Tucker Wetmore On Covering Gavin DeGraw's “I Don’t Want to Be,” New Album 'What Not To' & More | Stagecoach 2025 - video Dailymotion

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Tucker Wetmore caught up with Billboard's Tetris Kelly at Stagecoach 2025.

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00:00So we out here. Tucker, what's going on, brother?

00:02What's up, man? Thanks for having me.

00:04We're having a good time at Stagecoach.

00:05You had a good time on the stage yesterday.

00:08I'm not going to lie.

00:09Me and Melinda, that works for Billboard as well,

00:11we were having a blast at your set.

00:13So how was it to see the crowd reacting to that?

00:15Well, that makes me happy.

00:16I'm glad you had a good time.

00:17Yeah, dude, it was nuts.

00:19I mean, I saw the crowd moving and grooving,

00:21and me and the band guys were just having a blast up there.

00:25It was a good time.

00:26And I got to say, like, country is obviously a genre

00:28that's known for the guitar, having a good time.

00:31You on the piano.

00:32Like, how is that to go up there and, like,

00:34give that vibe to the crowd?

00:36Yeah, dude, I mean, I grew up playing the piano.

00:38I started playing when I was, like, 10 or 11 years old,

00:41and I'm all self-taught.

00:42So any time I get to sit there and play the piano,

00:44I'm going to take it, you know, any chance I get.

00:47And, you know, it's just I feel like I sit out at the piano

00:51and the whole world just disappears, you know,

00:53and that's what happened yesterday on stage.

00:55It was just me and me and the boys hanging out, jamming out,

00:58you know, it was a good time.

00:59And I got to be honest, Millennial, obviously,

01:02like, the Gavin DeGraw cover, dude, like, so good.

01:06Why did you choose that song?

01:07Dude, we didn't even, okay, so that whole cover set.

01:10So we do Gavin DeGraw, and then we do, oh, shoot,

01:15Keep Your Hands to Yourself, Georgia Satellites.

01:17Balls of Fire.

01:18Great Balls of Fire.

01:19And then we do a Hank Williams song.

01:23And then, dude, the way that all transpired and, dude,

01:27we were just hanging out and we're like,

01:29what cover should we do this year on tour and stuff like that?

01:32And we're just listening to songs and playing songs and jamming out.

01:36We're like, oh, dude, this feels great,

01:37so let's just do it on the road.

01:38And that's exactly what you saw yesterday.

01:40It was a fun time.

01:41Yeah, I love that.

01:42My album came out yesterday, my debut album.

01:44It's been great, man.

01:45I feel like I'm on cloud nine right now.

01:47You know, this is probably the best weekend of my life so far.

01:50I love that.

01:52Best weekend of my life is a strong statement.

01:54It is.

01:54I think it is, honestly.

01:56There's just so many highs this weekend,

01:58and I'm feeling all the love from all the people,

02:01and my people are all together this weekend,

02:03and you can't really beat it.

02:05I've got to be honest with you.

02:07You were really vulnerable on this album, obviously.

02:10And even me, I had an absentee father.

02:12That's something that you talked about.

02:14So how does it feel for you to say something that's deep to you,

02:17that's personal to you,

02:18but then see your fans resonate with that as well?

02:22It was tough, honestly.

02:25You know, that was probably one of the hardest songs

02:27I've ever been a part of,

02:28but one of the easiest because it just fell out.

02:30It's you.

02:31It's me.

02:32And, you know, I was skeptical about even naming the album

02:36What Not Too and all that stuff,

02:39and it was just a very vulnerable moment,

02:41and I don't really talk about things all that often,

02:43but that's why I write songs,

02:45so I don't really have to talk about things.

02:46And, you know, it's the feedback that I've got from it,

02:50and I've been playing it live a couple times,

02:52and it's heartwarming.

02:54How is that?

02:55I've got to be honest with you.

02:56Like, to write a song like that

02:58and then, like, perform it in front of a crowd multiple times,

03:01like, does that have an emotional effect on you?

03:04It does.

03:04I mean, every time I play it, it's very emotional,

03:08and just one of those songs that hits you in the feels,

03:11but that's why I fell in love with music,

03:12and that's why I do music,

03:13is because it scratches that part of my soul

03:17that nothing else can,

03:18and that's exactly what this song did for me,

03:20and seeing it resonate with other people

03:22and having that same effect with other people,

03:24scratching their soul a little bit,

03:26it means the world to me, truly.

03:29Yeah, and then lastly, like, being at Stagecoach,

03:31like, what's the vibe overall been like for you,

03:33and, like, what was it like to, like,

03:34play your first Stagecoach show and be at this festival?

03:38Um, nuts.

03:39If I'm being honest, it's been crazy.

03:42My set yesterday, it felt great.

03:44I hope it went great to the crowd,

03:46but up on stage, we had a blast,

03:49and, you know, I'm just on cloud nine.

03:54I don't really know how to explain it.

03:55I'd love that for you.

03:56I'm vibing out.

03:56It's been a good time.

03:58We're going to play a game before we get out of here,

04:00so let me pull it up really quick.

04:03Okay, so this game is called This or That.

04:07Okay.

04:08And you just got to pick one of these two things.

04:11Okay.

04:12Combat boots or cowboy boots?

04:14Cowboy.

04:15Oh, I mean, obviously.

04:17All day long.

04:18Barbecue or taco truck?

04:19Barbecue.

04:20Oh, okay.

04:22Flower crown or cowboy hat?

04:24I'm going with the hat.

04:26Yeah, I figured.

04:27Camping or condo?

04:30Camping.

04:31Okay.

04:32Acoustic set or full band?

04:35Full band.

04:36I love my guys up there with me.

04:37I love that.

04:39Western shirt or a graphic tee?

04:41Western shirt.

04:43Line dancing or slow dancing?

04:46Nothing beats a nice slow dance with a pretty lady, man.

04:48Okay, my brother.

04:49Okay.

04:50And then denim or leather?

04:54Denim.

04:55Ooh.

04:56Beer garden or cocktail lounge?

04:59Beer garden all day long.

05:01Heck, yeah.

05:02Daytime sets or late night?

05:06That's tough.

05:07I don't know.

05:08That is hard.

05:08Probably late night.

05:09I'm kind of a night owl.

05:11Yeah, and then honestly, it's hot in the day.

05:12Every time I'm at a festival during the daytime, it's like, it's hot.

05:15I'm, like, stressed.

05:16Yeah.

05:16Like, nighttime is a vibe.

05:17I'm sweating in places I don't want to sweat, you know.

05:20It's a lot.

05:21And then lastly, riding a bull or riding a horse?

05:26Get me on that bull, man.

05:27I've never done it.

05:28You've never done it?

05:29I kind of want to try it.

05:30Okay, so we got to get this man riding a bull.

05:33It's a party.

05:34If you were to ask me to do it right now, I'd do it.

05:35Okay, so hopefully I'm going to text your people.

05:38There's parties tonight with bulls.

05:39We're going to get you on the bull.

05:40I might get hurt.

05:41Let's do it.

05:41I might not make it out of it, but I'll try it.

05:43Thanks so much for hanging out with us, my friend.

05:45Thank you, brother.

05:45I appreciate it.

05:46Of course.

05:46I appreciate it.

Tucker Wetmore On Covering Gavin DeGraw's “I Don’t Want to Be,” New Album 'What Not To' & More | Stagecoach 2025

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