Press J to jump to the feed. "The Big Bang Theory" and "Boys in the Band" star Jim Parsons revealed on "The Tonight Show" that he and husband Todd Spiewak both got COVID-19 back in March and completely lost his sense of taste and smell. Another thing that got me was how much quicker they played some songs in concert, I know it’s his songs, but frustrating as a fan to hear Turtles All The Way Down faster than done in the past. Grammy-winning country singer Sturgill Simpson revealed that he has tested positive for coronavirus a month after going to an emergency room with symptoms. You fought getting into music for awhile, didn't you?I didn't think I was good enough to do it for a living. Miles would like to form a 4 piece bgrass band and play mostly Ralph Stanley/Keith Whitley tunes when he’s not on tour with Sturgill. A Kentucky kid, Simpson had avoided the music growing up despite his grandfather's proselytizing, preferring electric guitar buzz. He said he is "feeling well" and plans to rejoin his Pacers teammates when recovered. November 3, 2017 @ Whiskey_Pete I moved to Nashville specifically with the intention to affect change and to put something out there that people would have to respond to because it was so real, and to maybe push things in a different direction and allow some other people [in]. The reason I haven’t pursued it is because I understand. Wreckless Eric, real name Eric Goulden, revealed that though he tested positive his wife did not. This is who I am. ‘Cuttin’ Grass — Vol. He wrote, "family and staff undergone tests , results awaited .. All that have been in close proximity to me in the last 10 days are requested to please get themselves tested !". You felt that way even about rail work?Yeah, I got that job and went out there, started out at the bottom, just embraced it and threw myself into it and next thing I know I'm running the office as operations manager, sitting in the office 90 hours a week. I’m hoping maybe he’s taking some time off for speech therapy. B- he goes rock-n-roll with this next one Tennis commentator Patrick McEnroe announced March 31 he tested positive for COVID-19. A sense of purpose. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump revealed on Oct. 1 that they both tested positive for the coronavirus. Was supposed to be my first Sturgill show. or you can just go and try to make great music and the fans will react to it and it takes care of itself. Jack Williams Fortunately, the tv host says he has been asymptomatic and is "feeling great.". This last album, especially the reception that it got, makes me feel bolder about pushing myself artistically and creatively to go even further out. I'm pretty good at fucking up. The simmering ballad "Just Let Go," from Metamodern Sounds, gains swing from Stuart Duncan's fiddle and Sierra Hull's mandolin. Trigger Sturgill totally converted me though. But don’t rule out anything, Twitter or Instagram feeds notwithstanding. Same goes for Taylor Swift. November 3, 2017 @ I might like him a little more if I could understand what the hell he was mumbling about. Maybe that’s wishful thinking…and man, I’d love to play Jack Cooke style bass on that one. I’m never going to do that as good as those guys did it so I might as well take elements of that, combine it with the other stuff that I love, and continue trying to figure out who the fuck I am because I’m not sure I even know yet. They’re sharing it. I think all the time about how lucky you are to be able to say no to everyone. 70’s and 80’s Willie had a great voice. We were all that at some point in our lives. "Living the Dream," a citified blues, goes rural under the guidance of banjoist Scott Vestal. CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin tested positive for COVID-19 despite practicing social distancing. The hardest part is to wake up every day with the internal structure of the business and constantly remind yourself that it’s not fucking about you, it’s about all these people that you’re affecting and maybe bringing 20 minutes of distraction to from their lives and their jobs that they fucking hate. I know he’s scheduled to play the Sweetwater 420 fest in Atlanta. Daytime Emmy Award winner Greg Rikaart ("The Young and the Restless") announced on Instagram that he tested positive for COVID-19. I've spent several yrs compiling a detailed concert list of his show dating back to late 2012. It’s like, you make a record, I make a record, and the way I work is not for everybody and the guys that have stuck it out in my band, they’ve learned to understand that’s how it works. I am a fucking useless hypocrite to post on the issue. Trey Songz announced on Oct. 5 that he is COVID-positive via Instagram. He has left the Portuguese national team ahead of its Nations League match against Sweden Wednesday and is isolating. I forget the exact date, and I just deleted it from the DVR when the DVD arrived. I am blessed in that I have few symptoms - just a cough.". Gumslasher Guy’s definitely an interesting cat. Did he do it the old fashioned way, or was it all done with computers? Donald Eugene Lytle Home of Sturgill's Turtles! Oh well, at least I can listen to the Sunday Valley and High Top Mountain releases. November 1, 2017 @ Ultimately these are the things that really just hurt you and overshadow all the things you did for the right reasons. I wouldn’t take it as an indication of where his direction is headed, and he even admitted that the format was a little self indulgent, and that it was the leanest and meanest band he will ever have the opportunity to play with. Sadly, he died on April 2 at age 78. 7:28 am, Honky I’m sorry, the Old Sturgill can’t come to the phone right now…, CountryCharm Thanks for the catch. How so?Because they’re real and they tell me what I don’t want to hear which is what I need to hear and that’s something you can’t really put a price on. I pulled back from press and not really talking to anybody because I felt like for awhile it was becoming more about me than the music, and you just end up being clickbait or filling in gaps in narratives that I just don't have any need to be a part of because it doesn't have anything to do with what I’m trying to accomplish. I feel like everyone keeps telling me, “Oh how successful things have gone." Larry 4:38 pm. There is quite a bit of similarity between the two. Dwayne Johnson shared in an Instagram video on Sept. 2 that he, his wife and two of his daughters tested positive for COVID-19. But yeah…such a curmudgeon. A friend of mine said one time: the worst thing you can do to somebody in prison is put them in solitary confinement. Andrew Logsdon More posts from the SturgillSimpson community. In 2020, bluegrass is changing, with groundbreakers like Molly Tuttle, Our Native Daughters, Dom Flemons and Jake Blount pushing its boundaries and elders like Sam Bush and Alice Gerrard finding a new generation of fans. Pink then agreed to donate $1 million split among two different crisis relief funds. Maybe releasing the 4th album of the 5 he has always said he will release. If those albums were so country, why didn’t they get played on country radio? He actually hasn’t bashed the nashville establishment in a while, and primarily only did so briefly in 1 – 2 interviews and the Merle-related Facebook post. Quickly recorded but with years of love behind it, it's a chance for Simpson to reveal what bluegrass has given to him, and what he has to offer it. Not exactly, anyway. November 1, 2017 @ Thanks for pulling this together. He has withdrawn from the upcoming event in Las Vegas and is seeking treatment after experiencing symptoms. I just want to not waste it. Do you ever feel pressure to speak out or say something and use your platform?No, no I really don’t. Hopefully I'm just preaching to choir here but also hopefully we can inspire some news. Come along for the ride! Splitear Looking back on it, I like to think that everything I did, whether I was aware or not, was leading me here, because all those experiences culminated into what I’m using this to say. CNN International anchor Richard Quest revealed via Twitter on April 20 that he "caught coronavirus. Brogdon has been vocal following the death of George Floyd and participated in protests. Did you copy/paste The Pilgrim lyrics? It [the Dixie Chicks incident] still blows my fucking mind.What's even scarier? "Nice try coronavirus, but I have another 4-5 decades worth of experiences to have with these guys," he wrote, referring to his husband and son.