But the symphony, try to remember, is always on union. So an artist will come do stuff with the symphony. James Taylor came to Nashville in my late 20s, maybe early 30s to do something with the symphony. For me, I think the greatest show I've ever seen, I know this might sound crazy cause I've seen KISS, Queen, the great arena rock acts. It didn't matter, you were in the building and you got to be a part of it. I think we were second row from top in both. Kansas came right after that, so those two. So my first concert my brother took me to see Styx in Oklahoma City, great concert. You explain to them what the night is and how special this is, whatever the circumstance, they'll pull for you.īaltin: What was your first live show and what is the best live show you ever saw?īrooks: First show I ever saw, my brother, I was the last of six, we were the closest in age, so he always had to drag me everywhere he went. I think it does it for everybody, the people in the seats as well. And to this day I'll meet people who were there and we had such a memorable show because nobody was expecting no drummer. What it did was it forced your bass player and piano player to be really heavy, right-handed to get that song going. Stay here.' We did the R&R convention without a drummer.

I know your wife is supposed to have a baby. I look at him going, 'You're not supposed to be here. The drummer, day one player, still with us, gets on the bus. We'll go back to the R&R conventions in the '90s. That's why I like the conversations we do every Monday night, it's just in real time.

So the digital world, a lot of blessings, a lot of curses that comes with it. That's what 'Inside Studio G' is for us, it's just a conversation.īaltin: Are there things that work for you to keep things fresh? I am sure the technology thing has been exciting in some respects as it opens up so many new possibilities.īrooks: Everything that's a blessing there's a curse, remember that. Garth Brooks: Yeah and it's taking care of the people that allow you to be an artist. Steve Baltin: So Monday night you are doing another TalkShop.Live where you sell the record directly to fans. I spoke with Brooks in a thoroughly enjoyable and fascinating conversation about the changing industry, the best concert he's ever seen (the answer might surprise you) and sharing an elevator with Prince,

Garth brooks talks about james taylor