This episode is chaos in the best way. On Wait. What?! With Aimee Mayo, Grammy-winning hit songwriter and producer Shane McAnally pulls back the curtain on the music industry, fame, family, and the weirdest moments you cannot make up.

From producing Dolly Parton to a completely unhinged Oprah encounter, to kids accidentally outing their dads, to Hollywood, Broadway, Nashville songwriting, and addiction recovery, this conversation is funny, dark, brutally honest, and wildly entertaining.

Shane has written and produced over 50 number one hits for artists like Kacey Musgraves, Sam Hunt, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, and LeAnn Womack, and created the hit Broadway musical Shucked. But behind the success is anxiety, imposter syndrome, creative fear, and the constant pressure of “what if it never happens again.”

They talk songwriting, country music, celebrity stories, stand-up comedy, parenting, marriage, manifestation, rejection, and what it really takes to survive a creative life.

If you like Theo Von, Call Her Daddy, Joe Rogan style interviews, country music stories, Nashville songwriting, celebrity interviews, comedy podcasts, and raw, unfiltered conversations, this episode will hook you fast.

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What are your dreams like if you're blind from birth? What's it like to play on Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton, Kenny Chesney, Willie Nelson, and hundreds of other hit records?

Hit songwriter and bestselling author Aimee Mayo sits down with legendary piano player Gordon Mote for a fascinating conversation. In this episode of Wait. What?! Gordon reveals what it's actually like to experience the world without sight, tells the unbelievable story of his seeing-eye dog, Atlas, who saved his life more than once, and demonstrates live Meta glasses that instantly describe the room around him in real time.

They also talk about why AI music can never replace real musicians, what separates great singers from true communicators, and why Gordon tells every young musician the same brutal truth — if you have a Plan B, go do that.

This conversation is funny, emotional, philosophical, and full of moments that will make you see the world differently.

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Gordon Mote Bio

Most people have never heard of Gordon Mote. But they've heard him play piano.

Blind since birth, Alabama-born musician Gordon Mote has spent three decades becoming Nashville's secret weapon. A pianist, singer, songwriter, and producer, he has played on hundreds of hit records, released 15 albums, won three Academy of Country Music Awards for Keyboard Player of the Year, and earned multiple Grammy and Dove nominations. He holds an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Jacksonville State University.

His story is just as extraordinary and inspiring as his music. He was one of the first blind students in the country to mainstream into the public school system. Mote received a full scholarship to Jacksonville State University before transferring to Belmont University in Nashville, where he graduated with honors.

Just two days after graduation, he was hired by Lee Greenwood, launching a career that would take him into studios and onto stages around the world.

His social media info here

Instagram: www.instagram.com/officialgordonmote