Nobody’s sold more concert tickets over the last three years in America than Kenny Chesney ($76M last year alone), a fact so attractive to Anderson Cooper that the anchor made it the subject of a report filed on last night’s 60 Minutes. Part of Cooper’s hardhitting investigative journalism included hitting a show and joining Kenny in the road case the country crooner hides in to be moved, by roadies, through a stadium of unaware fans. At that point, Kenny makes his appearance and starts the show mid-crowd (whoa, just like Arcade Fire!). Anderson and Kenny had a little time to talk, with the cameras rolling, while being carted through the crowd at a show in Detroit (via 60 Minutes transcript):
“I make these guys roll this case out like three or four times a night to get the crowd used to seeing it,” Chesney says. Chesney tours relentlessly. He has played nearly 1,500 concerts over the last 13 years. “Ok, we?re officially in the middle of the stadium now,” Cooper remarks, rolling along inside the case. “I gotta tell you, sitting in here, I always thought being a rock superstar was really glamorous.” “It?s not that glamorous, it really is not,” Chesney says. “So, where are we now?” Cooper asks. “We are in the middle of Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, and we are literally in the middle of about 60,000 people right now,” Chesney replies.
Part of the interview was spent dispelling rumors Chesney is gay. Which we believe, sure. But rolling around Ford Field for a mobile picnic with dreamy newsboy Cooper probably doesn’t help.
Watch it at CBS.
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Anderson Cooper and Kenny Chesney, sitting in the box.
Fag and Fag Hag.
you only posted about this so you could use that awesome title.
basically, yeah, the title is awesome.
britney and kenny chesney. was this blog bought by Viacom over the weekend?
I am removing stereogum.com from my bookmarks. i just don’t understand you anymore. we don’t see eye to eye. you used to be my friend.
that title of this was brilliant. i immediately clicked on the link to read. and then the payoff! niceness
the occassional pop-tart tidbit is always amusing, but PLEASE don’t ever waste your precious space on country “artists”!
Is it just me, or does he lok seriosly constipated while singing. There’s something very strange about this little bald hiding hick. However, I don’t think he’s gay. Have you seen how he dresses? Hello?!
It’s so embarassing to spell a word incorrectly while slamming another person! sorry.
Prince was taken to and from the stage like this during the Lovesexy tour.
I’ll say Prick in a box before a non-believer does.
the opening statement is only true because phish stopped touring
I love Kenny and I am an educated Woman. They don’t make a person this normal and bless him with a kick ass career just to turnout gay. He is a great person with great music. Get over being Jealous!
Kenny is the BEST entertainer in music!!! He is NOT gay!! He does not feel the need to respond to this subject because he knows himself and he is comfortable in his own skin. People really need to get a life and stop sticking their noses into his personal life. He is human just like us and he has the right to privicy on somethings!! Yes I would love to know everything about him and I do mean everything however I respect him as a person and artist way too much to cross that line!! So what I’m tryin to say is Kenny is the GREATEST… (his records and ticket sales show that) so for all you who just want to trash him BACK OFF!!!!