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Why has it taken so long to follow Raising Sand ?

It was such a random idea in 2007. VH1 had this programme, , which brought together two totally different style of entertainer. They did one, Kid Rock teaming up with Stevie Nicks, which one can only imagine. We did three or four songs and then left it a few days before going back and absorbing it, to see if it was going to work. And it did, instantly. We took that to the ultimate conclusion, then had an immediate shot on the rebound to see if there was something else there, but it was

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