Chris Stapleton caught up with Billboard's Lyndsey Havens & Tetris Kelly at the ACM Awards 2025.
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00:00So nominated for six awards tonight, man, and like you've been doing this for so long.
00:04How does it feel to come and still be getting that recognition?
00:07Well, it still feels good, you know.
00:11When you start getting these things, I don't know, it still feels good.
00:19It still feels good just to be here because there's a lot of faces that I don't see hanging around.
00:24And, you know, I'm a lot older than a lot of these cats, so, you know, it feels good to be hanging out, you know.
00:32Speaking of new faces, last year you shocked us all and performed with Dua Lipa here, someone I didn't expect to see pop up.
00:38I don't think anybody did.
00:40How did it feel to pull that one off?
00:42I felt great.
00:43She was wonderful and just a great creative force and a fantastic partner to work with on making up what that was.
00:52And, you know, I can't say enough nice things about her.
00:55And then tonight to be a part of the Keith Irvin celebration.
00:57What's that like?
00:57Well, I love Keith, and he's not only a great singer and songwriter and player, he's a hell of a nice guy, too, and a wonderful person.
01:06And so to get to honor him in some small way is a real treat for me.
01:12Is there someone else?
01:13Obviously, we know what you're performing tonight.
01:15Is there someone else who's not in the country genre that you would love to sort of bring in?
01:20I don't know how to bring it.
01:22Yeah, sure.
01:22Whoever wants to come, let's go for it.
01:24The door is open.
01:25The door is open, man.
01:27Yeah.
01:27And then I want to say something that Jelly Roll just made me think about.
01:30He was talking about how the guy from Raspel's Plats doesn't do vocal warm-ups.
01:33You have one of the most distinct voices in country music.
01:36How do you prepare before you go on stage?
01:38Oh, I do a vocal warm-up.
01:39I didn't used to.
01:41A vocal warm-up used to mean a shot or something.
01:43But, you know, like I said, I'm not in no spring chicken.
01:46So, you know, I get in there and do some warm-ups.
01:49Nice.
01:50Do you have any other pre- or post-show rituals that have changed over the years?
01:55No, not necessarily.
01:57You're always kind of, you know, doing a show, whether it's this show or just a show of any kind.
02:04You've got to come down a little bit after you get done.
02:06So, you're up.
02:07Might as well hang out with some people.
02:08Yeah.
02:08And what's your closet look like?
02:10How many of these cool-ass hats do you have?
02:12Do they have their own closet?
02:13This is the only one.
02:15Really?
02:15This is it.
02:16We're from shock.
02:17Yes, we are.
02:18This is the only one.
02:19So, when this thing is gone, and it's about to fall apart, you know, when it's gone, it's gone.
02:24It's a good life.
02:24It's a good life.
02:25I just need to ask, because we're here celebrating 60 years, when you think back on your career in music,
02:31is there a moment that you're like, that's the one that I will remember forever?
02:35Oh, there's so many of those.
02:37I would be doing so many moments in justice for me if I picked one.
02:46So, I'm proud of all the moments I've gotten to have in music, and I'm proud of the things that I've gotten to do in music,
02:52and to get to just be in music, and get to stay working in music.
02:57I'm proud of that.