You’ve been in the music business a long time. In the past 30 years or so, how have you seen Nashville change?
I think every generation can look at the generation that comes after them and think, “Well, we didn’t quite have it like that. We didn’t have it that good. We had to do it a little harder.” Each one is different. It’s not really fair to compare. I love anybody that’s got talent, and anybody that wants to do this. And the only way for it to evolve is for the next generation to come along and do what you’ve taught them. You got your start in a band. I feel like I’m seeing a lot more country bands hit big now – Love and Theft, Lady Antebellum, Gloriana, Zac Brown Band. Yeah, it’s true. It goes in waves. I’m sure you could make the same case in the year of Alabama and Restless Heart and Shenandoah. It’s funny. You can find periods of time when all of these things worked. You can make the same case for people from Oklahoma, when it was Reba and Garth and me and Ronnie Dunn. I think they’re out there looking for any people that are gifted, who can sing and play. Speaking of Oklahoma, are you
