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 Brooks is set to release a new eight-disc box set Thursday, then
will broadcast his Las Vegas show live on CBS on Friday night. Both
are an examination of the Oklahoma singer's musical roots with
covers of songs that have influenced him.
Brooks was in Los Angeles on Tuesday to talk about both projects,
and admitted he was worried about giving fans a little too much
Garth.
The 51-year-old said he and wife Trisha Yearwood and his children
will push Thanksgiving to Saturday "which means I might have an ice
cube (on Thursday)," he said, chuckling. "Dude, when you're 260
(pounds) you're always watching your weight and, for some reason,
you think you're going to make a difference the day before by not
eating."
The two-hour "Garth Brooks, Live from Las Vegas" will emulate the
mostly solo show Brooks played during a three-year run at the Wynn
Las Vegas.
The new box set will reflect that show. Titled "Blame It All On My
Roots," the box contains four new studio albums featuring Brooks'
cover versions of recordings that shaped him as an artist —
revealing an array of influences including George Jones, Gladys
Knight and the Pips and Bob Seger.
The box also includes a rerelease of the 2007 two-disc compilation
"The Ultimate Hits" with a bonus track called "Leave a Light On" and
a DVD with a two-hour presentation of the one-man concert. The
eighth disc includes Brooks' music videos.
It's priced at just $24.96, and can only be bought at Wal-Mart, its
sister retailer Sam's Club and walmart.com. Brooks says his feelings
about iTunes haven't changed, so he won't make the set available as
a download or stream.
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 "So, until they change or I change," Brooks said,
"or some other company comes and gives them some competition, then I
don't think you're ever going to see us on iTunes."
Brooks said he isn't ready to talk the future beyond Friday yet.
The youngest of the three daughters of the superstar
and his ex-wife, songwriter Sandy Mahl, is set to graduate high
school next spring and then get ready for college. Brooks mostly
retired in 2001 near the height of his popularity to be with his
daughters.
"It says that Sandy, Trisha and myself did what we promised each
other we would do," Brooks said, by putting the children first.
Soon it will be their turn, but Brooks spoke in generalities about
what he and Yearwood will be doing with their free time.
"Me and Miss Yearwood are free to do whatever it is we want to do,"
Brooks said. "And I've got to tell you: Anything I do with that
woman, I'm fine with. Any place that I am with that woman is home to
me. But if I have my wishes, it's going to be filled with music, and
it's going to be filled with music at a level I've never seen
before."
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