Marc & Melanie Exclusive Backstage Interview With Dierks Bentley

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00:00Backstage, Mr. Dirk Spelny is here.

00:02We are.

00:02Looking amazing as always.

00:03Yeah, you look good.

00:04I'm going to start doing some more push-ups.

00:06Well, I need to gain a few inches here.

00:08Looking good.

00:09Only one of those things is actually happening.

00:11Yeah, probably.

00:12Probably, sure.

00:13Can you bring it to you?

00:14Thanks for taking a few minutes.

00:15Yeah.

00:16Congrats on the success.

00:17Thanks.

00:18You've been doing this a long time.

00:20Yeah, I have been.

00:21But it seems like in the last few years, you're in this rhythm.

00:25You're in this...

00:26Yeah, oh yeah.

00:27It's been fun.

00:28It's almost like a second half of my career.

00:31You know, the first one kind of was one thing, and that one made a Bluegrass record.

00:34And we came back out again in 2013.

00:37We did a co-headlining tour with Miranda.

00:39In 2014, we started our own thing.

00:41And it's been every year coming back to play in this mid-Florida credit...

00:46Union.

00:47Amphitheater.

00:48That's how we do it.

00:49Even being local, it's hard to say.

00:50We just call it the amp usually.

00:52You know, I was talking about an interview.

00:53I had this building so special for me, because I know all the times I've played here.

00:55This backstage is kind of iconic backstage.

00:57There's been a lot of parties back there.

00:58Tiki Bar.

00:59There's a Tiki Bar for those who haven't seen it.

01:00Yeah, Tiki Bar back here.

01:01And to sell this place out, which I did a couple of years ago, it's a huge deal.

01:05So, I love being here.

01:06And it's been a great role.

01:07All the years with Kenny and stuff like that.

01:08Oh, yeah.

01:09Lots of fun back here.

01:10It's Kenny.

01:11He's the one that kind of turned me on.

01:12Before Kenny, I had been playing a lot of bars and clubs for many years.

01:15And Kenny's the first big tour I've been on.

01:17And he kind of showed me the ropes on how to do it, you know?

01:20Yeah.

01:21Let's give the hand real quick, because the cast is still on.

01:23I know.

01:24It's close.

01:25It's getting...

01:26What do you think?

01:27Can that come off?

01:28You said about one more show, right?

01:29Oh, no.

01:30You don't need any coffee.

01:31Come on.

01:32I'm ready to go.

01:33I'm ready to go.

01:34I don't need a drink.

01:35It's going to come off.

01:36It's going to come off.

01:37I was actually just looking up on YouTube, like, DIY, how to take your cast off.

01:40Because I don't want to deal with, like...

01:41You don't want to go to the doctor and have the doctor come to you?

01:44Let's all give it a shot.

01:45We'll do drinks tonight.

01:46We'll figure it out.

01:47How much could you get on eBay for that once you take it off?

01:49You think someone would actually win?

01:50Yes.

01:51100%.

01:52Donate the money to charity.

01:53Let's try.

01:54We should do a charity.

01:55That would be pretty cool.

01:56That is so weird, yeah.

01:57So, we brought your thing.

01:58Melody party, Dana.

01:59Yeah.

02:00Well, you had said when you do Hot Country Nights at the beginning that the cast was a dead giveaway.

02:04But there's no way that I can hide it without people knowing.

02:06Yes.

02:07So, I thought, we'll get you a hand.

02:08Now, can I take this out?

02:09Because I've done this.

02:10Yeah.

02:11We've got to figure out how...

02:12Did you really give this to me?

02:13Yeah, that's yours.

02:14No, you're really getting the phone to me.

02:15Now, the only thing is, is they didn't have a left hand.

02:16They only had the right hand.

02:17That's okay.

02:18I can figure that part out.

02:19So, yeah.

02:20So, let me...

02:21There we go.

02:22Cut this down.

02:23So, we'll just have to...

02:24See, it actually looks just fine, you know.

02:26He's kind of like...

02:27Look, you can barely even tell anything's wrong with your hand.

02:30See?

02:31It's perfect now.

02:34Doug Douglason, yeah.

02:35Could go on stage with that tonight, maybe.

02:36I think he could pull this off.

02:37I don't know.

02:38If anybody could, Doug Douglas.

02:39I'd rather sure Doug can do a lot of things.

02:41He's pretty...

02:42Look at the veins on that thing.

02:43Wow, it's pretty real.

02:44I mean, that thing's been working out, for sure.

02:45I'm not used to seeing you...

02:47These are amazing.

02:49Isn't it fun?

02:50Yeah, so, you know, there we are.

02:51I figured it'd be fun on tour, so.

02:53Yeah.

02:54I'm not used to seeing you without a beer, and you're like, for real.

02:55Like, without a beer.

02:56Do you beer before shows or after shows?

02:58I usually...

02:59Well, we do three shows a night, so we do an acoustic set at 610, which is all bluegrass,

03:03so I've kind of got to be on my toes for that one.

03:05And then the nights...

03:06I usually wait until actually before my real show, because it's just a long night, but

03:09I don't want to be...

03:10My fans...

03:11I saw them tailgating today.

03:12They're crazy out there.

03:13That's why I'm drenched.

03:14We saw someone twerking upside down on a tree, so I'm just saying.

03:17She's probably not going to make it.

03:18She's probably not going to make it to the main show, which is not a problem.

03:20I don't think so.

03:21But if I don't make it to the main show, that's going to be a problem.

03:23Yeah.

03:24I've got to be a little smarter about it.

03:26Do you, real quick, because I know you've got to get rolling.

03:28Like, when you were coming up through the ranks, do you remember a time when, like,

03:31an established artist at that time gave you a shout-out?

03:33Maybe it was an interview.

03:34Maybe it was on CMT or something.

03:35Like, do you remember coming up and going, wow, that person just mentioned me?

03:38Yeah.

03:39I mean, for me, it's like, the craziest thing is the guys you grew up listening to.

03:42So, you know, Alan Jackson and Clint Black and Garth and Travis Tritt and these guys,

03:47and Mark Miller of the band Sawyer Brown.

03:49Yep, yep.

03:50We played a show together at our festival out of Colorado, Seven Peaks,

03:53and he just felt like a good buddy of mine.

03:55So, like, we talked all the time on the phone.

03:56So, these guys you grew up watching, for me, it's 90s country.

03:59For those guys to know your name, you know, like, you know, the first time I met Garth,

04:03he was like, hey, you sold 57,000 copies the first week of your album.

04:07That's crazy, right?

04:08That's awesome.

04:09How do you write a little of that information, you know?

04:11I always like to do this backstage.

04:12So, like, you remember that?

04:13You remember how good it made you feel?

04:14Oh, yeah.

04:15Of course.

04:16Like, you shout someone out that you see coming out that you're like,

04:17that's something, that could be something.

04:18Yeah.

04:19Like, is there anyone that kind of just is in your mind, or you hear their song,

04:21and you're like.

04:22Yeah.

04:23I mean, just because you're on a tour, I guess it's kind of, I'm biased.

04:25Sure.

04:26But Sneel is amazing.

04:27I mean, I feel like there's a younger crop of women that are like leading the charge,

04:30and really interesting songs.

04:32You know, and speaking of the 90s, you know, back when you had Faith Hill and Martina,

04:35you know, Patti Lova, Susie Valvius, Merrin Chapin Carpenter.

04:37You know, there's a new influx of girls out there?

04:39Okay.

04:40I think Merrin Morris is like totally leading the charge for sure.

04:43Oh, yeah.

04:44Yeah.

04:45There's so many good artists out there.

04:46You know, I saw Lee Bryce has got a song at the top of the charts right now.

04:49I love Lee.

04:50He's a great singer.

04:51I love Merrin.

04:52It's such a good song.

04:53Yeah.

04:54So I kind of like, I think the great thing about country music is we all support everybody.

04:56Yeah.

04:57And we're all like positive.

04:58It's like, I am at least.

04:59I've found over the years that it doesn't do you any good to compete against anybody.

05:02It's just you've got to compete against yourself.

05:04Literally.

05:05There you go.

05:06Sometimes you have to fight yourself.

05:07I don't know who's winning right now.

05:08I don't know who's winning either.

05:09Is it this one or this one?

05:10This is an unbelievable battle going on here.

05:13And you'll find out Monday morning who wins this, but I don't know.

05:18It was there.

05:19Sorry, we'll let you go.

05:20But congrats on living.

05:22Great song, my man.

05:23And great message on that.

05:25Just being in the moment and kids and everything, right?

05:27This is the live show.

05:28It's about living.

05:29You know, just come out here.

05:30You're recharging your batteries, having fun, being with your friends.

05:33You know, not just, especially nationally.

05:35You spend a lot of time inside the house.

05:37The weather's kind of not as nice as it is here.

05:40So I come down here.

05:41I'm living.

05:42I'm going to charge for the whole year.

05:43So I love being here.

05:44Well, we love having you.

05:46Welcome anytime.

05:47I don't give you any gifts.

05:48This is awesome.

05:49I have a feeling my kids are going to love this.

05:50I bet you didn't expect a giant hand today.

05:51So there you go.

05:52Somebody just got excited.

05:53Yes.

05:54You can beat up on some people with it.

05:56Yes, this is amazing.

05:57That got to Melanie's apartment last night via Uber at like 9 o'clock.

06:00No way.

06:01It was the whole process.

06:03It was so nice.

06:04Thank you all for being here.

06:05Thank you all for supporting us.

06:07It works.

06:08And he's such a real dude, man.

06:09He takes care of his fans.

06:10And I think you can see that here and all that he does.

06:12So thank you all for being here.

06:13Have a great show tonight.

06:14See you all tonight.

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