, I read it this morning. It was like, you guys, next year, we 10 years of marriage already. Yeah. March next year. They said it wouldn't last, babe. I know. A lot of people said it. A lot of people said it. Also, you survived.

10 college football seasons together. Yeah, that's actually... Which is really amazing. That's amazing. That's a big deal. And I do want to get into that. House divided. I do want to get in. That's right. I want to get into game day. And how many national championships together? Oh, don't... Yeah. I mean... Here's the thing. Here's the thing. I think... I'm not going to get a word in. Britt went to Alabama... Neil, I need you to hush.

Britt went to Alabama, and oh, she's a big college football fan until Saturday's coming around. She doesn't care unless they win or lose. She doesn't watch the games. Listen, I'm just very social. Did we win or lose? So if there's a lot of people around, I just get distracted. Somebody has to. I know what your heart is. And somebody's got to watch the game, which is me. Well, I've witnessed some Saturdays on the road, though.

It's pretty heated. It was tense. Yeah. Where did the kids lean? That's a great question. There's...

The problem is I'm so outnumbered in this family that everyone teaches them go Bulldogs. Nobody says go Bulldogs. Go Dogs. Whatever. This is going to be great. And so I'm so outnumbered. So that's what they've known for so long. However, I wake up before him. So for all these years, I always get the kids dressed. Hold on. I don't believe that you wake up before him. I know you guys find that hard to believe. Not an early riser.

Listen, I do set my clock for 7.30 these days. That doesn't mean I get up at 7.30. That's pretty good. Listen, for me, it might as well be 4 a.m. Jason just has this talent where if you let him sleep,

it's endless yeah like it'll be five o'clock in the afternoon and you're like is he alive back in the day dude you got you got a show it is unbelievable i know so we used to have this guy that used to work for us named fritz and he was like our production manager or whatever and he was with us in the early days for years and i remember one day he comes into my bus he goes

peach you gotta wake up i go what time is it he goes seven and i said seven he goes yeah pm i was like shit all right so yeah so i i love to sleep i will say though that when we came to tuscaloosa right at that show yeah i was so uh one it's

you bring us out on stage was epic. We talked about that on the last podcast. But the fact that it stood out to me and one, and Brett, you were there and just so complimentary. But you, Jason, you hung with us right up into the time you went up on stage. And I'm thinking, and I'm not a singer, but if I'm you...

I need like 20 minutes before time. I need some Elvis time, you know, like in a room by myself. Well, Jason also doesn't do any vocal exercises or anything. There's never been a vocal exercise. That's what I'd be. I'd be Barney Fife in a closet. You'll never hear me in the dressing room. Me, me, me, me, me. I don't do all that stuff.

I go in there every night, whether you guys are there or not. I go in, hang out with the guys. You know, we hang for an hour, hour and a half, whatever it is before the show.

And, you know, so when you guys come, I mean, it's like you're just kind of part of the crew, you know what I mean? And usually about 15 minutes. We need about 15 minutes to kind of get wired up and get ready to go. It also depends who's in there because if it's a bunch of riffraff. Yeah. We don't want the riffraff. We call them a heavy hang. You know what I mean? Yeah.

That's a good one. It's true, but if it's your boys, then it doesn't matter. If it's your boys, it's great. It's like you just talk and hang out until showtime and then it's just like go up at night. Like, you know, we know what to do. We've been doing it forever, so. Yeah, that's right. And the last time, you know,

Jason, you know, was here and we were talking about, you know, our first podcast, we talked about how, you know, the song came to be. Second one, you know, Jason came and we hung and talked about his experience and all the bullets he took, you know, for that song and everything. And just kind of wondering, it's so cool that you've come, you know, also because totally different perspectives, you know.

What was it like for you? Like, did you experience backlash from that? Yeah, I mean, I've been experiencing backlash for a long time as far as like politics go and all this, you know. You're no stranger. I'm no stranger. You pull up day one. You Google your name. It's terrible. Don't Google my name. It's the worst. From day one, it's been, she's got thick skin. I have really thick skin, but you know what?

My sister was really mean to me growing up. Shout out Cam. I love her, but she was. She must be an Auburn fan. Oh, she's the Carolina Tar Heel. So yeah, but no, she, aside from that.

When we saw our whole situation, when we got together, that was tough. I mean, I took bullets for, I shoot, I still take bullets for that. Which is crazy because. Which is crazy. What a great story. Two beautiful children. I know. Which we'll get to shortly. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But it was incredible. So you're out there this last summer and it's, summer was crazy. It was, you know, the song was. Yeah. Everybody was, you know, going crazy. Yeah. So your perspective on it, I mean, I.

Well, a little different. You know, you're looking at the crowd. Yes. Yeah. And she also went through, you know, all the early stuff that we all did, like the, you know, pushback from everybody. We, you know, we wanted to put the song out. I mean, she's the one that I kind of talked to about those things. And so she, she was there, you know, she knows all the ins and outs from the beginning. I just look at it from a, like,

somewhat of just a regular American middle class perspective. And I think when you think about the blue collar worker, all these people who are not living in California in this liberal land where people are

you know, have security guards and they have gates and they have all these, these are the people that are making decisions or controlling a lot of things. And so it's almost like you have to like morph into the mentality of like just the common man and how they're feeling and how, you know, they're perceiving everything that's going on. And I think trying that in a small town was such a reflection for those people that don't have a voice and a lot of people who can't speak because if they do, they'll be like go from their job or whatever it is.

it is. And I think it's, it was just unbelievable, which obviously you guys saw such success from that. And rightfully so, because you're speaking for a majority of America. So seeing it, we all being on stage every night and singing that song, it's like,

You're worthy, honestly, because everybody, I mean, over every other song, which you guys have amazing songs that you perform, over every other one, the phones come out, the flags go up, the hands go up, the people are just in awe and so thankful. You can just tell it really touches everybody in the crowd. And so watching that from front of house every night is really unbelievable. It simply is just amazing.

across the board about morals and how people should act. How it isn't perceived that way is kind of wild to me. As soon as people try to tear it down like they do these days and make it, you know, this other thing, people are like,

It was really awesome to see y'all's fans rally. I'm telling you, they tried to kill it. They tried their damnedest to kill the song. They sure did. And the fans would not let it die. It was great. They took it over the top. And it was all because of the fans. Yeah, that's right. And then, Brittany, this to you, for all of us, we weren't sure if we were going to have a number one party. Oh, Kelly, please. Don't be ridiculous. Oh, yeah.

Because of the song? Because, like we talked about last time, you know, it's country music, but it's also, you know, it's corporate. It's corporate American, right? So people are, you know, sometimes not going to wave that flag and have a party for that. And you were concerned about it, and you told us in Tuscaloosa that you were going to throw a party. Right. And you did at y'all's house.

And it was no small thing. Kelly, let me tell you something. Yeah, I know, right? You don't. You have a fancy, thorough party. Nobody does it better. This point to get lost, it wasn't just a number one party. They had the words out, the try that small town billboard, hot 100, all lit up in party lights. I'm a sucker for party lights. I love party lights.

But then in the Tomahawk Steaks, you know, it was engraved in the bone. Try that in a small town. In the Tomahawk Steaks. Oh, okay. Well, we've made it. But anyway, thank you so much for doing that. Well, you guys deserve to be celebrated. And I think sometimes... Speaking of those steaks, I'm still... Yeah, go with it. Because... So at the end of the party, which is epic. I thought it... To go. I was supposed to go. I was very excited. You took my steak?

DJ Silver. That's not surprising to me at all. And what did you get? Because I know it was the same thing I got. Meatballs. Meatballs. Oh. Now, the meatballs were good. Silver just jacked. They were good. But I'm thinking about the other party a couple years ago, the My Kind of Pool Party. It was two years ago. Yeah, we might do another one. It was right after we moved in our house. I don't know. We just wanted to throw like a light. No, that was June. That was July 4th.

And then we did the My Kind of Pool Party. Was that the actual name? Was it on the invitation? Yeah. I don't know. I just know there's a bunch of people at my house for like a week to set up this thing. That's the thing. These parties are never just a one and done situation because a lot of my friends and family are out of town. So they're coming in for it. Oh, it's like a three plus day event. You go to the Alvin for a party, you go. And the first thing you do,

is get an ID. And they do that. People there with IDs. For those of you listening, this is a...

- Party, I-V-E's and then you start. - And this is coming from us who have-- - The party's got segments. - I'm already out. - No, you're in. - No, I'm out. - You just don't know it yet. - That's awesome. What made you, you guys both as a couple are so freaking funny. - Oh, thank you. - You know, like I watch all those, all the things that y'all do, Donald Trump stuff and you get, I mean, really freaking hilarious. - Thank you.

The Halloween stuff is epic, right? No, it's epic. Y'all spend a ton of time. By who? Britney? She's the one we're talking to? Okay, let's go over the Halloween stuff. I've seen Britney all over that stuff. But she takes on the worst roles. I love them. It's like you have two different girls in Halloween. It's either the hot girl or the one that just looks like complete shit. And you always look like the one that looks like complete shit. Exactly. Like in the Joe...

The Tiger King you were. Yeah, Tiger King. I couldn't have been Carole Baskin. I had to be the boyfriend. Don't ever stop doing that stuff. Thank you. What's your favorite? What's your guys' favorite? But it starts in like August. She's like, what are we going to do for Halloween? And I'm like, I don't know. I keep waiting on like somebody to do something stupid. That's the thing. It's current events a lot of times. So it's just like, who's going to do the next thing? I'm like, what's going to happen with Travis Kelsey and Taylor Swift? Oh.

My favorite is Tiger King. That was a good one. The Tiger King. Was that the OG? That's the OG. That was the original. That was the original. And then it was... Kenny and Dolly. Kenny and Dolly. Is that the first gay guy you've ever dressed up as? That was me. Oh, you? Yeah, yeah. He was a gay guy. When I tell you... Listen. Well, yeah. Yeah, you were. No, but listen. Yeah, you were a tiger. I will say about Jason, he will put up a little bit of a fight, but then...

But then he's all in. But then the day of, he's like, man. When I go in, I'm in. But the whole time leading up to it, I'm like, this is the dumbest shit I've ever seen. Nobody cares about this. I go, babe, at one point of the video, which is my favorite part of the whole video. That looks cool. But they do care. They do care. And I said, we're rolling around, and we're going to make out on this driveway. He goes, the f*** we are. I said, we are. We are.

And he... Mama jumped on top of me and started running around. He just got to go with it. I couldn't resist. And I had my fake teeth. Oh, my God. That was a good one. On the Trump one, did you have to... You had to get permission or you called him, right? Did you... I just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to, like...

I don't think you can hurt his feelings. I was like, man, I just want to make sure this isn't offensive. To me, it's funny. Trump's my homie, but, you know, I guess they should. He laughed. He thought something. It was great. Yeah, it was good. But, yeah, not enough people see the side of you guys because it's nightly on the road. Well, they don't. I think as artists, like for me as an artist, man, like I was talking about this the other day. It's like we never get a chance to like.

show personality much, you know, you show it on stage a little bit, but like we never get to go to a talk show and sit on the couch and talk and people get to see our personalities. Like, Hey, go up and sing a song and you're done. And Hey, it's an alter ego. And then you're out, you know? So, you know, it's weird, man. I've been in the business now for 20 years, especially us. Like, you know, I feel like people don't even really know my personality, but especially I feel like they know it more because of her social media stuff. Um,

Well, and that's by design a little bit because you are really funny and you're kind of clever. I know that. But you're also an asshole. I know that too. And I feel like that's important for people to see. You call it an asshole. I call it. Honest. I'm honest to the point. If I see somebody beating around the bush, I'm like, man, all right, listen, cut the bullshit. Here's what he's. Just say it like this and let's move on. This could turn in. This could turn in because he wasn't supposed to be here tonight.

Yeah, we should let people know that. Jackson wasn't supposed to be here tonight. Yeah, they just happened to have this microphone. This was supposed to turn into a Haldane roast. We didn't know you were coming. I said, are you coming? Well, I didn't know if I was. I just found a babysitter right before we got here. Yeah, he's not a good texter. I'm like, did you tell the boys? Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's fine. He let us know about 20 minutes before. We threw the mic up. Oh, look at this. It's what we do. You guys have known me for 25 years. You know how I work.

Spontaneous. Well, hey, and Jason, almost 11 weeks ago to the day, our baby, Lucy, at y'all's show, said, hey, my wife's pregnant and everything. And Jason's like, shot! That's how we always celebrate everything. I know, but it's so cool. Going to a funeral? Shot! Come on.

In honor of. It's a celebration of life. No, in honor of. It's a celebration of life. We were talking about people to celebrate. When I'm done, man, just like, I don't know. I also roll some videos. Drink a little bit. Bury me next to her. I'm good. That's one thing. We were talking about our wives and how blessed we are to have them and having kids and everything. Talk about Memphis and Navy and

And what cool names, by the way. What could I have been if I had been named Memphis or Navy? I mean, you know. I got two girls' names. Kelly, Lovelace. It's tough for me. Memphis or Navy. Boy, that is so...

Exactly. I love that song. I identified with that. You have to love that song. Trust me, there was a lot of swings and misses on Memphis and Navy. There was a lot of... Oh, give us one. Give us one. Give us a couple that were the misses. I really wanted Roman, and Jason said it reminded him of Tyrese in Fast and Furious. It reminded me of Roman Pierce. My man Tyrese in Fast and Furious. I'm like, I don't feel like my son looks like a Roman. I think he does.

Okay, well, you liked Boss, and I said, what if he's an assistant? No, I wanted his name to be Boston when we called him Boss. I'm like, but what if he's just not Boss? Well, those kids, though. Diesel, that one, he's going to have to be like a big Havana. Navy was almost Havana. I love Havana. I still love Havana. I would have a child for that. Yeah, that was almost her name. I want to say how awesome it is to have a fellow Crimson Tider. So appreciative. Yeah, yeah.

I feel more comfortable tonight. Why didn't you go to Alabama? What was that all about? Well, don't talk. Damn. So I grew up in North Carolina. This is because we differ on this. So I grew up a Tar Heel fan just by design. That's just by default. I just want to say their football team sucks, by the way. We're talking about UNC. I know. She grew up in North Carolina, Tar Heels fan. Their football team sucks. They're all about basketball. Thank you. That's what I was getting to. If you'd let me.

And so I... Britain. Thank you, Kurt. It's your turn. I appreciate that, Kelly. Go ahead. So I grew up with Tar Heel fans and...

But basically couldn't get into Carolina, let's be honest. That was a very hard school. So my sister went there. She's the brains. I'm the fun, you know? Oh, my God, my poor sister. I feel bad. But I just visited a lot of schools, Georgia being one, actually. We don't always make the right choices. God bless the broken road. It was one of the best choices ever.

Mm-hmm. It was one of the best choices, honestly. So I visited the mall and then fell in love with it, and I just had to go there. My parents were like, we can't afford this. I mean, it's out-of-state tuition. It's triple. North Carolina has the best schools. Wake Forest, Duke, Carolina. I mean, name it. Wilmington, you could go anywhere. And I said, no, Alabama's the one. And I just got out a ton of loans and grants and all the things that I could. So sad.

Roll Tide. And honestly, it was the best decision ever. Yeah, I agree. I agree, Jason. I had the time of my life. Honestly, I had the time of my life. This thing boring. And and from the games to just the I don't know, just the school spirit, everything about it. And it's just truly like when people say you bleed crimson, if you go there, you do. As a Tennessee fan. Are you?

Yes. Tennessee's on the upswing. That's fine. They're getting better. I think I'm allergic to orange. That's fine. That's fine. That's fine. But what I did want to talk about is getting to, we're talking about golf, is your charity fundraiser. Yeah. So we're actually going to do it again. I think we're just going to, it's the Freedom Classic is what it's called. And last year was our first year. And I know.

I know. So awesome. Freedom classic. And so it was, it was kind of just like a, let's do so. How did it? Oh, okay. Operation Light Shine was a charity that I chose after I released a clothing line basically, or like a shirt line. And so the money from that went to a local charity called Operation Light Shine where they work with child and human trafficking and

Which is very near and dear to both of us. So with that, we morphed it into a charity event. And it was a golf tournament where a bunch of men came out and played golf. And we ended up raising half a million dollars that night. Half a million dollars. It was such an amazing event. And it all went towards child and human trafficking. And multiple, like countless children have been saved with that money. And it's just so awesome. We're going to do it again this year. It's amazing. And then like the...

I wasn't there. And Neil wasn't. We played golf, you know, because Herky Williams called us and said, hey, would you play this? And I said, yeah, sure. You know, we'll be there. But I didn't know. I wasn't there the night before. But then I heard how much money was raised and the incredible auction item that you guys, you know. Oh, yeah. We were sitting there that night and we were sitting at the auction and Britt goes,

we should auction off our house and Turks and Caicos and I'm like oh no like like okay you forgot a line which a vacation we a week of vacation totally it's like she's like we should do this and I'm like and it's like on the spot and I'm like okay I don't know yeah but let me tell you what goes up and it comes for money and she's like we

We should do one in Florida or wherever. I'm like, oh, no. He's like, oh, hell no. We're not doing the Florida house. Pretty soon I'm going to be staying at Motel 6 because everybody's going to be back at my house. I would have. If he had given me the green light, I would have watched all our crap. Let's raise some money, man. I would have. Just because I was... You know, in the moment, you're raising money for...

kids and it's just so exciting and I do I'm like let me go she'll be giving people our cars and stuff I'm like babe how much time do you have free this year that you can go and do these things for people to auction off but now I don't alright

No, and it was awesome. And our house in Turks actually went for two weeks for $100,000 or something. Wow. $80,000. Yeah, it was great, man. It was really cool. What a great cause. Yeah, it was great. Herky was a huge reason for the success of that thing. So it was great, man. It was a really cool thing. We should all do that. We want to do every year. Oh, for sure. I want to do that every year. I understand.

You going to write with somebody? You're twisting us all up. No, I thought that would be sick. I'm giving up my house. You can write with somebody. I feel like you should do that. I really do. I'm with Jason. I feel like you should be involved in it, Kelly. Oh, me too. Oh, okay. Well, no, that's different. Anyway, next topic. Hey, so how did you guys get to be the poster couple

or conservatives? Like how did that even begin? - I think just like, kinda out of nowhere. - Having common sense? - Well, I think honestly, here's my thing on it. I think that no one really speaks. Even though they feel it behind the scenes, like no one says anything, which to us is really-- - But on this side,

No, yeah, yeah, yeah. On the conservative side, on the country music world in particular. Like, I'm not really familiar with pop and all that stuff, whatever. But country music, the conservatives, which is a majority of people, don't say anything. And it's so funny when we go to an event or an award show or whatever when we're invited. Yeah.

But it's funny that people that come up to you and they're patting you on your back like, man, we love what y'all are doing. Keep it up. We're like, wish we could. It's like, you can, but you don't. So it's fine. Thank you. We'll keep it going. And it sucks. But it's also like, we don't expect people to like, the way we speak and the things we think and

If we voice our opinion on something, it's our opinion. I don't expect anybody to jump on the bandwagon.

It, I feel, is like everybody's, it should be their goal to speak. If you're ever going to speak, now's the time. Now's the time. And like, it's fine to not speak during COVID and all that because it was a weird time and the vaccines and all the things. Oh, I get it. We were speaking out about that and that's fine. Well, none of us really knew. Right. But it was like, we just were saying our own opinion and it was what it was. But now it's like just so blatantly obvious that the morals in this country have gone

And it's like, how are people not speaking up more? So to me, before it was a little more lighthearted. It was kind of like, yeah, yeah, yeah. We're conservatives and we'll keep talking. But now it's like, dude, why are you not saying anything? Because this is crazy. For some reason, people on this side of the fence, for whatever reason, feel they can't or they're afraid to, which comes back to my point about you guys being out there, you know,

Give them a voice. Yeah. And I say this all the time, too. I feel like God put me strategically in this position because, A, I have really thick skin. I don't care, really. And I do care for some things regarding him, and obviously I want to protect him and y'all's everything. But, you know, I think I just have...

stopped caring to an extent where I'm okay saying these things. And also with that being said, I'm not worried about losing a job. I'm not worried about like losing an income. And that is a blessing because I,

So many people who don't speak are worried about that. And that's the reason they don't speak. Right. So I do feel an obligation with my platform. Yeah. Which is, which is, it's crazy that we're saying that like, you can't have a voice. Everybody should have a voice and no one should be afraid to lose a job or be. But that's the reality. That's the reality of it. It's hard to imagine. It's not like you're saying anything that's great. No.

Not at all. Like, I think those things are some, there's some things I'll go down the rabbit hole with my friends or him or whatever. I don't put that stuff out on socials. I put out on socials facts and like what's happening or the borders crisis or whatever's going on. And it's like, how dare you? You're a racist and X, Y, and Z. It's like, how? And then that's what stinks though about media. And this is what I've learned over all these years from our situation on. But you guys. Is that the headline is always racist.

It's like, you know, when I went through my stuff with Maren Morris, it's like... Who? Wait. What happened? Hold on. Did you say... Was there something with Maren Morris? Now, wait a minute. Wait, is this a thing? Did you say... I'm not familiar with this. Well, I'm going to... And we're going to pick up... Who is this? We're going to pick up... We can pick up there. But I'm saying... I have to talk about Maren since you mentioned it. Oh, okay. Because that was a nice segue. He left again. The Maren...

The Marin thing. Yeah. And it is so maddening to me and to us. They don't come after our friends. Nashville's very small. It is. Yeah. So the things that maybe aren't in the media or people don't talk about publicly, we, there's a lot of behind the scenes talk that goes on in this town and,

Go ahead. Well, I feel like a lot of it comes out in like the big, you know, it comes out in the New York Post or the LA Times. And it's like, you know, if there's something going on. And it's always got that LA or New York kind of spin on whatever the story is. But in reality, it's like, I haven't talked to any of those people. They haven't gotten my side of the story. They don't know what the deal is. They're drawing their own conclusions based off of... Well, let's start by saying like what actually happened, which was...

This is good. This is what we want. I haven't really spoken about it, to be honest, publicly. Let's go. I haven't. So...

Her and her, like she's got a group of friends here in Nashville that they just have it out for me for whatever reason. Which to be so like pro woman and all the bullshit, you're not. Because I've never said a word to you and you come for me. Why? Because I'm an easy target because I'm a wife and I don't have a stage as a platform. But I have social media. Like for some reason I offend them. I don't know what it is. They had spoken about me on Twitter months, months, months in advance before any of this happened. Oh really? Yes. This was not the first time. Yeah.

And I was like, oh, whatever. I don't care. They can talk. It doesn't bother me. Thick skin. Thank the Lord. Right. I did a reel and it was like basically saying like, I'm thankful for this girly life. Like I grew up a tomboy. When I tell you I grew up a tomboy,

Only wore World Series shirts. Babe Ruth was my idol. I wore cleats to school. I hated my long hair. I wanted it cut off because it was really girly. And I played ball. And I went through this, which I'm so thankful for today because I can play ball. And I'm very well-rounded with stuff. I can dance, but I can also do all the other things. And I'm thankful. And I'm thankful that my parents didn't say, oh, bring it.

You like sports? You love Babe Ruth? Do you want to be a boy? Like, that is crazy. Now, we're laughing, but this is happening. This is actually... But that's with so many females, right? They go through their tomboy phase. They should be allowed to do that and morph into whatever. Now, if they choose...

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So I just said that. Like, thank the Lord my parents allowed me to go through my tomboy phase without changing my gender because it's so common these days. And y'all, it was World War III at that point. But they got mean. But that's the thing. They didn't present another side of the story or what their values were. It was like calling you names. 100%. Let me touch on this too. They called me Insurrection Barbie, which whatever...

It just, who knows really, but I guess it's just like I'm proud of the insurrection and I'm like, what'd you say? Kind of hot? Kind of hot. I was like, my girl's in camo. Let's go. Wearing lipstick. I'm in. Let's go. So that was my new day, which I've actually like, I enjoy now. It's fine. People actually refer to me as that sometimes. It's funny. But sometimes,

So she called me that and then she started to make fun of my business, which at the time was hair extensions. But to me, it's like, once again, going back to the feminist movement, right? Like, aren't you supposed to be out peace, love and all inclusivity and all the things like, why are you coming for me like that about my business? I don't need to work. I choose to work.

Let's do that too. Like I, I'm a working woman who doesn't have to, who wants to provide for my children and my family. And that should be something to be proud of, like not sit down. So in that moment, I was like, I'm so sick of this. Like, she don't know me. You don't, you do not know. You still didn't go after her personally. They did you. No, I just called her Karen Morris. Cause she was pretty good. I mean, she was, but that was brilliant. I mean,

I am a, that's the thing. I can go for the jugular, but I have to like remember. Like, what does this sound like? I'm like, you should probably rewrite that. Well, and about that was that you Google Brittany Aldean. It's transphobic. Which is why I have like no respect for these platforms. Like when anybody wants an article and they want to do a photo, I'm like, sorry, but.

Yeah, exactly. Oh my gosh. My best friend's gay. I was going to say this. You might be the most inclusive person. I know it's, it's like, honestly, exactly. That's what I, when I, when I read that stuff, I'm like,

Yeah. You guys have no idea. No idea. No, and you know what? And I've always said I'll never use, like, my friends as a pedestal that I'm trying to explain, like, to people who are just, they're determined to not, to misunderstand me anyways. I'm never going to say, my best friend's black. He ain't gay. Like, I'm not going to use him. Yeah, like a lot of people do, right? And I would never do that. So I don't care what these people think. The thing that stinks is,

They took that situation and then all of the headlines, even to this day, it's like,

Brittany Aldean who has in the past had transphobic comments it's like please tell me where one time it's untransphobic never not one time you'll never find it because I don't speak like that and I think too it's because you have your own brand you know it's not just because you're married to Jason I mean you've got your own businesses your own brand and I think people are just jealous there's a thing too man I've learned over the years is like

whenever an article comes out. So, you know, you have these articles that come out that are kind of the main pieces. Well, all the little, you know, the little side story places, they pick those up and they just print the same thing. So if the goes, hey, you know, Brit Aldean, you know,

transphobic comments, well, then you got a hundred newspapers, little, you know, little newspapers that pick it up. Which really sucks because I don't ever want to be in a headline like that. But it comes from the bigger ones that just, they set the standard. They set the tone. They're owned by the same company.

Well, that's the thing. But how are you saying that? Nothing about anything that was said was that. It was simply children under the age of 18, in my opinion, should not be able to choose their gender, much less have a surgery that is altering their life. Let them make that decision when they're of age. If you can drive at 16, you can go into the military at 18, buy cigarettes at 18. You can't drink alcohol until you're 21. Why at six years old should you be able to tell your mom? You can't buy spray paint at 18.

If you're under 18. See? That's for real. Yeah. We're talking about it. It sounds like we're making it up. It does. It sounds like you're living in a crazy world. Had you talked about this with like the same conversation, however many years ago, we would all be going, there's no way. There's no way. And what you're saying is let your kids be, let your kids be kids.

Six years old, if they say I want to be a dinosaur, you're not going to sew a tail on their ass. That's the thing. And that was my explanation. I think mental health truly is a thing. Oh, for sure. 100%. Yeah, for sure. Absolutely. I mean, I can speak kind of close to home on that. Like, that's a thing. But I think there's a lot of things where if you want to get led around on a leash and act like a dog. Well, that's the thing. It's like these grown men that are like 50 who dress as a female who are...

acting like a baby you have a mental illness so brit you you have very i mean large social media presence successful do you feel support like main i mean most of it's supportive it feels like i'll look through your posts and it feels like you got a couple stragglers in there that that want to say something but it feels like yeah pretty some like positive yeah response to what for the most part it's taken a while though in a while i mean

You have your random people, but for the most part. You know where the crazies are? They're on Reddit. I've never been on there. Dude, I get on one thing, Instagram. I've never been on there and I refuse to because I don't want to give it away. Reddit's where the... But think about the people. What does your life entail that you have nothing else to do but talk shit about people that you don't know? That's weird to me. I'm like, I have kids. We've got so much going on. Dude, it's like today before we got here, I'm...

I went and played golf. I threw the babies in the shower. I'm like showering them both like a car wash. Blow dry and she gets home. I got pajamas on. I'm throwing them out of the house. Our life is crazy, man. You know what I mean? But it's just such a reflection of the people that are writing it. And it's like, you don't know me. And honestly, back when I used to dance for the NBA...

This used to happen to me back then when like people were writing about me on forums that had never met me and said outlandish crazy things. And I'm like, what? You got that look like you look shady. I mean, I must. I guess I do. You got that look. I guess I do. But I just don't get on platforms like that because honestly, it's so bad for your mental health. And I talk about this with so many people that are in the industry because it really honestly, this is crazy. I've kind of become the poster child for like

strength on social media in a sense because I can't tell you how many women ask to go to lunch or dinner with me just to talk to me about how I handle everything. And it's true. Like I have to do it all the time and I love doing it because I'll say this when I came along in this industry there was a lot of wives actually in particular who were

terrible to me terrible to me for years like industry-wise terrible because they just they didn't like the situation which is fine and I understand that but like mean you know and it's changed now it's obviously morphed into like I'm here we're together we have two kids and it's completely different now but since I've been through that I wouldn't I will never treat anyone else that way

And that's a big thing for me. And so all these new wives coming in or new artists, female artists coming in, if they want to talk to me about that, I'm like so nice and want to be accommodating to them because it's hard. It's really hard to be thrown into a lion's den where people are going, you're too fat. You're too skinny. You're, you shouldn't wear that. You should wear this. Like it's just constant. And it really does take a toll because you start really questioning yourself and your self-worth. And it's really sad. And too, like when we started dating, it was like, you know, we started dating, like we were,

like we were cool like we want to do this but she didn't really sign up for like all the other stuff i didn't realize how i understand until we started dating and then it was like she got to go and see it it was a it's different it it takes a special person to like it doesn't it took me a long time like the cameras in your face or people like you're mid bite at dinner with your family and they're just like you know trying to film you that stuff is weird it don't i don't think you ever really get used to that

You get nicer. I get nicer about it. But like, it's just, it's hard. It's kind of in relating to your scenario, you know, I've been divorced and, you know, people are going to think what they're going to think. Yes. It doesn't matter what the story is. Right. They're just going to make their own story. Yeah, they're going to make up their own story. They're going to feel their own way. Even if you said all the facts, you laid it out.

they're still going to have their own feelings or narrative about it. And that's fine. And it's just not even worth like trying to fight your side of it.

Which is kind of frustrating because it's like sometimes it's like if you only knew, but it's just not even worth it. Well, yeah. But whatever that is, getting to the other side of it. Okay. So let's say you got a divorce, which is a terrible thing. You know, that's not good. Expensive. You can be, yeah, very expensive. Very expensive. Not a lot of wealthy people that have divorces, but yeah.

nonetheless you can be forgiven for that you can be forgiven for killing somebody you know but but still you know at at this point you have people come out and they're just they just say these these judgmental things when I when I was younger I was more judgmental you know because I was blessed came up Christian home and everything's great and my world's great and then if people did wrong things like oh what a what a sinner what a terrible person the old the older I've gotten you

And I've went through life and I've experienced pain and hurt and loss and all the things. I am

much less judgmental toward others. Much less judgmental. Most people, man, most people have their own things going on. It's so much easier to look at somebody else's situation and go, oh, well, look what they're doing. It's like, man, your life's a wreck, too. You need to be focusing on your own stuff. We're all. You're too busy. Yeah. We all got our thing. It's just really hard when it's public. Yeah. Well, for us, it's very public, and so anything that happens, and

What's most annoying to me is it's like things that aren't really accurate that come out in the media and you're just like, man, I didn't say it like that. Like I didn't say it. And then it's like, do I go out and defend myself? We go, no, I didn't say that. Or do I just go, man, like whatever you guys believe what you want, man. But I didn't, you know, anybody that knows me, I wouldn't say this shit. If they do their own work and go back and read, which I will say with the Aaron situation, all those platforms had me headlined as this evil person. If you were to read the comments, man,

I would say 99% of them are amazing. It's really cool because you have a very distinct brand. You have a very distinct brand. And you have together, have a brand together. So I think it's just powerful too. It's like I think people are threatened. Right now in this country, it's cool not to love America, it feels like. I just don't know anybody else that would have done it. I will say this. While she's here, I will give her a lot of credit in a sense of like...

you know like i'm outspoken i don't i mean i'll say what i think and like whatever but she is one that behind the scenes like when i'm talking what i'm thinking stuff like i talked to her about it and she's like i don't know she's like my homie like we talk about things and like she's a big presence and like my mental sanity of going like man am i crazy like this is what's going on and like

Can you please talk some sense into me? And like, she's a huge thing and people have a lot of respect for her, man. And she's like a baller too. And we'll go out and stick her neck out on the line too. And that's, you know, I got a lot of respect for her and doing that. And just, you know, and also a lot of appreciation for her as my wife, just for me to be able to bounce things off of and like talk to about things and,

Because, you know, we're always on the same page, but it's just like sometimes it's cool for us to be able to talk behind the scenes and go, am I crazy to think like I'm thinking this and people are making it seem that? Like, am I nuts? Sometimes you need, and I know y'all probably did too, because y'all got a lot of heat probably for the song as well. It's like sometimes you just need a little reassurance, especially like at home. Like, okay, this is hard. They make you feel like you're doing something wrong or you're saying the wrong thing or you're not supposed to say that or whatever. Yeah.

It is. It's really nice to have somebody at home that's like, no, you're rocking. Like, screw these people. You're doing great. And you're saying what people are thinking. Hey, Britt, I don't think you realize that. I mean, to my daughter, who's, you know, almost 13, but she looks up to you in a sense that she sees you on social media, like standing up for what you believe in. And I think for young women and young girls, it's important for them to realize that it's okay to

to say what you believe because in this society it's not well you're being taught to be like scared don't don't get too far out there but then you got somebody like her that's like you know and like she said and i hate to say this because it sounds kind of douchey but it's like we're set man like if everything ended for us tomorrow we're set like we've been smart like

We'll be fine. You know what I mean? And we're able to go out and say the things we want to say and do those things. Which is what I was saying earlier. We kind of feel an obligation to. Because it's like not many people are in our position. If we don't say something...

All these people can't. We have to because if we lose everything tomorrow, it's okay. No one really, not a lot of people are like that. And so we have to. And that's why everybody's thankful. Because you are upset. I don't think this is anybody's choice. It was like, dude, I didn't... I was not... I wasn't into politics until Trump ran in 16 or whatever it was. And when else in...

has it been where the person you vote for is such a thing? I think it's like an unspoken thing for people was. I feel right. Maybe I'm wrong, but I feel like that. I also think it's at a point now we have kids and it's like you're looking at the bigger picture of things and you're like, man, I'm looking at myself and I'm like, man, I'm closing in on 50. I'm not 50, but I'm closing in. I was getting older. My kids are coming up and it's like, I want 50.

I mean, you think about how we grew up in the 80s to what it is now, man. It is way different. You know what I mean? Like, it is way... We used to go riding bikes miles down the street. Unfortunately, though, I think, unfortunately, it's all intentional. It's just a different deal, man. It's like, man, I just want my kids to be safe and like... Which is what every parent wants. And that's at the end of the day, the try that and assault. That's it. That's the whole reason for anything we ever say. Every parent wants their kids to grow up, be happy, be...

healthy, all the things. And so I feel like everything that's going on right now is going against that. And the parents, the families, and everybody's getting angry about it. And I feel like more and more each year that passes, people get more and more like open about like the way. I'm very scared. I just feel like people buy into the bullshit. And then after a while, everybody goes, Oh, we're starting to see that that's bullshit. When everybody else like for five years before that's going on, this is bullshit. Like, no, I've been trying to tell you,

But it takes your kid, like something happened to them or like something for you to go, now I see it. It's like, man, we're over here just... Hey, the divide is like... Divide used to be like this and now it's like this. Yeah, but that was... Well, it sucks to be divide and conquer. Or you're here and it's so vast, the divide. I know. It just sucks to be made to feel like you're the bad guy when it's like, man, in our mind, we feel like we're seeing...

the bad and trying to like call it out and be like, you know, what's going on. And then it's like, you got this whole other side that's like, you know, calling you racist or calling you homophobic or calling you all these other things. And you're going, man, I just, I just want what's cool for my kids. And like, you know, I want everybody's kids to be cool. And it's just a weird time, man. It's a really weird time. And it's,

And for those of you out there who feel the same way, you're not crazy. Hey, let's talk about some trashy TV. Yes, go. Because listen, we've known him for a while. We used to be on the bus with him. And back in the day, we'd stop at a truck stop, right? You don't ride on the same bus anymore? We don't. I don't like those guys as much. But it used to be funny because Jason would get some of these horrible videos.

That wasn't even reality TV, buddy. That was like just shitty B-movies. That's what I mean. Horror movies that we'd never heard of. Yeah, he loves the horror movies. So going to you guys, what's your go-to show right now? Jersey Shore is always it. Jersey Shore. Still Jersey Shore. But... Angelina. Angelina. Oh my gosh. The Situation. All of them.

I love Summer House is my thing right now. You've gotten me into that. Apparently, there was a bunch of stuff last year with Vanderpump. Yeah, Vanderpump. Summer House is one on Bravo and then Vanderpump. I never watched the episode until last year and I've watched every season. I know it because I love drama, man. So if there's drama going on, I'm in. Southern Charm. Southern Charm. I never would have thought. I'm so disappointed. I never would have thought. My favorite show on TV by myself without my bride included is

is Dark Side of the Ring. It's a wrestling documentary thing. It comes on Vice, and it is amazing, dude. It's like there's three or four seasons of it now, and it's awesome. That's what I watch. When she goes to bed every night, that's what I watch. I know. I'm an early bird, so he gets lots of hours. Would you guys ever do a reality show? We've been approached multiple times.

Honestly, I don't know what... It would be epic. Only if we're in control of it. Because to me, it's like... You'd have to have editorial control. And I say that for the reason because I don't want... We have a great thing in our house, right? I don't want...

It's to be like they approach us about a housewives kind of thing. And I'm like, man, they're just trying. Like, it's just they want drama for you to be involved. If it's centered around our family and we can control it and make it more about like us and our crew and like what we do. Yeah, I would be more. I'll be more open to that. Here's the thing for me. I love watching drama and other people's drama. I don't want it in my. Yeah, right. I don't want to have to like. I don't want to start arguments with my friends or these guys.

girls or whatever just for the sake of TV. Like, that's just not my personality. I'm just not that person. So...

All I can say is it's totally fake news. Was that on purpose or accident? My bad. Well, but honestly, at the end of the night, you know, whether you're just a regular working person or people like you that are hidden out of the park in every category, you get, what, 30 minutes at the end of the night just to sit there with each other and say,

We try to make it more... Here's the day. We try to make it more... Like the babies, they lights out at 9 and I might last till 10.30. 10.30. I try to last till 10.30. That's pretty good. That's impressive actually. I try. That's really impressive. She's usually checking out. She'd rather go to bed about 9.30 but they go to bed about 9.00. When y'all are on the road...

I thrive. We're on the road. She's out. Before the show's over, I text her goodnight before we even play. Yeah, I'm like, I will not be awake when you get off stage. But then like,

You know, for me, dude, I go to sleep. You guys are probably the same. Like, I go to sleep at 2 a.m., man. Like, I'm just, I'm up late. I like to, when the kids go to bed, that's my time. I'm like, all right, everybody's good. Watch Naked and Afraid. I can watch some. I love Naked and Afraid. That's another song. Naked and Afraid's pretty good. Yeah. Or Alone. I don't know why they can't wear shorts and be afraid. I don't either, but. I miss them.

I get it. I feel like they should be able to wear shorts on the tank top and still be afraid. I mean, what is that? Who watches Naked in the Rye? I do, actually. I know. I watch it. I've seen every episode. I have seen every episode to the point where... I just don't understand why they can't have clothes on and still be afraid. I'd still be afraid. I'd still be afraid with clothes. I'm thinking those guys are so desperate. Why do you guys do that?

Like, why are they doing that? They have to be absolutely so desperate. Well, they only get $5,000 if they win. I know. I'm just saying, who would freaking do that? For 21 days, I think it was four the last time I checked. Because I was like, surely there's got to be. Yep, y'all are next. Oh, and they were doing couples. And I was like, babe.

Now, wait a minute. No, no, no, no, no, no. You guys can't go on naked in the fray. Oh, gosh, no. No. Wait, wait, wait. God, no. Why? I want you guys to go on naked in the fray. I do, too. No. No, you can't. No. No, no, no. What? I'm going to veto. No, that's not. They blur your things. That is not for you. Nope. That's not for you. Why? Is it the bug? You don't think I can make it in the wilderness? It's just not for you. Nope. It's just not. I don't think I could. I don't eat pork or red meat. I would have a really hard time. I don't like to kill any animals. It's just not. I hate the cold, and I really don't like bugs, but I'm going to try.

It'd be the biggest ratings ever, though. Would you really go on? Would you do it? No. I don't think so, because honestly, I would last... I would not go home on the first date, but maybe day two. I'd be going. Not go on. Could you do it around your own house? That's what I said. I told Jason, I said, I'm going to... This is so funny. I said, I want to do it in the backyard. We set up cameras, but we have the t-shirts on with the bodies. Yeah.

You know? And then we just have to freaking wing it, you know? So, hey, real quick. So one thing you love and don't love about Jason. Oh, jeez. Just one thing. I'm not just love.

I have so many things I could talk about. This is fun. The don't love, honestly, my biggest complaint is his sleep schedule. He's up all night and I'm asleep all day and I'm up all day. He's an owl. I go to sleep around 3 and I get up at 10, 11-ish.

I'm like, that's a money schedule. Then I'm up, I'm ready to rock. Yeah, but does that change when you're not touring? It's worse when the tour starts. I need to sleep, man. That's the thing. That's just my beauty rest. The problem is we have children and they're up at like seven. So it just doesn't work out really well. And then I get a little snippy and the whole thing. Yeah. So his sleep schedule, I would change hands down. And then the thing I love most about him. It's the good one. Well, you're thinking. It's the good one. This is the good one.

Hey, we'll be back to you. We're going to take a quick break. We'll be right back with Brittany's comments about Jason Aldean's favorite quality. I need a few minutes. No. I'd say the most, honestly, just like we are each other's people. And I think because we've been through so much together that I know 100% of the time I can always count on him. So if I have any issue, whether it be here, there, or everywhere, he's like...

Because I'm a little bit squirrely. I think I have like 80-80 things. She's a little bit of the... I'm just kind of all over the place. He's got to be a great dad, though. He's an amazing dad. He has to be. I know. But as far as a partner, like I... I'm also like, hey, calm down. He's calm, cool, and collected, and I need that a lot of times because I get real just... I'm a Gemini. I just get like heated and, you know. He's like, hey, I got him. I got him. We need to get Jason a t-shirt that says amped up.

He will never get amped up. I always say this, like you could get, y'all know this, you could gift him like a Lamborghini or something awesome where a normal person would be like, what the, this is awesome.

He's like, that's cool. That's awesome. That's what my wife says about me. But your birthday is the day before mine. They're Pisces. They're Pisces. And I don't know. It's just like the creative, cool. You got to come with some thunder to get us excited. So Jason, we got to get your, you know. Yeah.

Best thing about Brittany and worst habit, things that annoy you. But what do you think? No, I think her worst habit is she gets a little off-strung sometimes, a little snippy about things, gets a little frantic, and I'm like, all right, chill out. So her best thing is I love...

I don't know. I love how passionate she is about things like her people and like our family. And like, also like if she feels strongly about something, it's like, you know, she doesn't care like what everybody thinks. Like she's going to have her opinion and do her thing and be strong in that. And I appreciate that. She's a, she's great mom and great wife. And,

always kind of like i don't know she just kind of goes above me all for everybody for their birthdays or for their whatever special occasion it may be it's like our number one party yeah it's number one probably a prime example it's like that shit to do with her she was just like man i want to do this for you guys and like those kind of things like it's just a giving person very cool both of you have your hearts in the right places which is i know why we all love you and the

I think it's what attracts you to both each other as well. And do I touch on the kids? Cause we've kind of watched them grow up on the road and Memphis is playing baseball now. Killing it. I mean, he's killing it. He did get a game ball. Most improved. Here's the thing. So obviously, I mean, I grew up playing baseball, dude. Like that's my, I mean, if there's something I love more than music, it's that.

And it's like my one son, I'm like, I can't wait for him to play baseball. Season starts. We go to Florida, right? So we're in Florida for six weeks.

Which is, he went to one practice and then didn't go to anything for six weeks. And then we're like, shit, we're home. So we threw him in a game for Easter. And then he plays a game. It doesn't go great. And then he got a game a couple days later. He does great. Gets a game ball. We're like, all right, he's getting it, you know. Game yesterday. Then he got a game yesterday and hit the ball, ran the second, you know. That's what happened.

I'm like, bro, they call it first base because you got to go there first. Yeah. You know what I mean? You would be so surprised. These kids are good at this age already. Like, he is...

The whole entire team has already played before, so they've all been together since they were a couple years. And so he's the only one, but we didn't have... It's actually a parental problem. I think we should have practiced with him more. We just should have been here. We just travel so much. It's not it. It's just some of these parents are putting the kids in. I know. It's like... And I'm having a mom guilt...

She wants him to go out and be Albert Pujols. And I'm like, he's been to one practice in two games. No, I'm having a mom guilt moment because it's hard for me to decide right now because they're like homeschooled. It's like a homeschool hybrid. So we don't have to be here. So it's hard for me to not go on the road with you guys and like have them be a part of that and us get time with him and see the shows and like have those special moments.

Because we're missing out on things at home like practices and games and stuff. And it's like I'm having – this was the first year where I'm like, oh, no. We haven't really had to be home before. And now I'm seeing his lack of practice play out in a game. And I feel guilty for not being here more. It is your fault. It really is your fault. I do feel that way. So thank you. Well, to be here though. But don't feel that guilt because him watching his dad on stage is incredible too. It is. He's grown up around it.

And he's living such an awesome life. And honestly, like this is only a moment in time, you know, like they're getting older and the older they get, the more they're going to be doing. And it's like in two years he could figure out, man, I'm a baller basketball player. It ain't even baseball. It's like, he's a basketball. I'm like, let's just figure out what it is. Let's just get him in stuff. And when she wants him to go out and be the best player on the team, I'm like, dude, he's only been to one practice. I know I get it, but I'm like, buddy,

You got to go to first base first, man. I'm trying to be nice, but I'm like... The basics. These kids are... They're so amazing because they're so connected. And they'll come into our little hangout room for the show. And Navy's just... Oh, my gosh. She's just... It's a child. Yeah, she's amazing. But they are so funny together. And it's really fun watching. They're like the two old Muppets that sit up in the damn...

You know what I mean? Who's like who? Who do they take after? I know, but tell everybody who they take after. Memphis is me. Oh, hands down. He is just sensitive. Navy looks exactly like me, and Memphis acts like me. Memphis looks more like her, and Navy acts like her. Yeah, Navy's my girl. She's something. She just is hysterical. I got to ask y'all something. Yeah. You're a good singer.

duet ever been talked about? It's been talked about. It's been talked about, but... Here's the thing. I know nobody ever thinks about it, but I'm like, no. Britt's an amazing singer. I know. She really is amazing. She sounds great. I think she's very unsure of herself and like a little...

She just doesn't have that confidence to go out and blow it out, you know? And if we ever did something, she would have to go out and do it live. And I don't know that she's quite ready for that yet. Look, I would get it together. But dude, we, no, but I mean, like she... Obviously would not go out there with my, in my hand. No, no.

But I'm saying, like, you get, like, nervous. Like, you get nervous to public speak or, like... Everybody does. Everybody does. I know. I need to see more of that. But she's a nervouser there. That's all that is, is fuel. She's a great singer, man. Like, she's got a cool thing about what she does. I know she's a nervous singer. She's just never done it the way we do it, right? So it's like, she did Idol, you know, which is... I know. You did that? So nervous. Yeah. Yeah, I really was. You did a Josh Stone song, right? I did Josh. I actually did, like...

A bunch of different ones. Yeah, they showed Joss. But yeah, I just like R&B and blues. That's just kind of my wheelhouse. You did great. You have a great blues. Thank you. Yeah, it's really cool. I think we're going to have to write one for them. Please do. Write one in our wheelhouse, baby. Even if we just do it for karaoke. Nice. Oh, no. You heard it here first. Yeah. Yeah, no, I got horrible stage fright on Idol, but I was dancing at the time. Like, I did NBA. So it was...

a little easier because I was used to being in front of thousands of people. So it was kind of just like a smoother transition. I've just been away from that for so long.

That it would take me a little bit to kind of get back to like. What was, you know, when, so when you were on Steven Tyler, right? Yeah, J-Lo. Randy Jackson, they were all in, right? In Randy Jackson. Steven Tyler and Randy were. J-Lo was not. J-Lo? No. So it's been a thing lately, right? People are telling their J-Lo stories. Oh, is it a thing? For some reason, it's like a thing that's trending. It was horrible for me. Do you remember when we met J-Lo? Was it bad? Yeah, I do. Well, we just planned and we walked down shaking hands and.

Oh God. I'm, I walked up to JLo and she, when is this? Where are we at? At Idol. Oh. And, uh,

And she put her hand out for me to kiss her hand. Stop. And I did. You've got to be kidding me. Of course you're going to. I did. I kissed it like the queen. I want to slap you right now. Stop. I didn't know what I was supposed to do. Can I ask you? You should have given her a five. You should have sucked her finger. That's when you do that. But what? That would have been good. That would have been good. This is pre-COVID. Yeah. I'll never forget it. That was awesome because...

She really didn't like me from the moment I walked in. And so I'm standing there nervous as all get out. I'm sweaty. I'm like, I can't believe I'm doing this. Like, mind you, there's five rounds before that. So I knew I had something that they liked, but I was just still so scared. And so I'm standing there and, you know, I'm singing one. And then I think, oh, and then she goes, well, do a dance for us.

And literally, like, no music. Like, because it said NBA dancer. So she was like... Like, literally, you can imagine how... I was like a circus monkey. How awkward. There's no music. I'm just sitting there. So I have to start doing this dance for her. You did the dance? I didn't have a choice. It was like a sideline dance. It was like a little something. Because I was like... So awkward. Is she serious? So awkward. But that was her intention. Yeah. So anyways, at the end of it, I had this...

TMI, but like this strapless brawn that I pulled up and they edited it to where they didn't show the dance. Thank God. But they showed me just being like, Oh really? And like straightening myself up. And it just, it was kind of like a bimbo situation where I was like, the editing was so shitty for that. I wish that, but whatever is fine. And then she goes, um, I sing and whatever. And then she goes, um, well hit a note for us.

And, you know, and then Randy turns to her and goes, or no, yeah, I think it was Randy. He goes, why don't you hit a note? Did he really? She got catty with you. She was, it was bad. And he basically like said the same thing to her that she said to me. And I was like, what's going on? I mean, I'm just like a young, a young. Have you guys met her since? Have you talked with her like since? No. You've never. I don't think so. Well, and that was the thing too. So when the show ended, one of the producers came up to me and he's like,

Hey, honey, we're really sorry. We really liked you, but she just did not want you here. Seriously? Yeah. And I said, it's okay. And I'm young. I'm like, it's okay. Like, it's no big deal. And honestly, I was fine. I was like, thank God. I don't have to sweat this shit anymore. I'm fine. Right. But I also was like, dang, that sucks that...

Because honestly, I was the most excited to be there for her. I was like such a fan and excited. And she dances and sings and all the things. So I was like excited and she wanted no part of me. You blew her away. Yeah, she said, it's a no for me. I'm like, yeah, no shit. Yeah.

Hey, babe. But hey, let me tell you. We played a million showcases for record companies and I could name you every one of them that said, nah, no, but that's good for me. It is what it is, babe. Yeah, it's fine. I'm fine. Hey, it worked out. American Idol made us meet, which was great. That's right. Hey, guys, thank you. And bless you guys. Have something else. Now you want to wrap it up two hours later, Kelly? Oh, no. It's supposed to be an hour long, man. No, we don't have to. My babysitter just...

That's true. We all get it. Just get it. Whatever you're done.

It is the K-Lo show. No, it's Neil Thrasher and Friends. That's who it is. But anyway, just thank you guys so much. Brittany, Jason, thank you so much for coming and hanging with us and having fun with us and just talking about things that are important to people in middle America. And thank you for recording Try That in Small Town. And we just want to keep that movement going. And for the listeners out there, we are with you. We feel you. And

and just want you to be with us. That's right. Love you. Thank you for having us.