People magazine has a great Q & A with Brad Paisley. He answers some reader mail about fishing, fatherhood, love, and Sunday mornings.
Q: Will you take your boys fishing?
A: I already have. We have a pond, and Huck wanted to try, so we got a pole and a worm. His very first cast, he got a two-pounder! I had to pull it in.
Q: Rank these: diaper duty, grocery shopping, or doing dishes…
A: Grocery shopping is first. Huck and I just went. [He stood up] in the cart like a Jaguar hood ornament. Diapers and Dishes are equally bad.
Q: If you could be any female country star, who would you be and why?
A: Without a doubt, Taylor Swift. I’d get to do this all over again, except I’d be 19, extremely talented, and a brilliant songwriter. At her age, I was lucky to pass classes. My parents gave me an Exxon credit card, so I got all my groceries there. I ate a lot of Doritos and ramen.
Q: What do you enjoy doing most with your family?
A: I like Sundays best. We start by cooking bacon and pancakes. It’s not the healthiest, but we love it.
Q: You seem to be a real no-fuss, cowboy kind of guy. Have you ever done anything metrosexual?
A: I’ve never had a minicure. I don’t know if it’s good for guitarists. As for my brows, there’s always a point when a makeup artist cocks her head like a dog pussling a situation and is fixin’ to say, “Can I just do that area between your brows?” That’s fine. It gets pretty bad up there.
Q: What’s your best advice for a solid marriage like you and Kim have?
A: Humor is [key]. There will always be things a person does to make you want to scream. Making each other laugh creates a bond. People who don’t laugh don’t look happy to me.
Q: What songs are in your iPod?
A: I’ve got Coldplay’s Viva La Vida. John Mayer’s live album. Patti Griffin’s latest. I’ve got Bare Naked Ladies’ Snacktime, which is their children’s album. Huck and I really like “789.” You know, “seven ate nine”? I use that in emergencies. If he gets irritated, I put the headphones on him and let him listen to “789.” Works every time.
Q: If you had 24 hours to do whatever you wanted, what would you do?
A: You’re asking a guy who already does pretty much what I want 24 hours a day! But if money were no object, I’d get a private jet and start with breakfast in Texas for huevos rancheros. Then I’d fly to Chicago for deep-dish pizza. Back on the jet to New York City where I’d have a slice, see the dinosaurs at the Museum of Natural History to, and walk around the city. Next, I’d hop down to Baltimore for a seafood dinner, then fly to wherever someone like the Eagles or Coldplay or Springsteen was playing and finish the day with a great concert.
Q: Brad, you have a reputation for being a practical joker.
A: When you’re on the road, it can get pretty boring. It makes me think of the British version of The Office. It’s kind of a daily grind. Pranking is one way to battle that boredom. I have a great crew that has really helped my pranking reputation. They’ll say, “You know, Saturday is Rodney Atkins last day on tour. Can we talk about some ideas we have?” I get credit for being smarter than I am about it.
Q: Your wife seems to have a great sense of humor too. What was the best prank she’s pulled on you?
A: My wife has a great sense of humor, Patti, but it’s different than mine. It’s much smarter and more mature. She doesn’t like to make people uncomfortable so she doesn’t like pranking. So she’ll teach Huck how to do something that will make me laugh, or dress him in something hilarious, then send him to find me knowing he’ll crack me up.
Q: Anyone who has seen you in concert knows that you draw caricatures of you and your band. Do you have any more hidden talents?
A: I can definitely run heavy equipment! If I do say so myself, I’m pretty good at excavating. Huck really likes it too.
Q. Is Huck following in your footsteps and wanting to ‘jam out’?
A: Huck seems to be very interested in music, but he’s interested in a lot of things. There’s a song on my new album, “Anything Like Me,” where he sings the last words. He has this great expression of his own and the line is, “Daddy, I did good.” Ultimately though, Huck will do what he wants to do, whatever that is.
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