WELCOME BACK TO "A LATE SHOW."

MY GUEST TONIGHT IS A COUNTRY MUSIC SUPERSTAR AND LONGTIME

COACH ON "THE VOICE."

PLEASE WELCOME TO "A LATE SHOW," BLAKE SHELTON.

BLAKE, THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

>> THANK YOU, BUDDY.

THANK YOU.

APPLAUDING FOR HIMSELF.

>> Stephen: WHAT DID YOU SAY?

I WAS JUST APPLAUDING FOR MYSELF.

I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING.

>> Stephen: I'M YOUR ONLY AUDIENCE THESE DAYS.

IT'S LONELY.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

YOU'RE MY ONLY AUDIENCE THESE DAYS.

( LAUGHTER ) I LOVE YOUR BACKDROP BECAUSE

YOU'RE IN COLOR BUT EVERYTHING BEHIND YOU IS MONOCHROMATIC,

IT'S LIKE YOU'RE CALLING FROM THE 1950s.

>> YOU KNOW, LISTEN -- THANK YOU, BY THE WAY.

I'M IN A HOUSE WITH A WAY BIGGER >> Stephen: YES.

HE GETS, LIKE, THE OTHER -- THE PROFESSIONAL ZOOM ROOM.

SO I'M IN THE BEDROOM.

>> Stephen: YOU HAVE BEEN BANISHED.

>> WELL, YEAH.

>> Stephen: YOU GUYS HAVE BOTH GOTTEN PLENTY OF ATTENTION IN

THE LAST WEEK BECAUSE YOU HAD A BIG NIGHT SUNDAY.

OF COURSE, WE ALL WATCH THE SUPER BOWL FOR THE COMMERCIALS,

AND YOU, AND GWEN HAD ONE OF THE BIGGEST, OVER 20 MILLION PEOPLE

HAVE WATCHED IT SO FAR, AND WE HAVE A LITTLE CLIP OF IT RIGHT

HERE I WOULDN'T MIND SHOWING THE AUDIENCE.

HI, JIM.

>> HEY, ADAM.

GWEN STEFANI, WHAT'S HAPPENING?

IS.

>> I'M READY TO DATE AGAIN.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR.

I WANT SOMEBODY DIFFERENT MAYBE FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY AND

SOMEONE CULTURED AND SENSITIVE AND NOT THREATENED BY A STRONG,

COMPETENT WOMAN.

>> ON A SPOTTY NET YRK THIS IS WHAT ADAM HEARD.

>> I WANT SOMEBODY UNCULTURED, COUNTRY, AND THREATENED BY A

STRONG CONFIDENT WOMAN.

>> IT'S NOT WINGS OR NACHOS.

IT'S WINGS AND NACHOS.

SEND MY ONION RINGS DOWN HERE!

>> I HAVE YOUR GUY.

GWEN.

BLAKE?

MMM -- OH, MY GOD HILARIOUS, RIGHT?

I MEAN...

NO.

( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: THAT SEEMS LIKE AN

HONEST AD IS WHAT IT SEEMS LIKE.

WERE YOU SURPRISE BY THE RESPONSE?

>> LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, MAN, I HAVE BEEN IN THIS

BUSINESS NOW AS FAR AS BEING A COUNTRY SINGER FOR 20 YEARS.

THIS YEAR IS 20 YEARS.

AND I'VE HAD SOME GOOD LUCK OVER THE YEARS, I'VE WON SOME AWARDS

AND HIGH POINTS IN MY LIFE AND CLEARLY THAT DIDN'T MATTER

COMPARED TO BEING IN A SUPER BOWLCOMMERCIAL.

YOU WIN AN AWARD AND PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE WILL TEXT YOU AND TELL

YOU -- AND I'VE HAD A LITTLE BIT BUT NOT UNTIL I WAS IN A SUPER

BOWL COMMERCIAL DID I FEEL LIKE I CONNECTED WITH.

NOW I OFFICIALLY KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WATCH THE SUPER BOWL.

MY PHONE WAS ON FIRE.

IT WAS MELTING THAT NIGHT.

>> Stephen: IT'S THE LAST THING WE ALL DO IN THE NATION.

IT'S STILL 100 MILLION PEOPLE DOING IT.

>> THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT.

>> Stephen: I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING THAT SURPRISES A LOT

OF PEOPLE, AND I'M NOT SURE THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF THIS, IS THAT

YOU'RE ENGAGED THE TO GWEN STEFANI.

WHAT THE -- I MEAN, YOU SEEM LIKE A NICE GUY, YOU'RE TALENTED

AND EVERYTHING, BUT SHE'S GWEN STEFANI!

WHAT'S GOING ON, BLAKE SHELTON?

>> NOBODY'S MORE SHOCKED ABOUT THIS THAN I AM.

I KNOW PEOPLE -- IT'S LIKE IT MAKES NO SENSE.

I CAN SEE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT PICTURE NOW GOING WHAT THE

HELL JUST HAPPENED?

>> Stephen: AND SHE SEEMS HAPPY ABOUT IT.

AT FIRST, I THOUGHT IT WAS A DARE OR SOMETHING, SHE LOST A

BET, BUT SHE REALLY SEEMS HAPPY HERE.

CONGRATULATIONS FIRST OF ALL.

>> BRING IT ON, I CAN TAKE IT.

I CAN TAKE IT.

BRING IT ON.

I UNDERSTAND.

TRUST ME, I UNDERSTAND.

YOU CAN'T BLAME ME FOR NOT JUMPING AT THE OPPORTUNITY,

THOUGH.

>> Stephen: 100%.

100%.

>> THANKS A LOT.

OKAY.

FAIR ENOUGH.

>> Stephen: WELL, MAZEL TOV.

THANK YOU.

>> Stephen: PLEASE GIVE MY BEST WISHES TO YOUR FIANCEÉ.

>> SHE LOVES YOU, BY THE WAY.

>> Stephen: I'M A HUGE FAN.

WE HAD SUCH A GOOD TIME WHEN SHE WAS ON HERE.

>> YOU TAUGHT HER THE CORRECT SPELLING OF BANANAS.

>> Stephen: SHE DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO SPELL BANANA.

THAT'S MY ONE PROBLEM WITH HER.

YOU'VE GOT THE NEW ALBUM HERE.

THIS IS A NEW SINGLE, RIGHT?

>> NEW SINGLE.

WE HAVEN'T FOUND A HOME FOR THAT SINGLE YET.

THERE'S STILL NOT AN ALBUM OUT.

WE'RE JUST PUTTING OUT SINGLES THESE DAYS, I GUESS.

THE ALBUM WILL PROBABLY COME LATER THIS YEAR, BUT THIS IS THE

NEW SINGLE "MINIMUM WAGE," YES.

>> Stephen: WELL, WHAT'S THE SONG ABOUT?

>> IT'S ABOUT -- >> Stephen: THAT'S WHAT IT

SAYS RIGHT HERE, WHAT'S THE SONG ABOUT?

EVERYBODY'S LAUGHING.

HE'S LAUGHING WHEN I ASK THE QUESTION.

THE SONG IS NOT ABOUT THE MINIMUM WAGE.

PLEASE TELL ME IT'S NOT A DEBATE BETWEEN $7.25 AND $15 AN HOUR, I

DON'T THINK THAT'S THE PLACE IN POPULAR MUSIC TO BE DEBATING

THIS.

PLEASE TELL ME -- >> THE SONG IS ABOUT NOT HAVING

VERY MUCH MONEY SUCKS BUT HAVING LOVE MAKES IT A WHOLE LOT

BETTER.

>> Stephen: IT DOES.

NOT MUCH MONEY AND LOVE, AND THEN LOVE AND A LOT OF MONEY,

THOSE ARE THE STAGES WE ALL WANT TO GO THROUGH.

TAKE THE LOVE FIRST.

>> EXACTLY.

NO, YOU KNOW, IT'S A COMMON THEME, I GUESS, IN COUNTRY

MUSIC, ANYWAY, ABILITY HOW TOUGH TIMES, THEY SUCK, BUT IF YOU'RE

WITH THE PERSON YOU LOVE, IT MAKES IT A WHOLE LOT EASIER.

THAT'S WHAT THE SONG IS ABOUT.

>> Stephen: YOU SAID YOU HAVE BEEN IN COUNTRY MUSIC 20 YEARS

BUT BREAKING THROUGH YOU MUST HAVE BEEN TERRIBLE JOBS,

SPEAKING OF MINIMUM WAGE.

>> I FOUND THIS OUT ABOUT YOU EARLIER THAT SURPRISED ME.

THE TOUGHEST JOB THAT I HOPE THAT I WILL EVER HAVE FOR THE

REST OF MY LIFE, I ROOFED HOUSES FOR TWO YEARS, AND I GUESS -- I

DON'T KNOW EVEN KNOW IF I MADE MINIMUM WAGE TO BE HONEST WITH

YOU.

I MADE WHATEVER THEY WERE PAYING A KID IN OKLAHOMA -- I WAS A

TEAR-OFF GUY.

BUT YOU ROOFED HOUSES, TOO, THEY SAID.

>> Stephen: I WAS MOSTLY DEMO, AND IT WAS FOR A -- I WAS A -- I

WAS A TEENAGER AND I WAS GETTING MEANL, WHICH I THINK WAS

$3.25 BACK THEN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I MOSTLY HAULED THE TAR PAPER AND SHINGLES UP TO THE ROOF TO

THE GUYS DOING THE WORK.

IF YOU'VE GOT A SLOPED ROOF COMINGS INTO A CHIMNEY YOU HAVE

TO BUILD A CRITIC.

THAT'S ALL I REMEMBER.

>> HERE'S WHAT I REMEMBER.

I REMEMBER THE SHINGLES, IT WAS 4 INCHES OVER AND 4 INCHES DOWN,

RIGHT.

THAT'S HOW YOU GET THAT PATTERN GOING ACROSS THERE.

AND I REMEMBER WHEN I MADE IT I BUILT UP ENOUGH STRENGTH AT ONE

POINT, THE ONE TIME I WAS IN SHAPE IN MY LIFE, THAT I COULD

CARRY TWO BUNDLES OF SHINGLES AT ONE TIME UP THE LADDER.

THAT WAS WHAT MADE ME EXTRA HANDY ON THE WORK SITE.

>> Stephen: YOU'VE GOT A FALLBACKS TO IN CASE THIS MUSIC

THING DOESN'T TURN OUT.

YOU HAVE A SKILL, A TRADE TO TBAL FALL BACK ON.

>> I PRAY THAT I'M NEVER THAT HUNGRY EVER AGAIN BECAUSE I

DON'T THINK I COULD PHYSICALLY DO THE WORK.

I HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT FOR THOSE GUYS.

>> Stephen: WELL, BLAKE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

STICK AROUND FOR A PERFORMANCE OF MINIMUM WAGE BY MR. BLAKE

SHELTON.

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