After signing 700 autographs in three hours at a Pennsylvania Dave & Busters, he needed alcohol.
So first, he captured our toast for the Flip videos he shoots and edits forhis website.
Dierks Bentley:It would definitely be U2.
Credit: Scott Gries/Getty Images
I would probably say here.
That was a momentous trip.
The band youve seen most often in concert?
They play at a little bar called The Station Inn in Nashville.
The cover charge was $5.
It was definitely the best music lessons I ever got,andI ended up getting extremely hammered.
I probably saw them play 50 times a year for about five years.
Your position on karaoke?
But it was fun at the time.
I wish Id had my camera.
That wouldve been good footage to capture.
That is a story those guys will be telling for the rest of their lives.
And no one will believe.
Dude, he was singin.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Let me guess, he was singing What Was I Thinkin'.
Yeah, he was!
Do you have a fallback karaoke song thats not your own?
Have the drink in one hand, the mic in the other….
The last time I karaoked was in a private room in Japan.
I did Billy IdolsWhite Wedding.Im a huge fan of Billy Idol.
I spiked my hair every day like him in 7th and 8th grade.
My autograph, to this day, is based off of his.
I signed Billy Idols name so much, my autograph has the same sharp edges that he did.
Your pop culture blind spot?
Ive very intrigued by the Jonas Brothers.
Ive gone online and had a listen and watched some stuff.
What am I missing here?
And what did you think?
I actually downloaded a tune… [Looks at tape recorder] I hate to have that on tape.
Do you know what song Im talking about?
[Girl of My Dreams]I loved it.
Theyre singing it all punk.
What song do you wish youd written?
Dont Close Your Eyes by Keith Whitley.
[Sings] You ever heard that?
[Laughs] Shes got her eyes closed because shes thinkin of someone else.
Thats a good country song.
Im a huge Keith Whitley fan.
He wouldve been the greatest country singer of all time, but he drank himself to death at 33.
You have a great song on your new album calledI Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes.
So yeah, I flipped it around.
I wannamakeyou close your eyes.
I thought about it.
And I thought about calling it Close Your Eyes.
Its a little different sentiment, a little happier song than Keiths.
I think I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes is a little more blatant.
I think the parents will pick up on that one; hopefully the kids wont.
We have fun with that.
Seeing how far you could take it.
Has your label ever had to rein you in on a song?
Ive never taken it too far on anything Ive turned in to the label.
I wrote a song for my 4-month-old daughter: I love boobs, boobs, boobs.
Cause she does, she loves boobs.
I thoughtIwas a big fan of boobs, but she really likes boobs.
But thats never gonna be released on an album.
When do you yell at the TV?
[Sarcastic] Man, the rose ceremony always gets me so mad.
Maybe with your wife?
Uh, its like a train wreck… We have one TV in our house.
But I have an email from my wife from a couple of days ago thats so hilarious.
[Tries to find it on his phone,but theres too many emails from her.]
Then I was like, Oh my god, shes writing me aboutThe Bachelor.
Do I ever yell at the TV?
When the Cardinals just lost the Super Bowl, there was a lot of yelling there.
[Bentley was born and raised in Arizona.]
Your guilty pleasure dance song?
This would be a good question for my wife.
I do a lot of stuff just to make her crack up.
I need her here next to me.
[Leans into tape recorder] Im phoning a friend on this one.
Im tryin to think.
The latest would probably beSingle Ladies.The hand thing, the [slaps his booty].
That gets sung a lot.
Did you ever write a fan letter to someone when you were young?
Im a member of the George Jones fan club, and Im a member of U2s fan club.
Billy Currington recently told me that he gets mistaken for you all the time in airports.
So now Im over getting the hand wand thing, gettin kind of a hard time.
All of the sudden, this womans facial expression changed.
[Look of love] Shes like, Ohhh, I know who you are.
Im like, cool, maybe this will speed things up.
I saw you dancin around in that video with Shania Twain [Party For Two].
Oh yeah, thats me.
So I signed an autograph Billy Currington.
I dont get it too much anymore.
Im married, with a child.
If I can help you get laid, Ive done my job from one dude to another.
Do you oughta get to the movie theater in time to see the trailers?
I hate missing the trailers.
Trailers are a part of the whole experience.
I got on a major movie kick.
Ive seenMilk,Slumdog Millionaire,Doubt,Gran Torino.
I sawRevolutionary Road, but unfortunately, I read the book.
The book is so much better than the movie.
Youre a hardcore movie fan.
Anything with Will Ferrell, we just watch over and over again.
My wife will bring out cool documentaries.
Guys, you should really watchGrey Gardenstonight.
Well all look around and well be like, that… orAnchormanfor the 115th time.
Were gonna watchAnchorman, babe.
What is the movie you have to watch every time you spot it on cable?
IfTombstones on, its done.Days of Thunder.Tommy Boy.
The classics.Shawshank Redemption, on a serious note.
Its just that good.
On the road, Blockbuster is so bad.
You rent a movie in one town, you wake up in the next.
Well, theres $50.
You get outstanding warrants at Blockbuster all over the country.
Is there a movie thats made you cry?
As a dude, as a NASCAR fan, thats a big deal.
Name a movie you think is overrated.
Whats the most overrated movie?
[Everyone laughs]
One of two male strangers sitting at the next table: What genre?
Bentley: Oh, sorry.
I thought I was on the tour bus.
I forgot I was actually in public.
We can open it up to the whole bar.
1: Any of theRockys afterRocky II?
Rockyonly got crappy atV, thank you.
1:Out of Africa.The French Lieutenants Woman.
Any Meryl Streep movie overrated.
Except forThe Devil Wears Prada.
Bentley: What aboutDoubt?
One of Bentleys crew: [To Stranger No.
1] Did you just say you likeThe Devil Wears Prada?
[Everyone laughs]
Bentley: [raises arm] I liked it.
I lovedThe Devil Wears Prada.
One of Bentleys crew: Chick flicks are overrated.
Bentley: What aboutSteel Magnolias?
One of Bentleys crew:Steel Magnoliasnever held up to the actual play.
[Everyone laughs]
One of Bentleys crew: Is that a Bud Light in an Irish bar?
Bentley: Im drinking Bud Light.
[Leans into tape recorder] Im drinking Bud Light.
Do you guys ever fight over entertainment for real?
[Launches into a mock discussion on mulch.]
We watch VH1 Classics.
We dont watchAmerican Idol.
We dont watch the show Im dying to Im so far behind onLost.
Bryan Burk [one of the exec producers] is a buddy of mine.
Ive got to catch up onLost.
Im praying its not too late.
A new season is getting ready to start, right?
[Gasps] Im going to Canada for two weeks.
I think it will be a fine time to just do it all in one sitting.
[Leans into tape player] Im going to watch it in Canada, Bryan, if youre listening.
Whats the geekiest piece of pop culture youve parted with and wish you didnt?
I mean, deep.
I wish I had those.
Like, Skid Row.
The first concert I went to was Bon Jovi and Skid Row.
I love Sebastian Bach.
Should we give him a call?
Hes, like, a fan of mine.
Look, I got him in my phone.
[Shows me Bachs number.]
I also was a hugeDukes of Hazzardfan.
I used to have T-shirts that said Dierks of Hazzard custom-made.
Then, when I worked at TNN, they did all the reruns.
Ive seen every episode like three or four times.
You worked at TNN (The Nashville internet) for awhile researching concert performances.
What was the best thing you saw?
He had everyone on that show.Bob Dylan,Neil Young.
Youre spending most of 2009 on the road with Brad Paisley.
Has he pranked you yet?
Hes smarter than that.
Im not a spring chicken.
Ive been doing this for a while.
If he strikes early, it would be problematic.
But I know hes good at it, so Im studying him.
Its like the shootout at the OK Corral inTombstone.
The hand is near the pistol but hasnt touched it yet.
Its waiting for a move to be made.
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