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It took me two days this time. I couldn't sleep the first night. I thought I had it figured out,\" confesses Paisley.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Other than that I love the process of getting over here and I think I come back a better person every time. I think I learn things,\" he continues.  \u003cbr/\u003e\"It's maybe the most important thing you can do for your mind is go see how other people live.\"\u003cbr/\u003eFor fellow solo artist Chris Young, the biggest negative when it comes to travelling is missing luggage.\u003cbr/\u003e\"The most annoying thing about travelling is something that pretty much everybody who's travelled more than once or twice has experienced and it's getting your bags lost. Actually the last time I came over here when I made my first trip to the U.K. they lost my bags and I basically had to go out and just buy everything that I wore for the next three days until they finally found it,\" he recalls.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Band Perry - which comprises of siblings Neil, Kimberly and Reid Perry - like to have an organized routine when they're touring.\u003cbr/\u003e\"For us, we're creatures of habit and so it's about having some sort of schedule that looks similar every day even though we're in a different town, whether that's getting up, breakfast, workout, working in the afternoon and taking a little break before the show, as long as our days are structured then we can survive out on the road,\" says lead singer Kimberly.\u003cbr/\u003eRascal Flatts on the other hand don't want a busy schedule, they just want rest.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Sleep, if we can find it and when we can find it,\" says guitarist Joe Don Rooney.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Methamphetamine,\" jokes bass player Jay DeMarcus.\u003cbr/\u003e\"It makes sleep a little difficult, the meth,\" adds Rooney.\u003cbr/\u003eOther than sleep, an essential part of being on tour is keeping in touch with family, although that can be tricky thanks to the time difference.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I got back to my room and I called and I'm like, 'Alright' - my daughters and stuff - 'I love you, talk to you tomorrow, OK,' so we all went to bed and it was like two hours and I woke up and I was like, 'It's only nine o'clock,' so I called them back,\" recalls frontman Gary LeVox.\u003cbr/\u003e\"They're like, 'What's wrong?' I'm like, 'Nothing, I slept two hours.' It was just weird. They're like getting baths and it's still nine o'clock over there and it's crazy.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment\u003cbr/\u003eLondon, 16 March 2014\u003cbr/\u003e(L-R Jay DeMarcus, Gary LeVox, Joe Don Rooney)\u003cbr/\u003e1. SOUNDBITE (English) Rascal Flatts, recording artists - on their trick to getting through a lot of travel:\u003cbr/\u003e(Reporter: \"With all your travelling that you do, what is your trick? What is your essential thing that gets you through all these different places?\")\u003cbr/\u003eJoe Don Rooney: \"Sleep, if we can find it and when we can find it.\"\u003cbr/\u003eJay DeMarcus: \"FaceTime with my kids.\"\u003cbr/\u003eGary LeVox: \"Mountain Dew.\"\u003cbr/\u003eDeMarcus: \"Methamphetamine.\"\u003cbr/\u003eRooney: \"It makes sleep a little difficult, the meth.\"\u003cbr/\u003eLeVox: \"Kids, don't do meth.\"\u003cbr/\u003eRooney: \"No, definitely family, talking on the phone, FaceTime like Jay said. Utilizing these iPhones is pretty amazing.\"\u003cbr/\u003e(Reporter: \"How does it work with the time difference? It's easier to Skype with people these days but aren't they asleep most of the time?\")\u003cbr/\u003eRooney: \"Gary's got a funny story about last night after our show in Dublin.\"\u003cbr/\u003eDeMarcus: \"My wife called me at three AM, 'Hey, what's going on?'\"\u003cbr/\u003eLeVox: \"I called. I got back to my room and I called and I'm like, 'Alright' - my daughters and stuff - 'I love you, talk to you tomorrow, OK,' so we all went to bed and it was like two hours and I woke up and I was like, 'It's only nine o'clock,' so I called them back. They're like, 'What's wrong?' I'm like, 'Nothing, I slept two hours.' It was just weird. They're like getting baths and it's still nine o'clock over there and it's crazy.\"\u003cbr/\u003e(L-R Neil Perry, Kimberly Perry, Reid Perry)\u003cbr/\u003e2. SOUNDBITE (English) The Band Perry, recording artists - on their trick to getting through a lot of travel:\u003cbr/\u003eKimberly Perry: \"For us, we're creatures of habit and so it's about having some sort of schedule that looks similar every day even though we're in a different town, whether that's getting up, breakfast, workout, working in the afternoon and taking a little break before the show, as long as our days are structured then we can survive out on the road.\"\u003cbr/\u003e(Reporter: \"You don't have the Playstation, Xbox-type-things on there?\")\u003cbr/\u003eKimberly Perry: \"Well he (Neil) has got his gadgets. You're our gadget guy.\"\u003cbr/\u003eNeil Perry: \"Yeah, I like the gadgets. I've got like three Apple products, like a computer, iPad, iPhone, that's my thing.\"\u003cbr/\u003eKimberly Perry: \"Not me. I'm simple. As long as I've got a bowl of cereal at the end of the day, we're good to go.\"\u003cbr/\u003eReid Perry: \"There you go.\"\u003cbr/\u003e3. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Paisley, recording artist - on the most annoying thing about travelling:\u003cbr/\u003e(Reporter: \"What's the most annoying thing for you about travelling?\")\u003cbr/\u003ePaisley: \"Jet lag a little bit. I mean, you know, acclimating is the toughest part. It took me two days this time. I couldn't sleep the first night. I thought I had it figured out. Last time it was easy but it's sort of different - it's where you're at in your life and what's on your mind and how much sleep did you get and that's really the hardest part. Other than that I love the process of getting over here and I think I come back a better person every time. I think I learn things. I like that. Mark Twain always said that. That was his...I don't know if you've ever read 'The Innocents Abroad,' which was written about people seeing Europe and the rest of the world for the first time - Hillbillies abroad. I think that's important. I'm trying to teach my children that. It's maybe the most important thing you can do for your mind is go see how other people live.\"\u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE (English) Chris Young, recording artist - on the most annoying thing about travelling:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The most annoying thing about travelling is something that pretty much everybody who's travelled more than once or twice has experienced and it's getting your bags lost. Actually the last time I came over here when I made my first trip to the U.K. they lost my bags and I basically had to go out and just buy everything that I wore for the next three days until they finally found it.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment\u003cbr/\u003eLondon, 16 March 2014\u003cbr/\u003e5. Music performance clip: \"Me And My Gang\" - Rascal Flatts\u003cbr/\u003e6. Music performance clip: \"All Your Life\" - The Band Perry\u003cbr/\u003e7. Music performance clip: \"Southern Comfort Zone\" - Brad Paisley\u003cbr/\u003e8. 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