- I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY GENRE THAT I WOULDN'T TRY, ESPECIALLY IN THE WRITING PROCESS.

I THINK YOU'VE GOTTA THROW A LOT OF SPAGHETTI AT THE WALL TO SEE WHAT STICKS.

AND I THINK ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF HAVING PLAYED SO MANY COVER GIGS IS YOU HAVE TO TOUCH SO MANY GENRES.

AND SO YOU REALLY LEARN TO IDENTIFY LIKE, "OH THAT'S A GREAT SONG."

(UPBEAT MUSIC) I THINK THE BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT MUSIC IS THAT IT'S ABOUT THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE.

- STING STANDS UP AND I'M JUST LIKE, "THIS IS NOT HAPPENING."

- THERE'S BEEN SO MANY AMAZING SONGWRITERS THAT HAVE COME OUT OF THE ATLANTA SCENE.

- I SAY ATLANTA ARTISTICALLY RAISED ME.

- WE GREW UP IN THE APPALACHIAN FOLK TRADITION IN ATLANTA'S 90S HIP HOP REVOLUTION.

- THIS IS "SOUNDS LIKE ATL" AND EVERYTHING IS ATLANTA.

(UPBEAT MUSIC) (CROWD CHEERING) - ATLANTA.

HOW ARE YOU?

I DON'T KNOW.

HOW YOU FEELING?

YES?

(CROWD CHEERING) ATLANTA, I AM ALGEBRA BLESSETT AND I'M YOUR HOST FOR THIS EVENING.

I WANT YOU GUYS TO HAVE FUN.

ENJOY YOURSELVES, GET LOOSE, LET YOUR HAIR DOWN, PUT IT UP, DO WHATEVER YOU NEED TO.

ALL RIGHT, I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE TO CELEBRATE MY HOMETOWN ATLANTA GEORGIA, AKA THE A. AKA, A TOWN SHORTY.

I LOVE MY CITY SO MUCH.

I AM HERE TO CELEBRATE THIS INCREDIBLE, RICH SOUND THAT WE GIVE.

Y'ALL GIVE IT UP FOR "SOUNDS LIKE ATL."

(CROWD CHEERING) NOW IT SEEMS LIKE Y'ALL ARE READY.

Y'ALL READY TO GET INTO IT?

- [CROWD] YES.

- THERE'S NO NEED TO BE PROCRASTINATING, CORRECT?

ALL RIGHT.

SO I WANNA BRING OUT A YOUNG LADY.

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING SOUND BIRD.

NOT SONGBIRD, BUT SOUND BIRD.

SHE STAYS CLOSE TO HER SOUTHERN ROOTS.

SHE HAS OPENED FOR MS. GLADYS KNIGHT, (INDISTINCT) STAPLES.

SO YOU KNOW, THIS HAS TO BE SOMETHING, RIGHT?

COMING TO THE STAGE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MISS ANSLEY STEWART.

(CROWD CHEERING) - I GREW UP IN ATHENS GEORGIA, RIGHT UP THE ROAD, DOWN THE ROAD FROM HERE.

AND IT'S A GREAT MUSIC TOWN.

AND SO I GREW UP LOVING MUSIC ALWAYS.

MY PARENTS WERE REALLY INTO MUSIC, LISTENING TO "FOX 97," RANDY AND SPIFF, ALL THE ATLANTA PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER THAT.

AND I GOT INTO PIANO WHEN I WAS PROBABLY IN THE THIRD GRADE.

WAS MUCH MORE OF A SPORTS KID GROWING UP, BUT SORT OF DISCOVERED I COULD SING, I THINK WHEN CELINE DION CAME OUT AND I WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND I REMEMBER SINGING A LOT IN MY BEDROOM AS A MIDDLE SCHOOL KID, WHICH LIKE I STILL DO.

SO IT TELLS YOU HOW OLD I AM ACTUALLY.

AND JUST REALLY DISCOVERED MY LOVE OF MUSIC FROM THERE.

AND WAS KIND OF A LATE BLOOMER, FRANKLY, IN THE MUSIC WORLD.

I THOUGHT THAT I NEEDED TO GET A REAL JOB AFTER COLLEGE.

AND DID THAT FOR ABOUT SEVEN AND A HALF YEARS.

AND THEN I THINK WHEN I TURNED 30, I REALIZED IF I DON'T DO IT NOW, IT'S SORT OF NOW OR NEVER.

(UPBEAT MUSIC) (UPBEAT MUSIC) ♪ WHERE DO YOU GO WHEN IT GETS DARK ♪ ♪ HOW DO YOU FIND THE STRENGTH TO FIGHT WHEN LIFE GETS HARD ♪ ♪ DO DO DO DO DO DO DO ♪ ♪ DO DO DO DO DO DO DO DO DO DO DO DO ♪ ♪ TURN OUT YOUR LIGHTS ♪ ♪ LOOK OUT YOUR WINDOW ♪ ♪ THE CITIES BURNING TO THE GROUND ♪ ♪ AND YOU'RE FEELING SO LOW ♪ ♪ YOU TAKE IT ALL IN STRIDE AND PULL THOSE BLINDS ♪ ♪ JUST REMINDED ME YOU ARE THERE ♪ ♪ COME PLAY WITH ME TONIGHT ♪ ♪ COME PLAY WITH ME TONIGHT ♪ ♪ IF WE TURN ON THE LIGHT ♪ ♪ SEE A DISTANT ROUND IN YOUR HEAD ♪ ♪ HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN IT'S SAFE ♪ ♪ TO TRUST THOSE VOICES IN YOUR HEAD ♪ ♪ YOU'VE BEEN TRYING TO SAVE ♪ ♪ YOU TAKE IT ALL IN STRIDE AND PULL THOSE BLINDS ♪ ♪ JUST REMINDED ME YOU'RE THERE ♪ ♪ COME PLAY WITH ME TONIGHT ♪ ♪ COME PLAY WITH ME TONIGHT ♪ ♪ IF WE TURN ON THE LIGHT ♪ ♪ SEE A DISTANT ROUND IN YOUR HEAD ♪ ♪ IF LOVE WAS RIGHT ♪ ♪ IT WON'T BE LONG ♪ ♪ IT WAS JUST THE NIGHT ♪ ♪ OF SINGING A SAD SONG ♪ ♪ IF LOVE WAS RIGHT ♪ ♪ IT WON'T BE LONG ♪ ♪ IT WAS JUST THE NIGHT ♪ ♪ OF SINGING A SAD SONG ♪ ♪ IF LOVE WAS RIGHT ♪ ♪ IT WON'T BE LONG ♪ ♪ IT WAS JUST THE NIGHT ♪ ♪ OF SINGING A SAD SONG ♪ ♪ IF LOVE WAS RIGHT ♪ ♪ IT WON'T BE LONG ♪ ♪ IT WAS JUST THE NIGHT ♪ ♪ OF SINGING A SAD SONG ♪ ♪ IF LOVE WAS RIGHT ♪ ♪ IT WON'T BE LONG ♪ ♪ IT WAS JUST THE NIGHT ♪ ♪ OF SINGING A SAD SONG ♪ SO I HAD STARTED GIGGING A LITTLE BIT IN ATLANTA, DOING SOME CORPORATE AND WEDDING GIGS WHEN I WAS IN ATHENS.

AND SO I WOULD TRAVEL UP HERE ON THE WEEKENDS.

AND SO I HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A BASE OF FRIENDS THAT I KNEW THAT ONCE I WAS HERE, YOU KNOW, OKAY WELL YOU'VE GOTTA BE, MY OLD BOSS USED TO TELL ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, "YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN."

SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS YOU'VE GOTTA TAKE A LEAP AND YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE A GUARANTEE OF, OKAY WELL I'VE GOT THIS JOB THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW ME TO MOVE TO THE CITY.

AND SO I KNEW THAT I HAD TO BE HERE FIRST TO ACTUALLY MAKE IT HAPPEN AND BE IN THE SCENE.

AND SO MY NEW YEAR'S EVE OF 2015, I HAD RENTED AN APARTMENT AND SLEPT ON AN AIR MATTRESS ON THE FLOOR AND WOKE UP JANUARY 1ST, 2016 HERE.

AND I JUST REMEMBER THINKING, "OKAY, ALL RIGHT WE'RE GONNA DO IT."

AND SOLD MY HOUSE IN ATHENS AND I WORKED REMOTELY FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS WHILE I WAS HERE.

BUT YEAH, FIRMLY ROOTED IN ATLANTA EVER SINCE THEN.

I WOULD SAY THAT MY SOUND IS A REAL COMBINATION OF THINGS.

THERE'S SOUL, THERE'S AMERICANA, THERE IS SOME 90S COUNTRY, THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF RNB AND STORYTELLING, I THINK.

(UPBEAT MUSIC) ♪ WE MAY BE A FOOL ♪ ♪ WHEN YOU TELL YOUR FRIENDS AT SCHOOL ♪ ♪ YOU KNOW I MIGHT BREAK ALL THE RULES ♪ ♪ WHERE SHOULD WE SPEND THE NIGHT ♪ ♪ I'M LOOKING FOR SOME INSIGHT ♪ ♪ MAYBE COULD BE SOMETHING CLOSE TO RIGHT ♪ ♪ I HEAR THAT SUMMER'S CALLING ♪ ♪ AND WE MAKE OUR WAY DOWN TO THE WATER ♪ ♪ RUNNING, SLIPPING, FALLING ♪ ♪ IT'S YOU AND ME ♪ ♪ AND THE SAND IN THE SHEETS ♪ ♪ DO YOU DREAM ABOUT ME NOW ♪ ♪ IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW ♪ ♪ WE CAN EXPECT SOMETHING I'LL ALLOW ♪ ♪ WAS IT YOU THAT YELLED FOR ME ♪ ♪ I CAN FEEL YOU TALKING THROUGH ME ♪ ♪ YOU SAID LOVERS I'LL SET YOU FREE ♪ ♪ I HEAR THAT SUMMER'S CALLING ♪ ♪ AND WE MAKE OUR WAY DOWN TO THE WATER ♪ ♪ RUNNING, SLIPPING, FALLING ♪ ♪ IT'S YOU AND ME ♪ ♪ AND THE SAND IN THE SHEETS ♪ ♪ I HEAR THAT SUMMER'S CALLING ♪ ♪ AND WE MAKE OUR WAY DOWN TO THE WATER ♪ ♪ RUNNING, SLIPPING, FALLING ♪ ♪ IT'S YOU AND ME ♪ ♪ OH IT'S YOU AND ME ♪ ♪ AND THE SAND IN THE SHEETS ♪ SO CREATING FOR ME CAN BE ANYTHING.

IT CAN ON A WALK AND A MELODY POPS INTO MY HEAD.

IT CAN BE DRIVING IN THE CAR AND YOU KNOW, SOME LYRICS COME.

IT CAN BE JOURNALING AND SEEMINGLY NONSENSICAL WORDS.

IT CAN BE COLLABORATING WITH MY BAND.

IT CAN BE LITERALLY ANYTHING.

SO I DON'T, WHEN PEOPLE ASK ME ABOUT MY CREATIVE PROCESS IT IS ALL OVER THE MAP.

IT'S JUST WHATEVER IS GONNA GET SOMETHING RECORDED AND ON THE PAGE AND ON IN PRO TOOLS OR WHATEVER WE'RE USING TO RECORD.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY GENRE THAT I WOULDN'T TRY, ESPECIALLY IN THE WRITING PROCESS.

I THINK YOU'VE GOTTA THROW A LOT OF SPAGHETTI AT THE WALL TO SEE WHAT STICKS.

AND I ALSO THINK THAT YOUR GENRE CAN BE SORT OF AN EVER-EVOLVING THING, RIGHT?

I MEAN, ESPECIALLY AS YOU WRITE AND AS YOU AGE AND AS YOU HAVE DIFFERENT LIFE EXPERIENCES.

YOU KNOW, I GREW UP LOVING ARETHA FRANKLIN AND SHE WAS JUST MY EVERYTHING.

AND SO I DEFAULTED TO ALL THINGS ARETHA AND THE WAY THAT SHE MADE HER ALBUMS, THE TYPES OF SONGS THAT SHE SANG.

♪ LOOKING OUT ON THE MORNING RAIN ♪ ♪ I USED TO FEEL SO UNINSPIRED ♪ ♪ AND WHEN- ♪ AND I THINK IT TOOK LIKING A LOT OF OTHER TYPES OF MUSIC TO GO, "OKAY YOU CAN COMBINE ALL OF THOSE AND BE YOUR OWN VERSION OF ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE LIKED THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFE."

AND I JUST HAVE ALWAYS LEANED VERY HEAVILY INTO SOUL, RNB WORLD.

AND THEN I AS A KID GOT INTO NIRVANA AND RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS AND PEARL JAM AND IT WAS LIKE, "OH, THIS IS SUPER RAD."

AND THEN 90S COUNTRY.

I MEAN VINCE GILL HAS ONE OF THE GREATEST VOICES EVER.

SO IT'S REALLY A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.

AND I THINK ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF HAVING PLAYED SO MANY COVER GIGS IS YOU HAVE TO TOUCH SO MANY GENRES.

AND SO YOU REALLY LEARN TO IDENTIFY LIKE, "OH THAT'S A GREAT SONG."

AND THAT'S CRAFTED REALLY INTERESTINGLY.

AND SO YOU KIND OF LEARN TO RESPECT EVEN IN A GENRE YOU MIGHT NOT LIKE, YOU LEARN TO RESPECT LIKE, "OH, THAT WAS DONE REALLY WELL."

SO "SAYRUH" IS A SONG THAT I CO-WROTE WITH MY FRIEND AND FELLOW MUSICIAN, MICHAEL MANN.

AND WE LOVE THE NAME BECAUSE IT'S THE VERY SOUTHERN PRONUNCIATION OF SARAH.

(UPBEAT MUSIC) (UPBEAT MUSIC) ♪ SHE'S THE KIND OF GIRL THAT PRACTICES HER PENMANSHIP ♪ ♪ LATE INTO THE AFTERNOON ♪ ♪ SO THAT WHEN YOU READ THE LETTER ♪ ♪ YOU'LL AT LEAST BE IMPRESSED ♪ ♪ BY THE WAY SHE WROTE HER CURSIVE U ♪ ♪ SHE'S BEEN KNOWN TO GREAT HER NEIGHBOR ♪ ♪ WITH A HOT APPLE PIE ♪ ♪ ON HER WAY TO SUNDAY SCHOOL ♪ ♪ SHE'S BEEN KNOWN TO LET THAT NEIGHBOR KNOW ♪ ♪ THEY AIN'T BEEN ACTING RIGHT ♪ ♪ WITH A MONOGRAM ON THE BACK OF THEIR HAND ♪ ♪ LEFT BY HER SERVING SPOON ♪ ♪ SAYRUH ♪ ♪ SHE'S BEEN FLIRTING WITH THE SLOT MACHINES ♪ ♪ SHE'S GONNA TELL THAT OLD PASTOR HUSBAND OF HERS ♪ ♪ SHE'S BEEN HANGING ROUND CHEROKEE ♪ ♪ COME ON ♪ (BLUES ELECTRIC GUITAR) (BLUES ELECTRIC GUITAR) (CROWD CHEERING) ♪ SHE COULD NEVER CROSS OFF HER LIST ♪ ♪ DOING THE WORK OF THE LORD ♪ ♪ OH BUT LET ME TELL YOU ♪ ♪ I SHOULD BE REMISS ♪ ♪ WE ALL KNOW IT'S TRUE ♪ ♪ BUT WHAT CAN WE DO ♪ ♪ IF WE FIND OUT DON'T SAY A WORD ♪ ♪ SAYRUH ♪ ♪ SHE'S BEEN FLIRTING WITH THE SLOT MACHINES ♪ ♪ SHE'S GONNA TELL THAT OLD PASTOR HUSBAND OF HERS ♪ ♪ SHE'S BEEN HANGING ROUND CHEROKEE ♪ ♪ SAYRUH ♪ ♪ SHE'S BEEN FLIRTING WITH THE SLOT MACHINES ♪ ♪ SHE'S GONNA TELL THAT OLD PASTER HUSBAND OF HERS ♪ ♪ SHE'S BEEN HANGING ROUND ♪ ♪ HANGING ROUND ♪ ♪ HANGING ROUND CHEROKEE ♪ ♪ SHE'S BEEN HANGING ROUND ♪ ♪ OH HANGING ROUND ♪ ♪ SHE'S BEEN HANGING ROUND CHEROKEE ♪ ♪ SHE'S BEEN HANGING ROUND ♪ ♪ OH HANGING ROUND ♪ ♪ SHE'S BEEN HANGING ROUND CHEROKEE ♪ (CROWD CHEERING) YEAH.

THANK YOU.

(UPBEAT MUSIC) Y'ALL MAKE SOME NOISE FOR NICK JOHNSON OVER HERE ON THE GUITAR, Y'ALL.

(CROWD CHEERING) WE GOT ROBBIE HENRY OVER DOWN ON THE BASS.

(UPBEAT MUSIC) WE HAVE STANLEY BACK HERE ON THE DRUMS.

(CROWD CHEERING) (UPBEAT MUSIC) ♪ I WAS WRITING YOUR NAME IN THE RAIN ♪ ♪ ON A SEPTEMBER AFTERNOON ♪ ♪ WE HAD THE BEST LAID PLANS IN THE PALM OF OUR HANDS ♪ ♪ THAT WE MADE BACK IN JUNE ♪ ♪ BUT THE WORLD CAUGHT FIRE ♪ ♪ CALLED YOU A LIAR I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ♪ ♪ LOOKED AT YOUR FACE (INDISTINCT) ♪ ♪ OF ALL WE'RE GOING THROUGH ♪ ♪ YOU CAN BELIEVE IT THOUGH ♪ ♪ THAT DREAMS REALLY DO COME TRUE ♪ ♪ IT'S UNDENIABLE ♪ ♪ THEY'RE COMING ON AFTER YOU ♪ ♪ JUST WAIT RIGHT NOW ♪ ♪ GIVE IT JUST A MINUTE ♪ ♪ LOOK UP AROUND ♪ ♪ EVERYBODY'S LIVING ♪ ♪ WE MADE A MESS CLEAN IT UP ♪ ♪ WE CAN'T EVEN SEE IT ♪ ♪ THERE'S A LIGHT IN THE SKY ♪ ♪ AND RAIN COMING DOWN ♪ ♪ THEY SAID DON'T STAND IT'S A PART OF THE PLAN ♪ ♪ YOU'LL SEE IT WHEN WE'RE DONE ♪ ♪ I SWAM AROUND ON TOP OF THE GROUND ♪ ♪ MY FEET BEGAN TO BURN ♪ ♪ I WENT LOOKING FOR YOU TO KNOW WHAT TO DO ♪ ♪ I HOPE YOU'RE HAVING FUN ♪ ♪ I FOUND THE CLOCKS IN MY LOCK ♪ ♪ DON'T DOUBT THE SANDMAN IS DONE ♪ ♪ YOU CAN BELIEVE IT THOUGH ♪ ♪ THAT DREAMS REALLY DO COME TRUE ♪ ♪ IT'S UNDENIABLE ♪ ♪ THEY'RE COMING ON AFTER YOU ♪ ♪ JUST WAIT RIGHT NOW ♪ ♪ GIVE IT JUST A MINUTE ♪ ♪ LOOK UP AROUND ♪ ♪ EVERYBODY'S LIVING ♪ ♪ WE MADE A MESS CLEAN IT UP ♪ ♪ WE CAN'T EVEN SEE IT ♪ ♪ THERE'S A LIGHT IN THE SKY AND RAIN COMING DOWN ♪ ♪ JUST WAIT RIGHT NOW ♪ ♪ GIVE IT JUST A MINUTE ♪ ♪ LOOK UP AROUND ♪ ♪ EVERYBODY'S LIVING ♪ ♪ WE MADE A MESS CLEAN IT UP ♪ ♪ WE CAN'T EVEN SEE IT ♪ ♪ THERE'S A LIGHT IN THE SKY AND RAIN COMING DOWN ♪ ♪ THERE'S A LIGHT IN THE SKY AND RAIN COMING DOWN ♪ ♪ THERE'S A LIGHT IN THE SKY AND RAIN COMING DOWN ♪ (CROWD CHEERING) EVERY TIME THAT I SET FOOT ON STAGE WITH MY BAND IT BECOMES REALLY EASY AND I FEEL SO TAKEN CARE OF AND SUPPORTED.

THE ENERGY IS INCREDIBLE.

WE HAVE THE GREAT FORTUNE TO HAVE PLAYED A LOT OF GIGS TOGETHER.

WE'VE PLAYED TERRIBLE WEDDINGS TOGETHER.

WE HAVE PLAYED HILARIOUS BAR GIGS, PARTIES WHERE WE HAVE GOTTEN TO REALLY GOOF OFF.

AND SO STEPPING INTO A MORE SERIOUS ROLE, I GUESS WITH ORIGINAL MUSIC, WE HAVE SUCH A GREAT RAPPORT AND WE'RE ALL BEST FRIENDS AND WE LAUGH CONSTANTLY.

I MEAN, WE'RE LAUGHING BEFORE WE GO ON STAGE.

THEY'RE MAKING FUN OF ME IF I'M HAVING A COMPLETE SWEATY MELTDOWN, BECAUSE THEY KNOW IT'S ALL GONNA SHAKE OUT JUST FINE.

THIS SONG YOU ARE ABOUT TO HEAR IS CALLED "MANY COLORS" AND IT IS OUR FIRST COLLABORATION AS A WHOLE BAND.

"MANY COLORS" IS A SONG THAT WE CAME UP WITH AT REHEARSAL AS A FULL BAND.

NICK, OUR GUITARIST, CAME IN WITH AN AWESOME RIFF AND IT ALL JUST REALLY FELL INTO PLACE.

AND IT WAS OUR FIRST SONG THAT WE ALL CO-WROTE TOGETHER.

(GENTLE ROCK MUSIC) ♪ THEY COME ♪ ♪ IN MANY COLORS ♪ ♪ OH, THEY GO ♪ ♪ WITH EACH OTHER ♪ ♪ SOMETIMES ♪ ♪ 'TIMES ♪ ♪ ONLY THE BEST FOR MINE ♪ ♪ ONLY THE BEST FOR MINE ♪ (UPBEAT MUSIC) ♪ THEY KNOW ♪ ♪ WHAT THEY'RE BRINGING ♪ ♪ AND LOVELY ♪ ♪ WAS THEIR SINGING ♪ ♪ SOMETIMES ♪ ♪ 'TIMES ♪ ♪ ONLY THE BEST FOR MINE ♪ ♪ ONLY THE BEST FOR MINE ♪ ♪ I RISE AND SEE ♪ ♪ COMPLICATES THE GREED ♪ ♪ I RISE AND SEE ♪ ♪ COMPLICATES THE GREED ♪ ♪ THEY GO ♪ ♪ WHERE WE'RE SINGING ♪ ♪ AND YOU KNOW ♪ ♪ THAT YOU'RE DREAMING ♪ ♪ SOMETIMES ♪ ♪ 'TIMES ♪ ♪ ONLY THE BEST FOR MINE ♪ ♪ ONLY THE BEST FOR MINE ♪ ♪ I RISE AND SEE ♪ ♪ COMPLICATE THE GREED ♪ ♪ I RISE AND SEE ♪ ♪ COMPLICATE THE GREED ♪ ♪ OH OH OH OH ♪ ♪ OH OH OH OH-OH ♪ ♪ OH OH OH OH ♪ ♪ OH OH OH ♪ OH, THANK YOU MAN, IT'S SO MUCH FUN TO WRITE MUSIC WITH THESE GUYS.

SO WE WROTE THAT ONE LIKE THREE DAYS AGO.

WE WERE LIKE, SHOULD WE PLAY IT ON TUESDAY NIGHT?

YEAH, WE PROBABLY SHOULD.

YOU KNOW, GOOD DECISIONS ARE ALWAYS MADE AT REHEARSAL, JUST YOU KNOW, EVERY, EVERY NOW AND THEN.

BUT YEAH, IT'S, SO, I'M JUST HAVING SO MUCH FUN.

ARE Y'ALL HAVING A GOOD TIME?

(CROWD CHEERING) AWESOME.

MAN, ATLANTA IS THE BEST, RIGHT?

- [AUDIENCE MEMBERS] YEAH - SO I MOVED HERE FROM ATHENS, RIGHT?

I USED TO SAY, WAIT, IT'S NOT DOWN THE ROAD, IT'S UP THE ROAD.

TECHNICALLY, YEAH.

I DON'T GET ANYWHERE EVEN IN THE CITY WITHOUT MY GPS.

SO IT'S JUST LIKE, IF YOU PUT ME IN A FOREST AND LEFT ME FOR DEAD, I WOULD, I WOULD JUST SIT AND I'D SAY, OKAY, WELL THIS HAS BEEN REALLY FUN.

SO, BUT YEAH, COMING TO ATLANTA, I GUESS ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO WAS PROBABLY THE BEST THING THAT I EVER DID.

I'M SO GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO MAKE MUSIC IN THIS CITY.

WE'VE GOT SUCH A VIBRANT SCENE AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR SUPPORTING ALL THE LIVE MUSIC THAT WE HAVE TO OFFER HERE, IT'S REALLY GREAT.

♪ I GOT MY MIND ON MUTE.

♪ ♪ DO YOU THINK ABOUT ME TOO?

♪ ♪ I USED TO WONDER WHY ♪ ♪ HOW YOU GOT SO HIGH ♪ ♪ I WANT TO KNOW RIGHT NOW ♪ ♪ HOW IT FEELS, SOMEHOW ♪ ♪ I'M GONNA FIND MY WAY BACK TO YOU ♪ ♪ AND I DON'T LIKE YOU ♪ ♪ BABY BUT I WANT TO ♪ ♪ YOU MAKE IT HURT SO HARD ♪ ♪ TO FEEL LIKE I DO ♪ ♪ AND ALL I KNOW ♪ ♪ IS AT THE END OF THE ROAD ♪ ♪ I'M GONNA FIND MY WAY BACK TO YOU ♪ ♪ LIKE THE STARS IN THE LIGHT ♪ ♪ HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT ♪ ♪ FEELS SO FRANTIC ♪ ♪ WHEN I IMAGINE IT ROMANTIC ♪ ♪ AND YOU WON'T SEE ♪ ♪ WHAT IT MEANS TO ME ♪ ♪ IT'S NOT THE THINGS YOU SAY ♪ ♪ THAT MAKE ME FEEL THIS WAY ♪ ♪ AND I DON'T LIKE YOU ♪ ♪ BABY BUT I WANT TO ♪ ♪ YOU MAKE IT HURT SO HARD ♪ ♪ TO FEEL LIKE I DO ♪ ♪ AND ALL I KNOW ♪ ♪ IS AT THE END OF THE ROAD ♪ ♪ I'M GONNA FIND MY WAY BACK TO YOU ♪ ♪ YOU'RE THE CATCHER AND THE KEY ♪ ♪ AND I WANTED SOMETHING DEEPER ♪ ♪ I HEARD YOUR ALIBIS ♪ ♪ AND SAW THE LIES IN YOUR EYES ♪ ♪ I SAID I LOVE YOU FIRST ♪ ♪ WHEN YOU WERE AT YOUR WORST ♪ ♪ IT'S A SHAME TO SAY YOU NEVER FELT THE SAME ♪ ♪ AND I DON'T LIKE YOU ♪ ♪ BABY BUT I WANT TO ♪ ♪ YOU MAKE IT HURT SO HARD ♪ ♪ TO FEEL LIKE I DO ♪ ♪ AND ALL I KNOW ♪ ♪ IS AT THE END OF THE ROAD ♪ ♪ I'M GONNA FIND MY WAY BACK TO YOU ♪ ♪ I'M GONNA FIND MY WAY BACK TO YOU ♪ ♪ I'M GONNA FIND MY WAY, OH, BACK TO YOU ♪ HONESTLY, IF I COULD COLLABORATE WITH MY DREAM ATLANTA ARTIST, IT WOULD BE ANDRE 3000.

I MEAN, I KNOW THAT SOUNDS LIKE A STOCK ANSWER BUT I JUST THINK HE'S INCREDIBLE.

YEAH, I, AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE WHAT WOULD COME OUT OF THAT.

YOU KNOW, I THINK THE EASY DEFAULT TO WHAT SOUNDS LIKE ATL, YOU KNOW, IS YOUR YOUR R&B AND YOUR HIP HOP, YOU KNOW, LIKE OUTKAST AND BIG BOY, AND YOU KNOW, ALL, ALL OF THAT SCENE.

BUT WE HAVE SUCH A DIVERSE AND RICH CITY AND WHEN I THINK ABOUT MY FRIENDS WHO ARE IN THE SCENE EVERYBODY'S DOING A REALLY DIFFERENT THING.

YOU KNOW, THERE IS AN AWESOME BLUEGRASS SCENE HERE.

YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE MUSICIANS WHO ARE DOING JAZZ YOU HAVE MUSICIANS WHO ARE, YOU KNOW, PUNK.

YOU HAVE ALL OF THAT.

AND SO FOR ME, I THINK BECAUSE I'M INFLUENCED BY SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS, ATLANTA HAS ALL OF THAT.

AND THINKING ABOUT SOME OF THE OTHER BIGGER CITIES LIKE LA AND NEW YORK AND NASHVILLE, YOU KNOW, NASHVILLE, YOU DEFAULT TO COUNTRY, BUT ATLANTA IS JUST SUCH A MELTING POT THAT WHEN I THINK OF WHAT WE SOUND LIKE HERE THERE'S REALLY JUST A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.

AND THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO AND TO ACTUALLY FIND WHAT YOU WANT TO SOUND LIKE.

(SMOOTH ROCK MUSIC) ♪ THEY ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS ON THE NIGHTLY NEWS ♪ ♪ I SIT AND WONDER WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE ♪ ♪ TO GET ANSWERS FROM YOU ♪ ♪ I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN ♪ ♪ I'M TALKING ABOUT THE WAR AT HOME, ♪ ♪ TRYING TO MAKE US A PLAN ♪ ♪ CAN'T YOU SEE ME STRUGGLING ♪ ♪ WON'T YOU TALK TO ME ♪ ♪ ALL I HAVE TO WALK ON ARE THESE EGGSHELLS YOU LEAVE ♪ ♪ HEAR THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN ♪ ♪ BUT I GUESS THE WORDS DON'T MATTER ♪ ♪ IF YOU'RE LEAVING IN THE END ♪ ♪ I HOPE YOU FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ♪ ♪ I HOPE YOU FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ♪ ♪ THERE WAS SOMETHING MISSING ♪ ♪ SOMETHING THAT WE COULDN'T SEE ♪ ♪ IT HELD IN YOUR EYES AND THE WAY YOU LOOKED AT ME ♪ ♪ AND THOSE HARD ROCK HITS WE USED TO LISTEN TO ♪ ♪ ON THE SOUNDTRACK SPINNING IN THE HOUSE ♪ ♪ WHERE I LIVE WITHOUT YOU ♪ ♪ I CAN'T TRY TO SAVE US ♪ ♪ ANYMORE ♪ ♪ I HOPE YOU FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ♪ ♪ I HOPE YOU FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ♪ ♪ I HOPE YOU FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ♪ ♪ I HOPE YOU FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ♪ (SMOOTH ROCK MUSIC) (SMOOTH ROCK MUSIC) ♪ SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS RUNNING BACK AND FORTH TO HELL ♪ ♪ I HOPE YOU BROUGHT YOUR RUNNING SHOES ♪ ♪ SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS RUNNING BACK AND FORTH TO HELL ♪ ♪ HOPE YOU BROUGHT YOUR RUNNING SHOES ♪ ♪ I HOPE YOU FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ♪ ♪ I HOPE YOU FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ♪ ♪ I HOPE YOU FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ♪ ♪ I HOPE YOU FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ♪ ♪ I HOPE YOU FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ♪ ♪ I HOPE YOU FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ♪ ♪ I HOPE YOU FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ♪ ♪ I HOPE YOU FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ♪ (AUDIENCE MEMBERS CLAPPING) (SLOW ROCK MUSIC) ♪ YOU SMILE ♪ ♪ I LAUGH ♪ ♪ AT YOUR HEARTBREAK ♪ ♪ JUST WAITING ♪ ♪ TO SEE ♪ ♪ HOW LONG IT TAKES ♪ ♪ YOU'RE BAD NEWS ♪ ♪ LIKE GOOD NEWS ♪ ♪ YOU'RE INCOMPLETE ♪ ♪ THEY COME ♪ ♪ THEY GO ♪ ♪ ALL ON REPEAT ♪ ♪ I'VE BEEN SINGING THE WORDS TO THE SONG ♪ ♪ NO IDEA WHAT IT'S BEEN ALL ALONG... ♪ ♪ WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS FOR FAR TOO LONG ♪ ♪ FOR YOU NOT TO KNOW THAT SOMETHING'S WRONG ♪ ♪ I'M SO TIRED OF BEING DISCREET ♪ ♪ TAKE A LOOK AT THE PASSENGER SEAT ♪ ♪ I LOVE ♪ ♪ YOU HATE ♪ ♪ THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE ♪ ♪ WHEN YOU LAUGH ♪ ♪ I FAKE ALL MY INTERESTS ♪ ♪ SOMEDAY YOU MIGHT SEE ♪ ♪ WHAT IT COULD BE ♪ ♪ BUT FOR NOW ♪ ♪ I'LL WAIT ♪ ♪ AND WE'LL SEE ♪ ♪ I'VE BEEN SINGING THE WORDS TO THE SONG ♪ ♪ NO IDEA WHAT IT'S BEEN ALL ALONG ♪ ♪ WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS FOR FAR TOO LONG ♪ ♪ FOR YOU NOT TO KNOW THAT SOMETHING'S WRONG ♪ ♪ I'M SO TIRED OF BEING DISCREET ♪ ♪ TAKE A LOOK AT THE PASSENGER SEAT ♪ ♪ WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS FOR FAR TOO LONG ♪ ♪ FOR YOU NOT TO KNOW THAT SOMETHING'S WRONG ♪ ♪ I'M SO TIRED OF BEING DISCREET ♪ ♪ TAKE A LOOK AT THE PASSENGER SEAT ♪ ♪ WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS FOR FAR TOO LONG ♪ ♪ FOR YOU NOT TO KNOW THAT SOMETHING'S WRONG ♪ ♪ I'M SO TIRED OF BEING DISCREET ♪ ♪ TAKE A LOOK AT THE PASSENGER SEAT ♪ (AUDIENCE CLAPPING AND CHEERING) I THINK THE THING I WANT PEOPLE TO TAKE AWAY FROM WHEN THEY COME SEE US PLAY IS THAT THEY HAVE AN EXCEPTIONALLY GREAT TIME AND THAT THERE IS SOMETHING RELATABLE IN THERE FOR EVERYBODY.

YOU KNOW, I THINK THE BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT MUSIC IS THAT IT'S ABOUT THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE.

AND WHETHER A SONG MEANS ANYTHING OR WHETHER IT MEANS NOTHING.

THE FEELING THAT YOU GET IS SOMETHING THAT YOU GO HOME WITH WHEN YOU GO SEE A SHOW.

SO WHEN PEOPLE COME TO OUR SHOWS, I JUST, I WANT THEM TO HAVE A WONDERFULLY MEMORABLE, HAPPY TIME.

(SLOW TEMPO ROCK MUSIC) (SLOW TEMPO ROCK MUSIC) ♪ WELL IT'S THE MOTHER, THE TEACHER ♪ ♪ FATHER, THE PREACHER ♪ ♪ SO WRAPPED UP ♪ ♪ ON THE SUNDAY'S ♪ ♪ NEVER NOTICED ALL THE FEATURES ♪ ♪ THEY WOULD SING AND THEY PRAY ♪ ♪ NEVER HEAR WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ♪ ♪ I WANT ♪ ♪ TO GET AWAY ♪ ♪ THERE'S A BATHTUB WARM WITH THOUGHTS IN HIS HEAD ♪ ♪ SOME ARE TRUE, SOME ARE NOT ♪ ♪ HE'S WRESTLING WITH THE MESSAGES ♪ ♪ THEY SAY IN SPACE HE'S WATCHING EVERYTHING YOU DO ♪ ♪ CONSUMING ALL YOUR WISHES ♪ ♪ PULLING OUT PARTS OF YOU ♪ ♪ LITTLE GIRLS WITH THEIR CAP GUNS ♪ ♪ AND PARENTS WITH THEIR CAPTIONS ♪ ♪ FULL OF SHAME AND DISGRACE ♪ ♪ DO YOU SMEAR THE MAKEUP ON HIS FACE ♪ ♪ THEY RAISE A GENERATION ♪ ♪ TO PUT PREACHERS IN THE CONGREGATION ♪ ♪ ON THE NEWS, OH THEY SAY ♪ ♪ BOY, DON'T YOU WEAR YOUR HAIR THAT WAY ♪ ♪ THERE'S A BATHTUB WARM OF THOUGHTS IN HIS HEAD ♪ ♪ SOME ARE TRUE, SOME ARE NOT ♪ ♪ HE'S WRESTLING WITH THE MESSAGES ♪ ♪ THEY SAY IN SPACE HE'S WATCHING EVERYTHING YOU DO ♪ ♪ CONSUMING ALL YOUR WISHES ♪ ♪ PULLING OUT PARTS OF YOU ♪ (UPBEAT MUSIC) (UPBEAT MUSIC) ♪ WELL IT'S MOTHER, THE PREACHER ♪ ♪ FATHER, THE TEACHER ♪ ♪ LEFT A VEIL ON THE NIGHTSTAND ♪ ♪ TO WEAR WHEN SHE FINDS A HUSBAND ♪ ♪ HE HIDES BEHIND THE VAIL ♪ ♪ SHE IS DRESSED IN HER FATHER'S TALES ♪ ♪ I WANT ♪ ♪ TO GET AWAY ♪ ♪ THERE'S A BATHTUB WARM WITH THOUGHTS IN HIS HEAD ♪ ♪ SOME ARE TRUE, SOME ARE NOT ♪ ♪ HE'S WRESTLING WITH THE MESSAGES ♪ ♪ THEY SAY IN SPACE HE'S WATCHING EVERYTHING YOU DO ♪ ♪ CONSUMING ALL YOUR WISHES ♪ ♪ PULLING OUT PARTS OF YOU ♪ ♪ CONSUMING ALL YOUR WISHES ♪ ♪ PULLING OUT PARTS OF YOU ♪ ♪ CONSUMING ALL YOUR WISHES ♪ ♪ PULLING OUT PARTS OF YOU ♪ THANK YOU.

(APPLAUSE) SO Y'ALL, WE'VE HAD A REAL BLAST.

IT'S SO FUNNY, LIKE, YOU KNOW, SOME SONGS THAT YOU'VE DONE A COUPLE OF TIMES, YOU CAN SORT OF GO TO A DIFFERENT PLACE AND I JUST, I FEEL IMMENSE GRATITUDE FOR BEING ABLE TO DO THIS FOR A LIVING, AND TO DO THIS IN FRONT OF Y'ALL AND IT'S SUCH A, IN FRONT OF SUCH A GREAT AUDIENCE.

I'M ANSLEY STEWART.

IT'S BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE, Y'ALL.

(CROWD CHEERING) THIS IS OUR LAST SONG, IT'S CALLED HEARTBREAK GETAWAY.

WE HOPE Y'ALL ENJOY IT, AND WE'LL SEE Y'ALL OUT THERE IN THE WORLD.

(SLOW ROCK MUSIC) ♪ DOWN TO MY LAST DOLLAR AGAIN ♪ ♪ LIVING ON THE EDGE AND THE ICE IS GETTING THIN ♪ ♪ AND THE SONG I FIND MYSELF SINGING ALONG TO ♪ ♪ IS MY ONLY FRIEND ♪ ♪ THERE'S A BOTTLE OF RED WINE AND TWO CIGARETTES ♪ ♪ I HAVEN'T SMOKED CAUSE I MIGHT TASTE YOUR LIPS ♪ ♪ I CAN'T EVEN BRING MYSELF TO LAY ♪ ♪ ON YOUR SIDE OF THE BED ♪ ♪ I'M GONNA LIGHT A MATCH ♪ ♪ AND WALK AWAY ♪ ♪ SET FIRE TO MEMORIES OF THE LOVE WE MADE ♪ ♪ GONNA WATCH IT BURN FROM FAR AWAY ♪ ♪ AND MAKE MY HEARTBREAK GETAWAY ♪ (SLOW ROCK MUSIC) ♪ MAYBE I'LL MAKE MEMPHIS BY MORNING ♪ ♪ NOT GONNA STOP TILL THERE'S NO CHANCE OF RETURN ♪ ♪ I AIN'T EVER GOING BACK AGAIN ♪ ♪ OH NO ♪ ♪ I'M GONNA LIGHT A MATCH AND WALK AWAY ♪ ♪ SET FIRE TO THE MEMORIES OF THE LOVE WE MADE ♪ ♪ GONNA WATCH IT BURN FROM FAR AWAY ♪ ♪ AND MAKE MY HEARTBREAK GETAWAY ♪ ♪ I'M GONNA LIGHT A MATCH AND WALK AWAY ♪ ♪ SET FIRE TO THE MEMORIES OF THE LOVE WE MADE ♪ ♪ GONNA WATCH IT BURN FROM FAR AWAY ♪ ♪ AND MAKE MY HEARTBREAK GETAWAY ♪ ♪ AND MAKE MY HEARTBREAK GETAWAY ♪ ♪ AND MAKE MY HEARTBREAK GETAWAY ♪ THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

WE'LL SEE Y'ALL NEXT TIME.

ANSLEY STEWART, NICK JOHNSON, DARREN STANLEY, ROBBIE HENRY THANK YOU GUYS (AUDIENCE APPLAUSE AND CHEERING) I THINK I WOULD PREFER TO BE A LEGEND INSTEAD OF AN ICON BUT IF I COULD HAVE BOTH, THAT WOULD WORK TOO.

I THINK THE FUTURE FOR ME, I HOPE, IS FILLED WITH GETTING IN A VAN WITH MY BAND AND MY 90 POUND DOG AND GOING ON THE ROAD AND PLAYING A LOT OF MUSIC AT A LOT OF DIFFERENT VENUES AND MAKING A, MAKING A CAREER OUT OF IT AND WRITING SONGS FOR A VERY, VERY LONG TIME.

(PIANO PLAYING) ♪ DOWN TO MY LAST DOLLAR AGAIN ♪ ♪ LIVING ON THE EDGE AND THE ICE IS GETTING THIN.

♪ OKAY, IF I COULD OPEN UP FOR ANY ARTIST YOU SAID DEAD OR ALIVE.

- [INTERVIEWER] YEAH - SO I, I'LL PICK ONE OF BOTH.

I WOULD SAY THE BEATLES.

I MEAN, I, I WENT THROUGH A VERY, VERY EARNEST PHASE IN FIFTH GRADE WHERE I COULD NOT SLEEP BECAUSE I KNEW I'D NEVER MEET JOHN LENNON.

SO THAT RUNS REAL DEEP.

AND THEN ALIVE, I THINK BONNIE RAITT.

SHE'S ONE OF MY HEROES.

♪ AND I CAN'T EVEN BRING MYSELF TO LAY ♪ ♪ ON YOUR SIDE OF THE BED ♪ I WOULD SAY SOMETHING PROBABLY NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT ME IF YOU AREN'T A CLOSE FRIEND IS THAT I'M HIGHLY COMPETITIVE.

ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO PING PONG, BOWLING, CORN HOLE, JUST SPORTS IN GENERAL.

I'M A LUNATIC WATCHING FOOTBALL, BASEBALL, IT'S NOT MY BEST LOOK.

IT'S REALLY NOT.

♪ FROM FAR AWAY ♪ ♪ AND MAKE MY HEARTBREAK GETAWAY.

♪ IF I WASN'T DOING MUSIC, I WOULD BE DOING INTERIOR DESIGN.

I WAS THE KID THAT REARRANGED MY ROOM AT THREE IN THE MORNING AND I JUST I LOVE COLOR AND DESIGN AND ART AND ALL OF THAT.

♪ MAYBE I'LL MAKE MEMPHIS BY MORNING ♪ ♪ NOT GONNA STOP TILL THERE'S NO ♪ I THINK THAT SINGING FOR ME IS A VACATION FROM MY BRAIN.

AND I AM VERY PRONE AS A LOT OF CREATIVE PEOPLE ARE TO WORRY AND, YOU KNOW, OBLIGATIONS.

BUT WHEN I AM ON STAGE AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO FOCUS ON, IT'S MY FAVORITE PLACE TO BE.

AND IT'S THE THING THAT I KNOW I'M SUPPOSED TO DO.

♪ SET FIRE TO THE MEMORIES OF THE LOVE WE MADE ♪ ♪ GONNA WATCH IT BURN FROM FAR WAY ♪ ♪ AND MAKE MY HEARTBREAK GETAWAY ♪ ♪ AND MAKE MY HEARTBREAK GETAWAY ♪ ♪ AND MAKE MY HEARTBREAK GETAWAY ♪ - W-A-B-E (MUSIC TONES)