Superstar recognizing superstar. Artists in the music industry are normally quick to recognize other artists for their accomplishments. Chris Stapleton has always been great about complimenting others (even though he’s got the best voice in quite possibly the whole world), and he most recently shared a lot of praise for a former country-music-artist-turned-pop-star: Taylor Swift. Stapleton sat down on Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard to talk about everything that’s going on in his career right now. If you’ve never listed to the podcast, Shepard’s show mainly focuses in on celebrity interviews, and the generally, he gets pretty deep on topics like family, mental health, struggles and shortcomings, and other more vulnerable points of conversation. The 51-year-old has previously shared that he has a passion for speaking with others, learning more about them, and hearing stories that could potentially help others in similar circumstances. He’s been at it for over six years, and Dax rarely ever passes on the opportunity to talk with someone interesting. He’s actually been on quite the kick of country music artists as guest, with Luke Combs, Jason Aldean and now Chris Stapleton all joining his show in just a matter of months. Though the discussion got deep in many part of the sprawling conversation, one particular portion that stood out was when Chris Stapleton had a lot of positive things to say about Taylor Swift, and even shared that he had attended her Eras Tour. Dax brought up the superstar by asking how it was work with her and Adele on their respective albums. Chris has teamed up with a dozen different pop stars, but his vocal duet with Taylor Swift, “I Bet You Think About Me,” is one of his most impressive. Chris said those two collaborations actually happened during COVID, but it was still an honor to be asked to help out: “Obviously you get honored when you get asked to be on anybody’s record. It’s such a compliment, particularly when it’s people as well loved as those two ladies.” And that wasn’t the end of the Taylor Swift conversation. Now, I wouldn’t go as far as calling Chris Stapleton a “Swiftie,” but he did admit that he’s a fan, and admires her work. Though he hasn’t seen the documentary about the Eras Tour (if he had, I would have called him a “Swiftie”), the country star said that he took his kids to one of the stops along the Eras Tour, and he was blown away: “I have not seen the documentary, but I did go to that show. I took my kids to (the Eras Tour). It was awesome. It was crazy. Every song was the production budget of most people’s whole show. Mine included… It’s an insane amount of work and energy to spend on something. To delegate and to trust and to manage… it’s unfathomable. Only a handful of people can pull that off, and she’s one of them.” That’s high praise coming from someone like Chris Stapleton. He later added that he and his kids were lucky enough to talk with Taylor Swift after the show they attended, and Stapleton found out that he and the “Blank Space” singer approach their tours a bit differently: “We talked to her briefly after the show and she was like, ‘Yeah I would sing the show and run for three hours on the treadmill to get ready for this.’ I don’t run three miles on a treadmill… ever.” Me either, Chris. Me either. You can hear Stapleton talk highly of Taylor Swift in his interview on the Armchair Expert podcast: Listen to Taylor Swift and Chris’ duet, “I Bet You Think About Me” The post “Only A Handful Can Pull That Off”: Chris Stapleton Admits He Was Blown Away By Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ first appeared on Whiskey Riff.