Tucker Wetmore

What'd you think? How'd I do? You're pretty talented. Thanks, man. Yeah. I appreciate it.

What'd you think? How'd I do? You're pretty talented. Thanks, man. Yeah. I appreciate it.

I try. Yeah. Every once in a while.

I try. Yeah. Every once in a while.

It was something. It was fun. It was a long weekend. Luckily, I played on Friday, so I wasn't too beat by the time Showtime hit, but it was a fun weekend. We did a lot of partying, for sure.

It was something. It was fun. It was a long weekend. Luckily, I played on Friday, so I wasn't too beat by the time Showtime hit, but it was a fun weekend. We did a lot of partying, for sure.

Something like that.

Something like that.

People showed up for Tucker.

People showed up for Tucker.

Yeah. Someone's got to...

Yeah. Someone's got to...

I don't know about flocking, but definitely the DMs are pretty swarmed with somebody.

I don't know about flocking, but definitely the DMs are pretty swarmed with somebody.

Not often. Yeah.

Not often. Yeah.

Really? I did.

Really? I did.

Really? I mean, I check him every once in a while, but... You might be interested.

Really? I mean, I check him every once in a while, but... You might be interested.

I'm DMing her. I was pretty confident.

I'm DMing her. I was pretty confident.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I didn't get a DM back, by the way.

I didn't get a DM back, by the way.

Hi, Sydney.

Hi, Sydney.

I don't agree. Ladies are bold, man. Yeah. Especially in the DM world, they're bold. They say something. Some wild things sometimes.

I don't agree. Ladies are bold, man. Yeah. Especially in the DM world, they're bold. They say something. Some wild things sometimes.

You ever felt violated by reading one? Yeah, a couple of times.

You ever felt violated by reading one? Yeah, a couple of times.

No, I don't have it so people can send me pictures and stuff like that. I filter all that out. Do not send nudes. That's not really my forte.

No, I don't have it so people can send me pictures and stuff like that. I filter all that out. Do not send nudes. That's not really my forte.

I know this is good. There you are.

I know this is good. There you are.

Yeah, kind of. So, I mean, I was writing songs in Nashville, you know, still, but for like three or four years before dropping my first song. And, you know, we finally got to the point where we're like, hey, let's start teasing some of these things on TikTok, see what happens. And then Wine and Whiskey happened and then Wine and Missing You happened. And then the rest is history.

Yeah, kind of. So, I mean, I was writing songs in Nashville, you know, still, but for like three or four years before dropping my first song. And, you know, we finally got to the point where we're like, hey, let's start teasing some of these things on TikTok, see what happens. And then Wine and Whiskey happened and then Wine and Missing You happened. And then the rest is history.

I hope not. I mean, I mean, I'll get there. Yeah, well, of course.

I hope not. I mean, I mean, I'll get there. Yeah, well, of course.

Um, crazy. I mean, I'm in a new city every day. Uh, sometimes even a new state every day. Uh, playing shows for sold out crowds, playing stagecoach. That was sick. Just dropped my first album. That's, that's insane. Yeah. I mean, my life has changed more than I ever thought it could in the last year.

Um, crazy. I mean, I'm in a new city every day. Uh, sometimes even a new state every day. Uh, playing shows for sold out crowds, playing stagecoach. That was sick. Just dropped my first album. That's, that's insane. Yeah. I mean, my life has changed more than I ever thought it could in the last year.

you know, I fucking knew this day would come, you know, like, um, yeah, it's definitely pinched me. Um, you know, I feel like everything was happening so fast in the last, like, oh, you know, year and a couple months that I didn't really have a chance to like sit down for the first six months and realize what was going on. I was just so go, go, go. But lately it's been pretty surreal.

you know, I fucking knew this day would come, you know, like, um, yeah, it's definitely pinched me. Um, you know, I feel like everything was happening so fast in the last, like, oh, you know, year and a couple months that I didn't really have a chance to like sit down for the first six months and realize what was going on. I was just so go, go, go. But lately it's been pretty surreal.

Like, I feel like I'm waking up every day and be like, is this really happening? You know?

Like, I feel like I'm waking up every day and be like, is this really happening? You know?

It was sick. It was quick. It was a lot of prep time for like a two and a half minute song. But I thought we sounded pretty decent. It was fun.

It was sick. It was quick. It was a lot of prep time for like a two and a half minute song. But I thought we sounded pretty decent. It was fun.

Oh, gosh, there's been a couple. You know, late night, you know, playing late night was definitely one of those bucket list items that I checked off last night. I don't know, playing the Opry. That was pretty cool. Stagecoach, Red Rocks, you know, my first number one at the top of the year. That was sick. Released my first album over the weekend. That was pretty intense. Everything.

Oh, gosh, there's been a couple. You know, late night, you know, playing late night was definitely one of those bucket list items that I checked off last night. I don't know, playing the Opry. That was pretty cool. Stagecoach, Red Rocks, you know, my first number one at the top of the year. That was sick. Released my first album over the weekend. That was pretty intense. Everything.

Everything great is happening. I don't know. All of it.

Everything great is happening. I don't know. All of it.

Yeah. It depends on where you're at. So like on the East Coast, it'll come out at midnight. So here it was like 9 or 10.

Yeah. It depends on where you're at. So like on the East Coast, it'll come out at midnight. So here it was like 9 or 10.

I was playing a show in Sacramento and we did a whole thing before the show because we were hitting stage at 9.15 and then the album drop was at 9. And so I hopped up on stage. I was like, hey, there's going to be a little different show tonight. Usually I don't come out until that first beat drops. Um, but I, you know, I prayed over the crowd.

I was playing a show in Sacramento and we did a whole thing before the show because we were hitting stage at 9.15 and then the album drop was at 9. And so I hopped up on stage. I was like, hey, there's going to be a little different show tonight. Usually I don't come out until that first beat drops. Um, but I, you know, I prayed over the crowd.

We were opening a new venue and, um, you know, so it was the first show of the venue and it was like opening night and then I was dropping my album that night. So I prayed over the venue. I prayed over the crowd, prayed over the album, you know, the guys up there with me and my whole team was up there and some of my family and my niece and my mom and No, it was a special moment.

We were opening a new venue and, um, you know, so it was the first show of the venue and it was like opening night and then I was dropping my album that night. So I prayed over the venue. I prayed over the crowd, prayed over the album, you know, the guys up there with me and my whole team was up there and some of my family and my niece and my mom and No, it was a special moment.

So we counted down from 10 and then the album dropped and then I walked off and we rocked out on stage. It was fun.

So we counted down from 10 and then the album dropped and then I walked off and we rocked out on stage. It was fun.

I'm doing a headline right now. Yeah. We got our last weekend this weekend in Texas.

I'm doing a headline right now. Yeah. We got our last weekend this weekend in Texas.

Pretty nuts. So I did my first. So we're on Waves on a Sunset part two, essentially. And the part one was last fall. And I didn't really know what to expect, if I'm being honest, because I had opened up for a couple of people, you know, over the summer. And like Cameron Marlowe, Luke Bryan, you know, a couple of Jordan Davis for a one off them. you know, a couple of different people.

Pretty nuts. So I did my first. So we're on Waves on a Sunset part two, essentially. And the part one was last fall. And I didn't really know what to expect, if I'm being honest, because I had opened up for a couple of people, you know, over the summer. And like Cameron Marlowe, Luke Bryan, you know, a couple of Jordan Davis for a one off them. you know, a couple of different people.

And I'm like, Hey, I think it's time to headline. I was like, all right. So I didn't know what to expect. And then I went, I showed up to the shows and started playing and it was nuts, dude. Like the crowd is like progressively getting crazier and crazier. But even back then it was, it was insane.

And I'm like, Hey, I think it's time to headline. I was like, all right. So I didn't know what to expect. And then I went, I showed up to the shows and started playing and it was nuts, dude. Like the crowd is like progressively getting crazier and crazier. But even back then it was, it was insane.

Sometimes the back wall. If I'm trying to focus. Sometimes the cute girl up front.

Sometimes the back wall. If I'm trying to focus. Sometimes the cute girl up front.

Have you ever met someone in the audience? No, not really. We don't really do that.

Have you ever met someone in the audience? No, not really. We don't really do that.

That's crazy. No, I don't think I've ever done that, if I'm being honest. I feel like you're missing out.

That's crazy. No, I don't think I've ever done that, if I'm being honest. I feel like you're missing out.

Oh, that's an abusive power. I would never do that.

Oh, that's an abusive power. I would never do that.

Yeah, let's do it.

Yeah, let's do it.

And non-existent, non-existent. I am so busy that I can't even fathom. I was just talking to my tour manager last night over dinner. And I was like, dude, I can, cause we were talking about, um, you know, I was asking him how his wife's doing. Cause we don't really get to talk like that too often. We're just so busy. I was asking how his wife's doing.

And non-existent, non-existent. I am so busy that I can't even fathom. I was just talking to my tour manager last night over dinner. And I was like, dude, I can, cause we were talking about, um, you know, I was asking him how his wife's doing. Cause we don't really get to talk like that too often. We're just so busy. I was asking how his wife's doing.

And then I was like, dude, I couldn't even fathom being on the road right now and doing everything that I'm doing with my wife. not a responsibility, but like, uh, you know, a, a person that I have to take care of. It is a responsibility. It is. Yeah. I couldn't do that. Screw that.

And then I was like, dude, I couldn't even fathom being on the road right now and doing everything that I'm doing with my wife. not a responsibility, but like, uh, you know, a, a person that I have to take care of. It is a responsibility. It is. Yeah. I couldn't do that. Screw that.

Normie. I guess I'd be open to both. I'd be kind of skeptical. I don't know. I've been in a couple of relationships where they're in it for like their own reasons. So now it'd be even like more tough, you know, kind of weeding out like who's good and who's bad.

Normie. I guess I'd be open to both. I'd be kind of skeptical. I don't know. I've been in a couple of relationships where they're in it for like their own reasons. So now it'd be even like more tough, you know, kind of weeding out like who's good and who's bad.

Taking opportunities. Okay. More often than they should. You know, like being opportunistic. You know, obviously, go do your own thing. Have, you know, pop off, queen. You know, do your thing. Yeah. But... It's just a vibe that I got.

Taking opportunities. Okay. More often than they should. You know, like being opportunistic. You know, obviously, go do your own thing. Have, you know, pop off, queen. You know, do your thing. Yeah. But... It's just a vibe that I got.

It did. And then, you know, I lean super heavy on the people around me. And, you know, we're always talking and, you know, my family, my friends. They wean out the bad ones before I can, you know, because when I love, I love hard. Do you fall easy? Yeah, I guess sometimes. Men usually do. Yeah.

It did. And then, you know, I lean super heavy on the people around me. And, you know, we're always talking and, you know, my family, my friends. They wean out the bad ones before I can, you know, because when I love, I love hard. Do you fall easy? Yeah, I guess sometimes. Men usually do. Yeah.

All right.

All right.

That's how I love others.

That's how I love others.

I'm a huge, like if I feel like I'm taking.

I'm a huge, like if I feel like I'm taking.

If I feel like I'm taking care of you and your well-being, I feel pretty happy in the relationship.

If I feel like I'm taking care of you and your well-being, I feel pretty happy in the relationship.

Depends on the time of day. I'm the same. They can get too close, right?

Depends on the time of day. I'm the same. They can get too close, right?

Not necessarily. No. Okay.

Not necessarily. No. Okay.

That seems normal. Like if it's just us.

That seems normal. Like if it's just us.

You know, I think that's, that's how I like to be loved. Yeah.

You know, I think that's, that's how I like to be loved. Yeah.

Might be a color book page that I worked on at breakfast.

Might be a color book page that I worked on at breakfast.

We should get a side-by-side. We got matching rings.

We should get a side-by-side. We got matching rings.

And guitar around the same time, but

And guitar around the same time, but

Yeah, I pretty much sat down at a piano one day and then didn't get up for years. Really? And I would come home from practice or from school and throw my backpack in the corner and I'd sit down and clank on the keys until like 10 o'clock at night. Every single day until I was like probably 15.

Yeah, I pretty much sat down at a piano one day and then didn't get up for years. Really? And I would come home from practice or from school and throw my backpack in the corner and I'd sit down and clank on the keys until like 10 o'clock at night. Every single day until I was like probably 15.

Oh, gosh.

Oh, gosh.

What was that?

What was that?

Yeah. Goodness gracious. Great balls of fire. Great balls of fire. Great balls of fire. There you go. I did that one. And then we did, did I do Bohemian Rhapsody? No, but I do in the other shows. I just didn't have enough time. And then we did some Hank Williams Jr. Then we did Keep Your Hands to Yourself.

Yeah. Goodness gracious. Great balls of fire. Great balls of fire. Great balls of fire. There you go. I did that one. And then we did, did I do Bohemian Rhapsody? No, but I do in the other shows. I just didn't have enough time. And then we did some Hank Williams Jr. Then we did Keep Your Hands to Yourself.

Oh gosh, there's a couple. I mean, okay. So I kind of grew up a mutt to music, if I'm being honest. Um, you know, I grew up listening to reggae. I come from like a Samoan family on my dad's side, my classic rock, uh, heavy, heavy metal. Um, and then my country radio.

Oh gosh, there's a couple. I mean, okay. So I kind of grew up a mutt to music, if I'm being honest. Um, you know, I grew up listening to reggae. I come from like a Samoan family on my dad's side, my classic rock, uh, heavy, heavy metal. Um, and then my country radio.

So yeah, I, uh, I love like Jerry Lee Lewis, Elton John, Billy Joel, uh, queen, uh, hollow notes, Jim Croce, the Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, you know, that's, that's my stuff right there.

So yeah, I, uh, I love like Jerry Lee Lewis, Elton John, Billy Joel, uh, queen, uh, hollow notes, Jim Croce, the Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, you know, that's, that's my stuff right there.

I missed it. You did? I missed it. I was very tired at that point. I was like, I can't go back to the fairgrounds. But Creed is one of my all-time favorites.

I missed it. You did? I missed it. I was very tired at that point. I was like, I can't go back to the fairgrounds. But Creed is one of my all-time favorites.

Yeah, dude, it was actually during, which that's the best feeling in the world, man. It was during CMA Fest, I think. And I was fixing to play the Hard Rock stage and, you know, it was my first CMA Fest last year. I think it was like last July or something. And I wasn't really knowing what to expect. You know, I had wine and whiskey out.

Yeah, dude, it was actually during, which that's the best feeling in the world, man. It was during CMA Fest, I think. And I was fixing to play the Hard Rock stage and, you know, it was my first CMA Fest last year. I think it was like last July or something. And I wasn't really knowing what to expect. You know, I had wine and whiskey out.

I think I had just dropped Wind Up Missing You like a month or two before that. And I hadn't really played a lot of live shows that are like anyone can come kind of thing. And I walked on stage and there was a sea of people in Broadway. There was like 8,500 people. They were closed down Broadway. They had to have sent out like an Amber Alert on the CMA app saying, hey-

I think I had just dropped Wind Up Missing You like a month or two before that. And I hadn't really played a lot of live shows that are like anyone can come kind of thing. And I walked on stage and there was a sea of people in Broadway. There was like 8,500 people. They were closed down Broadway. They had to have sent out like an Amber Alert on the CMA app saying, hey-

Broadway is shut down for Tucker Whitemore's set, yada, yada. It was nuts.

Broadway is shut down for Tucker Whitemore's set, yada, yada. It was nuts.

Yeah, I wish I had a picture of it. I was about to say, you should have screenshot it and printed it. It was nuts.

Yeah, I wish I had a picture of it. I was about to say, you should have screenshot it and printed it. It was nuts.

But everybody was singing every word.

But everybody was singing every word.

It was a good indicator of what's to come, I'd say. You know, it was definitely the first time where I was like, damn, I might have a shot. You know, I might be able to do this.

It was a good indicator of what's to come, I'd say. You know, it was definitely the first time where I was like, damn, I might have a shot. You know, I might be able to do this.

Best feeling of my life. It was sick, and I get it almost every night on stage still. It's cool.

Best feeling of my life. It was sick, and I get it almost every night on stage still. It's cool.

I don't know. That's a tough one. So I just dropped an album with 19 songs, and I got a couple of favorites. Bad Luck looks good on me. That's the one I sang on Kimmel last night. That's probably one of my favorites. Drank Alone's a good one.

I don't know. That's a tough one. So I just dropped an album with 19 songs, and I got a couple of favorites. Bad Luck looks good on me. That's the one I sang on Kimmel last night. That's probably one of my favorites. Drank Alone's a good one.

Yeah.

Yeah.

They tried to kind of lean me another way, but I was like, no, I want to do this. It's my first late night. I kind of want to sing something that, not that I enjoy singing more than others, but something that feels good for late night.

They tried to kind of lean me another way, but I was like, no, I want to do this. It's my first late night. I kind of want to sing something that, not that I enjoy singing more than others, but something that feels good for late night.

It was cool.

It was cool.

It was really cool. Yeah. Like I was saying earlier, it was quick. There was a lot of prep time for a very short amount. Does it feel weird?

It was really cool. Yeah. Like I was saying earlier, it was quick. There was a lot of prep time for a very short amount. Does it feel weird?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah, exactly. Yeah.

Yeah, exactly. Yeah.

Yeah, I love movies. I'm a big Marvel guy, if I'm being honest. Marvel? Yeah. Okay.

Yeah, I love movies. I'm a big Marvel guy, if I'm being honest. Marvel? Yeah. Okay.

Nice. It was rated well. That comes out soon, doesn't it?

Nice. It was rated well. That comes out soon, doesn't it?

Yeah, it's going to be sick.

Yeah, it's going to be sick.

A biopic? Like in a movie? Yeah.

A biopic? Like in a movie? Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I don't know. In a reasonable sense or like a... I'm a huge Ryan Reynolds fan. Okay. I think Ryan Reynolds would be sick. Okay. I think I would want to do it. Honestly. I think I would want to, you know... You'd crush your own life, you think? I mean... I would hope so.

I don't know. In a reasonable sense or like a... I'm a huge Ryan Reynolds fan. Okay. I think Ryan Reynolds would be sick. Okay. I think I would want to do it. Honestly. I think I would want to, you know... You'd crush your own life, you think? I mean... I would hope so.

Yeah. That was a great movie.

Yeah. That was a great movie.

Nowadays, I wish I could teleport because I'm traveling. It's always mine.

Nowadays, I wish I could teleport because I'm traveling. It's always mine.

Yeah. And I like the idea of me snapping my fingers. I'm in Mexico, too.

Yeah. And I like the idea of me snapping my fingers. I'm in Mexico, too.

That's right. With a beer.

That's right. With a beer.

Um, my family's ecstatic. Uh, my mom's like my biggest supporter, my biggest fan. And I mean, in more ways than giving birth to me, she's, you know, probably one of the main reasons why I'm, I'm here and doing this. Uh, she was, she was the one that pushed me to kind of do music after football didn't work out in college and stuff like that.

Um, my family's ecstatic. Uh, my mom's like my biggest supporter, my biggest fan. And I mean, in more ways than giving birth to me, she's, you know, probably one of the main reasons why I'm, I'm here and doing this. Uh, she was, she was the one that pushed me to kind of do music after football didn't work out in college and stuff like that.

I did. What'd you really, what position? I was a receiver. Okay. Back in the day. What's your 40? Oh, it was like a, oh gosh. Like back, back in the day, it was probably like four, four, seven. Okay. Yeah. Pretty quick. Yeah. But yeah, I mean, they're, they're excited. Yeah. Yeah. My mom's great. You know, my, my sisters, I grew up with four sisters and they're always, they're loving this.

I did. What'd you really, what position? I was a receiver. Okay. Back in the day. What's your 40? Oh, it was like a, oh gosh. Like back, back in the day, it was probably like four, four, seven. Okay. Yeah. Pretty quick. Yeah. But yeah, I mean, they're, they're excited. Yeah. Yeah. My mom's great. You know, my, my sisters, I grew up with four sisters and they're always, they're loving this.

I got three older and then one younger. Okay. Yeah.

I got three older and then one younger. Okay. Yeah.

Yeah, they don't mind it.

Yeah, they don't mind it.

I played at Montana Tech. Montana Tech, okay. Yeah, my grades were ass. So I couldn't really go. Montana State. He even played at Montana State. Okay, gotcha. What a random. The cats.

I played at Montana Tech. Montana Tech, okay. Yeah, my grades were ass. So I couldn't really go. Montana State. He even played at Montana State. Okay, gotcha. What a random. The cats.

I'm an Oregon fan. So I grew up in the Pacific Northwest, so I'm an Oregon duck. Where'd you get that slow and twang? I don't know. Just talk slow, I guess. I'm stupid. I'm stupid. That's about it.

I'm an Oregon fan. So I grew up in the Pacific Northwest, so I'm an Oregon duck. Where'd you get that slow and twang? I don't know. Just talk slow, I guess. I'm stupid. I'm stupid. That's about it.

My grades were not good.

My grades were not good.

I'll call them out right now too. Her name is, I'm just kidding.

I'll call them out right now too. Her name is, I'm just kidding.

There was a couple for sure. Fuck them. Most of my teachers were great though. And, you know, you know, it's not that I sucked at school. I just didn't like homework. You know, that was my thing. I'd rather sit there and play the piano instead of doing my homework. And I would go and ace all the tests. Oh, so then you were smart. No, I wasn't smart. That sounds like a smart person.

There was a couple for sure. Fuck them. Most of my teachers were great though. And, you know, you know, it's not that I sucked at school. I just didn't like homework. You know, that was my thing. I'd rather sit there and play the piano instead of doing my homework. And I would go and ace all the tests. Oh, so then you were smart. No, I wasn't smart. That sounds like a smart person.

I sucked at school. I sucked at homework.

I sucked at school. I sucked at homework.

This seems stupid.

This seems stupid.

Yeah. I guess my website. I don't know. That's above my pay grade, being honest.

Yeah. I guess my website. I don't know. That's above my pay grade, being honest.

Yeah, that's it, I think.

Yeah, that's it, I think.

That's good.

That's good.

Yeah, for the Ryman. Yes. That's huge.

Yeah, for the Ryman. Yes. That's huge.

That would make you respond. Probably just a simple hi. I'm a simple guy. Just a hi. Just a hey, what's up? How are you? See what happens, I guess. I don't know.

That would make you respond. Probably just a simple hi. I'm a simple guy. Just a hi. Just a hey, what's up? How are you? See what happens, I guess. I don't know.

Well, thank you guys. I appreciate it.

Well, thank you guys. I appreciate it.

What'd you think? How'd I do? You're pretty talented. Thanks, man. Yeah. I appreciate it.

I try. Yeah. Every once in a while.

It was something. It was fun. It was a long weekend. Luckily, I played on Friday, so I wasn't too beat by the time Showtime hit, but it was a fun weekend. We did a lot of partying, for sure.

Something like that.

People showed up for Tucker.

Yeah. Someone's got to...

I don't know about flocking, but definitely the DMs are pretty swarmed with somebody.

Not often. Yeah.

Really? I did.

Really? I mean, I check him every once in a while, but... You might be interested.

I'm DMing her. I was pretty confident.

Yeah.

I didn't get a DM back, by the way.

Hi, Sydney.

I don't agree. Ladies are bold, man. Yeah. Especially in the DM world, they're bold. They say something. Some wild things sometimes.

You ever felt violated by reading one? Yeah, a couple of times.

No, I don't have it so people can send me pictures and stuff like that. I filter all that out. Do not send nudes. That's not really my forte.

I know this is good. There you are.

Yeah, kind of. So, I mean, I was writing songs in Nashville, you know, still, but for like three or four years before dropping my first song. And, you know, we finally got to the point where we're like, hey, let's start teasing some of these things on TikTok, see what happens. And then Wine and Whiskey happened and then Wine and Missing You happened. And then the rest is history.

I hope not. I mean, I mean, I'll get there. Yeah, well, of course.

Um, crazy. I mean, I'm in a new city every day. Uh, sometimes even a new state every day. Uh, playing shows for sold out crowds, playing stagecoach. That was sick. Just dropped my first album. That's, that's insane. Yeah. I mean, my life has changed more than I ever thought it could in the last year.

you know, I fucking knew this day would come, you know, like, um, yeah, it's definitely pinched me. Um, you know, I feel like everything was happening so fast in the last, like, oh, you know, year and a couple months that I didn't really have a chance to like sit down for the first six months and realize what was going on. I was just so go, go, go. But lately it's been pretty surreal.

Like, I feel like I'm waking up every day and be like, is this really happening? You know?

It was sick. It was quick. It was a lot of prep time for like a two and a half minute song. But I thought we sounded pretty decent. It was fun.

Oh, gosh, there's been a couple. You know, late night, you know, playing late night was definitely one of those bucket list items that I checked off last night. I don't know, playing the Opry. That was pretty cool. Stagecoach, Red Rocks, you know, my first number one at the top of the year. That was sick. Released my first album over the weekend. That was pretty intense. Everything.

Everything great is happening. I don't know. All of it.

Yeah. It depends on where you're at. So like on the East Coast, it'll come out at midnight. So here it was like 9 or 10.

I was playing a show in Sacramento and we did a whole thing before the show because we were hitting stage at 9.15 and then the album drop was at 9. And so I hopped up on stage. I was like, hey, there's going to be a little different show tonight. Usually I don't come out until that first beat drops. Um, but I, you know, I prayed over the crowd.

We were opening a new venue and, um, you know, so it was the first show of the venue and it was like opening night and then I was dropping my album that night. So I prayed over the venue. I prayed over the crowd, prayed over the album, you know, the guys up there with me and my whole team was up there and some of my family and my niece and my mom and No, it was a special moment.

So we counted down from 10 and then the album dropped and then I walked off and we rocked out on stage. It was fun.

I'm doing a headline right now. Yeah. We got our last weekend this weekend in Texas.

Pretty nuts. So I did my first. So we're on Waves on a Sunset part two, essentially. And the part one was last fall. And I didn't really know what to expect, if I'm being honest, because I had opened up for a couple of people, you know, over the summer. And like Cameron Marlowe, Luke Bryan, you know, a couple of Jordan Davis for a one off them. you know, a couple of different people.

And I'm like, Hey, I think it's time to headline. I was like, all right. So I didn't know what to expect. And then I went, I showed up to the shows and started playing and it was nuts, dude. Like the crowd is like progressively getting crazier and crazier. But even back then it was, it was insane.

Sometimes the back wall. If I'm trying to focus. Sometimes the cute girl up front.

Have you ever met someone in the audience? No, not really. We don't really do that.

That's crazy. No, I don't think I've ever done that, if I'm being honest. I feel like you're missing out.

Oh, that's an abusive power. I would never do that.

Yeah, let's do it.

And non-existent, non-existent. I am so busy that I can't even fathom. I was just talking to my tour manager last night over dinner. And I was like, dude, I can, cause we were talking about, um, you know, I was asking him how his wife's doing. Cause we don't really get to talk like that too often. We're just so busy. I was asking how his wife's doing.

And then I was like, dude, I couldn't even fathom being on the road right now and doing everything that I'm doing with my wife. not a responsibility, but like, uh, you know, a, a person that I have to take care of. It is a responsibility. It is. Yeah. I couldn't do that. Screw that.

Normie. I guess I'd be open to both. I'd be kind of skeptical. I don't know. I've been in a couple of relationships where they're in it for like their own reasons. So now it'd be even like more tough, you know, kind of weeding out like who's good and who's bad.

Taking opportunities. Okay. More often than they should. You know, like being opportunistic. You know, obviously, go do your own thing. Have, you know, pop off, queen. You know, do your thing. Yeah. But... It's just a vibe that I got.

It did. And then, you know, I lean super heavy on the people around me. And, you know, we're always talking and, you know, my family, my friends. They wean out the bad ones before I can, you know, because when I love, I love hard. Do you fall easy? Yeah, I guess sometimes. Men usually do. Yeah.

All right.

That's how I love others.

I'm a huge, like if I feel like I'm taking.

If I feel like I'm taking care of you and your well-being, I feel pretty happy in the relationship.

Depends on the time of day. I'm the same. They can get too close, right?

Not necessarily. No. Okay.

That seems normal. Like if it's just us.

You know, I think that's, that's how I like to be loved. Yeah.

Might be a color book page that I worked on at breakfast.

We should get a side-by-side. We got matching rings.

And guitar around the same time, but

Yeah, I pretty much sat down at a piano one day and then didn't get up for years. Really? And I would come home from practice or from school and throw my backpack in the corner and I'd sit down and clank on the keys until like 10 o'clock at night. Every single day until I was like probably 15.

Oh, gosh.

What was that?

Yeah. Goodness gracious. Great balls of fire. Great balls of fire. Great balls of fire. There you go. I did that one. And then we did, did I do Bohemian Rhapsody? No, but I do in the other shows. I just didn't have enough time. And then we did some Hank Williams Jr. Then we did Keep Your Hands to Yourself.

Oh gosh, there's a couple. I mean, okay. So I kind of grew up a mutt to music, if I'm being honest. Um, you know, I grew up listening to reggae. I come from like a Samoan family on my dad's side, my classic rock, uh, heavy, heavy metal. Um, and then my country radio.

So yeah, I, uh, I love like Jerry Lee Lewis, Elton John, Billy Joel, uh, queen, uh, hollow notes, Jim Croce, the Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, you know, that's, that's my stuff right there.

I missed it. You did? I missed it. I was very tired at that point. I was like, I can't go back to the fairgrounds. But Creed is one of my all-time favorites.

Yeah, dude, it was actually during, which that's the best feeling in the world, man. It was during CMA Fest, I think. And I was fixing to play the Hard Rock stage and, you know, it was my first CMA Fest last year. I think it was like last July or something. And I wasn't really knowing what to expect. You know, I had wine and whiskey out.

I think I had just dropped Wind Up Missing You like a month or two before that. And I hadn't really played a lot of live shows that are like anyone can come kind of thing. And I walked on stage and there was a sea of people in Broadway. There was like 8,500 people. They were closed down Broadway. They had to have sent out like an Amber Alert on the CMA app saying, hey-

Broadway is shut down for Tucker Whitemore's set, yada, yada. It was nuts.

Yeah, I wish I had a picture of it. I was about to say, you should have screenshot it and printed it. It was nuts.

But everybody was singing every word.

It was a good indicator of what's to come, I'd say. You know, it was definitely the first time where I was like, damn, I might have a shot. You know, I might be able to do this.

Best feeling of my life. It was sick, and I get it almost every night on stage still. It's cool.

I don't know. That's a tough one. So I just dropped an album with 19 songs, and I got a couple of favorites. Bad Luck looks good on me. That's the one I sang on Kimmel last night. That's probably one of my favorites. Drank Alone's a good one.

Yeah.

They tried to kind of lean me another way, but I was like, no, I want to do this. It's my first late night. I kind of want to sing something that, not that I enjoy singing more than others, but something that feels good for late night.

It was cool.

It was really cool. Yeah. Like I was saying earlier, it was quick. There was a lot of prep time for a very short amount. Does it feel weird?

Yeah.

Yeah, exactly. Yeah.

Yeah, I love movies. I'm a big Marvel guy, if I'm being honest. Marvel? Yeah. Okay.

Nice. It was rated well. That comes out soon, doesn't it?

Yeah, it's going to be sick.

A biopic? Like in a movie? Yeah.

Yeah.

I don't know. In a reasonable sense or like a... I'm a huge Ryan Reynolds fan. Okay. I think Ryan Reynolds would be sick. Okay. I think I would want to do it. Honestly. I think I would want to, you know... You'd crush your own life, you think? I mean... I would hope so.

Yeah. That was a great movie.

Nowadays, I wish I could teleport because I'm traveling. It's always mine.

Yeah. And I like the idea of me snapping my fingers. I'm in Mexico, too.

That's right. With a beer.

Um, my family's ecstatic. Uh, my mom's like my biggest supporter, my biggest fan. And I mean, in more ways than giving birth to me, she's, you know, probably one of the main reasons why I'm, I'm here and doing this. Uh, she was, she was the one that pushed me to kind of do music after football didn't work out in college and stuff like that.

I did. What'd you really, what position? I was a receiver. Okay. Back in the day. What's your 40? Oh, it was like a, oh gosh. Like back, back in the day, it was probably like four, four, seven. Okay. Yeah. Pretty quick. Yeah. But yeah, I mean, they're, they're excited. Yeah. Yeah. My mom's great. You know, my, my sisters, I grew up with four sisters and they're always, they're loving this.

I got three older and then one younger. Okay. Yeah.

Yeah, they don't mind it.

I played at Montana Tech. Montana Tech, okay. Yeah, my grades were ass. So I couldn't really go. Montana State. He even played at Montana State. Okay, gotcha. What a random. The cats.

I'm an Oregon fan. So I grew up in the Pacific Northwest, so I'm an Oregon duck. Where'd you get that slow and twang? I don't know. Just talk slow, I guess. I'm stupid. I'm stupid. That's about it.

My grades were not good.

I'll call them out right now too. Her name is, I'm just kidding.

There was a couple for sure. Fuck them. Most of my teachers were great though. And, you know, you know, it's not that I sucked at school. I just didn't like homework. You know, that was my thing. I'd rather sit there and play the piano instead of doing my homework. And I would go and ace all the tests. Oh, so then you were smart. No, I wasn't smart. That sounds like a smart person.

I sucked at school. I sucked at homework.

This seems stupid.

Yeah. I guess my website. I don't know. That's above my pay grade, being honest.

Yeah, that's it, I think.

That's good.

Yeah, for the Ryman. Yes. That's huge.

That would make you respond. Probably just a simple hi. I'm a simple guy. Just a hi. Just a hey, what's up? How are you? See what happens, I guess. I don't know.

Well, thank you guys. I appreciate it.