Brad Paisley finally won the title of CMA Entertainer of the Year after being nominated six times. Paisley was thrilled about his CMA win but vowed to share it with his band and crew who saved his tour after the devastating May floods.
"When the flood happened, just about everything we tour with was ruined," the singer explained. "The day before the flood hit, we were ready for our tour that was scheduled to start in less than three weeks; two days later we had almost nothing. The set had to be rebuilt, I had to find new guitars, but my crew pulled it together, and we played our first show in Virginia Beach right on schedule and it went off without a hitch. The rest of the tour was the same; nothing went wrong. I owe this award to my crew, who take as much pride in our concerts as I do. If ever there was a year I wanted to win this award, this was it."
Even though Paisley was fired up about receiving the award, he was just thankful that he was able to be a performer.
"I get to do what I love for a living, and the most exciting thing about that is I share it with a lot of people who work very hard to help me make it happen. Tonight they will probably celebrate more than I will. You win something like this, people take a different look at you and say 'Maybe I should go see him, if he won the entertainer award.' We work very hard to entertain the people who come to see us."
Source: The Boot
