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\n\tCountry star Nate Smith sits down with Billboard\u2019s Melinda Newman for an unforgettable conversation over burritos and shots at Great White in LA. He opens up about his smash hit \u201cAfter Midnight\u201d with Tyler Hubbard & the party music video shot at his house, how \u201cWorld on Fire\u201d bought him his dream home, THAT incident with Morgan Wallen on tour and his hidden tattoo reveal.<\/p>\n
\n\tNate Smith:<\/p>\n
\n\tCan you feel it?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tMelinda Newman:<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tOh yeah.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tRight now?<\/p>\n \n\tYeah. Oh no. I\u2019m-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tUno shots.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tI\u2019m sh\u2013 faced from one tequila shot. Where\u2019s the hidden tattoo?<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tThis would be a Billboard thing. This is, this is the big break. This is, this is the moment we\u2019ve been\u2026 they\u2019re grinning. You\u2019re grinning. They\u2019re grinning. Just so you guys know, there\u2019s cameras all around, people laughing right now. Just so you know, watching this.<\/p>\n \n\tHey!<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tHow are you? So good to see you.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tWelcome to my lair.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tHey I like your lair. This is good. Why did I pick Great White? Well, I\u2019ll tell you why. Because every time we come to Los Angeles, I eat here every single time because I\u2019m obsessed with it. I usually stay pretty nearby because I want to be able to walk here in the mornings. That\u2019s really important to me. But I had it on \u2014 this is gonna sound kind of bratty, but I had it on a jet one time, a little PJ, I did okay.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tA little private jet action with Great White.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tHey, it\u2019s neither here nor there, but there was a little private jet. Yeah. So I was on the jet. My manager was like, We got to try this place. So I got the breakfast burrito. So I had a cold, soggy burrito, and it was still the best burrito I\u2019ve ever had in my life. So I\u2019m like, \u201cWhat would this thing taste like if I actually showed up in person, in the flesh, and ordered it here?\u201d That\u2019s the whole reason I come here.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tServer:<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tHi, how\u2019re we doing? I\u2019m Nicky, it\u2019s nice to meet you.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tI\u2019m Nate. Nice to meet you. Thanks for having me in.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tServer:<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tWhat can I get you guys to drink?<\/p>\n \n\tWell, we\u2019re gonna be playing a little game called five questions or five shots. So we\u2019re gonna need to start five shots of Patron.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tFive shots?\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tFive shots, five, buckle in, buddy. Come on.<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tI didn\u2019t sign up for this.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tI would like some iced tea with a straw please.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tServer:<\/p>\n \n\tIced Tea.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tGosh, an IV. Can you do an IV here at the same time? Apparently, I\u2019m gonna need it.\u00a0<\/p>\n