Watch our interview from the Emmy Awards red carpet.
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00:00But now we're getting big. Oh my God, we've got a performer interrupted job at all. You know what I'm jumping up here, dude
00:06I'm at the Emmys. I've already kind of snuck in the door
00:09Well, we're glad to have you didn't have to sneak in the red carpet was literally laid out for you
00:13Listen, I'm telling you man. I'm watching everything. I watch on my tour bus and living room right behind us
00:19It's the coolest experience ever. That's why we love what we do too. Yeah, it's crazy, man
00:23I want to be in a TV show now so I can come every year, dude
00:25I'm calling all my country music friends and tell them we are missing the mark, dude
00:28We got to be at the Emmys. It is happening. You said it. It's gonna happen. Well, and you're not just here
00:34You're gonna be up on that stage performing during the in memoriam. What is what is that?
00:38Like to get asked to do something like that, man. It's an honor, you know
00:42It's an honor because tonight I've been selected to honor some of the greatest storytellers in the business ever
00:48And I'm a storyteller in my own regard and I think it's really cool that in a room full of storytellers
00:53We're gonna use music as a moment to honor some of them and and hopefully help that's what music's really about right music's medicine
01:00Yeah, hopefully somebody program the night gets gets help
01:03Yeah, and music has been medicine for you and I have to tell you this
01:07I just did our people cover story that's out this week with Snoop Dogg and he talked about his arc and his journey from
01:13Where he started to where he is now
01:14Tell us just a little bit about yours for the few people out there that might not know
01:18Oh, look, there's Dakota Fannin on the screen. I just met her. She was the nicest person
01:23No, it's funny I I
01:26Think just man. I don't want to be the guy. I just got to say it. Honestly, it's been God. It's been grace, man
01:33Not just the art the art followed the human
01:37The jelly roll story is the man evolved from being a very hateful spiteful
01:41victim mentality mad at the world kind of human to take an accountability and self
01:47And now tries to live in gratitude and the music just followed the art just followed wherever
01:52Hanging it as a human
01:53Well, and the fans have followed the art. So how is it? What is it meant to you?
01:57Informed by your art to go on a similar journey inside them incredible question, man. I think it's growth together
02:04right, it's like
02:06the I think one of the worst feelings in the world is hopelessness and loneliness and I think that
02:11We're growing together because it's not feeling like we're alone anymore
02:13We're kind of in this fight together and that's what music does and it's what television does it's what storytelling does
02:18It's what art does in all categories. So I think I'm just trying to take them on a journey. I'm on
02:23Hopefully we'll grow together. It's so powerful what you're doing in
02:27Facilities and just across the board like really using your art to have an impact
02:33It's powerful, but I do have to ask you. Where is that fabulous wife of yours? Oh, I'm so excited
02:38I hope you're watching this mama the most asked question on the red carpet has been where's your wife?
02:43We're in the middle of a tour right now. We played New Orleans last night and we're in
02:47So we uh, she took a day with the family to take him to the beach in my absence
02:51And I told her God had a little side quest for me. So I had to slide to LA and do this
02:56Yeah, how are you standing up right right now? Oh, man. I feel great, baby
02:59I'm I'm in the best shape of my life right now. Don't look like it, but that's where I am
03:05What is your key? What is your key to traveling and
03:09Or can you sleep anywhere at this point? Yeah, I'm a yeah normally on the bus between cities
03:15But sleep and water are my best friends, man
03:17I just sleep a lot and drink a lot of water and it's so easy to stay energetic when you know the message and the
03:22purpose
03:25Listening but I'm loving this little
03:28That's right there what's one of your favorites I'll do my Apple man. It's a bad Apple, baby
03:32I might be bruised but I'm still sweet. I
03:35Love my cross man. I think my crosses reminds me to carry my cross every day. It's my public professional faith
03:41I'm not one of those guys that runs around screaming about my faith a bunch
03:44I try to wear it and put feet on it literally and figured
03:48Regulations on everything. We can't wait to see the performance tonight. Enjoy your night and enjoy your
03:52Yes, most definitely. I know well, it always gets me crying
03:59New album coming out called beautifully broken October 11th, this is a big platform. I had shameless plug. Love y'all