Sometimes the best ideas come out of nowhere. Aaron Watson stopped by the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast to talk about coming up in the Texas music scene and how that shaped his perspective of country music and the Nashville machine, dealing with record executives, being self-sufficient and taking a unique approach to his career, current country music beefs, playing the American Rodeo alongside Post Malone and what that experience was like and so much more. The Texas country legend also touched on how he started his “Tailgate Talks,” which have been rather successful on social media. Thousands of fans have flocked to Watson’s Instagram to hear the latest take on country music news from the “July In Cheyenne” singer sitting on the tailgate of his truck. It’s a really simple premise really, and it’s worked wonders for Aaron Watson’s online presence. And according to the independent artist, it all started as somewhat of an accident: “It was accidental. The first one I made, I was at my little gun range that I have at the ranch and there was the little beef going on between Gavin Adcock and Braxton Keith. I love both those guys. I like throwing the dad stuff at them, because I’m not wrong. I’ve made all the decisions that those boys have already made, and it’s me being a dad going, ‘Hey, been there, done that. Got in trouble for this. Wasn’t a good decision.’ I’m able to kind of be funny with them, and in a way, still loving, kind, and a little constructive.” Here’s the “Tailgate Talk” that started it all, in case you missed it: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Aaron Watson (@aaronwatsonmusic) Needless to say, the idea was a good one… and fans kept asking for more. Aaron Watson has always been someone who appreciates fan input, so he made “Tailgate Talks” into a regularly scheduled program. The schedule he follows is a little loose though, because the talks mostly depend on something happening in the country music world that require some commentary from the witty country singer. And an important component to the “Tailgate Talk,” besides sitting on the tailgate of a truck of course, is the popcorn. Again, that wasn’t something Watson intentionally did with the first video. However, he’s continued to have the popcorn ready to go for every other edition of the social media series, and now the snack is a necessary addition: “I set up my camera and I had popcorn because I was at the ranch house and I had nothing to eat and I was starving. Then I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, it worked.’ A lot of that was kind of accidental. But’s it fun. Now I even do them if I’m on the road.” @whiskeyriff Long live the tailgate talks. @Aaron Watson // The latest Whiskey Riff Raff episode is available now on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube. #whiskeyriff #whiskeyriffraff #aaronwatson #tailgatetalks ♬ original sound – Whiskey Riff Good to know that the “Tailgate Talk” is officially mobile, and not limited to the constraints of Watson’s gun range. Just goes to show that a good idea can come along when you least expect it. I doubt Watson thought the “Tailgate Talks” would take off when he first started them, yet here we are. Now there isn’t a country music beef that goes by without Aaron Watson throwing in his two cents kernels about it. You can hear more about Aaron Watson’s social media series by downloading the podcast on Apple Podcasts by searching “Whiskey Riff Raff” or click here. We’re also available on Spotify and wherever else you can listen to podcasts. Cheers, y’all. Audio Video The post Aaron Watson Says His Viral “Tailgate Talks” Series Started As A Complete Accident: “It’s Me Being A Dad” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.