Midland is heading into this year’s CMA Awards with three nominations for New Artist of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year and Single of the Year for “Drinkin’ Problem.” Just being nominated, Mark Wystrach says, “It’s just been a celebration for us. We’ve been running at a million miles an hour and it’s just surreal. It’s hard to process it. Where we started and where we’ve come from to this stage is remarkable and we’re just really having the time of our lives.”
Based on the way the guys celebrated when “Drinkin’ Problem” went to number one, if they win any of the CMA Awards they’re nominated for, it could be a wild night for Midland. Jess Carson remembers the #1 celebration as “One of the worst hangovers I’ve ever had in my life.”
Mark Wystrach laughs when he remembers that time because he says, “We had to fly down to Florida. Jess was very quiet and white knuckling through that one. Although I did see Jess at one point, drink Pinot Grigio, Fireball, (Jack Daniels) tequila, beer, (whiskey) Jack Daniels … the guy was grabbing anything.”
Jess says, “There was actually a shortage of liquor after a while backstage, so each time I did find something I felt obligated to drink it.”
Stay tuned to see how Midland celebrates the CMA Awards on November 14th, when they air live from Nashville on ABC.
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Mark Wystrach – “It’s just been a celebration for us. We’ve been running at a million miles an hour and it’s just surreal. It’s hard to process it. Where we started and where we’ve come from to this stage is remarkable and we’re just really having the time of our lives.”
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Jess Carson – “One of the worst hangovers I’ve ever had in my life.”
Mark Wystrach – “Yeah, we had to fly down to Florida. Jess was very quiet and white knuckling through that one. Although I did see Jess at one point, drink Pinot Grigio, Fireball, (Jack Daniels) tequila, beer, (whiskey) Jack Daniels … the guy was grabbing anything.
Jess – “There was actually a shortage of liquor after a while backstage.”
Mark – “Because we drank it all.”
Jess – “So each time I did find something I felt obligated to drink it.”