Garth Brooks Explains Why He Keeps His Songs on the Radio When They Come On
Garth Brooks Explains Why He Keeps His Songs on the Radio When They Come On
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00:00 And it doesn't matter what country you're in,
00:02 love is still love.
00:03 We've got our babies, we want to protect them.
00:04 We want the future to be better for them.
00:07 This radio station, I know it sounds really, really corny,
00:10 but this radio station can unite us.
00:12 - When a Garth Brooks song comes on the radio,
00:14 do you turn it, like, do you sing along
00:16 or do you turn the station?
00:18 - Well, I know you're not asking me,
00:20 so Maria, when a Garth Brooks song-
00:22 (laughing)
00:23 - Maria, I hope you sing along.
00:24 - What do you mean?
00:25 You sing along, we turn it up. - No pressure.
00:27 - We jam.
00:29 - I just had a girlfriend, she was out thrift shopping,
00:32 and I need to send you a picture of it, Garth,
00:34 but she has like an old concert T-shirt and she got it.
00:37 And she was like, "Girl, the next time the songs come on,
00:39 like, we're going to have a concert at home."
00:41 So just know that I have a couple of friends
00:43 that are really excited to see you,
00:44 but it's a really cute shirt.
00:45 I'll text you.
00:46 - I stopped the concert in Atlanta
00:47 because the girl wearing the T-shirt,
00:49 the T-shirt was older than the girl wearing it.
00:52 And so I was like, "Okay, where'd you get it?"
00:53 And same kind of story.
00:55 - That's so funny.
00:57 That is so funny.
00:57 But you have to turn it up, right, Garth?
01:00 If you're someone- - No, you sing along.
01:02 Any artist that says, "I'm tired of hearing myself
01:05 on the radio," they're lying to you.
01:07 Trust me, it's always fun because immediately what happens
01:10 is you flash back to those faces in the crowd
01:12 that are singing it.
01:13 And you see the joy or what it means to them
01:15 if it's another song like a dance or something.
01:18 And all of a sudden, it's just that whole grateful thing.
01:20 Were you just lucky to be in this business?
01:22 But now lucky to be in this business this long
01:24 and at this level.
01:25 Thank you, God.
01:26 - Thanks to people, pretty cool.
01:28 So "Tune In" and "Tailgate" is the next step
01:30 for just getting the music to as many people we can
01:33 around the world.
01:33 It's up to them whether they accept it or not,
01:35 but it's our job to put it in front of them
01:37 and hopefully give them that hope
01:39 that we're all a lot more alike than we are different.
01:42 - Both of you are so successful in your own rights,
01:44 which I love that you've come together for this.
01:47 What makes both of you say yes now to something new
01:51 at this point in your career?
01:52 - Honestly, he sent an email,
01:54 maybe like right around COVID time.
01:56 Hold on, hold my earphones.
01:58 And I didn't believe it was Garth Brooks.
02:01 You know what I mean?
02:02 So I'm like, who is playing on my email?
02:06 And then Steve Levy, who I worked with at ESPN,
02:08 he was like, "Hey, have you gotten an email from Garth?
02:10 He's really trying to reach you."
02:11 And so I finally responded to it.
02:13 And it turned out that, you know,
02:14 Garth has an amazing foundation called Teammates for Kids.
02:17 So he's been working in communities for decades,
02:20 helping young kids just be involved,
02:22 usually through sport or working with different athletes.
02:24 And he had an idea to expand it
02:26 into helping young women as well.
02:28 And so at the time he was reaching out to me
02:30 to see like if we could work together to make that happen.
02:32 And COVID got in the way.
02:34 And so for two years,
02:34 we're literally trying to figure it out.
02:36 And last year was the first year
02:38 that our project initiated,
02:40 and it's called the Power Her Project.
02:42 And so we work with middle school age girls in Atlanta,
02:44 which is where I'm from.
02:46 And we kind of provide them opportunities and mentorship.
02:49 And it's like my favorite day of the month
02:51 every single month.
02:52 And so when Garth called,
02:54 like it's become one of those things where,
02:56 like I'm in love with him, he's met my mom.
02:58 You know what I mean?
02:58 Like at this point we're family.
03:00 Like I'm sitting at the kitchen table.
03:00 - Yeah, I'm so in front of him now.
03:02 - Yeah, so when he called
03:03 and had this idea about Tailgate Radio,
03:05 it kind of fused some of my favorite things,
03:07 which is I absolutely love music.
03:09 I love the idea of a Saturday,
03:10 sitting around with friends and Tailgate.
03:12 But I love what Garth's all about.
03:14 You know, I love who he is.
03:15 Like not just as an artist,
03:16 but as a person, the way that we met.
03:18 You know what I mean?
03:19 I don't believe in any project that he is starting
03:22 or being the force behind,
03:24 because you guys know I'm like,
03:26 it's gonna be successful.
03:27 So I know that that's why I'm here.
03:29 And that's kind of a little bit of the backstory,
03:30 but it's kind of just like another match made in heaven.
03:33 So thankful that we're able to do this together.
03:35 - Awesome.
03:36 That's great that you guys have such a
03:37 lifelong friendship now, it sounds like.
03:39 - Yeah.
03:40 - And Garth, what makes you say yes
03:43 at this point in your career to a new project?
03:45 When you definitely,
03:46 probably don't have to take on a new project,
03:48 but you are constantly working, which I love.
03:51 - I'll say this about Ms. Sherwood.
03:53 She and anybody makes a great duet.
03:55 Anybody and Maria Taylor is a match made in heaven.
03:57 So this is an easy thing for me.
04:00 But what I got to see was I got to see a relationship
04:02 with a company called TuneIn.
04:04 Now TuneIn has over a hundred countries around the world.
04:06 It's global radio stations, right?
04:08 Over 75 million users, and those are the seeds.
04:13 So what are we planning?
04:14 I know we're planting seeds.
04:15 What are we growing?
04:17 The world is more divided than it's ever been.
04:20 We need to grow love.
04:21 So you reach out to Maria and say,
04:23 hey look, you know, guy, girl, different backgrounds,
04:27 but we both hold hands and go in the future and say,
04:30 this is what hope is, this is what love is.
04:32 Let's love one another.
04:33 And it doesn't matter what country you're in.
04:35 Love is still love.
04:36 We've got our babies.
04:37 We want to protect them.
04:38 We want the future to be better for them.
04:40 This radio station, I know it sounds really, really corny,
04:44 but this radio station can unite us.
04:46 We can be at odds from the time the kickoff goes
04:49 to the time the end whistle blows,
04:51 but in the end of the time, we're all on the same team.
04:53 And I think that's what this station is promoting.