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>>> SINGER AND ACTOR AD BACK ON THE SCENE.
THIS IS AFTER A HIATUS.
WELCOME BACK TO GREAT DAY
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. >> A LITTLE LOVE OVER HERE.
>> THAT WAS A ROUGH WAY TO GO
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. >>
OUT. >> YOU GUYS ARE USUALLY GOOD.
>> THE WORLD SERIES MIGHT
CLOSE OUT TOMORROW.
MY CONCERT IS TOMORROW.
I HOPE SILENTLY THAT IT DOES
NOT END TOMORROW.
I FEEL LIKE EVERYBODY MIGHT
JUST WALK OUT.
>> I'M EXCITED TO BE BACK.
>> YOU HAVE TO KEEP PLAYING.
KEEP THE CELEBRATION GOING.
>> YOU CAN'T HAVE A BANDWAGON
WITHOUT THE BAND.
>> FEATURING A FIVE PIECE
BAND.
BAND.
BAND. MANY INSTRUMENTS.
MANY INSTRUMENTS. THE FIRST STOP IS NEW YORK
CITY.
CITY.
CITY. WE
CITY. WE WERE SCHEDULED TO DO
DELAWARE LAST NIGHT.
RIGHT BEFORE THE DOORS OPENED,
A BLACKOUT HAPPENED.
>> WE JUST CAME DOWN TO DC.
STARTING OFF KIND OF CRAZY.
>> NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> YOU ARE HERE. YOU DID
TAKE A FIVE YEAR BREAK.
WHAT WAS YOUR HELP WITH THAT
HIATUS.
HIATUS.
HIATUS. >> THERE IS SENTIMENT.
PEOPLE MATTER.
PEOPLE MATTER. WORDS MATTER.
WORDS MATTER. SOMETIMES IT IS THE BEST WAY TO
SPEAK.
SPEAK.
SPEAK. LUCKILY I HAVE MADE ENOUGH
MUSIC.
MUSIC.
MUSIC. I
MUSIC. I HAVE BUILT A CATALOG TO WHERE
I CAN AFFORD TO STEP BACK AND
REALLY DO THINGS WITH THE
MEANING.
MEANING.
MEANING. I PICKED UP THE GUITAR.
LEARNED HOW TO WRITE SONGS WITH
THE GUITAR.
THE GUITAR. I WENT BACK TO HIGH SCHOOL AND
GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL.
AND THEN I BECAME A FATHER.
AND IT KIND OF GUIDED ME TOWARD
WRITING MORE MEANINGFUL.
>> AND YOU JUST MADE A NEW
MUSIC VIDEO I DID TAKE MY LAST
MUSIC VIDEO WAS FOR CARAMELLO.
IT WHICH IS AN ODE TO BLACK
BEAUTY.
BEAUTY.
BEAUTY. MY BIGGEST SUCCESS, AFTER THE
HIATUS.
HIATUS.
HIATUS. >> WHAT DID YOU LEARN THE
MOST FROM THE BREAK?
>> I LEARNED THAT LOVE NEVER
DIES IF IT'S REAL.
MUSIC IS ONE OF MY BIGGEST
MOTIVATIONS.
MOTIVATIONS. I ALSO LEARNED HOW IMPORTANT A
LIFE IS.
LIFE IS.
LIFE IS. I LEARNED THAT EACH PERSON IS
SOMEONE TO SOMEONE ELSE.
H WOMAN IS SOMEONE'S DAUGHTER
AND SISTER.
AND SISTER. EACH MAN IS A SON AND A
POTENTIAL FATHER.
POTENTIAL FATHER. YOU TAKE THAT INTO EACH DAY AND
HOPEFULLY YOU PUT OUT THE RIGHT
THINGS SO IT'S COMING BACK.
IT IS A BIG BOOMERANG.
>> PREACHING.
>> PREACHING. THAT IS WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE
NEED TO HEAR.
AND YOU HAVE A SPECIAL SOMEONE
OR TWO IN YOUR LIFE.
TWO LITTLE ONES.
BUT YOU DON'T PUT ANY PHOTOS OF
THEM OUT.
THEM OUT.
THEM OUT. >> I NEVER PUT A PHOTO OUT OF
MY KIDS.
MY KIDS.
MY KIDS. WHEN I SEND OUT FAMILY PHOTOS,
I SEND OUT A DISCLAIMER AT THE
BOTTOM.
BOTTOM.
BOTTOM. DO NOT POSTED.
THEY ARE MY PRIDE AND JOY.
I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE NAMED
THEM PRIDE AND JOY.
BUT I DIDN'T.
MY SON JUST TURNED TWO AND MY
DAUGHTER TURNED ONE.
>> WHERE ARE YOU PERFORMING
THE UNPLUGGED TOUR