>>> WE ARE ALL ABOUT MUSIC SUPERSTARS TODAY.
WE HAVE CHARLIE PUTH AND THESE ROCK STARS RIGHT HERE, ADAM
DURITZ AND MATCHBOX 20'S ROB THOMAS.
>> THE COUNTING CROWS HAVE 20 MILLION ALBUMS WORLDWIDE, LIKE
"MR. JONES," OFF OF "AUGUST AND EVERYTHING AFTER."
AND THIS IS THE 20th ANNIVERSARY OF MATCHBOX TWENTY'S ALBUM.
THEY'RE GOING ON TOUR THIS SUMMER.
THAT WAS SOME INTRO. >> HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> I NEED SOMEONE TO INTRODUCE ME LIKE THAT, TO MAKE ME FEEL
BETTER. >> TOTALLY.
THIS IS YOUR LIFE KIND OF THING. AND YOU'RE JUST GETTING STARTED.
YOU DID THIS TOUR LAST SUMMER, RIGHT?
>> I WENT ON SOLO WITH ADAM. >> THE TWO OF US WERE THERE.
>> YOU LIKED IT SO MUCH, YOU'RE TEAMING UP AGAIN.
>> WE DID SQUIRREL OURSELVES AWAY AT DINNER AND GO, IS THERE
ANY WAY WE CAN JUST DO THIS EVERY SUMMER?
>> I LOVE THAT. >> WE DIDN'T FIGURE OUT A WAY.
>> GO ON EACH OTHER'S BUSES AND PLAY VIDEO GAMES.
>> IS THAT WHAT HAPPENS ON THE BUS?
>> YEAH. >> WE MEET UP IN THE DRESSING
ROOM, HAVE A GLASS OF WINE AND TALK ABOUT THE DAY'S EVENTS.
>> A GLASS OF WINE. THINGS HAVE MATURED, I WOULD
SAY. >> SINCE YOUR CHARLIE DAYS.
>> YEAH. >> GRAND THEFT AUTO.
>> I WOULD THINK, AFTER ALL THIS TIME, AND YOU'RE STILL SEEING
THE HUGE CROWDS. I'LL BET YOU'RE SEEING LIKE A
MULTIGENERATIONAL KIND OF THING NOW.
>> IN OUR FRONT ROW, THERE'S PEOPLE THAT ARE 65 YEARS OLD
BECAUSECAUSE THEY WERE OUR AGE OUR RECORD CAME OUT.
AND IF THERE'S COLLEGE KIDS THAT ARE MY AGE NOW, THEY'RE BRINGING
THEIR KIDS AND BRINGING THEIR GRANDKIDS.
WE'RE GETTING LITERALLY GRANDFATHERED IN.
>> I WANT THAT. I WANT THAT.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT, SIR.
>> WE ALWAYS APPEALED TO SMALL CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY.
IT'S ONLY RECENTLY THAT WE FILLED IN THE MIDDLE.
I THINK A FEW OF THE KIDS GREW UP AND EVERYBODY ELSE DIED.
WE HAVE A RANGE. >> IS IT TRUE THAT, ROB, YOU
GAVE ADAM A DEMO TAPE AT ONE POINT?
>> I DID, YEAH. >> IT IS TRUE.
>> BEFORE WE KNEW EACH OTHER. WE WERE STILL A LOCAL BAND.
THEY WERE -- THE FIRST RECORD HAD JUST STARTED TO TAKE OFF.
BUT TO THE POINT WHERE THEY WERE PLAYING 1,000-SEATER CLUBS.
THERE WAS A PLACE IN ORLANDO CALLED THE EDGE.
IT NEVER HAPPENS WHERE AFTER THE SHOW, THE BAND -- THERE WAS AN
AFTER-PARTY AND THE BAND WAS AT THE AFTER-PARTY.
I GOT INTO THAT. AND I GAVE HIM MY CASSETTE.
>> DO YOU KNOW WHAT A CASSETTE IS?
>> I KNOW WHAT A CASSETTE IS. I USED TO MAKE MIX TAPES ON
CASSETTES. >> TELL ME THIS, WE'RE GOING TO
DO A LITTLE GAME. WE'RE GOING TO -- YOU SAY THE
FIRST ANSWER THAT COMES TO YOUR MIND.
>> WE DIDN'T SLEEP VERY MUCH. >> THAT MAKES IT EVEN BETTER.
>> NEITHER DID WE. >> THIS IS GOING TO BE SO
SIMPLE. YOUR MUST-HAVE ITEM ON THE ROAD?
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? >> ROB.
>> GOOD ANSWER. >> SO SWEET.
>> MY DOGS. >> NICE.
>> WHAT KIND OF DOGS DO YOU HAVE?
>> A POMERANIAN RESCUE AND A DACHSHUND TERRIER RESCUE.
>> WHICHHICH SONG DO YOU WISH Y HAD WRITTEN?
>> GOOD JOB, AL. >> "SELLMAN STREET."
>> "3:00 A.M.
." >> I USED TO DO "RAIN KING."
>> HE SANG ON A BUNCH OF STUFF, I WOULD THINK TO MYSELF, THAT'S
HOW THAT GOES. I'VE BEEN SINGING IT -- MAKING
IT UP AS I GO ALONG FOR SO LONG. WE WERE DOING "RAIN KING" AND HE
DID THE BRIDGE. I TURNED TO MY GUITAR PLAYER AND
SAID, THAT WAS A GREAT MELODY. >> YOU SING IT DIFFERENTLY.
>> THAT'S HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO