00:00So how in the world, Dan and Shay, in a world of everybody knowing when someone farts before
00:05it happens, did you guys manage to surprise us all by keeping this quiet?
00:09We didn't give it away at all with that plus sign on the end.
00:11I know, I know.
00:12People were like, I wonder who that could be.
00:13I thought someone was doing math on my sheet.
00:16Well, it certainly wasn't us.
00:17No, it was cool, man.
00:19It was cool to be a little surprise guest on the Palomino stage.
00:21It's been almost 10 years.
00:22We just had to fact check that because I've been saying like, man, we haven't been here
00:25in over 10 years.
00:26It's been only nine, but yeah, nine's still a long time.
00:29Well, and we talked to you guys, your very first stage coach, and it was our chance
00:34to get to know you and now look.
00:36And get to like you.
00:37I know.
00:37Because you guys are so tremendously likable right off the bat.
00:39We had no idea what to expect when you guys first came in.
00:43And I was like, these guys are really, really cool.
00:44And then we went back and had a shot with y'all when you guys opened up for Blake at
00:47the
00:47amphitheater.
00:48Hell yeah.
00:48And then a friendship was bonded.
00:51A friendship was bonded.
00:52That amphitheater's awesome out there.
00:53Well, come back.
00:54Come back and play.
00:54I would love to, man.
00:56Guys, say so.
00:57I mean, you were so kind to let us be a part of that release with you, to share a
01:02pretty
01:02vulnerable side and a very uncomfortable conversation for a lot of people based on what, sadly, too
01:07many of us have a personal experience with.
01:09I mean, again, with your time off, with what's been going on with you guys, where you come
01:14out with this, we've got a very important message to talk about now.
01:17Our friend, it's happening all the time.
01:19And is this what we're going to be seeing now with the next chapter of Dan and Shay?
01:25Yeah, 100%, man.
01:25I'm going to try not to ramble too much here.
01:27But yeah, we started working on music for a while.
01:30We spent like three or four months making, I guess, an album, almost an album that just
01:34we had cold feet about it.
01:35I don't know.
01:36It didn't feel genuine.
01:36It didn't feel important to us.
01:38And at this point in our career, I don't know, we've been at this for over 10 years.
01:41And it just feels like we owe it to you guys, country radio.
01:43We owe it to our fans to deliver the best version of ourselves.
01:46And we didn't feel like it was the best version of ourselves, so we, I don't know, kind of
01:49made some people mad.
01:50We scrapped it, and we started over, and we just like went back to the drawing board, and
01:53we just said, we need to be honest with ourselves in the writing room.
01:56That's what's going to connect.
01:56That's what our fans want to hear from us.
01:58And we just started writing from personal experiences, exactly what we're going through
02:01in our lives, about our families, about things we're struggling with, mental health.
02:05I mean, I've battled with that.
02:06I've been open about it for the last few years.
02:07Just, I don't know, it's just not easy.
02:09What we do here after COVID, things got a little crazy.
02:11And I don't know, I was always the guy, blue collar, hard nosed, grew up in Pittsburgh,
02:15too tough to go to therapy, too tough to talk to somebody, and never admit anything was
02:18wrong.
02:19And a lot of people encouraged me to do that, and it changed my life.
02:21So this song is, I don't know, it's just a great opportunity for us to go out and spread
02:25that good word, because it really is important.
02:27And just, we're here to say, like, no matter how dark things feel, or how heavy things feel,
02:32whatever you're going through, you don't have to go through it alone.
02:34You know, it ain't easy to always ask for help, but if you do, there's always going to
02:36be somebody there on the other line.
02:38Right.
02:39Okay, on that note, since we're talking about lifting and helping, I want you to tell me,
02:45Shay's superpower.
02:46Shay's superpower.
02:47Besides the obvious.
02:49Let's see.
02:50I mean, I know the voice, but still.
02:51I mean, he's the best singer of all time.
02:52Okay.
02:53I mean, I'm trying to think.
02:54I mean, golf, you had a good round of golf today.
02:57You know what you're really good at?
02:58And I think you haven't busted out in a while.
02:59You might be out of practice.
03:00Remember those Segway things, like the little wheelie things that you would roll?
03:03I shall.
03:04I'll never forget.
03:04You were, like, going off loading docks on those things.
03:06There was a period of my life before children.
03:08You stopped walking.
03:09That I stopped walking for, like, a good chunk of my life.
03:12And I was really good at the hoverboard.
03:14All right.
03:15And I would go through hoverboard.
03:16And it's really, when you're touring in arenas, I mean, those things are like, there's long walks.
03:21And I was like, I don't want to do that anymore.
03:23So I didn't.
03:25So I went on a Segway for a good chunk of my life.
03:28Until it broke, and I haven't seen it since.
03:30He's good at everything.
03:30This guy's good at everything.
03:31Ping pong, beer pong, and it's just right here.
03:33We got a little bit of beer pong.
03:34So what's Dan's superpower?
03:36Oh, man.
03:37Dan has a lot of superpowers.
03:38I would say his ability, for one thing, to carry the workload for both of us during our band is
03:44phenomenal.
03:45He does everything.
03:46He records our vocals.
03:47He's editing.
03:48He's doing all the content.
03:49He does everything.
03:50But I would say that Dan's heart is his superpower.
03:53What about NFL Blitz?
03:54And NFL Blitz.
03:55Honestly, to be honest, forget the heart.
03:57Dan is the best NFL Blitz player on planet Earth.
04:00And I used to say, I don't know about that, dude.
04:02I'm pretty good at Blitz.
04:03And Dan is, I'm really good.
04:05I'd beat you guys for sure.
04:07I'd beat you guys for sure.
04:08Dan smokes me.
04:11It's unbelievable.
04:12It's been many years.
04:14It's been longer since we've played Blitz than since we've been a stage coach.
04:17But yeah, I was pretty good nine years ago.
04:19Listen, we have to wrap up.
04:20I'm so sorry.
04:22Have a great time.
04:23We know that you will.
04:24Thank you for, again, doing what you're doing now when you clearly just rest on everything you've already earned.
04:30We're so happy that you're not.
04:31And lastly, please come to San Diego so we can continue this conversation.
04:36We've heard great things about the city.
04:38Oh, it's a fantastic city.
04:39You'll take over a whole hour of our show.
04:41How about that?
04:42We're in.
04:42Count us in.
04:43Sorry, Scotty.
04:44It's going to happen.
04:45Here we go.
04:46I'll come in.
04:46I might even like, I could live in San Diego.
04:48No doubt.
04:48Yeah, I could do, I'll go in the morning news too.
04:51And I could see myself being like a drive.
04:52Everything.
04:53Drive time, like, you know, like an anchor.
04:56I could do it like, San Diego.
04:59You know, and it's like San Diego sessions with Shay.
05:01That was so great.
05:02I think it could be really cool.
05:02Anyway, it's Dan and Shay out.
05:04All right.
05:04Oh!
05:07That was awesome!
05:09Mic drop.
05:10Cliff it, dude.
05:11Thank God you nailed it.
05:13Thank God you nailed it.
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