It started as a simple backstage interview. Just Blake Shelton, relaxed in a denim button-down, shooting the breeze about his new album For Recreational Use Only.
And then he said it.
“I realized I was using an old boot as a flowerpot… and didn’t think twice about it.”
The crew burst out laughing. But Blake? Dead serious. Shrugging, grinning, proud.
“That’s when it hit me,” he added. “When your instincts say ‘plant goes in boot,’ you’ve officially gone full country.”
A John Deere Soul and a Skeeter-Slapping Spirit
If anyone still had doubts, his recent appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show put them to rest. Sitting across from his longtime friend and fellow Voice coach, Blake leaned into his Oklahoma-bred roots with zero shame and all the charm.
Kelly, cracking up, had just read lyrics from Blake’s new song “Stay Country or Die Tryin’”:
“Seven generations from a dirt road corn crop /
Boots ain’t never seen easy street /
Where a skeeter gets slapped ’bout as fast as a star drops…”
Blake, without missing a beat: “Now that’s country right there.”
From there, the conversation spiraled into a hilarious showdown over country slang.
“Do you say mosquito or skeeter?” Blake asked.
“Mosquito,” Kelly replied.
He raised an eyebrow. “Pecan or puh-kahn?”
“Depends on the pie,” she laughed.
“And tomatoes?”
Kelly smirked. “Nobody but you says ‘maters.’”
Straight Outta the Ranch
But it’s not just words that make Blake the walking, talking definition of country. It’s how he lives. Whether he’s tearing across his ranch on a John Deere, posting blurry cousin selfies, or grilling meat in a camo apron, Blake doesn’t just embrace the lifestyle—he is the lifestyle.
“You’re either on an ATV or a tractor every time I see you,” Kelly joked.
Blake grinned. “Helly yeah—checkin’ out my cousins, all that stuff. We try to keep it country on my socials.”
Cue Kelly’s uncontrollable laughter.
A Boot, A Plant, and a State of Mind
The moment he admitted to repurposing an old boot as a flowerpot wasn’t just funny—it was kind of poetic. It captured exactly who Blake Shelton is: no frills, all heart, and unapologetically country.
That boot? It wasn’t trash. It was tradition. It was art. It was Oklahoma.
And for fans everywhere, it was one more reason to love him.
Because while some stars chase trends, Blake Shelton just plants petunias in his shoes and rides off into the sunset—probably on a tractor.
And honestly? That’s about as country as it gets.
