 Kirkpatrick has said that Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Kimberly Schlapman and Philip Sweet have made him feel like the 5th member of the band.In 2000, Kirkpatrick released a solo project entitled "The Maple Room" that included "Wrapped Up in You", a song that would later become a hit for Garth Brooks, and "My Armageddon", which was originally slated for Brooks' "Garth Brooks in ...The Life of Chris Gaines" project.