My name is Cade Cortley, and this is Can You Survive this podcast.

The show is designed to teach you techniques that will increase your chances of survival

in any life-threatening disaster scenario imaginable.

Join me each week as I challenge my guest to see if they have what it takes

to get out alive. Knowledge is power, people. Can you survive this podcast?

Hello, my fellow survivors. If you hear my voice, it means you are still alive and it remains

my mission to keep things that way. I'm Kate Cortley and welcome to another episode of Can You Survive This Podcast?

We have an amazingly talented, multi-talented guest today.

He's almost can be considered multi-personality a little bit based on the fact that not only is his name Creed Bratton in real life, but he, it was also

Creed Bratton for nine years in the office. Mr. Bratton, welcome to the show, sir. How are you today?

Thank you so much. I'm not sure if I'm worthy of all that accolade in the beginning. I know

people talk about me a lot as a national treasure. I tell fans, I said, no, no, not a national

treasure, more of a trinket or a curio. You'd find in a pawn shop, a national trinket. I consider

myself that, but not a national treasure. Well, I think you're underselling yourself a little

bit. You've dedicated, I appreciate. I appreciate that.

I mean, you've dedicated most of your life to entertaining people, making them happy, making

them laugh through your music.

You were a musician long before you got into the acting, at least seriously.

How long have you been a musician?

Well, I'm 77 now, so 60 years. I started working professionally

when I was 17. I thought about that. Wow. 18, I worked at this place called the Falls,

up in Bass Lake, California, played lead guitar with this band. I always played in bands all

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