Today's guest is a. He's just a. This. He's just a young creator. That's really what he is. And he's entertaining. He has new music that's out. You can check it out. I'm grateful to get. To. Just get to know him, because I don't even know him, but looking forward to it. Today's guest is Maddox Batson. And tell you my story.

Shine on me, and I will find a song.

Maddox, thanks for coming in, dude. So, I learned about you, man. So many of my friends. I was telling them yesterday, I was like, yeah, this kid, Maddox. Bastards coming in. Do you know him? And, like, their guys. Like, I've been kind of following that kid. It's just kind of crazy, like, how many of my friends are dialed into you. Yeah. Yeah. So I saw you getting ready for that dance. You know, that's fire, bro. And I was like, bro, I used to get ready for dances like that.

Yeah.

You know, getting excited.

Exactly. You know, actually didn't get to go to the dance, and a lot of people don't know why.

That's what I was gonna ask you, what we have, because you said, for a dance I don't even get to go to. And I'm like, yeah.

And what happened? Like, yo, what all the comments? Like, I went to the doctor once, right? And I was. I was on the doctor, like, sick. Like, sick, sick, right after I posted this video, and I was like, sick. And I. And I was walking into the doctor's office, and two different people were like, yo, Maddox, why didn't you go to the dance? And I'm like, dude, I'm doubled over. Right now is not the right time to be asking this question. I was like, yeah, man, I was actually sick. I was sick during the dance. It was like. It was like, yeah, right after I posted, I did that video. Sick.

Oh, wow.

Yeah.

So that was it. So the reason you didn't get to go is just cause you were ill?

Yeah, exactly. I've been ill a lot, bro. Like, I've gotten sick, like, six times in the winter. I don't know if I'm just catching everything.

Do you think it's genetics or something? Or your parents ill a lot?

Nah, not really. My dad is, but my mom has type one diabetes, so, like, other than that, she's not exactly. Bro. Most people do.

I mean, who doesn't? Yeah. If you even have half a bag of skittles. I feel like when you're a kid, you get it.

Yeah, well, I think no type one isn't like the sugar stuff. Oh, type one, you get like, diagnosed with. She was like 19. Yeah.

Yeah. Cuz I think there's type one, two, three. I don't know what some of the higher up ones.

Yeah.

Six or seven, I think just means like, you're a little, like, you're just a real sweetie pie.

Yeah. Type six diabetes might be diabetes basics.

Yeah, I think type six just means.

Are there more types?

Bro, there's so many types.

Yeah, see, they don't label types. They don't label three through whatever, because those are the crazy ones. Yeah, they only labeled the normal ones that.

Most of them. You kind of look like a dalmatian, I think.

A little like, you start getting dots all over. You haven't seen that one yet.

That's the real. That's the one when you.

That's the one. You're just like, dang, I have abdalmation diabetes. You know, like.

That'S the one where like the neighbors start to, like, they start to honk at you if you like, run after their car and you.

Start getting like, dog instincts and you start, like. You start like. Like picking up sticks. Start pooping everywhere.

You'll start catching a frisbee with your mouth. You're like, oh, wow, this guy has really. He has some high grade diabetes, you.

Know, just all that good.

Have you had. Have you gone to a dance before yet, though?

Yeah. No, no, no, I've gone to them, bro. They're mad middle. Not gonna lie, I'm 8th grade, you know, still middle school, so it's kind of like boring. No one be dancing with you. They just sit there with their phones out and everything.

Really?

You know, I'm trying to dance, bro.

Yeah.

I go there like that. Why they gonna call it a dance instead of like a phone gathering, you know?

Yeah.

I go there, they put on Bieber, and I'm dancing, bro. Me and my homie, Joseph, we're dancing every time. 6th grade dance. Everyone was looking at us crazy, filming me and stuff. And, you know, I was just out there having a blast.

Yeah, you got to do it.

I paid $10. I'm gonna go in there and dance. You know, I'm saying.

And even if you're single, you pay $10 to go.

Yeah, exactly.

Like, what a lonely tax or whatever.

Exactly. They're just like, yo, maddox, you don't have a girl, so I'm gonna make you pay more money.

Yeah, a girl. And I'm broke.

I lost my entire allowance and I don't have a girlfriend.

Bro. They really be tragic.

Tragic, bro.

And, bro, I used to get so nervous when I go to the dance, when the slow songs would come on. Like, I would go in the bathroom and just to hide. Like, I was like. I was like, so nervous of girls I would be that far away from. I would be in the bathroom.

I'm a girl guy, bro. Yeah, let me.

I am too. But at the time I was too.

Yeah, like 6th grade, bro. Until like the end of the year, brows not having girls, bro. But, yeah, but right at the end, I was like, yo, these girls are, you know, they're pretty cool, I guess.

Yeah, you know, I'm saying that's all you gotta think.

Exactly. As long. As long as your mind's right, you're right.

Yeah, exactly. Damn. All right. Um, but, yeah, we get so nervous, dude. And then one time, this guy that lived across the street, his grandfather, like, my dad didn't live with us and my mom was always gone and so, like, his grandpa helped me get ready for the dance at our school and he like was in the war or something, so he put me in like, all of his, like, military like attire.

Nice. So you're like, walking in like, yo, I'm a sergeant, where's my get up? Get a discount. Military discount.

I showed up to an 8th grade dance, literally, like walking in like this, bro. And people were like, what? You're not in any military, dude. You can't even run that path.

Yeah, you wouldn't even pass a physical.

Yeah, your forties bad, bro. And. But, yeah, it was just so embarrassing. But I wore it all because I, like, just didn't know. He told me it was right.

Yeah, exactly. You didn't know.

Yeah. What other dances have you gone to? Have you go to like, Sadie Hawkins? Do you guys have like Sadie Hawkins or anything like that?

I don't even know what that is, bro.

It's where the girls ask the guys.

Oh, no, you haven't never had one of those? You know, like, I only went so. I only went to one. Right. Cuz one was my 6th grade year. I actually went to that one and had this crush on this girl. I didn't ask her out though. She wasn't my girl yet, but I was like. I was like, yo, so did you.

See her at the dance?

Yeah. And I was like. I was like, yeah, but it was not it, bro. I did not. I did not have game. Like, I thought I had game.

You were like 200ft away.

Yeah, I'm sitting on the other side of the cabin too. Eating my pizza. I'm trying to talk there, like, texting her. Yeah, yeah. I'm like, yo, where you at? And I'm looking dead at her, but yeah, it's pretty, pretty funny, bro.

That's hilarious. Yeah, that's how nervous I used to get.

Exactly. And.

And so you never got to go. So when's the next dance? Do you have another dance coming up or. What's it look like?

They're always at the end of the year, so, like, we've already had ours. And that's what I missed.

Oh, yeah, bro.

It's pretty tragic, dude. Missed it last year to 7th day and 8th grade, bro. I'm have to wait till, like, what, what's next? What's like high school stuff?

I don't know. I didn't finish. Yeah.

Oh, nice. Awesome.

Yeah, not everybody finishes, you know, that's all right.

You know. All good. All good.

But what? Yeah, there's. Why didn't you go to the other one, though? Why didn't you?

I was. I was actually filming a commercial, bro. Shout out rooms to go. If you're watching any rooms to go commercial on your tv right now, you get like, an ad of this, like, podcast. That might be me. You might see me bouncing on the bed top right corner. Yep. About 36 seconds into.

Really?

Yeah.

So you've been an actress. You were acting and doing a lot of stuff like that for a long time?

Yes, bro. Before I started singing, like, I started singing like, young age, my parents, both of my parents, like, singing stuff, but I started acting like six. Like, right when I moved to Alabama, right. I started acting and I was like, getting into plays and stuff. I was Simba in the Lion King.

Really?

Yeah. Funny. Funny story. I was third grade and young. Simba was like fifth grade and he was like way taller, way bigger. And I was adult Simba, and it just made no sense at all. But, you know, got the job done. I guess I was just a better actor.

And you were. So you had. Oh, there you are right there, madam.

Bro. Look at them pigs.

Whoa. That one looks like a perp right there. Go back to the other one. The other one looks like a low key tranq dealer, dude. Okay, no shade, bro. No shade.

It's good.

Okay. Yeah, no, it's really good.

My mom. My mom. My mom used to put me in them high and tight hairstyles, bro. I was like, I'm staring into the stole soul of anyone who's looking. Wow, that was bad.

That one looks like somebody just climbed up out of a wishing well. But really cool, though. Definitely. It's.

Yeah. Whoever just pulled this up. You did me dirty. You're doing me wrong, man.

I don't know. Yeah, we don't. Whoever doing that.

I don't know who's doing that, but look. No, actually, go back to it real quick. Look, you can say theater. Best Christmas pageant ever. You don't. You probably know that that is those pretty big play. Wizard of Oz, you know, Lion King junior. I wouldn't in Broadway when I was gonna be Aladdin. And then COVID hit and I just. I fell out.

I fell off acting and then music kind of has just like blasted off for you recently.

Yeah, dude. It was actually super crazy, so. I'm a baller. I play ball. I play basketball and baseball.

Yeah, saw some of your highlights on him, bro. Yeah, you need to put some other. Kidding highlights up.

Should I. Yeah, should I?

Like the ones you have are good. Yeah, the jumper I love. Yeah, I love this. Like, about.

Well, that was 6th grade me, bro.

That's.

You've been. Rock you. Nah, nah. You've definitely been watching, like, the wrong highlights.

Really?

Yeah. You've been watching, like, third grade medic. I was still cooking. But, like, that's not it, bro. But, like, I actually got, like, this knee disorder in my. Both of my knees. And that's why I, like, couldn't play ball no more. And, like, it's called Osgoode Schlatter's disease. What is that?

Osgood.

Same. For real. Like, when I heard it, I was like, who names their child Osgoode? And who had that, like, poor guy. Your name Osgoode, and you have a disease. Like, you're cooked.

And first of all, how can I even tell people? I have exactly.

Every time? I'm like, should I really tell him? I just say I have a knee thing. You see Osgoode scholars disease. It's like some bone sticks up out of my kneecap.

Wow.

It's pretty. Pretty strange, man.

So you're like a real. You're like a base now?

Yeah, I'm. I can't move most. Yeah, it's pretty bad, bro. I'm like, walking around like, you know, like you're watch force gun.

Yeah, you know.

Yeah, he had like, the knee braces. Like, he couldn't move.

It's not. You know, it's not based on a true story. You know that for. Yeah, it's not.

It's not.

No.

Dang. I'm actually really sad about. Is it? Actually?

It's not.

Dude, Alabama has nothing like, Willie, you have. I mean, he's alright, you know, but. But, you know, you ever see him, like, before he had, like, his knee braces off? That's what I feel like every time I walk.

Oh, really?

Yeah.

He escaped the braces.

Yeah, exactly.

Those little leg prisons or whatever they had.

Exactly. The leg bars. Yeah, once. Once Osgoode, like, sinks back down.

Eyes good.

I was good, bro. He needs to soften up, bro. Once he, like. Once he softens up, bro. I'm breaking free.

I was good, and I was gone.

Exactly. But, yeah, that prevented me from playing ball. So I had nothing else to do during that summer. So, you know, me and my dad started playing music on it tick tock live. And I'm like, yeah, I'm actually doing pretty good at like, what, 50,000 followers? But for me, I was like, yo, this is crazy.

That's amazing.

Exactly. In like a month.

Yeah, it's exciting, man. And, um. Yeah. And what was that right there? It said that Forrest Gump was maybe based on. Although Forrest Gump wasn't a real person, there's fired. A high possibility he was partially inspired by veteran Sammy Lee Lewis.

Was he the guy who dressed you up for the dance?

Yeah. Nice.

Yeah. Yeah, nice.

Oh. If music doesn't work out, you have a future in being my co host.

There we go, bro. Or dial then.

No joke. Yeah, Sammy Lee Lewis. That was me going to prom. That was my haberdasher. That was my.

Nice.

That was my fit. God, dude, did you. Oh, he had me all souped up.

Like bubble gum, shrimp patches.

Yeah, I had, like, a purple heart and then I had, like a. Yeah, I had, like, a discount, like the.

Yo, make sure I get my discount. Yeah. Still had to pay ten, bro.

Um, so what's it been like at home, like. Cause your life has probably started to change some.

Yeah.

So what does that kind of feel like? And what is that? Has it been scary or kind of like, what's that scene?

You know, the home life. I try to. I try to, like, get it as much as I can. Like, I try to, like, when I'm home with my. Both of my parents at the same time, we try to, like, slow it down and all that stuff, but, yeah, it's pretty cool. I mean, I love the music stuff, but I just try to stay down to earth for most times when I'm with my parents.

Yeah. Yeah. Cause they're still your parents. I mean, they make a lot of rules and everything.

Exactly, bro. They're the ones who, you know, birth me. So, you know, without them. Yeah. I wouldn't be here talking to you right now. So shout out to mom and dad if you're watching, bro. Y'all made a great son.

I gotta do that. Hey, shout out mom. You made a great son.

Yeah, shout out Miss Vaughn.

Yeah, shout out Miss Vaughn. Dude, she's totally dialed in. She delivered. Mom works for Amazon. What does your mom do?

My mom, with the diabetes, she don't work.

Oh.

She doesn't know my dad. He, like. He does, like, operations. You know, stuff like that. He, like, runs, like, the entire plant. Like, we're like two plants or something. I don't know.

He's like a foreman, kind of.

I don't know if that is, like.

A man, I think that runs something, basically.

Yeah, he's a foreman. My dad's a foreman. Hard worker, man. I think I've missed. I've watched him miss one day of work is, like, entire life. My entire life. It's crazy, bro. He's always gone.

And are you similar to him or how, like, what kind of whose, like, characteristics do you have?

So in some ways, I'm dialed in, like, when I'm in the studio, bro, I'm, like, locked. When I'm making my music, I'm dialed in. But, like, other than that, bro, nah, I am not trying. I'm trying to get out of it as much as I can, bro. But I love it, bro. I still love it. It's not, like, for the fact I don't want to do it. And sometimes I just be lazy. You know what I'm saying? Oh, yeah, exactly.

And you're at the age where you can be lazy, like, exactly.

I'm only 14, man.

Yeah. If you can't be lazy, then why be alive?

Exactly. You know, I'm saying. Exactly. Exactly. I just have to take a minute, man. You're. You're 100% right, you know? I'm 14 years old. If I don't take time to be a kid, how will I be a kid? Wise words. Put that on a shirt, dude. Swear.

Put that. Yeah. Tattoo that on somebody's.

That'll be my first tattoo.

Yeah, man.

Yeah.

I think sometimes. Cause things can happen, so things get going so fast.

Yeah.

What about at school? Can you still go to school or what are. What's that kind of like.

Nah, it's crazy, bro.

Like, so were you going to school?

I was. I was, yeah.

And then what classes were you in? Were you.

No, I like all the core classes, you know, I'm saying, like, you know, English. Math. I hated English, bro. I'm just gonna keep it. A bug bra was not good. I was. I was cooked like, it pretty well. Now, I know I'm trying, bro, but, like, they'd be doing some, like, non English English, you know?

Yeah.

Like, who cares if I can diagram eight sentences in a minute, you know what I'm saying? And then I get a d, and I'm just like. You know what I'm saying? I don't need to do all that. I'm talking pretty fast.

Yeah, the guy's good. I think. I think they should ask your friends, can this guy speak English or not?

Yeah, exactly. That's the final. Final exam. Can you say a sentence and then if you can't, bro, this.

Okay.

You still get a c. You still get a c? Yeah, you'll still make it.

So, did you have to. Yeah. So what happened over there? So did you have to just take a break from it?

No, I'm homeschooled now.

Oh, you are?

I'm straight up homeschooled. I got taken out. Yeah. But it was just for my career, and I just. I. You know, I just wanted to. You know, it's just something I felt like was the right decision to do and just, you know, I'm just. I'm ready for it, bro. I'm just. I'm very excited about my career, and that's why I did it. Yeah. I just want to.

And is your. Does your mom teach you at home?

Yeah. Yeah, she's at home school. She's pretty smart, bro. She don't give herself credit. But, dude, she's once again dialed in. She's dialed in on his teaching.

Some teachers aren't that good.

No, you know, I actually had one.

You did?

I can't. Yeah, I got name or miss Rug.

Okay.

Shout out to the rug below me. Name her Miss Rug. And Miss Rug. Dude, she was strange. Like, she wouldn't teach us. Oh, you're just gonna throw that out there? She did not teach us at all. She would just like, hey, do this. And if we didn't do it, we get, like, an f, and we're just like, bruh, you know? Get up here. Yeah, teachers, bro. And she was strange, too.

No, so there's teachers sometimes that it's like. Yeah, they don't even. Like, we had a. We had a woman that would keep, like, little. She would do, like, little positive notes, and she. She had, like, a hair bun. Like, a bun on her hair. And she would put these little positive notes into her hair. And you'd have to come up, like, at. During a certain part of class and pick one out and read it to the class or whatever.

Like, yeah, that's weird.

Yeah. She was kind of like a wizard's wife or whatever.

Yeah. I don't think I've ever had that weird of a teacher.

Yeah, this lady was bananas, dude. And we had a lady that would eat frozen yogurt all day in her class. All day. And so she would, like, keep, like, going to the teacher's lounge or whatever.

Yeah.

And getting just more and more and more frozen yogurt and just keep happening.

Just frozen.

Want some?

Yeah. You're just like, yo, give me some.

Yeah.

Fiends.

Fiends a lot of times.

Frozen yogurt. Yeah.

You're not a prisoner.

Give me some ice cream.

Yeah.

Big cow guy. Not. Whatever, dude. Probably cows, too. I don't. I don't know.

I doubt it.

Yeah, I doubt it.

And if they start pulling yogurt out of something, I'm out of here.

Exactly. Like, my man will be coming up to me. Yo, Max, you want a yogurt cup? And I'm like, nah, I'm not trying to eat that, bro. Give me a popsicle. Like, no, see, here's the difference. Frozen yogurt versus ice cream cream. Ice cream tends to have a higher fat content, while frozen yogurt contains more sugar to hide its tangier taste. Well, frozen yogurt, it's just like. It's like. It's like Adidas.

Yeah.

Ice cream is Nike. That's a good way to put it. Yeah. Like ice cream Jordan. It's the goat. Frozen yogurts. Like Charles Barkley.

Yeah.

You know I'm saying.

Oh, yeah. I feel you 100%. Do you? Um. Yeah. Like, when you think about music next, like, what does it kind of look like for you? Because you have your song right now, tears in a river, that.

Yeah. Really make sure I'll go stream it.

By the way, I see you playing it for people, and it's playing it for, like, people that are really big fans, you, stuff like that. Real special, man.

Yes, sir. Thank you.

And so what is that? Yeah, cuz, like, how do you put an album together now? So you just start, like, creating new songs, man.

Bro, I probably got, like, 30 songs.

Really?

Just involved, not even recorded, just written out.

You've written?

Yeah. My dad's a writer, too, for the newspaper.

He did?

Yeah. Fun fact, fun fact. This guy cannot spell. My dad cannot spell worth a lick. And he wouldn't check. He wouldn't like, read after he wrote them, and then he would publish on my mom's reading. And just like, dan, bro, eight misspells today.

Your dad's got freaking Rita beatties.

It sounds like Rita beatties. He's got glasses for his. Cross eyed. You'll be looking at him, and then he's, like, looking over here, and you're just like, dude, where are you at?

That's awesome.

He probably couldn't see the words.

Oh, yeah. Half my pants. Cross eyed dude. It's awesome.

Nice. Nice.

Oh, it gets pretty crazy.

Yeah. You'll be looking at him just like, dude, are you hot? I guess. But love dad, though.

Oh, yeah.

You know, good writer, good music.

Yeah.

Shut up, Dan. Shout out Dan.

Shut out, Dan.

Exactly. But, yeah, he's written a lot of songs. He actually did, like, what I'm doing, like, 30 years ago.

Really?

Mm hmm.

Oh, wow.

It's like 1819 moved to Nashville.

Nuh uh.

Yeah.

It's almost like this has been in your genes, kind of to.

Exactly. Yes, sir. He was like, he introduced me to music when I was a kid.

He did?

Yes, sir.

Wow.

Yeah. Grew up on it.

Do you remember, like, the first show y'all ever went to?

First show? I think I remember. I went to a bluegrass festival, bro. He played bluegrass. He's like, he won the picker. Yeah, exactly. He won the mandolin national championship back in 92, bro.

Your father did.

Yep.

Shout out, Dan bats.

Exactly, bro. Name on a plaque and everything. You know, Bill Monroe is.

Yeah, yeah, I know Bill Monroe.

Yeah. He played with him. He played with him, like, three times. It's crazy. Yeah, Dan's the man. Dan the man, dude.

So Dan said was pretty prolific then. He did sound like he did a good bit.

Exactly, bro. He was famous in the. In the bluegrass, you know, industry, and then he, like, fell off after age 13, so, you know, short lived career.

Age 13, bro.

Started smoking at 13. That'll do it.

Yeah. Things can go downhill fast.

Exactly.

Um, yeah, we just had to guy Billy strings in here, and he's a great. He's sick, man. And so that was really. It was really cool just to talk with him and learn about what he likes to don't fishing with him this weekend.

Oh, that's sick. Yeah. So you're a big fisherman.

It's fun, man.

Yeah.

Going.

Yeah.

It's just like, I wish I had more time to go sometimes because of doing comedy and stuff. I'm on the road, but I'm gonna try to keep making more time.

Yeah. Fishing's bro. Fishing's fine. I'm a big hunting guy.

Really?

I like hunting with my papa. Yeah? Yeah.

At your grandfather?

Yeah.

Nice.

Nana and papa, are they cool? Yeah, they're pretty cool.

Where do they live at?

Uh, well, I was talking about this farm earlier. I live on. I used to live on a farm, like, about an hour north of here. Yeah. I live. I live on that farm until I was seven. Then I moved to Bama, but, okay, we live for real. Right next to each other.

Like, within.

Like me to you. Yeah. Pretty crazy.

That's beautiful, man.

Exactly, man.

Um, and how do your grandparents feel about your knew?

At first they were, like, pretty skeptical because, you know, their grandparents are not gonna, like. You know.

Yeah. They're skeptical and they should be.

Exactly. That's what we expect, though. That's what we expected out of Nan and Papa. Right. And then. Oh, my God.

Yeah. That's exactly what we expected out of them.

Exactly. And then go. Once down the road, they start seeing that it's like, the people I'm working with more trustworthy. They start like, they met. They met the people I'm working with today. Yeah. Like, literally today. Like.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah.

So they started feeling better about it.

Yeah. And they're like, oh, okay. He's not like, you know. You know, like, yeah.

You're not. They're not out here selling your soul, you know?

Yeah. And they. And, you know, they. They figure that out after the fact that I was just literally just singing music.

Right.

And they're like, oh. You know what I'm saying?

Well, I think the fates popularity, that scares people, you know?

Yeah.

Fame can be real scary.

Exactly. Fame can be scary.

Are there parts of being popular that feel scary to you? Or there parts that it just feels like you're just learning the ropes or what is it? Like?

Yeah. People asking me for money and I'm like, dog, I don't have money. You know what I'm saying? Like, I make TikToks, bro. I make music. I can get my paychecks in. I'm 14. I can't even get paychecks. My parents get those and they're like, you'll max me a 20. And I'm like, I don't have 20 count, bro. Stop trying to exploit me, Dan. Dad does not do that, by the way. Great dad, by the way.

That is a great guy, dude. He's a vandolin champion, I think, in.

90, 92, I think. I don't know. Yeah.

He was great back then, dude.

Yeah. He was legend.

He was a legend who's a high school wrestler, too, wasn't he? No, he wasn't.

No.

Oh, I thought you told me that it was.

Nah, he played ball. Basketball.

Oh, he played basketball.

Yeah, that's where I got it from. Yeah.

And then you lost it, though.

Yeah, and then I lost it. Whole dreams crushed. Yeah, but then after that, I was like, yo, am I really gonna make it to the league? You know, you just have to accept that at a point. And I said this on my. One of my videos, bro. My birds like two inches. Especially with Osgoode over there. Like, he's restricting. Oh, no. Turn this over.

You. Yeah, this feels illegal to watch. I don't even think I can watch this on YouTube. No, you go right here, dude.

Oh, cutback, dude. No way we're watching this. Money in the bank. I'm a lefty.

Wow.

At 45 in a game, bro.

Did you really?

Yes. I'm not in cabin. That's an AAU team. Fun fact, I was the only white kid on that team.

Really?

Yep.

Fun fact. I believe that, bro. That's a sick pass right there.

I know I'm dialed in. Jason Williams, my favorite player.

Is he?

Yeah.

Wow.

Yeah. Jay will. White chocolate, bro. Yeah, he's the man.

Oh, that's incredible.

If you see me, I'm number 55 on both teams. That's where I got it from. That was him, bro. Look at me. I'm out of four foot two, dude. I'm cooking these kids, dude. You say ocellie? I say, hey.

Yeah, bro. The chef is home.

I was a fanboy. I'm not gonna lie. I was a curry fanboy.

You were?

Yeah. But my dad would never let me buy his shoes because, like, he didn't want me to be like everyone else. So I, like, never had any curries, but I was definitely fanboy. So watch the highlights of Curry.

So special.

Curry's the man, bro.

What about musically? Like, would you have, like, some of your heroes kind of, or what does that look like?

Yeah. Yeah. So really, honestly and truly, it's my dad, like, because he does music and. And it's just something I can relate to so well. And I just. I know him. He's my dad, right? So he's just really been my hero throughout this entire thing. My dad and mom really, you know, cuz they both do music, but, like, other than that, like, Wyatt Flores. Wyatt Flores. He does. Like, he does country music.

He does. I'm not familiar with.

Yeah, he's pretty.

Wyatt Flores. You bring him up.

Yeah, you get him bro. Bro. He's. He's fired. He's fire.

Why?

Straight.

Wow.

Yeah, that's him right there.

Check him out.

Mm hmm. He's hard, but I like the old guys. To Keith Whitley, the man. The man. You look. He look like him, too.

That's a good pair. Keith Whitley. Yeah, bring him up.

Little mullet. If you had a curly mullet, dude. Twins. And it was.

Look, deer.

I didn't realize it was that curly there, Keith. Calm it down there, bud. It's like the definition of an eighties american.

Ok? Look at Keith. Oh, he's meeting a lady right there, too, so let's don't act like Keith's hair didn't do its job.

Exactly, bro. He was dialed in. Look at him on the left with that pink shirt on.

Oh, yeah.

What a. What a beast.

Keith is ready.

Keith is.

Yeah. Keith is ready for. Hit another wedding, I'll say that. Um, what about these? Pull up that video when I used to sing at the church. See if you can pull that one up. Yeah.

No way.

Yeah, brother. Oh, I used to let the Lord just use me like a little violin, brother.

Nice.

Like a little baby bird tweet. No, baby. Yeah. This right here, you'll see.

Front of the whole congregation.

Right? Okay.

That's you. He's like Troy Bolton.

Look, they only offered, you know, me. Here I am right here, brother. Now, that's some Keith Whitley, huh?

You're a singer?

Yeah.

Yo, I didn't even know that.

Hey, in the house of the Lord, everybody's a singer, brother.

Praise God, dude.

Okay.

That's good for giving you the gift of singing.

That's all you need.

Wow.

Just warming up the chords for the Lord, baby.

Exactly. Dude, I. I sang in church back in you. I don't think there's any videos of it, but, yeah, most definitely did, bro. I actually like. Funny story.

Mm hmm.

I was doing a wax museum at my school. You know what those are like. You guys have the button. You have to be someone. I was JFK.

Okay. And everything to make a kid.

Yeah, but, no, he was, you know.

It started off good for him.

Exactly. Exactly. And then he was like, my teacher was like, yo, no one spend any money on this. Don't go overboard. My parents bought me a Brooks brother suit and tie, and I was, dude, that we. If we all had the video, bro, this is fire. Like, I knew every word. Like born Massachusetts. Like I was dialed in for JFK. For JFK.

Wow.

Yeah. I didn't reenact it, though.

You didn't know that's good.

Yeah, I think.

Yeah. You got to stay within certain bounds.

You know, second grade, my acting skills.

And I don't think we have the budget for that either.

Yeah, no, my. My acting skills weren't there yet.

Yeah. I don't think anybody's acting skills need to be there for the end of JFK, bro. Um. No, you're crazy.

Hopefully not.

Hopefully not get some help, but, um.

Yeah.

What? Uh. Do you miss being at school? Is it kind of weird sometimes you don't?

Nah. Nah.

Because it's crazy to ask a 14 year old. Do you miss being at school?

Yeah. No, I mean. I mean, yeah. You would expect me to say no, but there's. There's good reasons. Because I. Honestly, I wasn't good at school, you know? I mean, I was. But then I low key fell off. I don't know what happened, but I just. I went from a 93 in English to, like, a 60.

Oh, wow.

I fell off, bro. It's like, Jordan. I mean, Jordan, after he left the bulls.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah.

I still cheered for him.

Yeah. He was the man. I wasn't alive, but, you know. You know. Yeah.

Still tune in, though. Um.

I don't listen at all.

You don't?

Mm hmm.

I'm trying to think of what else with some things we're gonna talk about anything else that we wanted to look at? I'd like to know who you consider locked in and not locked in.

You like that word?

Who's locked in right now? Yeah. Or guess who's locked in on your playlist, man?

What do you mean?

I guess we talked about some artists that you like.

Yeah.

Do you think, like, you would maybe go on, because you have to come out with more music because right now you have how many songs out? One.

Wow.

Yeah.

Singular.

Yeah. Cuz people kept tagging us in videos. Yeah. They'd be like, you guys remind me of you.

Yeah, exactly. Especially after the suit one, bro. I was getting mad theo bond comments.

Yeah.

Yeah. I was like, yo, for real? And then he followed me and I was like, yo, I was actually in the studio and I ran around the studio really slowly. Yeah, my 40 times. Like, 40.

It's still hot.

Yeah, but, you know.

Yeah, but, yeah, you ran the best your ability around the studio.

Exactly, exactly.

Yeah. Well, thanks, bro. Yeah, dude. Yeah, I just. Yeah. People were like, these guys. It reminds you of you maybe when you was a kid. And I was like, I definitely remember getting ready for a dance, you know?

Yeah.

I would just be so nervous. My back would always just I would see the girls and I would just, like. And my back would start sweating, and then I would have to just go stand in the bathroom for a while.

Yeah, yeah.

So, yeah, cuz you must have women that's throwing rocks at your window at night.

Yeah, dude, it's pretty weird. I'm not gonna lie. Like, yeah, I got it. At the beginning, I was like, yeah, this is normal. But then eventually, like, I was starting getting, like, a lot. If I had a Po box, bro, I'm cooked. But I don't. But, so. But, like, if I did, I'm done.

But I don't think you can legally have one, even.

No, my dad can put it under his name.

Yeah. Get it, Dan.

Yeah.

Over there just reading mail from children all day.

Pretty weird messages, probably, but do people.

Make you some nice things?

Yeah, they'd be drawing me and stuff. I'm like, y'all. Thanks, y'all. Thank y'all. I be. I'll be seeing on the videos. Like, I saw this video yesterday. This girl was, like, crying. She was, like, crying. I put. I put her on my story. That was it. And she just busted out in tears. And her mom was filming. I was like, yo, that's what I do it for, bro.

Oh, it made her day, huh?

Exactly, man. For the fans, that's like. That's the main reason. Oh, yeah.

I saw you stop by a woman's house and play some music for.

Yes, sir. It was a very fun experience. It was actually my first time doing that, like, meeting fans and playing my songs before it came out. Shout out, Miss Hannah.

Yeah. What's up, Miss Hannah?

Yeah.

Was that nerve wracking kind of.

Yes, sir, it was. Honestly, I mean, I don't get nervous a whole lot, but I like when I'm around my fans, I do. Because, once again, it's just like, they're the reason I'm here. They're the reason I'm talking to you. They're the reason I put out music. And so. Yeah.

Yeah. What do you think, people? It is. I mean, I think. Let me think about it. I think, for one, you're definitely funny. I realize that even more sitting here with you.

Thank you. Appreciate it.

Yeah. Great energy. And I think, like, moments, like, with a dance or with, like, talking to a young lady, like, those are things that a lot of people can relate to.

Exactly.

Like, when you were getting ready for the dance, even if you weren't going, it took me back to all the moments, like, oh, dude, I was at home. I didn't even have anybody to go with. And I'm like, I'm just. Because then you get there and you're like, oh, it's just nice.

Lame.

But we just all smell better.

You know, we all put on the odor ax. Yeah.

Oh, ax had come out hot, dude. And people were doing. All. People were drinking it. People were doing all kind of stuff.

People were drinking axes. Devious work. I'm not gonna do. We doing. We be doing ax bombs in my school. We open up the logger. Like, throw it in. They open, and they're, like, cooked. All of their. All their papers are, like, drenched and.

Everything they tear in smells like, gosh, this d minus is wearing deodorant. That seems a little wild.

Yeah.

At home school, do you get grades or what? Do you even know?

I just be like, I can. I can. Like, if I do it through a, like, actual homeschool, like, system, I'll get, like, grades and stuff. But, like, right now to the other school year, I'm doing it on my mom. I'm just like, you know, doing my mom. I'm trying to learn everything you can. Like, see, because I'm a little behind, you know, I'm saying I missed. I missed, like, 30 days in the last nine weeks, you know, but. All right, but so you're gonna be.

Going to summer school at home cooked, dude.

But, like, summer break starts whenever I want summer's break to start. You know, I'm dialed in.

Okay. So you get to help set the curriculum.

Yeah, exactly.

Okay. But still, you gotta finish it. All right. And is your mom, like. Do you have to call her Miss Batson?

No.

Okay.

No, I mean, I haven't taken it that far. I mean, I could, but, like, you know, I would. Yeah.

I mean, I would set the parameters.

Like, if your mom was. If your mom was teaching, you'd call her Miss Vaughn.

Yeah.

No, you wouldn't.

From nine to 02:00 p.m. From 09:00 a.m. To 02:00 p.m. You're Miss Vaughn. And if you get out of line, I'm calling the school board.

Who's the school board? Miss Vaughn. Vaughn. Her, like, she's the only grandma.

I don't know. Somebody.

Yeah, dad?

Yeah. I feel like if you get out of.

Paddle out, bro. You.

They used to paddle us when I was in school, bro.

Yeah. That's not. Not allowed anymore, I'm not gonna lie.

You think it should bring it back?

You know, with some of the. This is. This is a topic that's crazy. Not gonna lie with some of the kids in my school. Yes, with me. No. Yeah, you know, I don't need all that. You know, I'd probably start crying in front of the girls and my whole social life's ruined.

Your whole stila would be gone, huh. But also since you're out of school now. Yeah. They should have it then.

No, I'm not gonna.

No, but you don't have to deal with it.

Oh, like at school still. Yeah, yeah. If I. Since I'm not there. Yeah, sure, whatever. Do whatever you want. Like, I'm not there, you know?

Yeah, I think that this is definitely start really beating some kids.

No, this is not allowed.

And that's. Yeah, and that's not what we're talking about today. So what else do you think about, man? At your age? What are some things that you think about right now? Like, what keeps you excited every day? What do you like to do? Give me a little bit more. Just want to know a little bit more about Maddox Batson.

Yeah. Yeah. Um, you know, women. I'm just gonna keep it a buck fit. Yeah. Like them and then everything else. Women above music.

Yeah.

You know.

Wow.

Sorry.

Romney of Morgan Wall. Actually, you know, that was his mini Morgan, bro.

Morgan Bieber.

Is it hard to stay focused?

Yes.

Yeah. People want to hear what you're gonna do next.

Yeah, exactly.

It is true. Huh. I guess there becomes a point because this doesn't happen for comedians. So for musicians, you put out something, people get intrigued by it, and then they're like, yeah, what are you gonna do next?

Yeah. Yeah, exactly. It's crazy.

Wow. So do you feel some pressure with that or. Not really.

Not really? I try to not think about it, you know, I'm saying. So I just try. When the moment comes, I'll think about it. And when I put out my song, I'll think about it. But like. Like right after I put the song out, I'm not like, oh, when's my next song? You know, I'm saying? That makes sense. I don't know.

Yeah, I think so. So in the meantime, what else do you do to kind of cut, take up your time?

I'm a big gamer, bro.

You are?

Yeah, dude. What do you like games?

I play Zelda right now on switch. That's where I'm at.

That's. That's a pretty weird game. Not gonna lie, dude.

Yeah.

You know, are you. You're weird, guy. So I feel like. No, no offense, by the way.

No, I believe you.

Yeah. Yeah. You know, I'm saying. So Zelda fits you. You. Once again, he looks like Zelda.

Yeah.

And we. He's had three resemblances since I met him.

Yeah.

Elon Musk, Zelda, and Keith Whitley. Pretty broad. No, not Zelda like the girl, but like, the other main character. What's his name? Like.

Oh, Link.

Link.

Link is a little too. Yeah. He's got it together a little too much for me. Yeah. So we don't know when the new music's gonna happen, but we know it's on the way.

Yes, sir. It is most definitely on the way. Yes, sir. Been working. Been working pretty hard with some pretty cool people, so I'm very excited for what's to come. Yes, sir.

And what about some new dad? We're gonna see you get ready for any more dances. We gotta see another get ready video at some point.

What's that? What's the next year? Better than me? You know? I'll say.

That's a good point.

You know, I was thinking.

Huh?

Me and you getting ready.

Getting ready for what?

I don't know. Just getting ready to go on the podcast and.

But we already are on it.

No, no, but the fans don't know that. Cut that out. Okay.

We go back in time.

Yeah, exactly. That's what you gotta do sometimes.

You know what? I would be ready. You know what I would do? I wonder if I would do a reenactment of your get ready video. People done a lot of those? Mmm.

A couple. I've actually seen, like, a couple, like. Like, people, like, doing stuff, like, after me, which I take pride in. You know? I like. I like. I like that I impact people like that. It's pretty cool.

Yeah. Well, it's fun. I think it's exciting to be, because people. I think then next time you're getting ready, and you. Even if you're just getting ready for work or whatever, or school or whatever, you're kind of like. You know, you're kind of doing the Maddox batch. You're kind of, like, having a little more fun.

Yeah. I see. Like, what? It really inspired me to do my dash. My dad thought it stupid when I was like, yo, dad, because I was only doing, like, covers at the time. I was like, yo, dad, let me do these. Get ready. To me, she's like, what? That's stupid. And I was like, nah, bro. Trust. Trust.

Yeah.

And he did. And I'm like, let's go, Dana. Man. You know, finally. He finally locked in, but let's pull that up. Someone pulled up one of my. Get rid of me. Just started playing up.

They did?

Yeah.

He's probably Dan who works here.

I know. Probably him. I forgot it. I met him downstairs.

Yeah. Ben.

Ben. He's a weird name, though, Ben. What about Benjamin?

Yeah. Dude, why don't look? Yeah, I would do a wonderful. Maybe I'll try to do a reenactment of your get ready video or what if you just go take a ride. I did get a. I got a cyber truck, right?

Yeah.

So I wonder if you maybe could take a ride. You could probably drive it if you want.

Let's drive it, bro.

You can drive, right?

I feel like it'd be like a video game. Low key.

If you play video games, you could definitely.

Exactly. If I play like. Yeah, I crash a lot.

You do?

Yeah.

I think you can hit stuff with it.

Yeah, I mean, it's pretty daggum sharp and it looks pretty sturdy. Yeah, I could. I can do.

I think you could do it.

Yeah?

Yeah. Can you do it?

Yep.

Okay. Sounds like you can. Maddox, thanks for coming in, man. I'm just glad to get to meet you, bro. Thanks for making me laugh. And. Yeah, I'm excited about your adventure because I think it's real interesting. You're, like, at this place where it's like, well, how do I like what happens now? You know?

Yeah.

Just an interesting place in your life, you know? What are some of your hopes, you think, when you look at that?

Kind of, um. My hope, just over the course of my career, my music career, is just. Just to make people, you know, happy, you know, just for them to enjoy my music throughout my career, and just put out stuff that I want to do, keep my integrity intact, you know, stuff like that, you know, keep myself financially stable, my family and stuff like that. I'd like to win a Grammy, you know.

Dang, really?

That'd be sick, wouldn't it? Winning a Grammy? Wouldn't that be awesome? You won one.

No, I didn't. Jelly roll. Did he win one? No, he was nominated.

He should have win. He should have won if he didn't. He should have.

No, he won.

Jelly rolls a man, bro.

You didn't know. Did he win or not? No. He got nominated.

Yes.

He was nominated for two.

Whoa.

He walked away empty handed. B's.

I know. It's kind of like Morgan, bro.

I know those industries, man.

I know. They just be. They be. It's not real exactly scripted.

But what is real is meeting children off a tick tock. That's what I'm talking about.

Real, right now. Yes, sir.

All right. Maddox Batson. Thanks so much, bro.

Nice to meet you.

Let's go take a ride in the truck, bro. I'm just floating on the breeze and I feel I'm falling like these leaves I must be cornerstone oh, but when I reach that ground I'll share this piece of my life out I can.

Feel it in my bones but it's gonna take a little bit.