Chris Stapleton Takes Josh Brolin Inside His Private World | Billboard Cover

Billboard cover star Chris Stapleton gets real in an intimate interview with Josh Brolin, in which he reflects on his musical journey about his roots and finding his voice. He dives into how he balances the demands of his professional ambitions with his personal life, the power of authenticity, and more.

Chris Stapleton:

You can stand up here and just hang out. 

Josh Brolin:

Let’s do it.

Chris Stapleton:

Yeah, let’s grab — this is where you grab a table sitting.

Josh Brolin:

I don’t know. Where do you think? Okay, I think we should start with a sit down and just talk. 

Chris Stapleton:

Sounds good. 

Josh Brolin:

Tell me what this staircase is. What’s on the other side of it? Nothing? 

Chris Stapleton:

Just like a-

Josh Brolin:

Hot water heater. 

Chris Stapleton:

It’s all right, we shored it up. 

Josh Brolin:

So perfect. 

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Josh says- 

Josh Brolin:

That didn’t sound too good. This is a board. 

Chris Stapleton:

It’s a real one.  

Josh Brolin:

Okay, we can disco on it if we need to disco that is to cope. What’s the thing that most means something in this whole place?

Chris Stapleton:

There’s lots of things in here that mean things to me, instrument wise. There’s a guitar that I wrote most of my songs on. 

Josh Brolin:

I would love to see that. How did we get here? Why are we doing this?

Chris Stapleton:

Well, I don’t think either one of us are exactly sure. 

Josh Brolin:

Right. 

Chris Stapleton:

But I think it kind of started, you guys showed up to a show,

Josh Brolin:

Right? It was Ryman. 

Chris Stapleton:

It was the Ryman. 

Josh Brolin:

It was here. I’d never heard you before. Right? And then we went, you started playing. And a guy who grew up with, you know, I grew up at the Palomino club, listening to Mel Tillis, listening to Marty Robbins. We had, you know, Waylon Jennings over at our ranch.

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