Brad Paisley on World Series, possibility of going viral singing the national anthem


Los Angeles, CA Country star Brad Paisley is ready to perform the national anthem during the first game of the 2024 World Series.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees are battling it out in Southern California on Friday night. Paisley isn’t nervous about performing, but the possibility of his performance going viral is on his mind.

“Most of the time I do pretty well and don’t get nervous for things that I’m doing,” Paisley told Fox News Digital. “I really kind of just get into the moment, I don’t know, maybe I’m dumb. Tonight might be different, but right now I feel fine. I’m just excited to do this.”

Country star Brad Paisley is ready to perform the national anthem during the first game of the 2024 World Series. (Getty Images)

“I do feel like there will be a lot of support, like people are gonna sing along. This is the kind of thing where everybody wants a good National Anthem and a good game. I’m not alone out there in that sense,” he continued.

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“I do feel like there will be a lot of support, like people are gonna sing along. This is the kind of thing where everybody wants a good National Anthem and a good game.”

— Brad Paisley

Paisley told Fox News Digital the thought of his performance on Friday night going viral on the internet is on his mind.

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“Oh yeah, you do. You totally think about the viral possibility, but anything viral on the National Anthem is not usually good,” he began. “The best you can hope for is this is like relegated to the back page of YouTube quickly and that there are five home runs tonight.” 

Brad and Kimberly Paisley

Brad Paisley’s wife, Kimberly, will be supporting him at Dodger stadium on Friday night. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for FIJI Water)

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Paisley told Fox News Digital that his wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, was in attendance on Friday night to support him and their children are at home, cheering him on. 

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The couple shares two children, 17-year-old son William, and 15-year-old son, Jasper. 

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