Keith Richards has adapted a clean lifestyle in his later years, which he calls a “unique experience” for him. He says he gave up cigarettes in 2019, cocaine in 2006, and heroin in 1978. You might know about his Nuclear Waste cocktail, which is a mix of vodka and orange soda. Well, he’s given that up, too. He’ll have alcohol occasionally because he’s, “not going to heaven any time soon.” Keith says, “I’m blessed that physically this [body] just keeps going. So far, I have no real problem with getting old. There are some horrific things that you can see in the future, but you’ve got to get there . “I’m getting along with the idea of being 80, and still walking, still talking. I find [aging] a fascinating process.”
Ashley McBryde has been sober for well over a year, and if you’re surprised by that, you’re not alone. In a recent interview she said she kept quiet because she didn’t want to make a fuss about it, and then backslide. “I didn’t want to talk to anybody about it, even lightly, until a year had passed because I was like, ‘What if I screw it up?’” She’s well past the 450-day mark, and is feeling good because of what she’s learned about herself. “When you find out the reasons you’re going so overboard all the time, is because of your inability to feel something. [Now] when I’m uncomfortable, I say out loud, ‘I know how to be uncomfortable. This conversation is hard. In the past, she chose drinking over feeling. “I was, like, ‘You have no idea how much I can drink. I can drink you under the table.’ What an awful thing to admit. You are so weak that you have to drink an entire bottle of . . . anything? Instead of just feel what you feel.”
Cody Johnson’s new album “Leather” will be out November 3rd, and he’ll be going on the road next year to promote it. The first leg of The Leather Tour will kick-off January 19th in Sacramento, California. Justin Moore, Dillon Carmichael, and Chris Janson will be the openers. Obviously, he’ll be adding more dates as the year goes on. You’ll find more info at CodyJohnsonMusic.com.
Brad Paisley is releasing new music on Friday called “Son of the Mountains: The First Four Tracks”. He’ll also be premiering videos for “Son of the Mountains” and “The Medicine Will” during a YouTube livestream at 1:00 p.m. Eastern, along with a live Q&A.
Tim McGraw has added 11 new dates to his Standing Room Only Tour 2024. The shows are squeezed in between the already-confirmed dates. April 21 Pittsburgh May 24 Buffalo
Craig Morgan’s next EP is called “Enlisted”, and it’ll be out October 20th. It features new versions of his hits, plus a couple of new songs. Guests include Luke Combs, Lainey Wilson, Blake Shelton, Jelly Roll, Gary LeVox, and Trace Adkins.
A teacher on TikTok used a Morgan Wallen song to help her kiddos learn to count.
Zoe Perry is 40. Sheldon’s mom on “Young Sheldon”.
Serena Williams is 42.
Shawn Stockman from Boyz II Men is 51.
Melissa Sue Anderson is 61. Mary on “Little House on the Prairie”.
Linda Hamilton is 67. Sarah Connor in “The Terminator”.
Kent McCord is 81. Officer Jim Reed on “Adam 12”.
Jonathan Goldsmithis 85. He used to be “The Most Interesting Man in the World” in the Dos Equis beer commercials.
