>>> HAPPY FRIDAY, EVERYBODY.
AND WELCOME TO HOUSTON "LIFE."
I'M DERRICK SHORE.
>> AND I'M JENNIFER BROOME.
ON FRIDAYS WE LOVE LIVE MUSIC
AND YOU'RE GOING RECOGNIZE THIS
PERFORMER FROM SEASON 6 OF "THE
VOICE."
>> YES.
AND LATER IN THE SHOW, WE DO
HAVE SOME "SPORTS ILLUSTRATED"
SWIMSUIT MODELS.
HOW IS THAT FOR A TEASE?
>> BIKINI BABES COMING UP.
>> BUT FIRST, A SONG CALLED "HOW
DO YOU HONKY-TONK," PLEASE
WELCOME JAKE WORTHINGTON.
TAKE IT AWAY, GUYS
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>> ALL RIGHT!
GIVE IT UP FOR JAKE WORTHINGTON!
AND ALSO BAND MEMBE JASON,
CARRIE, AND BLAKE.
YOU HAVE SUCH A COOL SOUND.
I KNOW YOU DESCRIBE YOUR SOUND
AS OLD COUNTRY, BUT --
>> IT'S COUNTRY.
>> JUST COUNTRY.
>> I DON'T KNOW, I THINK A
LITTLE BIT OF TRAV TRITT
GEORGE STRAIT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> SO.
>> , OBVIOUSLY, WE GOT TO TALK
ABOUT YOUR TIME ON "THE VOICE."
YOU WERE RUNNER-UP.
HOUSTON SEEMS TO HAVE A GOOD
TRACK RECORD WHEN IT COMES TO
"THE VOICE."
IS THAT SOMETHING YOU'D EVER GO
BACK AND DO AGAIN?
>> YOU KNOW WHAT, MAN?
I WAS TALKING WITH MISS
STEPHANIE EARLIER AND
ABSOLUTELY.
THAT'S SUCH A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
ANYBODY WHO'S ABLE TO GO THROUGH
THAT WHOLE DEAL IS -- IT'S AN
ABSOLUTE BLESSING.
AND I'M GLAD I DID IT AND I'M
GLAD THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND A
WHOLE LOT OF FOLKS FROM
EVERYWHERE SUPPORTED ME THROUGH
THE PROCESS.
>> YES.
JAKE, YOU'RE FROM LA PORTE, NOT
TOO FAR FROM HOUSTON.
>> NO.
NOT AT ALL.
>> NOT AT ALL.
TEAM BLAKE, IT'S GOT TO BE SUCH
AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE.
WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM THAT
MEGA COUNTRY STAR?
>> REALLY, A WHOLE LOT OF
THINGS.
AND THERE'S THINGS I'M STILL
LEARNING.
YOU KNOW --
>> BECAUSE YOU'RE ONLY 20!
[LAUGHTER]
>> YES, MA'AM.
THROUGH THAT PROCESS, DEFINITELY
JUST STAYING TRUE TO YOURSELF AS
FAR AS CHOICE GOES.
AND NAILING IT DOWN THROUGH THE
TRENCHES.
>> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOUR
BAND BECAUSE YOU'RE SO TALENTED.
I UNDERSTAND YOU GUYS DON'T JUST
PLAY WITH JAKE.
YOU'VE PLAYED WITH A LOT OF BIG
NAMES.
SO HOW CRITICAL IS IT THAT YOU
GUYS HAVE THIS COHESION?
>> YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN VERY
BLESSED TO HAVE THESE FELLERS
HERE WITH ME.
WE -- IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
TO WORK WITH THESE GUYS AND
THEY'VE STUCK THROUGH IT WITH ME
SO FAR.
AND I'M THANKFUL FOR THAT.
AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP ON
TRUCKIN'.
KEEP ON TRUCKIN'.
>> YOU'RE ONLY 20.
WHEN DID YOU PICK UP THE GUITAR
FOR
FOR THE FIRST TIME?
>> I WAS -- GOOD LORD.
PROBABLY 8 OR 9 WITH MY GRANDPA.
BUT I REALLY DIDN'T DIG INTO IT
UNTIL I WAS ABOUT 12.
STILL DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS
DOING NEN.
AND STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M
DOING NOW.
BUT I'M REALLY TRYING.
I'M TRYING.
>> IT SURE SOUNDS YOU KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE DOING.
YOU HAVE SOME TOUR DATES COMING
UP.
WHERE WERE YOU GOING TO BE?
>> TOMORROW I'M GOING TO BE IN
MARBLE FALLS, TEXAS.
NEXT WEEK WE GO TO NASHVILLE TO
DO SOME RIDEIN'.
AND CRS IS A BIG OLD COUNTRY
MUSIC WRITER SEMINAR.
COUNTRY RADIO SEMINAR AND IT'S
THIS BIG OLD CELEBRATION IN
NASHVILLE AND GET TO MEET ALL
KIND OF FOLKS.
I'M GOING TO BE DOING THAT NEXT
WEEK AND WE END UP IN GEORGIA ON
THAT.
THE END OF THAT RUN.
SO FROM THERE, IT'S -- THE
SUMMER IS GOING TO BE REALLY
BUSY FOR US THANKFULLY.
LIKE I SAID, I'VE BEEN BLESSED
TO GET A LOT OF FOLKS TO WORK
WITH ME AND WORK WITH ME.
AND WE'RE -- TRYING TO MAKE IT
HAPPEN.
>> YOU'RE WELL ON YOUR WAY.
COMING UP, YOU'RE GOING PERFOR
"JUST KEEP FALLING IN LOVE."
BEFORE WE GO TO BREAK, DO YOU
WANT TO PLAY US OUT TO THE BREAK
PLAYING YOUR NEWEST SINGLE CALL,
"A LOT OF ROOM TO TALK."
>> SURE.
>> GO FOR IT.
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