Ive been on vacation since, like, the first week in December.
The first time youve ever done that, or just the most recent?
Billy Currington:Id never done it before.
Heres how that shot made it into the video.
I was like, Okay.
I just did it one time.
It kinda hurt a little bit.
CMT has resurrected the old MTV showCribs.
Im always outdoors somewhere.
I never, ever see the TV.
Tell me about it.
Dont think I wont do it!
Ill do the show!
They bring cameras to your home, and you give them a tour.
My question is, when the crew arrives at your house, whats the first thing you hide?
Ooh, my dope, my pot.
[Laughs] Lets see… dirty clothes.
Everybody wants to hide those.
What song do you have to dance to anytime you hear it?
A good ol groove jot down song.
What song is your ringtone?
You know what, Iwantto have a song for my ringtone, but I cant figure it out.
If I could figure that out, Ray Charles Georgia would be on there today.
[Currington is from Rincon, Ga., outside Savannah.]
If you could have written any song, what would it be?
Candle in the Wind[by Elton John and Bernie Taupin].
Every time I hear that song, Im just like,Wow.
What a great poet.
Really, I dont even own a TV anymore.
[Laughs]
[Not laughing] You dont own a TV?
I dont own a TV.
I did a long time ago, but I gave it away.
How many years ago was that?
That was before I got a record deal, and that happened in 2001…
I know I seem kinda behind the times, but I dont pay it no attention anyway.
It just makes noise for me.
Okay, lets try movies.
Is there a chick flick youll admit to liking?
I got you a good one on that.
Yeah, I loveThe Notebook.
Ive mentioned that before, and you wouldnt believe how people have gotten on me for saying that.
Like it was girlie, or somethin.
I mean, who wouldnt likeThe Notebook?
Im afraid to mention that again, but I just did, right?
Yes, you did.
Name something in pop culture that you think is underrated.
The TV show with Estelle Getty, Bea Arthur, Betty White, and Rue McClanahan?
Oh my god, youre still on the TV.
[Laughs]
Im past it, Billy.
Your answer does not have to be TV-related.
That was pretty cool.
But that was such a good film.
Great actors, great lines, great humor.
Everything about that movie was top-notch to me.
Whos the person youre most often mistaken for?
Im gonna for sure have to say [country singer]Dierks Bentley.
[Laughs] Oh, someone from the Grand Ole Opry came up to me the the other day.
And shes like, Thats not Billy.
And Im like, No… Im Billy.
Thats just one story.
Ive had many of em.
Whos the person you want to see in concert before you die?
How about this: For forever, Ive been like, I got to see this one particular person.
I gotta see Willie before he dies, before I die, before whoever dies first.
I just happened to be in this little tiny juke joint in Hawaii about a month ago.
Just out in this hippie town, nothing there.
And I start hearing these rumors that Willie Nelson is gonna play there tonight.
Im thinkinwhatever, yeah.
Later on, they come to the table and theyre like, We need $30.
Im like, $30 for what?
Were tellin you, Willies fixin to play here.
Im like,Willie Nelson aint comin into this piece of crap.
In that moment in time, my dream was fulfilled.
Whos the person you most want to duet with?
If I could sing with Patti LaBelle, thats it.
I dont want to come back to music.
Im kickin my feet up somewhere on some island.
