Cody Johnson At The 2023 CMAs
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00:00Jeff Kirkshen with Cody Johnson. Now, Kojo, I got to start with a couple of oldies but goodies in my mind because you're new to country radio, but you're not new to country. Your fans are so passionate. I want to talk about Diamond in My Pocket, which I think is the radio hit that should have always been on the radio. I agree. I have that song on repeat, but we were just hearing somebody with you talking about Dear Rodeo. I loved that song before. Then I'm watching Yellowstone. I'm just sitting watching my favorite show and they start playing it, bawling.
00:29Oh, yeah. That was the spot when Jimmy gets hurt and the whole nine yards. It was perfect.
00:33And that song's written from your heart because you're a rodeo guy yourself, right? And I've covered the NFR in Las Vegas for years. And I remember I saw you at the Cosmopolitan. You're playing this sold-out show and you're like, I got to go because tomorrow I got to be roping.
00:46Yeah.
00:47And we're like, he's not kidding.
00:49No, no, no. This year in Vegas, I fly in. I play on the 8th. I've got a charity golf tournament that's going on in Vegas this year.
00:55Really?
00:55Really? Wait, I'm covering NFR. I want to get some information about that when I'm there.
01:00I'll ask your people because I want to hear more about that.
01:02That's a great – we've put together – we're benefiting several charities, but it's 100% payback to charity. It's a golf tournament. We're going to raise a ton of money.
01:09And then the night I play, I fly home, and then I'm going to fly back on the 13th, and I rope on the 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th.
01:15Can you do me a favor? So your tour dates with Chris Jansen in NFR, right?
01:19Yes.
01:19You guys are playing together. He used to rope.
01:22Chris did?
01:23No way.
01:23He told me that earlier, swear to God.
01:24I think he's joking with you. No, seriously.
01:27I don't know. He looked at me.
01:28I think he's pulling your leg, dude.
01:30He's cowboying, and I can rope, too. I did that in my younger years.
01:33Oh, my God.
01:34I don't know. I'll have to ask you.
01:36I'll have to ask you.
01:36Okay, all right. If you find out, and you're still around here, just come swing by and give me a thumbs up or down if he was lying to me.
01:43Because if he's not lying, then I need you to get him out there just doing a little something.
01:48Yeah, we could rope the dummy or something.
01:49That would be so much fun. And then finally, The Painter.
01:53Yeah.
01:54Dude, this song, is your wife just like knees buckle when she hears it?
01:58No, man. Are you kidding me? My wife and kids, they're not impressed by me anymore.
02:01What?
02:01There's a lot. I'm just regular old dad and husband at home, man.
02:05My life is black and white, but she's the painter.
02:08I think so. She's not around right now, so I can say it.
02:11Wait till you see the stage plot for the performance on the CMAs.
02:13Yeah.
02:14It winds up with her being painted on there, and she doesn't know that.
02:18Is she one who she's okay? Like, my wife hates any sort of—
02:20I just told her, yeah, she hates the spotlight. I just told her wear waterproof mascara.
02:24Oh, gosh. She's like, damn you, Cody.
02:26She knows something's coming. She's like, oh, seriously?
02:28I was like, yeah, and you're on the front row.
02:30She's like, oh, okay.
02:33Cody, I want to just tell everybody watching right now,
02:35if you're just new to Cody Johnson, one, you're late, but I still love you.
02:39Go back and listen from the beginning, because he's been making great music for a long, long time.
02:44He may be around country radio now, but he's been around for a lot longer, so go listen to his stuff.
02:49Thank you for that, brother.
02:50I love you, Kojo. I appreciate you, brother.
02:51See you.