country.com - Get ready country fans, Country Weekly Presents the TNN Music Awards Preview will start in about three minutes, so send your questions in now!!!
country.com - The Wilkinsons are here, our first guests of the evening, and they're ready to answer your questions.
ecbunch - For the Wilkinsons -- Are you guys ever nervous when you go up on stage because ya'll never look nervous?
Amanda - I think it's normal to have a little bit of anxiety before you go on.
Tyler - It gives you a boost of energy--that little bit of nervousness.
TitanicSurvivor - For the Wilkinsons -- someone told me you have a pet hedgehog. Is that true?
Steve - Yes, it is and the hedgehog's name is Tiggy, but it suddenly became 4 hedgehogs!
Tyler - 2 weeks ago Tiggy gave birth to 4 but one died.
country.com - Next in country.com's chat room will be Mark Wills! Get ready!
email - Tyler and Amanda, do you like touring rather than staying at home and going to school?
Tyler - Yes, I like touring better than school. School goes on the road with us, but I do like touring.
Amanda - We get this wonderful privilege of being able to travel around the country and seeing amazing sights. Some of these places I wouldn't normally get to see if I was staying home and going to school.
larrybarr1 - Hey Wilkinsons, how does it feel to be nominated?
Amanda - Incredible
Steve - Wonderful!
Tyler - Awesomer!
guest3439 Has anything unusual happened to you during Fan Fair this week?
Steve - Yes, we received our very first gold album and won first prize for our fan fair booth!
ecbunch - Wilkinsons, what was the best advice you have ever gotten and who was it from?
Steve - Wynonna gave it to us at our first award show. We were just about to sing for the very first time at our very first award show (CMA) and on our way to the spot, Wynonna grabbed Amanda's hand and said, "Don't worry, honey, just breathe and you'll do fine."
country.com - The Wilkinsons are nominated for awards in this year's show. The Discovery Award and Group or Duo of the Year.
RememberRose - Is it more nerve-racking to perform in front of your fans or in front of your peers?
Tyler - That's an easy one. Performing in front of your peers, I can think about it right now and it gives me butterflies in my stomach. When you play for your peers, it's just so nerve- wracking because we've loved their music for long and they're the best of the best. But, when you play for your fans, they're really there...the energy is entirely different.
LadyLoreliOfTheLake - What's your favorite get away spot?
Wilkinsons - Cayman Islands--scuba diving.
email - Do you ever get stage fright? If so, what do you do to overcome your fears? -- James B.
Steve - It's not really morbid stage fright. It's more a level of excitement that you feel before getting up in front of an audience. A certain amount of nervousness is a good thing.
BigBadMomma - Wilkinson Trio == how do you keep up with your friends when you're on tour? Have any of them ever joined you on the road?
Amanda - We have email and cell phones on the road with us. They're an excellent source for keeping in touch with our friends...both in Canada and here in TN.
country.com - The Wilkinsons performed at last year's awards show. They gave a fabulous performance!
email - Dear Wilkinsons, my name is Shannon and I am 15 years old. I was wondering what it is like to be such a hit at a young age. You are my favorite group.
Amanda - It's nice to know that so many people have taken such a vested interest in what we're about and the music we're trying to make, but when you get down to it, we're just a typical family. It just feel like we're on one constant vacation.
larrybarr1 - Hey Wilkinsons, what is your favorite video you've ever done?
Tyler - Mine is probably "Jimmy' s Got a Girlfriend." There were so many extras in the video and the energy was so hot...it was just fun. There's no other words to describe it but fun.
Amanda - My favorite video is "Fly" cause we shot it on green screen and didn't really know what was going to be the image behind it until we actually got the final product and it was an unveiling of something really special and creative.
Steve - My favorite is "Boy, Oh Boy." It was like Leave it to Beaver meets Pleasantville.
Lombard - Steve, how have your lives changed since your family became so famous?
Steve - We've become very, very busy. I don't get the chance to fish as much as I'd like to, but we have seen a large part of North America by bus. We'd like to take the opportunity here at Fan Fair to thank "all of our employers" who give us the best job in the world. We'll see you on the road.