Luke Combs represented the country music genre well in the latest episode of the unique interview series Hot Ones. If you’ve never tuned into the show, host Sean Evans sits down across from some of the biggest celebrities and artists in the world and almost always has them in tears by the end of the interview. Is Evans just that good at his job? Admittedly, he preps well and delivers questions that provide interesting answers. But the tears are more so brought on by the “Wings of the Death.” It’s a simple premise that’s really landed with viewers since it’s debut in 2015. Evans interviews someone while they eat wings, and as the conversation goes on, the sauce on the chicken gets hotter and hotter. Hot Ones has had some big time guests, but shockingly, they’ve never had a country music artist on (unless you count Post Malone). So Luke Combs was the first ever for Sean Evans and Hot Ones, and I’ve got a feeling they’ll be inviting more country stars on sooner rather than later because of how well it went. The “Hurricane” singer was incredibly entertaining, and even showed off his comedy chops. There was one moment where he likened the heat level of a wing to a home invasion, which got a ton of laughs from the Hot Ones crew: “I’m not there yet, which is really freaking me out. Because I know it’s gonna be there. It’s like someone is in your house and you don’t know it yet. Then you just… I just heard something in the kitchen. Now I’m going to check it out. There’s somebody there for sure. There’s definitely somebody there. He’s not friendly.” Probably one of the most perfect metaphors for eating spicy wings that I’ve ever heard. As Combs chowed down on wings, he fielded questions about his new album, The Way I Am, how he learned to sing by listening to the Backstreet Boys, putting all of his money on “Hurricane,” and some of the saddest, most competitive rooms he’s ever played in. There was also an interesting moment where the country star said that the modern era of country music might be the greatest ever, and can only be rivaled by the success the genre had in the 90s: “There’s a huge contingency of people – I’m probably guilty of it sometimes as well – going ‘Well that’s not country’ or ‘This is too country.’ I think country music is enjoying a moment of relevancy that it maybe has never had, outside of that early 90s era. The Shania Twain, Garth Brooks, Randy Travis, Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn (moment). That was a huge moment. But I feel like we’ve crossed over into the pop culture zeitgeist. There’s three country artists selling out multiple nights at stadiums right now. That’s as many as have ever done it in the history of country music, and it’s all happening at the same time.” He makes a good point… and that was all while he was eating some of the spiciest wings that exist. All in all, it’s a great interview, and I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that Luke Combs was the perfect person to have on as the “first ever country music artist.” He even mentioned that he was the first to ever be on Hot Ones during the interview (while he was insisting he go all out on the wing eating and sauce consumption). It could even help non-country-fans give the genre a try. Hot Ones – Luke Combs The post Luke Combs Goes To War With Wings & Shows Off Comedy Chops As First Country Artist To Ever Be On ‘Hot Ones’ first appeared on Whiskey Riff.