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>> well, sandy and i were getting a divorce. and i couldnt depend on sandy to carry my load for me anymore. we had three children, and the three children were just starting to be that form thing, you know, where theyre really starting to be their own person, theyre starting to ask questions like, hey, wheres dad? and so part of our agreement was that i would retire from music, and we would stop touring and we would move back to oklahoma, where sandy is from. >> larry: you were getting divorced. ...

>> oh, yeah. i mean, its kind of odd to hear your name with that. but i think thats more of a reflection of the audience i get to play for. ill put the country music audience up against anybody as far as numbers, size, quality of fans. thats where its at. youre lucky if thats your bunch. >> larry: why are they that way? >> its really cool, man. theyll give you record sales that can make you stand shoulder to shoulder with the greatest names that ever played in music. at the same time, they want ...

much just to hide my gut. but, yum, when you get out there, its just you and that >> larry: great to welcome back after too long an absence, the brilliant garth brooks. the grammy-winning country superstar. he has sold more than 128 million albums. hes the number one selling solo artist in the united states history. and he currently headlines at various times a series of shows at the beautiful encore theater at the wynn in las vegas. hell next perform in nashville for their flood relie...

>> went to a lot of soccer games, yeah. i was a soccer mom. and still am. you know, the most important -- we were talking about this the other day. the most important days, more than any grammy award thing or anything, is the day that youre responsible for snacks. after the game. >> larry: thats right. oh, yeah. >> these kids look at you like nobody has ever looked at you before, because thats your role and thats very important. >> larry: how much did you miss the stage? >> you know what? i miss...

Arsenio hall had an interview, and he asked himself that, why me? why? and he said what i learned was, stop asking why, and just get to work. because your time is only going to be for a little while. do all you can in that window and then move on and quit asking yourself why. god knows. i dont know. because theres people every day in that town and you know that town. you know nashville, theres people that are ten times more talented than me, singer, song writer, but for some reason you get the b...

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He says, we cant screw up your family life. he says the first thing we have to do is get you a plane. and im like, okay, youve got my attention now. and so that plane is like a car. were two hours difference in time line, so we leave tulsa at 4:00, get in vegas at 4:00. so you leave a soccer game at, you know, 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon, get to vegas at 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon. >> larry: that night. >> yeah. >> larry: what do you do saturday? >> whats that? >> larry: work friday night. ...