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i had, like, six layers of clothing on, walked out like the michelin man. >> fans don't care. >> no,e interaction of our fans for a live show. makes us go crazy. >> what's fun, it's been a little family affair with you and your youngest daughter, ebby, right? >> yeah. she loves music and singing and dancing around the house and being in the studio. i'm so busy that whenever i get a chance to bring her to the studio or do something with me on the road, i always grab the girls. >> she's on this cd a little. >> she is. i was up on the road about eight days straight and in washington, d.c., for my birthday. i was alone in a hotel room, pretty lonesome. and my wife and producer sent me a video clip of her singing one of my songs back to me. it was so painful. it wasn't like this is a good thing. it was, like, ouch. >> you missed her. >> but she ended up kind of making it onto the track in the record and we kept it there. she's in the album. >> she was on stage with you last week. >> yeah. it was a really special show. she was in the wings and i brought her out for a song. >> we wish you g

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