Vince Gill is looking back on how he nearly came to blows with a radio host over his wife, Amy Grant.
The beloved country singer and songwriter, 68, appeared on Phil Rosenthal and David Wild's "Naked Lunch" podcast and reflected on how he and radio host Don Imus had previously been good friends. However, Imus started to speak negatively about Gill on his show, and "kind of turned on me and started running me down and ragging me on his show every morning."
On the podcast episode, Gill said Imus would say, "’I can't believe my favorite singer, Vince Gill, lost the Baby Jesus, married that Christian girl,’ and blah blah blah. So, he was just wearing my a-- out," Gill recalled, Fox News reported.
When Gill had a new record coming out, he decided he wanted to get booked on the Imus show to confront the situation head-on. But then Imus brought up Gill's wife, legendary singer Amy Grant.
"He said something about Amy, and I said, ‘I'm glad you brought Amy up,’" he continued. "I said, ‘I've been hearing you say some pretty ugly things about my wife, and I’m just kind of curious why.' I said, ‘You used to be a great supporter of mine’ and this and that."
What Did Vince Gill Say to Don Imus?
Gill explained that he told Imus that if he really knew Grant, he would never speak unkindly about her.
"I said, ‘Well, if you ever met her, you'd never say an unkind word about her,’" Gill said, adding that he told Imus, "‘I'm going to shoot you straight.’ I said, ‘I really only came on this show for one reason.’ I said, ‘We're either going to talk this out, straighten this out,’ I said, 'or I'm going to crawl across this desk, and I'm going to kick your a--.'"
In response, Imus’ "eyes got big," Gill shared, Fox News continued.
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Did Don Imus Stop Speaking Negatively About Vince Gill and Amy Grant?
In response to Gill's aggression, Imus immediately changed his tune. Gill told Rosenthal and Wild that the duo had a great visit, and their friendship was restored at that moment.
"I said, ‘Good choice, Don,’ you know, and so we had a great visit, and I left the studio and was headed home, and I turned on his show, and he was still on, and I heard him say, ‘I don't know why I was giving that guy so much crap. I love that guy,’ you know, and he completely turned, and we stayed great friends until his passing."
Click below to hear the full podcast episode featuring Gill:
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