Russell Dickerson

getting a top five song is truly remarkable. He's so inspired by his calling, his walk with God, and he talks all about it. You will not want to miss this absolutely inspirational episode. Here is Russell Dickerson to kick off the last episode of Get Reel for the Year. Well hello, Russell Dickerson, Well hello, how are you. I'm fantastic. I'm happy to have you here because I've caught you in a brief, little moment of time for you being home,

because you're on a whirlwind right now. Yeah, it's pretty it's pretty nuts, but it's all good living the dream. You get what you asked for. I guess so what did you ask for? Uh? To play Arenas and stadiums and have hits and you know, do the country music life. Heck yet, so you're a Nashville native, you're one of the few, which is amazing. You grew up in the country music capital of the world. Did you always know that you wanted to do country music and be a

country music star? No? No, well there was like so I was born in West Tennessee and then moved to Nashville when I was tin. So but still like when you're tin, you don't really know what you want to do with your life. And so in the school systems here, it's not like everybody listens to country, okay, because I went I grew up in Franklin, and so like it's like a you know, Nashville is kind of a big

city vibe going on totally. And so, I mean there was kids listening to everything rap rock, you know, Nirvana, Red Hot, Chili Peppers, Little Wayne, Yeah, Emminem, Like eight seconds? Did that come up when you're growing out? Growing up? A second? Eight seconds? Eight miles? I combined the Cowboy movie and combined to Jake Owen song. Oh yeah, and that one, the one where the guy died in the bull Riding movie Okay, any check that one out? Is it on Netflix? It's when I have the name? Um

yeah eight miles. But yeah, just I mean, there were so many different influences around, and so what did you gravitate towards? What were you loving when you're growing up? Pretty much? I mean red Hot Chili Peppers, Blink, Nirvana, like even like all the Way to the super poppy like Britney Spears like we would just like I didn't care. I just like this music is cool and I wanted

to listen to it. But then like around when I started being able to drive was when I would like put that country CD in and it like felt so good while you're driving. All that and so all of that just kind of morphed into this sound that I just kind of how would you describe your sound? Uh? Super high energy and upbeat, But that's just you. That's just you in general, the happiest person to live on this earth. Thank you. That's sweet. You always are. You

and your wife both are so happy. All radiate happiness. Thanks that's very sweet you too, look at that smile. Come on. Um, but yeah, so just upbeat and energetic. Is it important to you to be upbeat? And happy.

Is that a choice you make? I mean sometimes yeah, Like sometimes you know, you just gotta I know that that is who you are, and even regardless of your surrounding situations, and like, Okay, I have to get up at four thirty am for this flight, but you know, I mean, I still don't let that ruin your day. Funny story, So like checking into the airport on my license, my picture is literally like and so like the happiest you have thumbs up in the picture. But can we

want to get a close up of it? Yes? Can you blow out my my number? We can just put our finger over and the close up of that, Oh my gosh. So my license holds me accountable, you know when I'm at the when I'm checking into the airport desk and I'm like you know, and they're like, oh, you don't look like this in your picture, and I'm like, okay, you're right, all right. So were your parents super happy growing up? What was your upbringing? Like, do you have siblings?

What was the environment of your childhood? My dad is a music minister. Okay, so you grew up in the church. Yeah, so that we moved here for my dad's still at the same church today has been there twenty years, and so yeah, we spent a lot of time. And that's like, when I think about my childhood, I think about growing up like literally in the church, and what was that, Like,

did you enjoy that? Oh? Yeah, it was because like I was surrounded by obviously great people, but like other kids who were in the same like scenario was me. Their parents worked at the church and you know, dad was enquired rehearsal till nine o'clock on a Wednesday night, and so like you just hung out. Oh yeah, we just hung out with like all of those kids and

like played hide and seeks. You're kind of like in a family commune in a way, church in a weird way, not in a weird way, like, and like you just have kids all around you all the time. That's so funny. It was cool. And then my little sister she's eight years seven a half years younger than me, and she's amazing. Um. Yeah, so when did you start to really full force pursue your dream of country music to the point where you like, I'm not just gonna sing in church, I'm not just

gonna sing for fun. I'm actually going to go for this and how did you start making your way into that career. Let's see, Honestly, there was Let's see, it was like two thousand and seven really because I had like after high school, senior year of high school, we started this band and like like, oh, you're ready for it, embracing myself buried under Broken Glass? Oh oh man, you're feeling it. Yeah, I was feeling ce Bury under broken Glass. What were you trying to What was the thought when

you came up with that? What were you wanting to think? That? We were hardcore and you're feeling it, You're getting to the heart of the real stuff. Yeah, we were just dealing with our teenage angst. Music is a good way to deal with that, and so we just played loud, annoying now music, but that we thought it was so cool. Did you make a c Yeah, I know, I gotta find it. I gotta find that kind of screaming in

it isn't I wasn't the vocalist. You weren't the vocalist. Well, I would like sing every once in a while, but I played guitar. Okay, so you didn't even start off as the vocalist. Okay, then not in that band, but you knew how long you secretly wanted to best um. But yeah, Like in high school, I was in marching band. What do you play snare drum? So I did that and then we started this heavy rock band. And then after that, like around high school too, I started like

leading worship from my youth group. So it does Buried under Broken Glass and worship leading? Did they match? Is it the same kind of message or is it two different messages? Yeah? It was kind of more two different messages, not not messages, two different sounds. Like yeah, because I wasn't really involved in writing any of the lyrics for Buried under Broken Glass, it's I love it. I think that is you're going to go big. You know you're not going to have after Yeah, we're not gonna get

Buried under Rose pedals. It's not hardcore, um, but yeah, leading worship and that was kind of That's where I learned to play guitar, and then like being up in front of people and playing and singing, and then we did the band thing and that was kind of like I got a feel for like a show and like people coming out to listen to this music, and I'm like, these people came to hear our songs and so that

I kind of got hooked on that. And then I was dating this girl in college who was raised on like the oldest, most traditional country music and like that's what she did, and so I kind of like dove into that too, and was like, you know, listen to whatever she was listening to, and it was like old stuff, like I mean, Jim Reeves and like George Jones and like so many of these old, great traditional songs, and I just kinda I got hooked on that for a while,

and a lot of it because like the lower voices kind of could I could relate with that, and you know, some Merle Haggard stuff and um, but yeah, just like that's kind of what got me hooked on country music. And so then you know, that took me like super far in the traditional realm of country, and so I

started writing songs in that zone. And so it started out more traditional, and then I kind of came back to the center about like probably two two or three years ago, and I was like, all right, like that's cool, but I'm I'm like trying to do something over here. I'm trying to do something different, but like right here is who I am is that when you birtht out all of these songs that are now you're ep And so that's when I started writing with Casey Brown and

Parker Welling. The second song we wrote together ever, was Yours and that's a really important special song for you

because it's very personal. Yeah. Yeah, and so I just kind of got back to the center of because like when I signed my first pub deal, I was in this like before that, I was kind of like Josh Turner vibe and like sing real low country and yeah, and then I kind of went more to like, all right, well I'm playing guitar too, so like kind of Keith Urban vibe, and like I was trying to write the next Keith Urban song for myself, and it just like

wasn't happening. Nothing was nothing was like catching. And then it's when I got with two of my best friends who knew you knew me, they knew my you know, they knew me and Kayley's relationships since before we were together. They knew Kaylee before I did. Did you meet your wife? In college? We met Belmont. Okay, y'all have like this

epic love story. Y'all are one of the country music couples that I feel like it's just a really great example of true love and you are happy to display her in your songs and you're not back in the day like people tried to hide their relationships. But that is not your vibe at all, which I think is amazing. So tell me about how you met your wife and

how she has influenced your music so much. We met, we were kind of we were dating other people and so we don't really there wasn't like this like love at first sight. Were both dating other people when y'all met. Okay, so you kind of met in the friend zone. Met in the friend zone. We were in the same kind of friend group, and then we actually had the same voice teacher. So she sings. Also, Okay, can you ever do that with her? I mean I would, but I

feel like she's like never really come around. She's I feel like she's starting to come around to this whole the singing thing, but not. I mean, I don't think she She's not trying to appreciate. That's why she started doing photography. But yeah, we had the same voice teacher, and I just kind of met and hang out and ended up breaking up with those people and when you met her, were you kind of like she's cute? Yeah, oh yeah, of course. And then but like it wasn't

this like moment. We just kinda grew as like friends first and the same group, and then just kind of naturally gravitated towards each other and we're like, hey, we kind of like hanging out with each other. And then you know, I had our first kiss and it was like that it was good. It was honestly was that like a Belmont graduation party and like not in like

a can you say, do she on here? Yeah? Okay, not in like a douchey way, but like I had never really like gone in for that super vulnerable, because what did you get rejected? Because you have had friends now for a while. Yeah, you're cool in the friends zone, so going for the kids even like yeah, exactly what all of a sudden it doesn't work out or she's like what are you doing? We're friends? You ruined everything? Oh that's so it was like it was like my

first to zero, you know, your heart racing? Yeah, how did you how did you get the nerve to do it? Well? Like I told her, I was like, you know, it's usually like a meet in the middle kind of thing, and she's like not here. She's like, you're going to have to kiss me. Well at least you know what you're talking about it, so she's open to it. Yeah, and so but yeah, it was just like dang, like I'll never forget that. And so we dated for like to two and a half years and got married in

May five, four years ago. That's awesome. And so yeah, she he's really I mean a huge part of this whole thing because we didn't we had nothing going on for like the first two years of our marriage. Like we made literally our first year of marriage, I think we made twelve dollars. So how do you stay afloat? She would do like photography jobs and like living off

some wedding money we had. Isn't it kind of awesome to start off like that if you can make it through those really hungry years where neither one has anything to show for themselves yet, that's true love, Yeah, it is. And I mean, like we had nowhere to be, nothing to do, Like I wasn't playing It's a wasn't really playing shows. You're like I'm available, Yeah, I'm like call me, I'm ready to play some shows. Um, So how did

you move past that? Not having anywhere to be anything to do with that cracking up that you said it like that. I mean it's true, totally ready, no one was really like trying to write songs with me. I had nothing going on for real. How did you break out of that? I just, honestly, I started kind of just making my own tracks and kind of producing my own stuff. Don't you think it always when you self start,

it always creates a ripple effect. So you're finally like, Okay, listen, I'm not gonna wait for Jeffrey Steele to call me. I'm just gonna go and start making my own which funny story because that was my next deal. It was with Jeffrey Steele. What was in a roundabout way anyone listening, Jeffrey Steel is one of the biggest songwriters in Nashville. Amazing. Um, it wasn't directly with him, but he was. He was pretty involved and so but yeah, so those first years,

what are you thinking in those years? I'm like, when is it going to happen? Like? When am I stressing out because you got a new wife? Now? Are you worried? Are you peaceful about it? Kind of id go back and forth. Like honestly, we were times when I'm like what am I doing? Like I'm a country artist, but like I'm not writing songs right now, I'm not playing shows.

I'm like what am I doing? And like, looking back, it was like the most foundational time of our marriage to like just really be with each other, not have to be here, be there like we are now, like you really you really built a strong foundation, oh my gosh. Yeah, and so it wasn't built around like me already being successful. And then she comes in and like you know, it enters into this lifestyle. Immediately, it was like we're in this together, like we're broke together and now we're you know,

getting our first little taste of success together, and that's awesome. Yeah. And she it's not like she was just like there, she's like helping me. She shot the music video for Yours, which yours music video first time. The whole song is about her, right, which is amazing. I love it. And then I feel like there's this really subtle depth to it because you're walking down this road and you're just sort of like proclaiming your heart to the wild open kind of describing who you are and then at one

point it's raining and it's all about finding love. It also as a god connection. Explain to me yours and why this is such an important song to you. It was. It was kind of really the first hm true love song that I wrote, like from the bottom of who I am about the woman I love, and and it was it was really easy to do because it was with some of my best friends who knew who know her. Yeah, but you didn't wasn't vulnerable. You could just be yourself,

be real. And then but then it's like not writing yours, but like if there's other times it's like, yeah, that's not really you, bro, and I'm like, yeah, you're right, thank you for knowing me. Yeah, and so but yeah, writing yours it was it was just this kind of like I had the idea just the title, very simple, yours, and I was like I was this before you. I was this before you, but now I'm yours, and it's like, so,

what were you? The simplest little twists like talking about a boat stuck in a bottle, like it just I don't know. I was selfish and like as far as relationships go, yeah, just selfish and like the whole first kiss thing like I don't like to make the first move, Like I never make the first move, and she was like, well, you're gonna have to with me. I'm like okay, yeah, And it's just like, really, she makes me better than I was before? Do you say that you make me

my best self? I left behind my worst self. I don't know how you say that, Like the best me has his arms around you. Yeah it's long gone memory. Yeah that's awesome. So it's it's just a really vulnerable, like love song admitting that I wasn't the best you know in our relationship before, but now you make me better than I was before. I feel like those to have someone like you, a cute guy breaking out in country music to yes, you know born this way like

lady God that says born this way. So, but to actually value marriage, and I feel like that's something happening in country music right now. Which it's great, awesome to have a community of happily married people. Well, and I just think it's so much more fun. Why would you be married if you don't enjoy being with your spouse, And so it's cool to see people working it into their careers too. I think it's amazing. Yeah, and like now we're going out to shows and stuff and I'm like,

where's Kaylee, Like she's not here. And even like with Florida, Georgia Line and Thomas Rhett and Lauren and all their wives, the lives are almost just as as wildly popular as the husbands, which is crazy. Which also you have toured with them, all of those people, Thomas Hrett, Florida, GEORGEA Line, Kanan Smith. But you're kind of in this crew. Yeah, did y'all come up together? How did you get in this crew? Yeah, this is a fun story because that's a great crew to be a part of. Yeah. Well,

like so it started out. I was playing at Twelfth and Porter down here and it was like one of my first shows ever. And this girl came up and she was like, Hey, a couple of buddies of mine want to talk to you and like write with you and meet you. And I'm like, Okay, that's whatever. Sure, I'm here to write songs. I'm in Nashville. And so it was Brian and Tyler and before they yeah, like they were just trying to be songwriters. Yeah, and so I was like I knew I wanted to be an artist.

So I was already playing shows and you know, ten people were there, but you're doing it. I'm doing it. And so we they were like, hey, man, like we should write some songs together, come over to the house. Um, and I was like yeah, sure, And so we kind of wrote a ton of songs together, awesome songs, and I just like was I wanted to be the artist and so like I just cut them off. And then they're like, yeah, we're gonna do this band thing Florida Georgia line and I'm like all right, cool, I go

do your thing. And they kind of had a totally different sound than I did, and so um, so they went out and did their thing, and then they showed me cruise. They were like, hey man, we just wrote this song like it's pretty good, awesome, and I was like dang, yeah, um but now it was. And then then for them, it just like took off so fast. Is that crazy to be in that? Yeah? It was

crazy to see them like just blow up. I was like these are my boys, and like now they're They were like on tour with Jaco went at the time, which yeah, and then just like hearing him on the radio and it was just so like I felt like the proud little brother, you know, and so because they were like a couple of years ahead of me at Belmont and all that stuff, and so just to see them take off in that way, it was so amazing.

It's so crazy, and I feel like Nashville is really amazing at having such a strong community of people because people really do link up and they they they grow off of each other, they get inspirational off each other, and then all oftudden you see this whole group of friends all making it. I feel like it happens like that a lot, like how doing the music mafia would to stick together and then one by one they start

getting their own success. I feel like national so supportive. Yeah, it really is, because like I know, like Jake brought fgl Out on tour, Luke brought f gl Out on tour, and um, I mean you have to have the music as well, but it's still that and like Thomas brought me out on tour, and I know like al Deane brought him out on tour, and it's just like it is this community of like, hey, I dig what you're doing.

Come out. Let me introduce you to my fans, and you know it catches on and like with the tr tour, like that was the biggest exposure to that size crowd every night. How did you feel playing that shows? Amazing? It was. It was cool because like I've opened up for people before, but this one was like just a different level and they were like all the all the fans were like into it, like whatever Thomas Rhett brings to his show, like we're there, Yeah, we like it.

It's Thomas Thomas right approved. Yeah, And so yeah, it was just like it was a great It was the incredible tour. So you've kind of done something with yours. I think it's awesome. It's sort of a wedding song and you have crashed some people's weddings playing this song. How did you get that idea? And what was that feeling like because one of them, I think you were playing the guitar when the bride walks down and she had no idea you were going to be there. How

do you decide to surprise pool like that? What a sweet Yeah. Well, the at first writing writing yours, it was like we weren't like, well, what a bride want to hear? Like walking down the aisle, We weren't It wasn't that mindset at all. It was just like us being real and honest and just writing the best song we could and then we released it, we released the video um, and then slowly but surely it was like a tweet here, a tweet there, like hey, we just

used this in our wedding song. Here's the here's our video of us in our first dance. And I'm just like, holy cow, like it's just starting to catch on. And so this was before the EP was released, and I was like, I think we should do like an acoustic wedding, like more chill version instead of like guitar solos and all that stuff, like a cello and some piano and stuff.

So we went back and recorded the whole thing. Um, and yeah, it was just still just like snowballed and it's still still going, even getting crazier of like people reaching out and asking me to come play their wedding, and um, if you're listening and you asked them, we didn't respond, it's sorry, I love you, but like yeah, it's just people I want to like have this song a part of their special perfect message. It's the message

that you want. Yeah, And honestly, I feel like a lot of guys can relate to this song, Like, and as as I look out and see people at my shows, it's like a lot of like even yeah, I mean not totally, but I mean there's a lot of dudes, and I feel like it really connects because like it was just me being honest and like, hey, I wasn't the best of relationships. Yeah, I wasn't really the best at relationships, but then I met the love of my life.

And I feel like these guys are like, yeah, like I feel you and like this girl change my life, and so they'll come to the shows together. Anyways, what were we talking about, how you're just surprising people's weddings and so they'll reach out and like, hey, can we buy you a plane ticket out here? And like surprised and like I try to do as many as I can, but it's um, you know, it's getting harder and harder

to do that. But it's so fun too. Like a song that I wrote in this crappy apartment in Nashville and then we recorded it and like people are hearing it and they're like, oh my gosh. Like people would be like, hey, we had a first dance song. Our wedding is next week and we just heard yours and we're changing it. Oh, how incredible is that your art

and your words and your message. And I'm like, that's like the biggest day, one of the biggest days of your life, and you just changed it a week before your wedding because you heard And it's like, I don't know, it's just cool. How are the song and the power are the truth too? So right before you got your break and you signed and yours came out when you're in the wilderness place those two years. That's so true.

It's a great word. Did you ever have a moment where you're like I just got to throw in the towel, Like, did you ever have a moment or you're like I can't do this? Not really? You never did you knew that this is for you? Yeah? Never. There was never like a Plan B in my head, but there was like that's important to not have a plan by because because like I think it takes away from your endurance towards your plan A. Totally totally yeah, And so turn up and dropped the mike, um uh a d D distracted.

You don't have a plan B? Yeah, I don't. I don't think so it's like I never Yeah, I was just like I went to Belmont, I studied, you know, singing. M Like, that's what I want to do. And yeah, I think if you have a plan B, you'll fall back on that sooner than you you would have without having it. I love that. I kind of do a little bit of rapid fire. And these are kind of deep words, but you're a deep person and I know, like, do you like to talk about the soul? So what

is faith to you? Faith is what has kept me going this whole time, trusting that what I couldn't see yet was still ahead. And how did you know that it would be there? How did you know that your faith was was legit? You know, because it's so easy to have faith but then to actually believe it and

live it as another thing. So that's awesome. Um, it's really just kind of I mean, the faith is that trust, that that what I'm hoping for, that what I'm chasing, that what I'm desiring is going to come to me. Do you think what you desire in your heart is your calling? Yeah? And do you think we all have different desires because we all have different callings? Is that how we find our calling or how do you identify it your calling? Yeah, I think it's the desire of

your heart. You know, I feel like me personally, I feel like God gives me that desire. There's a verse that talks about that, and it gets confused a lot because like it's like, whatever I want, God's going to give it to me. And it's actually like, I feel

like it's the reverse of that. It's like God gives you the desire for what you want, you know, like he gave me that desire to to be on a platform in the stage and two pursue this relentlessly because I me personally like I didn't have I mean I did, Like it's sometimes I was like should I just like not keep get a job? You know, I got to support my wife. But it was never like giving up on this dream. But but yeah, I feel like that desire has just been in my heart and there was

no other really way to go about it. Just stick it out and continue to have faith. Do you think some people, okay, answer this question, some people do not pursue their calling because fear, fear of failure. I feel like everyone has that desire on their heart, but so many people can't quite identify what it is and they're not willing to search for it. But be I wonder why everyone doesn't listen to those desires. I think about it. Everyone I interview in the share is people who are

following the desires. But it's hard, isn't it? It is? And like it's not easy. Everyone thinks, oh, your life must be easy. Look at you. You've got a great wife, you got a hit song, rad you, your friends are all these fabulous people touring. But it's really hard to follow your calling. Yeah, and it is because like even like I saw my buddies blow up, and I was like, is that going to happen to me? Like is that

ever going to happen for me? And but yeah, it's just staying strong and continuing just to follow that desire every single day that has brought me to and not preparing to that was a that was a big thing for me. Is like it's not going to happen the same way for anybody. It's all every single way is different. And as much as there you try to figure out this formula to get a hit song on the radio,

it's just it's all different. And so that was kind of the point where I was like, all right, well, like me and Kaylee, my wife, were going to shoot a music video and we're gonna put it on YouTube, and that's how we're gonna start doing this thing. And then there was just one thing after another. It kept growing and growing. What would you recommend some one who doesn't know how to follow their calling or doesn't know what to do. Maybe they have an idea of what

it is. How would you suggest that next step? How do you know the next step? I don't think you do ever really know what the perfect next step is. But just start firing, just start just start doing something. I totally agree to do something. That's my answer. Do something, because like we didn't know what the answer was. Yeah, we did something. We shot a video and that opened the next door. Yeah that we shot a video and if that wouldn't have worked, we would have come up

with something and it was something else. Yeah do ah. Well, Like I didn't have a record deal at the time, so my plan was shoot a video for yours, shoot a video for another and we had called Blue Tacoma, shoot another video for just do this like video series, and like, I don't know. That was my plan. And then We got together with my manager and I'm like, all right, we're going to record an EP. And then that EP led to getting a record deal and led

to a song on the radio. And now because you took action, just do something that it's scary to think might work. And it's kind of scary to put yourself out there too, Like what if people judge me and think I suck or whatever it doesn't work. You just can't worry about that, right exactly. That's I mean, that's what will lead you back into the cycle of why don't why don't you think people follow their dreams? Look at you a failure? Yeah? Okay, Um, what is being

brave to you? Ah? Being brave? I think it is not caring what people think about insert whatever they're like. Not caring about what people think is one of the hardest things for me is like what if you know, what if they think I'm you know, trying to I don't know, trying to like just hang around them, to be cool and be whatever. But like or I mean anything anything anything to do with like fear of man is it's so frustrating and it's I feel like everyone

struggled with that. Have you realized kind of. I've sort of realized this over time. Whatever I think people are thinking, they're actually never thinking, because no one's really ever even thinking about anyone but themselves most of the time, right, do you think? And I feel like what that fear is is how I would view someone else in a similar situation, like, oh, if I keep coughing, like everyone around me is going to be like, oh, what idiot? You know? I don't know, I don't know, but you

know what I mean. It's just like and you put that on yourself. But yeah, I think the fear of man is, and especially in this approval industry, like you want every as many people to approve of you, listen to your song, by your record as humanly possible, and so you want to please everyone. But did you have to balance that wanting to please everyone and wanting to stay true to yourself? Is there a fine line? Do

you think? Yeah? And I think as more the more you lean on the true to yourself line, the more successful you'll be. I agree totally. What do you think the point of life is? That's a good one, But I feel like you're going to have a great answer

the point of life? Um, I think it's too. I think it's honestly really based around like showing love in the greatest way possible to like, like with my wife, I think that the best version of our marriage is just being sacrificial and um yeah, just like laying down

my life for her her life or mine. This equal partnership and like for someone who who you know is a single mom or you know, insert any situation there is just using what you have to help and to change their life just because of love, because of compassion that you have you know, in your being, not just for anyone else to see it, but just because that's in your heart and that's what you want. I love that. Okay, so we're gonna wrap up so much wisdom radiating out

of it. Oh gosh, well what is happiness actually? Before we get to our last question? What is happiness to you? I think happiness is a choice. I totally agree with that, right, It is totally a choice. You can find happiness in any situation, do you think, even the bad ones. Yeah, And it's it's usually like it's usually like me having like get over my pride. Like we were talking about

like a four am five am flight. It's like I don't know, I don't deserve to be up this early, Like I'm flying somewhere to play a show because this station is playing my song on the radio and I have a top thirty single right now. Yes, you know, but that's awful. Yeah, And so it's just like you just gotta look at that stuff every single time. And I just know that. I mean, you can find happiness

in every situation. I totally agree. Okay, So I like to wrap up with leave your light, leave some inspiration of how you have been inspired and how you would like to inspire the world with your life and whatever you're putting out there. Totally. I mean, that's kind of it, like finding finding love and happiness in every situation. And like, like with my wife and I, we want to show

the world what a great marriage looks like. And so it's not I mean, it's not a lot of pressure, but it's like, you know, I I want to be the best husband I can every single day, and so and the more we show the world pieces of our marriage, it's like, all right, like I can't. I can't suck at being a husband. You know. I got people to like hold your account yeah, to hold me accountable and to like inspire and just to show the world God's love and through our marriage. That's awesome. Yeah, okay, so

now we're gonna hear yours. Let's do it. Let's hear it all Russell Diggers. Yeah, I was a boat stuck in a bottle, never got the chance to toust see just fork out on the shift, no wind, says, going nowhere with no one me. I was one in a hundred billion, a burnout star in a galaxy. I just lost in the sky, wondering why everyone else shines out with me. But I keep it alife. When I first kissed you, pass me as his arms around you. You make me better. You know wars before. Thank god your

I was worn outside of shoes. Just wander in the city street, know the face of the crowd, hit looking down, lost in the sound of a long anality, empty pockets said a rude alway. He's maying in on an out space and just live for the speed, hope for the wind, go all in just to lose a game. But I keep alife. And I first kissed you, Pissley has his arms around you. You make me better than I wants before. Thank God, I'm yours. The worst me is still long

gone memory. You put a new heartbeat inside of me. You make me better than ours before. Thaink God out your because I was appomed stuck in a bony. I never got the chance to touch the scene, but he did after when I first kissed you, but best me had his arms around you. You make me better than ours before. Thank God. I'm the worst. Me is just still long gone memory. You put a new heartbeat inside of me. You make me better than I before. Thank God, thank God, thank God, thank God. Your Oh my gosh,

you've got some crimes. Talk about that note at the end to get it bro, Thank you so much for joining me. Everyone, Russell Dickerson, make sure get his single Yours EP it that the full album is coming out album you can pre order right now. Okay, Y'll check it out. Russell Jackerson. I know that you love that interview with Russell Dickerson. What an inspiring person. He truly is walking in his calling and he's just living such an amazing life. It was such a pleasure to interview him.

You guys, I have loved having you joined me this year with Get Real, the rebrand of my podcast, going from Hyper to Get Real. Thank you for following along. Next year is just gonna keep getting better and better, so we'll see you in happy holidays.