"I'm cool with that," he says.
He's also not worried that the legendary Dugan might try to out-country him.
"I'm not competitive at all. I don't know whether Brendan Dugan is. I'll have to find out, maybe challenge him to a game of darts backstage and see."
However, Dixon does have a bit of an issue with golf courses, saying Taupo is the first golf course he has ever played and, as someone from a farming background, it seems a waste to have so much prime land just devoted to golf. He thinks it would be better with some cows, sheep or goats on it.
Dixon last played in Taupo at the Erupt Festival in 2010 and he said people coming along next Saturday will notice a few changes to his show.
"My hair's a little bit shorter and I'll probably be wearing a different shirt," he said.
"But I'll be doing different things definitely. I've written a couple of new songs, I'm always knocking them out, as it were."
It is often said country songs come from tragedy but Dixon is not sure he subscribes to that theory.
"Most good songs do come from some kind of, not necessarily tragedy, definitely some kind of confusion. There's not a lot of good songs about that are just about fun, uncomplicated times - they become like a summer anthem. Although you drive around with it on in your convertible and after a couple of months you're ready to kill someone."
Dixon's also known for his philosophical musings on life, perhaps best summed up in his song Life, and he says he is thankful he can help people wrestle with some of the bigger questions, even if they are often too shy to thank him directly for his insights.
"You can see it in their eyes. They might come up and say 'I loved the show' but you can tell deep down they're thinking 'thank you for guidance'. They don't say it out loud but I know it."
On this trip to Taupo, Dixon will not be bringing his band Hard Cheese with him but he said he was used to being a loner.
Anyway, the band are not big talkers, he adds.
"They're the kind of guys that only say something if they need to, like 'look out for that corner' or stuff like that. They're not going to chat idly about stuff. They express themselves through their music."
Dixon has an ex-wife and two children and says he is not looking for a serious relationship.
Anyway, his horse Andrew wouldn't approve.
"I've got a horse, that takes up a lot of affection, not in a weird way. But Andrew is difficult.
"When I try to bring women home to my house at Cripple Creek, horses are a big animal ... if a horse comes in when you're at the dinner table, it really puts a weird vibe on."
The Fairway Concert featuring The Topp Twins, Wilson Dixon and Brendan Dugan, Taupo Golf Club, Saturday, March 22, 2pm. Tickets $59 single, $99 double, under-14s free. Tickets at Ticketek.
