Trace Adkins Isn’t ‘Just Fishin” in His New Video
Trace Adkins filmed the video for his new single, 'Just Fishin',' on his property south of Nashville on Monday (April 25). The Boot was invited to the set to give you behind-the-scenes scoop on the shoot.
Driving down the road leading to the compound, you first notice the man-made lake located beyond a brown wooden fence. As you turn in the graveled drive, you're amazed at the natural beauty of the summer property Trace and his wife, Rhonda, have turned into a peaceful escape from their hectic lives.
The feeling when you enter the fray was one of a family reunion with -- oh, yeah -- there is a video shoot with a multi-platinum superstar taking place on the small island in the lake. Trace's wife made sure people had what they needed and encouraged them to make themselves at home. Folks sat in wooden rocking chairs chatting about their families, and Trace's daughter Brianna was in a sundress with her blond curls flying behind her as she zoomed around on a four-wheeler. Others mingled about the catering table near the small log cabin, making sure there was going to be enough food for everyone when the crew stopped for lunch.
In 'All I Ask for Anymore,' Trace's daughters, wife, granddaughter and son-in-law are showcased in the clip, while youngest daughter Trinity is making her solo debut in 'Just Fishin'.'
"It was her turn. I've used all the other girls in videos," Trace tells The Boot. "Mackenzie was in the 'More' video when she was just two, and Brianna was in the 'Ladies Love Country Boys,' so it was Trinity's turn."
Does Trace's youngest have a natural flair in front of the cameras like his other girls? "Actually, Trinity is the hardest one to pull it out of. She doesn't naturally seem to be the actress that some of the others are. The others just seem to have more of a dramatic flair," he laughs. "All girls have that, but this one, she'll give it to you when the camera's not rolling, but when you start rolling the camera, she starts to tighten up a bit. But she's doing great ... what [director] Trey [Fanjoy] is doing is telling her, 'OK, we're reloading the camera now,' and she's shooting everything. That's when Trinity loosens up, when she doesn't think the camera's rolling."
The song is really connecting with both fans and radio, and its message is one Trace tries to live every single day. "I hope the message that people get from this song is making time to spend with your kids," the father of five explains. "It's not about fishing, and that's what the song says. It's anything that gives you a reason to spend time with your kids, and that's really the angle we're going for with the video, too. It's not so much about the fishing part. It's about being with your baby."
All five of the singer's daughters (Tarah, Sarah, Mackenzie, Brianna, Trinity) have slightly different personalities, but Trace insists it wasn't hard for him and Rhonda to figure out what the girls find interesting. "You really don't have to figure it out," he says. "You just watch them, and they'll show you."
During the break for lunch, everyone on the set was startled to hear a few pops, which at first were thought to be fireworks. As we turned around, we noticed Trace standing on the bank of a creek located behind the outdoor kitchen pavilion with a pistol in his hand. He had just shot and killed a brown snake that was slithering along through the grass, which had some of us a little bit freaked out.
The star of the video is pretty handy to have around. He has been in the 'Celebrity Apprentice' boardroom, behind the judges' table for talent competitions and on a Harley as the leader of a biker gang in 'The Lincoln Lawyer,' so he could possibly have a new career as a snake wrangler ... or maybe not.
"I haven't really seen many [snakes] out here for the last few years. I pretty much keep them killed out, as many as I can. I don't care what anybody says about it. I grew up where most of the snakes you see can kill you," he laughs. "All snakes are dangerous to me, because they make me run into trees and hurt myself trying to get away from them. So, I kill them all. I try not to kill King snakes. I let those go, but all the rest of them, I just kill them. You watch those nature shows, and those guys catch those snakes and show them to the camera, and then they turn them loose. There's no way I'd do that. I'd just go, 'OK, this is this kind of snake, and this is how you kill it.' That's what I would do. [laughs]"
When he isn't spending time with his daughters fishing in the lake, working on his new album in the studio or getting rid of those pesky snakes, you can find Trace on the road. His next tour date is in Dixon, Calif. May 6. For a detailed list of his tour dates, click here.
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