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this is kind of what I asked for , trying out for American Idol , but it ’ s been awesome , man . It ’ s been a blessing ! I ’ ve gotten to go around the world to places I never would ’ ve been , to meet folks , it ’ s been really cool . It ’ s never been too overwhelming . Sometimes the business can be . I always say we should call it the “ business of music ,” not the music business , a lot more business than music . Other than the business side of stuff it ’ s always felt pretty easygoing , like I ’ m where I should be .
So one more question ( and it ’ s a little dorky ), but because you have that appreciation for older music , you do a lot of cover songs , even outside the medleys . So here we go , strap in : let ’ s say I can give you a time machine , you can go work with anybody , living or dead , carte blanche and they ’ re going to want to work with you . Who do you want to perform with ? I think you ’ re going to say Elvis , but I wanna know , man , who would you get ?
Yeah , I mean — it ’ s tough for me to go any other way , he ’ s the obvious choice for me . I listened to a lot of older country growing up but for all the old country I listened to , I listened to a hundred times more Elvis . It ’ s what I fell in love with . I ’ d go back to young Elvis , if I can say that . Everybody has their Elvis , and the early part of Elvis ’ s life , I ’ d go back . He was a huge part of my life growing up .
Do you know what song you ’ d wanna play ?
Oh , man . Yeah , good luck picking one .

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