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The actor, 47, stars as the American who in 1909 founded Britain’s famed Selfridges department store, in Mr. Selfridge (March 31, PBS Masterpiece Classic).

What impressed you about Harry Selfridge? He came up with the concept that the customer is always right, and he was the mastermind behind the fancy window displays we see today. Were you disappointed you couldn’t practice your British accent, since he was a Yank? I was, but I think this role was meant for me. We’re both from the Midwest, and I grew up going to the Marshall Field’s department store in Chicago, where he got his start. What was it like switching from HBO, where you played Ari Gold on Entourage, to PBS? Being on Masterpiece Classic is like telling a Jewish mother you’re a doctor—it’s instant street cred. You met Prince Harry and he called you Ari. Did you remind him that you’re an actor? I was just ﬂattered that he knew my work. Plus, I knew the name of my next character would be easy for him to remember! Already people are screaming “Harry” instead of “Ari.”

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ﬁlming last July. “I’ve been healing,” she says. “I had a broken nose, a concussion, and a skull fracture. I was out of commission for over two months. Performing at the Oscars was a personal triumph for me.” The actress, now starring in the comedy Family Weekend (on demand and in theaters later this week), says she’d love to return to The Good Wife “if the timing is right. <

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Q: Why are there new coaches on The Voice this season? —Amy G., Tampa A: When those red chairs swivel around on season four of The Voice this week (NBC, Mondays and Tuesdays), Shakira and Usher will be joining Adam Levine and Blake Shelton while Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera take a break. “Cee Lo and Christina needed time to honor their commitments to ongoing projects,” says executive proje producer Mark Burnett. He produ p adds that with Shakira a S and Usher, “we “w got our first choices! choic They know that th The Voice highlights highlig talent, instead inst of tearing it down. They The fit in perfectly.” perfect For insights insigh on the competition compe each week from season three thre quarterfinalist na Amanda Brown, Br go to Parade Parad .com/voice.

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in line at the Frothy Monkey, his favorite caffeinated haunt, housed in an old parsonage near his farm in Franklin, Tenn. Though the Monkey is teeming, Paisley doesn’t attract much fanfare. Dressed in tight black jeans, a black sweatshirt, and motorcycle boots, he’s missing his trademark white Stetson, which tacks a good six inches onto his height. Greeting the baristas by name, he smiles and orders his regular cappuccino. He sips it carefully, seeming to savor every drop. “There’s something about getting the foam and the cream just right,” Paisley says. “That’s a real art.” He became a coffee devotee during a soul-expanding 2001 trip

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FAVORITE NASHVILLE SPOTS The Grand Ole Opry, where he ﬁrst played in 1999 (and where our cover was shot, in the Stars and Stripes dressing room), tops his list. Artisan Guitars is another regular stop; here, Paisley chats with cofounders Bill and Ellie Warmoth. Go to Parade.com/paisley for more can’t-miss places.

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Guitars, his go-to shop in Franklin. A temple to the guitar gods, it has hundreds of gorgeous acoustic models, some priced well into the five figures, glistening in the semi-humid, climate-controlled air. Paisley is here to get a new Martin acoustic, and right after the clerk hands it to him, he starts picking with lightning speed. Revered by many as one of the best guitarists in music today, he’s been collecting the instruments since receiving his first one, a Sears Danelectro Silvertone, from his grandfather when he was 8. When Paisley’s in town, he’ll stop by Artisan a couple times a week just to hang, try out some new gear, and needle the staff. “He gave me such grief when my only child left for college,” says Artisan’s cofounder Ellie Warmoth. “He’s got such a wicked—almost sadistic—sense of humor; he’d just sit there with that grin and say, ‘Ellie, what are you going to do now? Are you lonely?’ I wanted to kill him, but he’ll find out what that’s like someday.” Paisley and his wife have two young sons, Huck, 6, and Jasper, 3. The couple famously met when he cast her in the video for his 2002 hit “I’m Gonna Miss Her,” after seeing her performance in Father of the Bride. “I used the video as a way to say hi, and it worked well. I did not,” he says, his eyes betraying him with a mischievous glint, “think she would end up as my wife.” Whatever his intentions, the connection was strong. They married in 2003, and WilliamsPaisley relocated to Nashville, where they moved into a custom-made log cabin built on a 100-acre spread. Their homestead is a farm with horses and some heavy equipment that is ostensibly for work purposes, but when Paisley is with his boys, the machines become giant playground toys. During a rare day off, Paisley says, they may motor around in a bulldozer and ride horses before visiting the Nashville zoo or watching episodes of the original Battlestar Galactica (circa 1978) or Star Wars. Paisley is a huge science fiction junkie, naming The Empire Strikes Back as one of his favorite movies—just after It’s a Wonderful Life—and he gets as fired up as a lightsaber over the recent announcement of new Star Wars films. “I couldn’t be more excited,” he says. “They’re going to do it right.” Though Williams-Paisley cut back on acting during their sons’ early years, she now has a role on ABC’s musical drama Nashville. Paisley is proud of his wife, but don’t expect him to cameo on the show (“They’ve asked, but it’s a little odd, having Kim on there playing somebody else”), or even tune in. “I can’t watch it,” he says. “It is really good, but it’s disturbing to me, too close to what I do. It’s like if I was in the CIA, I don’t know if I’d Watch our exclusive watch Homeland. But I’m not, so I do.” In fact, video from the shoot at Parade.com/paisley Paisley, who says spying could have been his

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to Italy, the idea of his then girlfriend (now wife), actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley. “She really pushed me to go somewhere where they don’t speak English, where the food is amazing and you’re completely out of your element,” he says later, guiding his black Chevy Tahoe through Franklin, 20 minutes south of Nashville. “That’s kind of the thing that started me on the path to making this album. I was the last person to say ‘open your mind’ back then. But not anymore.” “There’s a warmth to people in Nashville,” says Paisley (above, at the Frothy Monkey). “It’s a The album Paisley is great place to live.” Right, with his wife, referring to is Wheelhouse, due actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, last year. April 9. It’s his eighth studio effort and a pinnacle in his career, a work he’s laid the foundation for over the past 14 years. Paisley, 40, occupies a rarefied position: He’s a country superstar who writes wry songs about picking up girls (the 2007 smash “Ticks”) but also thoughtful, observant lyrics that tackle heady topics. On Wheelhouse, he makes his boldest statements yet, with a few tracks that could raise the eyebrows of fans who prefer their country music without controversy. “Accidental Racist” finds the song’s character acknowledging the repercussions of slavery, with Paisley’s good friend LL Cool J providing a guest rap that pleads for acceptance and racial harmony. “Brad’s not afraid to express himself,” says LL Cool J. “What other country artist, or any artist right now, talks about slavery?” Paisley tackles religion in “Those Crazy Christians,” written from the viewpoint of a nonbeliever. Born and raised a Southern Baptist in West Virginia, Paisley is still a churchgoer (and an appreciator of traditions like Lent, for which he gave up bread this year), but he likes looking at topics from different angles. “This is what I would consider a gospel song, the most important one I’ve ever done—a lot more important to me than ‘What a Friend We Have in Jesus,’ ” he says. “I wrote it shortly after my cousin-in-law passed away in 2011. He was young, and he fought against a debilitating disease. There weren’t five minutes of intensive care that there weren’t at least two church members at the hospital, around the clock, and I remember thinking, what makes people take shifts for somebody they haven’t known very long? Well, it’s belief. To play the part of the skeptic in that song is a much more powerful argument to me—in favor of [belief ] as well as looking at some of the things that are baffling. My most devout friends love it and so do my agnostic ones, but for very different reasons.” Paisley says he isn’t too worried if the edgier material on Wheelhouse doesn’t click with all his fans. “Maybe I’m naive, but I give them a lot of credit for having been with me a long time and knowing me really well. So it’s not like with one album I’m a whole new guy. I’ve had a great career, and if I don’t have one after this …”—he chuckles—“… then so be it.” 8 • MARCH 24, 2013

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