Brooks & Dunn were interviewed by the great Theo Von and it’s a great listen if you have some time.
The interview is over an hour and a half, so you might wanna pour yourself a stiff drink beforehand. Maybe pour two to be safe. You don’t want to get thirsty half way through it.
There was a great moment when Theo asked them if they ever got any advice from other duos in the country music industry. Ronnie Dunn was quick to answer with an emphatic, “No.” He then said, “as friendly as they say the world of country music is, it’s so darn competitive…everybody hates one another. They act like they don’t on TV.”
All Kix Brooks could do was sit back and laugh. Then Theo asked, “you think people are really competitive, then?” And Ronnie said, “oh heck yeah, big time competitive.”
Then Ronnie shared another great tidbit. He said, “one of my favorite things is Dolly Parton in an interview years and years ago, she said, ‘oh, honey. There’s room for everybody.’ No there’s not. You wanna get down to it. No there’s not.”
So, either Dolly sees the country world with rose-colored glasses…or Ronnie is a bit jaded. Either way, it’s nice to hear someone tell it like it is.