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Kenny Rogers makes a guest appearance on FOX Business Network

Kenny Rogers spoke with FOX Business Network’s Charles Payne about the niche he has in the country music market and how he can’t compete with Keith Urban and Kenny Chesney, but they’re too young to do what he does.

Below are excerpts from the interview:

On what kind of artist he is:
“As far as musically goes, I think I’m boxed in to who I am and what I do best, and I try not to compete in areas that I don’t feel I can compete in. I think I’m an excellent story teller and I have always said if you give me a song that touches me I think I can make it touch you.”

On comparing himself to current popular country artists:
“As far as going out there and doing the heavy country rock, I can’t compete with Keith Urban and Kenny Chesney and those guys, so I don’t try. I mean, I do what I do best. Honestly, I think they’re too young to do what I do, so it’s a nice niche I have.”

To see the full interview, follow this link.

You can catch Kenny Rogers live by checking the Kenny Rogers Concert Tour schedule.

Kenny Chesney shows his pirate plundering skill as he rakes in highest concert revenue for all country artists in the first 6 months of 2008.

Kenny Chesney’s Poets and Pirates tour is the leading country tour in the U.S. for the first six months of the year with Rascal Flatts the only other country artist in the top 10, according to Pollstar. Bon Jovi leads the pack with a $56.3 million gross with an average ticket price of $87.98. Chesney enjoyed a gross of $35.3 million with an average price of $75.28.

Rascal Flatts was eighth at $215.4 million on ticket prices of $64.57.

Also in the top 100 were:
11. Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood’s joint tour - $18.5 million (tickets averaged $55.89)
13. George Strait - $18 million ($64.06)
19. The Eagles - $15.8 million ($130.93)
27. Carrie Underwood - $12.3 million (($48.10)
36. Larry the Cable Guy - $9.5 million ($44.39)
37. Brad Paisley - $9.4 million ($41.21)
40. Rowdy Frynds with Lynyrd Skynyrd/Hank Williams Jr. -$8.5 million ($59.48)
49. Reba McEntire/Kelly Clarkson - $7.5 million ($53.78);
65. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - $5.4 million ($56.52)
76. Brooks & Dunn/Alan Jackson - $4.5 million ($92.77)
84. Blue Rodeo - $4.2 million ($43.93)
88. Martina McBride - $3.9 million ($51.88)
89. Garth Brooks - $3.8 million (39.29)
91. Trace Adkins - $3.8 million ($44.82)
96. Big & Rich - $3.2 million ($59.20)
99. Dolly Parton - $3 million ($70.38)