Kenny Chesney

I got all the church stuff twice a week.

Because in high school and as a kid, I didn't understand the genius of Bruce Springsteen or Bob Marley, right?

But when you go to college and you start writing your own songs and you're all of a sudden up there playing, you realize, wow, this is...

What Bruce was doing was really great.

And the first time I really listened to one of his records was the Tunnel of Love album.

And there was a song on that record called One Step Up and Two Steps Back that I had the balls enough to record on my record.

I mean, looking back, I probably shouldn't have done it, but I did.

thinking I could bring something new to you, whatever.

But I did, and I sent it to Bruce, and he wrote me this unbelievable letter back.

What did he say?

And I could tell that he listened.

I mean, he really listened.

And he said he knew his song was in good hands before he heard it.

And he always felt like that the Tunnel of Love album had a country soul to it.

And it was really great that I decided to do that.

And I'm not saying that we wish each other a Merry Christmas every year, right?

But we're friends.

We've been friends since then.

You know what I mean?

Yeah.