OK, so I know this kinda comes out of nowhere, but I am so impressed I had to post about this: Paul Wall is one of the most solid people I have ever met in my life. I have met and hung out with a lot of famous people, but I've never seen a real celebrity be so genuine, so accommodating to fans, so polite to everyone who approached him, and just so humble and gracious about everything. He handles the crush of being famous with a smile on his face and a humility that is amazing. Paul is one of those people who makes you say to yourself, "He's dealing with more shit than me, and has a better attitude about it. Why can't I be like that?"
I don't care what you've heard, take it from me: Paul is a great guy.
I guess this begs the question: How am I hanging out with Paul Wall? Long story short: Paul and I have a friend in common (Bill Dawes), and Bill recently did a USO tour to Iraq with Paul. On the trip, Paul told Bill how he wants to write a book, my name came up, and the next thing I know Paul Wall and I are talking about writing a book together. Anyway, I was in Austin this past weekend for SXSW, and Paul calls me:
Paul Wall: "Sup dawg."
Tucker: "What it do baby." [For real, this is what I said to Paul Wall. Even I laughed at myself.]
Paul: "Where you at?"
Tucker: "At the airport, about to go back to LA."
Paul: "Yo man, I'm doing a show in South Padre, why don't you come down?"
Tucker: "Get the fuck out of here...Seriously?"
Paul: "Yeah man, just catch a flight, it's only like a hour."
It would take me 1000 words to describe the absurd comedy that was my trip to South Padre, but the highlight was probably riding in a pimped-out Expedition with DJ Scribble and watching Fast and the Furious 3 on the screens in the back. For real, it's not possible to make this up.
Actually check that: The highlight of the night was having Paul give me a shout-out during his concert. If you were at Louie's Backyard in South Padre last night, you heard Paul say, "Where my boy Tucker Max at? Tucker in the house," right after the "Sittin Sidewayz" set.
Anyway, I am sitting in a hotel in South Padre right now, so I have to cut this short, but I will write more about all the things I skirted over later. It looks like I am going to be co-writing a book with Paul Wall, and I'm pretty excited about it.
Posted by Tucker Max at 12:15 AM