1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,879 Speaker 1: I've always believed in one mantra, share your story or 2 00:00:02,919 --> 00:00:05,440 someone will write it for you. And as we continue 3 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:08,759 to grow inside this podcast world, there's a lot of 4 00:00:08,839 --> 00:00:12,400 stories we haven't dug into yet. Arro dot net, A 5 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,919 R R O E dot Net. Thank you so much 6 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:18,359 for supporting the vision as well as the path. 7 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:19,839 Speaker 2: Hey, good morning, Rob. 8 00:00:19,879 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: We need to talk here in Carolina. I'm in Carolina. 9 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:25,839 You do local, man, I'll tell you what you're doing 10 00:00:25,839 --> 00:00:28,280 local music. And I have been waiting and I've been 11 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:31,199 telling people at Harris Teeter all week? Are you doing 12 00:00:31,239 --> 00:00:33,479 that Harris Teeter tour at all? Since they feature live 13 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:35,119 music now in all of their stores. 14 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:39,159 Speaker 2: No, no, I haven't. I actually haven't heard about that. 15 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:42,000 But uh yeah, that sounds like a cool, cool deal. 16 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:45,119 Speaker 1: Yeah, because dude, you don't miss a stage. If someone 17 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:48,719 says I'm throwing a party, it seems like you're showing up, Rob. 18 00:00:49,719 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, man, I'm all over the place for sure. Wow. 19 00:00:52,079 --> 00:00:55,039 So nically on the road now, headed towards Moresville for 20 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:56,600 Veterans Day events. 21 00:00:56,719 --> 00:00:59,759 Speaker 1: Are Yeah, ral Race City, USA. 22 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 2: That's right, that's right. 23 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: Where are you going to be at in Morrisville. 24 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 2: We'll be at Liberty Park right there in the heart 25 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:11,560 of Morrisville. They're having a big Veterans there event and 26 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:13,599 building homes for heroes. 27 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,879 Speaker 1: You totally understand that that the music and the people 28 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:19,280 that come from this state. There is something in our 29 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:21,920 soil and I have never figured out what it is. 30 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:23,400 But if you look at the history of those who 31 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:26,920 have come from the Carolinas, dude, and you're now part 32 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:27,200 of it. 33 00:01:27,239 --> 00:01:32,879 Speaker 2: Rob, Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's pretty wild. Man. I love 34 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:38,000 I mean, you think of the Randy Travis, the the 35 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:43,760 Charlie Daniels, the just awesome, awesome, awesome voices, and I'm 36 00:01:43,879 --> 00:01:48,959 just grateful, man, just grateful to represent this beautiful and man. 37 00:01:51,159 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: So if you thought about what the sign is going 38 00:01:52,879 --> 00:01:55,400 to look like just outside of Maxton that says home 39 00:01:55,599 --> 00:01:56,480 of Rob Cole. 40 00:01:56,920 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's true. That's true. You got the big image 41 00:02:02,439 --> 00:02:04,680 of Randy Travis in this home time, that would be 42 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:07,079 That would be pretty cool, honestly. I mean, right there 43 00:02:07,079 --> 00:02:09,680 in the heart of Pembroke is where I really represent. 44 00:02:09,759 --> 00:02:12,879 But yeah, man, that would be super cool. Mom My 45 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,639 mom actually has a day named after her in Pembroke, 46 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:18,240 So I'm hoping to follow those same footsteps. Oh my god. 47 00:02:18,319 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 1: Oh my god, performing one hundred shows a year, because 48 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:25,400 because I know that stage, how do you mentally and 49 00:02:25,439 --> 00:02:28,360 physically get prepared for the next night's performance knowing that 50 00:02:28,439 --> 00:02:30,400 your body hurts like hell? 51 00:02:33,879 --> 00:02:36,879 Speaker 2: It's not as totally with th honest. I mean I 52 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:39,560 have I have some some nights where my voice is 53 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:43,879 just like not there, but man, it's it's you know. 54 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,479 I I love what I do. I'm grateful for every 55 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:49,159 opportunity I get. I try to give everything I got 56 00:02:49,199 --> 00:02:51,960 each show. But there also comes with wisdom with that, 57 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:54,159 you know, knowing if I've got four in a row 58 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:57,240 or anything like that. You know, I try to try 59 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:00,400 to pace myself as best I can. I said, I 60 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:02,120 love what I do, and I can get into it 61 00:03:02,199 --> 00:03:05,319 really quickly and overdo it, but I try to pace 62 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:07,439 myself as much as I can. I'm just grateful again 63 00:03:07,479 --> 00:03:09,960 for just every open door that's given to me. And 64 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:13,000 you know, it was a time a couple of years 65 00:03:13,039 --> 00:03:15,159 ago I had to say yes to every single open 66 00:03:15,199 --> 00:03:17,759 door just to try to provide. But now I'm in 67 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:19,639 a place where I can sit back and kind of 68 00:03:19,759 --> 00:03:22,800 pick and choose, and that's a good feeling to have, 69 00:03:22,879 --> 00:03:24,840 you know. I want to play everywhere, but I can't 70 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:28,000 do that, but grateful for the ones that I do 71 00:03:28,039 --> 00:03:28,360 get it. 72 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 1: So, if you're going to play the House of Blues 73 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,039 down there in Myrtle Beach, have you done anything up 74 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:33,080 here at Kyote Jows? 75 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 2: I haven't. I haven't. I need to get that way, 76 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:41,199 please please. Yeah. I play most of my most of 77 00:03:41,199 --> 00:03:43,560 my shoes down in North Myrtle Beach. That's kind of 78 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:45,560 the music scene I've been a part of now for 79 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:50,120 going on three years or so, and so I've built 80 00:03:50,159 --> 00:03:53,360 a great, great following down there. But my goal for 81 00:03:53,439 --> 00:03:56,400 going into next year is to definitely expand, especially after 82 00:03:56,439 --> 00:03:59,680 this whole opportunity with the boys kind of opening up 83 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:02,360 a lot of ors for me, and that's my hopes 84 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:05,439 is to expand that that that audience, you. 85 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 1: Know, please do not move. There's more with Rob Cole 86 00:04:08,319 --> 00:04:13,360 coming up next from NBC's The Voice. We're checking back 87 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:16,319 in with Rob Cole. We've got something in common and 88 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:17,959 it's a couple of dudes by the name of Dan 89 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:21,439 and Shaye. They came into my studio as total nobody's. 90 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:24,240 I mean they were nobody's and we sat there and 91 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:26,839 had a conversation one day because we were just killing time. 92 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:28,879 And then now look at them and look at how 93 00:04:28,879 --> 00:04:32,319 they're sharing the experience with you, and it's like, when 94 00:04:32,319 --> 00:04:34,360 I heard that you had a connection with him, I'm going, oh, 95 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:37,759 he's on his way because Dan and Shae with their way, 96 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:39,519 Oh my god. 97 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:44,319 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, yeah, they're incredible. Man. I was grateful to 98 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:47,759 get to perform for him. They let him hear my voice, 99 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:50,199 and you know, they had nothing better to say about it, 100 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:52,680 you know when when I auditioned there in season twenty five, 101 00:04:52,759 --> 00:04:56,040 and you know, they even made the comment, you know, 102 00:04:56,519 --> 00:04:59,399 my hope is that we meet again somewhere down the road. Yeah, 103 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:02,199 So remind them that they said, Hey, maybe we should 104 00:05:02,199 --> 00:05:04,079 play a show together down in Myrtle Beach. You know, 105 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:07,480 I'd love to. I'd love to bring that back up 106 00:05:07,519 --> 00:05:09,839 and just see what they think. You know. But uh yeah, man, 107 00:05:09,879 --> 00:05:12,279 this to be in the same conversation as pretty wild. 108 00:05:12,319 --> 00:05:14,399 Speaker 1: Well with all the festivals that are taking place, especially 109 00:05:14,439 --> 00:05:16,399 here in the Carolinas. I mean, Charlotte has that big 110 00:05:16,439 --> 00:05:18,959 three day festival where the entire day the world comes 111 00:05:18,959 --> 00:05:21,040 here and it's like, well, why is it rob part 112 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:22,680 of this? Let's knock on that damn door. 113 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:26,279 Speaker 2: Yeah, come on, come, on. Let's uh, let's make it 114 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:29,120 happen for sure. Like I said, I'm I'm looking to 115 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:33,399 venture out. This Moorees opportunity I've gotten today is is 116 00:05:33,439 --> 00:05:35,759 a is a great opportunity to get out in that area. 117 00:05:35,879 --> 00:05:39,160 And so yeah, man, I really want to venture out. 118 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:42,160 And I'm representing the Carolinas, you know, I want to 119 00:05:42,199 --> 00:05:44,399 get my feet in those areas so that I can 120 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:47,879 really see what all I'm representing, not just my community 121 00:05:48,519 --> 00:05:49,360 but statewide. 122 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: You know, are you going to get over there to 123 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:54,560 the Lake Norman area, Because I know that downtown Mooresville 124 00:05:54,639 --> 00:05:56,120 is a little bit away from the lake, but at 125 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:57,560 least are you going to at least go over there 126 00:05:57,560 --> 00:05:58,160 for a little bit. 127 00:05:58,319 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 2: I do have some actions in that area. I've got 128 00:06:01,879 --> 00:06:04,439 some friends that just fill a home right on Lake 129 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:08,360 Norman and a really nice home, and uh I played 130 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:11,560 for them a couple months back, and uh hoping, hoping 131 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,319 to get some more doors open over that way. For sure. 132 00:06:14,439 --> 00:06:17,360 Speaker 1: What do you think that is the acoustics for Lake Norman? 133 00:06:17,439 --> 00:06:20,000 Because I love performing at Lake normany it can't be 134 00:06:20,079 --> 00:06:23,079 just that body of water. There's something in that area 135 00:06:23,199 --> 00:06:25,399 that really embraces because when I go in there, with 136 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:28,079 that base s beaed to me, it is more genuine 137 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:30,000 than if I'm sitting in the studio, but it's at 138 00:06:30,079 --> 00:06:30,680 Lake Norman. 139 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, Yeah, I don't know, I don't know, Like 140 00:06:33,959 --> 00:06:36,560 you said, there might be something in the water. Man. 141 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:40,439 I think there's something unique about that every every every 142 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:43,519 part of North Carolina. You know, you you come to 143 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:46,879 my area and we've got artists, men that are un discovered, 144 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:49,720 that are that are just unreal voices that you are 145 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:54,040 so unique. And yeah, man, maybe maybe that's Lake Norman 146 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:57,439 sort of sort of what they give to the Carolinas. 147 00:06:57,480 --> 00:06:58,639 You know, it's a beautiful thing. 148 00:06:58,759 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 1: Do they have festivals on boats out there? They go 149 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:02,600 out there to those islands that are out there on 150 00:07:02,639 --> 00:07:04,759 the water and then and they'll it's like they'll they'll 151 00:07:04,759 --> 00:07:06,759 set up on the pontoons and each each one of 152 00:07:06,759 --> 00:07:08,839 those pontoons will have a different band. And you're going, 153 00:07:08,879 --> 00:07:10,120 you've got to be kidding me. 154 00:07:10,399 --> 00:07:14,199 Speaker 2: Only on Lake Norman, Yeah, for sure, for sure. 155 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 1: So now, what is it like for your kids to 156 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:18,040 see Dad on TV? 157 00:07:18,879 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 2: Oh? Goodness, are it's hit? It's hit and miss. I 158 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:25,959 mean they're kids, they well some days it's like, oh 159 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:28,560 Dad's on TV. And other days it's like, oh, Dad's 160 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:32,199 on TV. OK, so it's hit or miss. You know, 161 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:36,360 they're nine, seven and six, and you know, I don't 162 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:39,160 think it's necessarily settled in for them yet. That's kind 163 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:41,079 of where I was when I was young. Everybody would 164 00:07:41,079 --> 00:07:43,680 talk about my mom and this and that and how 165 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:46,920 amazing she was. I was like, Yeah, that's my mom. Yep. Cool. 166 00:07:47,959 --> 00:07:50,920 But nowadays I see it in a different light, and 167 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:53,759 I think that's that's ultimately my goal for them is, 168 00:07:53,879 --> 00:07:56,240 you know, I want them to experience this whole thing 169 00:07:56,879 --> 00:08:00,959 as I'm experiencing it. But I know time will come 170 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:03,120 and they'll be able to see it in a different light. 171 00:08:03,199 --> 00:08:05,920 And you know, know that that did something really cool 172 00:08:05,959 --> 00:08:07,600 and maybe I can do the same thing, you know, 173 00:08:08,079 --> 00:08:11,439 cause them to dream and everything. So they've been cool there. 174 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:14,519 They're the big shots at school right now. So that's fun. 175 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 1: That's good. Did you get to see any of that 176 00:08:16,759 --> 00:08:18,519 snow last night, because that's the first time that it's 177 00:08:18,519 --> 00:08:21,439 snows in the Carolina the first time since nineteen sixty 178 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:23,160 It wasn't that beautiful last night? 179 00:08:23,639 --> 00:08:27,639 Speaker 2: Yes? Yes, yes, it was really cool. I was. It 180 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:30,920 happened right as the episode was coming on. Yeah, yeah 181 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:33,679 it was, and I thought that was pretty cool. I 182 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:37,320 text Michael on my coach Blue Blay and let him 183 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:40,240 know we appreciate him sending that Canadian love all way 184 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:43,000 early for us because we don't ever see that here 185 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:43,879 in November. 186 00:08:44,399 --> 00:08:47,159 Speaker 1: So true, so true. Where can people go to find 187 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:49,080 out more about you, Rob, because I want them to 188 00:08:49,159 --> 00:08:51,639 jump on your party train and really give you lots 189 00:08:51,639 --> 00:08:54,120 of love and support that extends beyond the Carolinas. 190 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:57,840 Speaker 2: Absolutely go check me out on social media. That's a 191 00:08:57,919 --> 00:09:01,759 huge thing, especially in the days we're living in TikTok. Facebook, 192 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:05,840 on Instagram, it's all Rob Cole music and from there 193 00:09:05,879 --> 00:09:07,519 you'll be able to find everything you need to know 194 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:10,519 about me, where my shows, where I'm playing, I'm booking, 195 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:11,440 all that stuff. 196 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:13,879 Speaker 1: Yeah wow, Well, please come back to this show anytime 197 00:09:13,879 --> 00:09:15,519 in the future, because the door is always going to 198 00:09:15,519 --> 00:09:16,080 be open for you. 199 00:09:16,159 --> 00:09:18,399 Speaker 2: Rob. Thank you so much for having me. 200 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:20,519 Speaker 1: Will you'd be brilliant today and enjoy your day in 201 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:21,440 Morrisville today 202 00:09:22,159 --> 00:09:23,440 Speaker 2: Yes, sir, thank you so much.