I knew this is where comedy was.

Goney Carson changed my life twice.

It was just like a dream. It was just like everything I had worked for

and dreamed about has come to fruition.

They said Johnny fell over laughing.

It makes me so happy.

I made him laugh.

But with Johnny, you knew you knew you had a kid audience and you could really go great.

My wife at the curtain, all held real groups backstage.

People were running up and she said, go back out, go back out, go back out.

Johnny, you want you back.

I walked back through the curtain very calm and Johnny, I took about

and Johnny put that little circle up at the finger and I knew I am Mark Malkop. Our guest this week has sold over 70 million records and that is singer B.J. Thomas.

I do wish we were able to cover more Carson, but I really do love this episode and I know you will as well.

B.J. Thomas spoke to me from his home in Texas.

B.J. Thomas, thank you so much for talking with us.

Yeah, Mark. Well, thank you, ma'am.

I've been looking forward to doing this.

I can't believe your career.

You've sold more than 70 million records, five Grammys, and you're ranked in Billboard's top 50 most played artist over 50 years

and you're still playing.

Well, yeah, you know, we still, very few of us in this, in this, you know, when this music end retire, you know, we love to do what we're doing and, and really, my fans and our fans say they kind of need to hear our music now more than they they did then even I think so yeah

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