February 6, 2025 • 36 mins
Nashville Recording Artist Presley Tennant joined us on the show to chat about her strong 2024 and her amazing start in 2025! She recently perfomred at the NFL's Pro Bowl in Orlando and she has many amazing projects coming up! Tune in to hear more!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey guys, it's Presley Tennant and you're listening to the
award nominated Backstage Past podcast powered by the Sports Guys
Podcast dot Com exclusively on KKTC True Country ninety nine
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Speaker 2 (00:12):
Welcome inside the Backstage Past of course, all the day's
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exclusive KKTC True Country ninety nine point nine. I love
when the ogs come back. Man, this is just the
popular term we have. I've been doing the show about
six years now, and she's back with us. She kind
of kicked us off there and got us started. Nashville
Recording artists Presley Tenant here on the program. My friend,
how you doing?
Speaker 3 (00:50):
I'm doing wonderful? How are you doing?
Speaker 2 (00:52):
It is good? And you know, for you guys, always
call this a grand slam of music and sports out
there is we're broadcasting live from the clay Aree Studios
dot com. And of course, looking back at this, the
recent NFL Pro Bowl was happening this past weekend in Orlando, Florida,
just right up into the Super Bowl coming up with
the Chiefs and the Eagles Super Bowl fifty nine in
(01:14):
New Orleans. I got to ask you about that, since
I cover it both here. You took the microphone. I
caught the live broadcast, a fantastic rendition. Thank you. Tell
me just the emotions what went through you and of
course being around NFL players that had to be a
lot of fun.
Speaker 1 (01:28):
Too, right, Oh my gosh, it was honestly the coolest
experience ever. I mean, it was from everything that was
set up, from like the hotel to the airport. It
was just like I felt so taken care of and
such like family there, which I think is the coolest thing.
Everyone was so warm and welcoming, and then especially I mean,
I mean when it was game day and then I
got to Collin, go to rehearsal, go to soundcheck and
(01:49):
things like that. Usually I don't get nervous at all,
but this was one of those times where I was like, oh,
this is like real, It's not just just for everyone here.
This is being broadcasted nationally on television. So that was
a different level of like adrenaline that hit, and I
don't know, it was just the coolest thing ever. And
then especially with like the I mean they had even
(02:10):
like the fireworks and they had the flyover. I it
was probably one of the best experiences I ever had,
and I'm so glad I didn't mess it up.
Speaker 3 (02:20):
You know, I don't want to.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
The national anthem is one of them that you don't
really want to mess up ever. But also I think
for myself, I've always kept the national anthem very traditional
because I love the meaning of what it is, and
especially for our veterans and for those who have served,
I feel like it's important to keep it the meaning
behind what it is, at least for myself, and so
I just wanted to do it justice as best as
I could.
Speaker 2 (02:42):
Well you certainly did that too. The justice was there,
and you know, the cool thing is sticking around. I
saw some of the photos on social media out there too.
We're in the jerseys having a lot of fun. What
do you think of the game, Maybe always high scoring.
I'd never for me being a football I guess coach
and a broadcaster too. For me years, I don't like
the flag football style of it. That's what led to,
I know, the high scoring, but I know it's to
(03:03):
kind of cut down on injuries and things like that.
I prefer like the full pats stuff and actually play
the football game. But for the first year of it
being a flag football game, would you think.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
I thought it was so fun. I thought it was
really cool.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
Especially I mean being out there and walking out it
was okay. It was one thing to like walk out
there during soundcheck when there was no one there, but
when I walked out onto the field and realized actually
how many people were there just behind the scenes, whether
it's like staff production plus the players, it was so crazy.
And then to like look over and then I see
everyone that I know, and I'm like, this is so weird.
(03:36):
It was definitely a crazy experience. But I had the
best time. I don't know, it was just and also
the flag football game was honestly very fun because it
was really fast faced, really really moving, so like the
entire time we were After I was done singing, we
went out and we kind of like hung out in
our seats, and then we found like an upstairs area,
(03:57):
so we went up there and watched everything, so we
got a little better of a bird's eyeb But it
was just so fun to be there and to see
like all the fans that weren't all the jerseys and
from so many different areas because so many people flew
in for this.
Speaker 3 (04:08):
It was really cool to be a part of.
Speaker 2 (04:11):
Any good food in New Orlando because I know there's
a lot of good restaurants down the wheld y'all eat,
Oh my goodness.
Speaker 3 (04:15):
We went over.
Speaker 1 (04:16):
We went to Disney Springs for one of the nights
after I played, and we went to.
Speaker 3 (04:21):
What was at the boat House some of the best food.
Speaker 1 (04:25):
And then there was one other we went to a
Mexican restaurant. I can't think of what it's called, but
they had the best bacon wrapped all openio popper. It
was delicious. Well, we did to try like the Cuban food.
That was like the one thing that we wanted to try.
We couldn't find anywhere that was recommended near us that
was close enough.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
Yeah, it's it's a heck of an experience. I've never
actually covered it myself. We love to go down there too,
and I've been to a lot of NFL games in
the past and my broadcasting career, but it's always fun
to get out there hang out with the all stars,
and of course that's what the game recognized, is the
best in the pro football out there too. No a
terrific job, and I know this is going to be definitely,
as you mentioned, one of those highlights of your career,
(05:02):
and you did it justice out there singing the national anthem.
We got to talk about the start of the twenty
twenty five outside of that Pro Bowl right there too,
which is huge adding to your resume. Talk about just
the other start you've gotten off to the touring and
staying busy and out there playing live shows. Talk about
that for me.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
Yeah, So, I mean, I have a bunch of new
music that's coming out this year, which I'm very excited for.
Speaker 3 (05:22):
One of them. I've been teasing.
Speaker 1 (05:23):
Little things on social media every now and then, but
there are some new stuff that's coming out that I
haven't even teased yet, which I'm very excited for. And
then as well as just playing a lot, we playing
more on the West Coast but venturing out.
Speaker 3 (05:34):
Into East Coast as well.
Speaker 1 (05:36):
Just waiting for those to get confirmed before I announce everything.
But yeah, there's a lot of stuff within Boots in
the Park, over to the Smoke Show, and then doing
a few things. I'm doing a cruise out to Athens Grease,
which I'm very excited for and that's happening in June,
and then going out to Nashville all the time, and
to write more songs and get them all recorded so
(05:57):
I can put out I am just really aesthetic. Were
what twenty twenty five? What's to come in twenty twenty five?
Speaker 2 (06:03):
Well, you've finish strong in twenty twenty four. We're gonna
talk about that great album here in just a few minutes,
Love You with the Lights On, which is fantastic song
out there across all the DSPs out there. But let's
talk about one that you finished twenty twenty four with.
I love this one just the title was like fantastic,
and I love titles because they grab listeners in and
of course all your fans out there. Pick your Poison.
We got to talk about this one that came out
(06:25):
toward the end of the year.
Speaker 3 (06:26):
Yeah, so pick your Poison.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
I wrote, I want to say a few a year
and a half ago, two years ago now, and it
was kind of just one of those things where it's
like I feel like when girls, even guys, when they
get into relationships that they know what's going to happen,
they're like, oh, this is bad for me, but I'm
still gonna do it anyways, you know. But sometimes when
you're like, Okay, I know what's bad for me, but
the other person you don't realize is playing you the
(06:50):
entire time. So it's kind of like you pick your poison,
you know it's probably gonna crash and burn, but the
other person is also playing the same game, and so
it just kind of it's like all the world's kind
of collide together and it just doesn't end up.
Speaker 4 (07:04):
Well.
Speaker 3 (07:04):
It's like you knew better, but you still chose to
do it. So it kind of was just like a.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
Warning for all the girls out there that have gone
through it, and they're like, you know better, don't do
it again.
Speaker 3 (07:13):
Like, you don't do it again, you're gonna get your
heart broke. Just because he looks.
Speaker 1 (07:17):
Nice doesn't mean that he's not nice, you know what
I mean, or that sort of thing. And I don't know,
it's like even like for myself. It's kind of like
a nice little reminder.
Speaker 3 (07:25):
It's like, don't do it, don't go back, don't you
can't change him, don't you can't do anything else. It's
one of those feelings. And so I'm really glad that
one went out there.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
It's one of my favorite songs to play live, and
I am really excited for the new music to fall
after that.
Speaker 2 (07:40):
I can't wait for it too. It's a little time
to play one here from Presley Tenant here again check
her out across all the social media out there, and
it's gonna come for that ep that she finished the
year I Love You with the Lights All. We're gonna
play one called Somebody Like You here. It is from
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Speaker 5 (08:22):
You like the fasting, I like them back root yousk
your heels in and I go ahead the lean bloats.
Speaker 6 (08:32):
We love the wrong thing. That's just the way it goes.
That you got over it now I'm gonna make.
Speaker 7 (08:41):
So now your path that alroun it too.
Speaker 8 (08:47):
Tell me I had about somebody lie.
Speaker 9 (08:51):
He made the money.
Speaker 7 (08:54):
You drive the ladies basy. It's kind of funny in
site things.
Speaker 8 (08:59):
It's tony babies could never love.
Speaker 7 (09:03):
You likely never true.
Speaker 8 (09:07):
That about somebody like.
Speaker 7 (09:20):
You is sublur with all of my girlfriends.
Speaker 6 (09:25):
I told you out to love, explaining them you were
up beaver around fixing.
Speaker 7 (09:33):
That's so biddy.
Speaker 6 (09:35):
Takes you well least in there.
Speaker 8 (09:37):
Picking it out, the close friend, telling your parents and around.
Speaker 10 (09:42):
It to tell me I had about somebody lie.
Speaker 9 (09:48):
You've made a bunny.
Speaker 7 (09:52):
It's not the lady's blasi. It's kind of bunny.
Speaker 9 (09:56):
Sad thing and tell me things. Never love you luck
you do.
Speaker 4 (10:03):
You move the soup.
Speaker 9 (10:05):
Then got about it by why I'm God, but good bye.
Speaker 11 (10:23):
To me?
Speaker 9 (10:24):
About me babies all me fine? Are you friends?
Speaker 7 (10:30):
And on to tell me I have foun.
Speaker 9 (10:38):
She'll pay abday.
Speaker 7 (10:40):
It's abound the ladies crazy. It's got off buday.
Speaker 9 (10:45):
Same baby.
Speaker 7 (10:46):
It's a baby, never love you, lucky.
Speaker 8 (10:52):
Soup, the songs all out the lucky, I'm all ever
about the father you.
Speaker 11 (11:21):
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Speaker 7 (12:02):
Thanks till long.
Speaker 13 (12:18):
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Speaker 2 (12:35):
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DSPs out there, So love you with the lights on.
(12:55):
That is the title of that three EP. Let's talk
about somebody like you, because everybody's got a story, And
what a title for another great song? Thank you, I.
Speaker 3 (13:04):
Mean somebody like you.
Speaker 1 (13:05):
I wrote this one I think is even before Pick
Your Poison. It's kind of just one of those songs
where it's like there was a moment in time where
I was inspired by to write this because I was
out with some friends and somebody had said like, oh,
it was along the lines of like, oh, never going
to find somebody, and I was like, oh, that makes
me think, like, you're never going to find somebody like that,
And usually after a relationship ends, you kind of don't
(13:28):
want to find somebody like that because it didn't work
out for a reason. So it's kind of just talking
about those things that like you don't want in somebody
that are kind of like the complete opposite about what
you had before or what it is. But moving forward,
it's like, Okay, keeping this in mind, I don't want
somebody that takes longer to get ready than me, and
the you know, fixes their hair up a lot more
than I do, and I'm like, I'm the girl in
(13:50):
the relationship.
Speaker 3 (13:51):
This is the pink job. It's one of those things
and so it's just little things like that.
Speaker 1 (13:56):
But I wrote the song mister Macadalaney and it's out now.
Very excited that it's out there.
Speaker 2 (14:01):
Yeah you should be too, no doubt about it too.
And of course another we'll talk about here and just
a little bit there the title of that EP too.
You know, I was actually watching the new season. This
had to bring this up too, because I can't believe
we're talking about season twenty seven of the Voice, Like
where did time go? And I remember back to season
sixteen and all the coaches have been just so fantastic
there too, and everybody it's somebody coming back to it
(14:23):
or just how great some of the veteran coaches have been.
But this has been pretty cool to kind of see
Kelsey Ballerini on this episode only the one episode they've
done so far on the Mondays are coming up with
the blind auditions. Take me back to you know, your
time there from the blind audition to getting really discovered
on that show even when you got off that show,
and just what an artist can really learn from a
(14:45):
platform like that. It's fantastic, you know.
Speaker 1 (14:47):
It's one thing that was really cool about the Voices.
It became like a family, and so I went on
the show when I was sixteen, and then right as
I finished the show, I was seventeen.
Speaker 3 (14:56):
So it was kind of a longer process.
Speaker 1 (14:57):
Than I was thinking it was, but I learned so
much from being there, just being surrounded by all these
artists and the staff and production and the musicians and
around my like with Kelly Clarkson because she was my coach.
Speaker 3 (15:08):
And it's also a really cool.
Speaker 1 (15:10):
Moment because Kelsey Vallerini was one of our guest coaches
for one of the rounds with Kelly, and so now
that she's a coach on the actual season.
Speaker 3 (15:17):
She was phenomenal during when I got to work with her, but.
Speaker 1 (15:20):
Especially now, it's really cool getting to see like her
be a part of it actually and choosing her own
team and things like that and really guiding them because
I feel like she has so much to offer everyone.
I mean alongside I mean, I know Adam's back, you
got Michael Blueblay, I think it's John Legend and Kelsey
and so it's really cool to see, especially this dynamic
(15:42):
as the coach has kind of changed throughout the years
because everyone has their own things going on, but I
feel like this is gonna be a really fun season
to watch.
Speaker 2 (15:49):
So much talent on her two and looking forward to
seeing just all the great singers out there man keeping
it true to themselves and wanting to get discovered and
love it too. And I love all the respect all
the other shows. Just something about that particular platform that
just brings out the best and those artists, you know,
trying to make it and get discovered. You know this
already again off to that fast start you mentioned this
year with new music and things like that makes me
(16:10):
think about this. I guess we could call it a
high school class here, maybe a college class reunion, whatever.
But I go back to nineties country so much and
ask this question a lot, even when we're in Nashville,
are doing these shows as we put them out there
on radio. This women's class now has got to be
one of the hottest that I've seen in a long time.
From Hannah Ellis to Ashley Cook to Laney. What she's
(16:32):
been doing the past few years taking home the hardware
and several categories the major award shows. What does that
do for you? Being a rising star such as yourself
right now coming up through the ranks and watching these
women just do their thing in country music talk about that.
Speaker 1 (16:47):
It's so inspiring to see all these women succeeding within
country music because I feel like before there wasn't too
many that you could really pick and choose from. It's
kind of just what was played on country radio. But
now with everything of streaming and social media, like, you
have so many different avenues within women and country music
that there's a song in different style for every person
out there, and it's really inspiring to see that, especially
(17:10):
to see these women that are so so uplifting towards
one another. It's like a breath of fresh air. And
I think it's really cool, and especially to see I mean,
Laney is incredible and she definitely inspires me a lot.
But then it's also like you got the Meg Maroni's
and the Ashley Cooks and all these different people that
I look up to for so many different reasons. But
I think it's really cool as an artist coming in
(17:32):
nowadays to see that there's so many people, so many
women that are just doing it and they just they're like,
I don't know, it's they're almost like a boss. Whenever
they do it. They're just like, yeah, this is who
I am. And if you don't like me, then that's okay.
But this is who I am and I'm not going
to change myself to be something that somebody else wants
me to be.
Speaker 3 (17:49):
And they just aret sew.
Speaker 1 (17:50):
Them just who they are authentically, and I respect them
so much for that, but just on a different level
of like the perseverance, the grind that they put into
all of it.
Speaker 3 (18:01):
I appreciate them so much.
Speaker 2 (18:04):
Let's talk about obstacles in this industry. You know, you've
been doing this a while now too, so it's coming
off that very show the voice. You know, obstacles you
have to overcome as an artist, and always use that expression,
at least I do sometimes even in sports, what didn't
kill you makes you stronger. Talk about just what you
have had to overcome over the years. Is that they've
gone by now too, and some things that you've learned
from too, from those obstacles to make you a better person.
Speaker 1 (18:26):
You know, it's funny, it's like one of those things
that I have noticed. At least when I was younger,
a lot of people didn't realize how serious I was
about music, and because I was sixteen through twenty, everyone
was like, okay, like it's just a hobby, like she's
been doing this for a while, she's going to get
burnt out, But it's like, I'm just getting started. This
is my favorite thing to do. I wouldn't be doing
this if.
Speaker 3 (18:45):
I didn't love it.
Speaker 1 (18:47):
But I think the biggest thing as an artist is
not you want to please everyone. I feel like that's
a human nature. Everyone wants to do that. But also
at the same time, it's like, you have to make
this music for yourself, and you have to believe in
yourself through and through, because if you don't, then other
people won't do it for you.
Speaker 3 (19:04):
There's only so much they can push you to.
Speaker 1 (19:06):
And so whether it's doing things that matter to you,
or speaking your mind and letting your truth be shown
and letting your truth be told and just kind of
doing it for you along the way and not trying
to make it where everyone else is happy with it,
because if you aren't, then it's like why are you
doing it? It becomes a job at that point, it's
no longer what you love.
Speaker 3 (19:27):
And so I feel like for.
Speaker 1 (19:28):
Me, my biggest thing has just been speaking the way
I feel.
Speaker 3 (19:32):
In the moment right then and there. Because I'm a very.
Speaker 1 (19:34):
Like logical person I try to see everything, and I'm like, Okay,
am I overreacting?
Speaker 3 (19:39):
If it bothers me? In three days, am I going
to bring it up again?
Speaker 2 (19:41):
Like?
Speaker 3 (19:41):
Is it's still going to bother me? That sort of thing.
But I think also it's like music is.
Speaker 1 (19:47):
All feeling and how you feel and what you want
to say in that moment, and so it's like you
have to be able to voice that, and you want
to be around people that respect that also, and that
want to give you the best product and that want.
Speaker 3 (19:58):
You to succeed. And so surrounding yourself with people that.
Speaker 1 (20:01):
Mean the most to you and that want your vision
to come true, I think is the most important and
yet the most challenging, But when you do find it,
it is the most rewarding feeling ever.
Speaker 2 (20:12):
Oh, I tell you what, She's got one hell of
a resume out there too, And if you haven't been
to a presleeu Tenant show, this is one of the
things you've got to put on your bucket list. To
say bucket list too, because I can say that do it.
Like I said, get out there and to check her
out at the website pres lieutenant dot com and of
course out there across all the social media aspects too
as well, because I can't wait to see you live.
Every time we go there, I want to catch you.
It just so busy with things that go on there
(20:35):
between CM a week and of course CRS which happens
every February to March. And we're in there this year
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Best Country Mixed Time to Love You with the lights
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Speaker 14 (21:17):
Cavey so high frocking cut then baby, I'm still falling.
Bet you wonder why all the mother gouts finally stopped
calling seven MD.
Speaker 7 (21:31):
Bed first in the dark.
Speaker 14 (21:34):
Couldn't give anyone ell smiled.
Speaker 10 (21:38):
Because you're the only one. Let me with the lads,
maybe we can. He was a man of you spit
me around.
Speaker 7 (21:50):
Two, so so let me see that on a sony.
Speaker 10 (21:56):
My mother just channge just dancing on the horn, wolf
mothers other awm.
Speaker 8 (22:02):
All than love you with the lads, Let me love,
Let me love, Let.
Speaker 15 (22:08):
Me love me with the lads on do you remember
when we were just friends.
Speaker 7 (22:21):
He loved to see you were having sends so different.
Speaker 5 (22:27):
God, me believe it that you have me brow when
we are mad to be that shining stud when that
song comes shining through.
Speaker 9 (22:42):
Let me love you with the lass.
Speaker 6 (22:46):
Letbe we could use a battle you spin me around
tor so so let me see that on the side
of you, the mother just strangers dancing on the hall whoop.
Speaker 8 (23:00):
While there's not an a long and I love you
with the lads.
Speaker 6 (23:06):
Let me alone, let me love, Let me love you
with the lads.
Speaker 7 (23:10):
All let me love you with the lads.
Speaker 6 (23:26):
Maybe we could use a bet of you spit.
Speaker 7 (23:29):
Me around two though some Let me see that.
Speaker 6 (23:34):
Other side of you more than just stranger stands and
no heart w B.
Speaker 7 (23:40):
There's not an.
Speaker 8 (23:41):
Album more than I love you with the lads, Let
me alone, let me alone, let me love you.
Speaker 7 (23:49):
With the lads. All you have love you.
Speaker 14 (23:56):
With the lad.
Speaker 3 (24:16):
Hey, this is Nashville recording artist Michelle Wright, and you're
listening to the backstage Pass on KKTC True Country ninety
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Goodn hey, y'all, this is Texas country artist Free Bagwell
(25:19):
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Speaker 2 (25:27):
Mexico, Presley TenneT. Here on the backstage past lay slightest
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for podcasts Love You with the Lights On. I cannot
wait to hear the story of this one and where
the idea came from. Tell me about this.
Speaker 1 (26:03):
So I remember it was my third right of the day,
and I felt like, you know, after a week and
a half of writing multipal rights, I always want to
walk in with an idea, but it was like my
brain felt like mush at that point, and so I'm
I'm already running late. I'm like, oh no, this is
not going to go well. As soon as I walk
in with mister David Ray Stevens and Brain and Hart,
(26:24):
they go, you know, like, we have this idea. We
were thinking that's called Lovely with the Lights On. And
I was like, I like the idea, Where are we
going with this? Guys like this can really not what
I was thinking. They're like, well, you can take it
kind of whatever way.
Speaker 3 (26:36):
I was like when I heard it.
Speaker 1 (26:38):
The way I want it to be is the vulnerability
in a relationship where it's like, whether it's your imperfections
or your flaws or something that somebody's sensecure about that
could be that person's favorite part of them, and so
they really want to shine light on it where there's
not like this facade and there's not this trying to
be anything. It's like you can be real and just
who you are with this one special person. And I
(26:59):
think that's what makes me relationship so special. And so
when we wrote the song, it's like I wanted to
feel like you've known this person forever, even if you
may not have, but it's like you feel like you've
known this person, whether whether you've been through the ups
and downs or it's like it's been a friendship.
Speaker 3 (27:14):
And so we ended up going with that for the
idea of the song.
Speaker 1 (27:17):
It's like being friends with somebody and who you've known forever,
but you get to know them on every aspect of
their life, but whether it's the good, the bad, the ugly,
in between, whatever you can think of, and so you
just really want to shine light on it.
Speaker 3 (27:29):
And that's kind of how Lovely with the Light song
came to be.
Speaker 2 (27:31):
Love The idea is you never know what's going to
come out of those writers arounds, and like I said,
I love how you write your own material to just
to write great songs out there too that resonate with
the audience of the fans too. I gotta ask you
about it. When it came out last summer, I looked
at it and I said, you know, next time we
get her back on, got to talk about bad decisions,
because there's got to be an interesting story from this one, too, right.
Speaker 1 (27:49):
You know It's so funny is that I have learned
that my bad decisions are not quite like everyone else's
bad decisions because I am so boring, and so my
bad decisions are like changing up a hairstyle and I'm like, oh, granted,
don't get me wrong, or like my going out to
like the beach or whatever and going to the bars
(28:10):
and things like that, but I'm a little bit more
tame than most my friends. I don't know if that's
a good thing or a bad thing. I'd like to
say at least I don't wake up with a hangover
twenty four seven, But no, I think it's just one
of those songs for me. Like that's kind of what
summer feels like. I mean, going out to the lake
growing up and then going out to the beach and
(28:31):
like doing all these things with like your friends, and
it's like you're hanging out and you're having a good time,
and it's like then may or may not lead to
a bad decision or two.
Speaker 2 (28:40):
You never know what these song titles are going to
come real and have those real experiences when it comes
down to the allumcaits. For the record, you're not a
boring person. We met in person, record of the show,
and it's the things you told me when it comes
to Hoppies, things you do outside of which we're gonna
get into now. For the faces may not know. You're
a very enticing person and I enough to bring that ball.
(29:01):
She's a fun person.
Speaker 1 (29:02):
I feel like I need to put you in my
pocket and carry me around because he just made me
feel so much better about myself.
Speaker 2 (29:08):
You feel great about yourself, a great no doubt. Hey,
let's talk about that. I know for me, it was
like one of those key things do your resolutions, Like
I got to take more self care for me, I
went back to the gym, personal trainer. Did it all
too right now, trying to you know, get the eat
right part now, but when we're busy, but at the
same time, well, I guess we're still not two cheap
days a week. But at the same time, keep working out.
(29:29):
You want to get stronger me back in the gym
was one of those things. Personal decisions is self care,
talk about self careg just some things that you were
looking for on the personal side, not just even away
from the music side, the personal side. You're trying to
work on this ship for twenty twenty five.
Speaker 3 (29:43):
Ooh.
Speaker 1 (29:43):
I think the biggest thing has been building my relationship
with God and like going to church more and being
more active. That's been a big one for me as
well as I mean, you got the whole working out,
eating healthy. I will say eating healthy, I've done better
working out. I'm not done as much, which I know
I need to step up.
Speaker 3 (30:00):
On, but I don't know.
Speaker 1 (30:02):
I think just also getting out there more and being
more open with everyone because I'm pretty reserved. I've learned,
and so it's a little difficult when I go into
these rights and I'm like, I.
Speaker 3 (30:12):
Have to spill everything to you guys, and I just
met you today, and.
Speaker 1 (30:16):
I'm like, also, I'm at the point where I'm like,
who cares? Like this is everyone's first time living life.
Everyone's gonna everyone's gonna say something, everyone's gonna do something,
and you.
Speaker 3 (30:25):
Might as well live your truth and be authentic to
who you are.
Speaker 1 (30:28):
So I think being more open and being more vulnerable
with people, I don't know, that's like a fear.
Speaker 3 (30:33):
It's like a weird, weird fear.
Speaker 1 (30:35):
That I've always had, and I'm like, oh gosh, I
don't know how people do it.
Speaker 2 (30:40):
I like, tell you what, that schedule is gonna be
crazy that week too, because I always tell people like,
I get up about the four o'clock four thirty in
the morning, and I've struggled this past week, but get
there hour waits at least cardio three four, five times
a week. It is one of the roughest things you
can do. But man, when you come out of there,
it's almost like mind over mattered when it it really is,
which is just amazing sign for that week, they're gonna like, hey,
you're gonna sit there and talk all day and do
(31:02):
all these interviews and go through this at CRS and like, yeah,
but I'm gonna have done something for myself earlier that
morning at some point because the evenings are out of
the question for those two and a half three days. Yeah,
you know how it is we get to that that
omni It keeps you busy.
Speaker 1 (31:15):
All day and that's like the one thing, especially if
I'm going to the gym, I dread going to the gym,
but you know what, I never leave after the fact
being like I'm I'm so angry that I went today.
Speaker 3 (31:25):
I know, I'm always like I'm so glad that I
went today, Like it's good for you.
Speaker 2 (31:31):
Why don't you.
Speaker 3 (31:32):
Want to do it?
Speaker 2 (31:33):
My mental focus? Concentration and like what's that drug there?
They're staying down to that pharmacist say, oh, you get
see I'll be forty five here in a couple of
weeks and I'll have birthday coming back from CRS and
looking back, they're like, well when you hit fifty, get
that drug privileging. I'm like, I don't want no drug.
That just does know if some people go to the gym,
bust your tail and guess what, the memory and the concentration,
(31:54):
the focus will definitely be there. Already. Gotta throw this
one at you too, because this is kind of catching
all through all these interviews now to and it's kind
of a fun one because I just we just did
a show with Christian Bush, one half of sugar Land,
a few weeks ago, and he kind of we got
to talk in you never know where these conversations are
gonna take you. And so I started talking about a
weird question here, but we talked about his beard. Man.
(32:14):
I was like, well, I wish I could grow a
beard as good as that. I said, dude, you remind
me of Triple H. And he, of course he was
a huge fan of this. He said Triple Ah. So like, yeah,
Hunter Hurst, Helmsley and Paul Levick I think is the
Canadian name or something like that. Anyway, and then we're
referring to the World Wrestling Entertainment WWE, which always comes
on to and I was a huge fan of growing up,
as many fans are globally and world wide, and so
(32:36):
this got me to think in I said, well, what
if we put on the first like backstage pass wrestling
event like in Nashville, like have a ring, get some
wrestling contacts. I would m see it with a color commentator,
and just have all of our great artists come to
have both male and female and they get a chance
to like get choreographed and go through like the strength
training and all the stuff that all the WWE talent
(32:57):
people put them through. Because there is one in Orlando,
they have one of their minor league franchises. They have
a they go to school down there. They teach everything
you need to know so that when you hit live TV,
you know you know how to choreograph it to and
we all know again people, oh it's big, but it's
just fun to watch. So if I could get out there,
somebody could choreograph teach you something. And then you say,
you had a few months to get ready and we
(33:19):
launched this thing one day. If you get in the
ring with somebody in country music, who would you wrestle?
Male or female that matter? Or tag match? You could
team with somebody to take on two or three other people.
And the big question is they always say what would
be your like the finishing move, Like before you go
for the cover one, two, three, you have that finishing
move elbow from the top rope, stone cold stunner, some
(33:41):
kind of neck breaker, some type of body slam. Who
would you wrestle? What would be the finishing move for
Presley Tempants?
Speaker 3 (33:47):
Okay? Could I okay, mmm, this is such a hard one.
I'm gonna say. You know what you said?
Speaker 1 (33:57):
I could team up with someone good? Yeah, team up
with carr Outa would because do you see that woman's legs?
She works out, she works out. I don't know who
we would fight, but I would feel good if she's
on my.
Speaker 2 (34:10):
Team and y'all would take on what two ladies in
attack match?
Speaker 3 (34:16):
Oh no, oh no, I don't know.
Speaker 2 (34:25):
I could throw one out there for it.
Speaker 3 (34:27):
Yeah, give me, give me an idea.
Speaker 2 (34:29):
All right? Soon would be one sheet with she teams
with Lady Wilson.
Speaker 3 (34:40):
Oh, I feel like they would whip me.
Speaker 2 (34:43):
Well, you got Carrie Underwood.
Speaker 1 (34:46):
Okay, maybe maybe Carrie just want to pick up the
slack a little bit.
Speaker 2 (34:51):
I love that. It's such a great, great catch it off.
No doubt about it too. The rest of the questions
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I can tell you they sit down. They go so
fast in the days just fly by. It's crazy. Hey,
congrats on all the success the Pro Bowl, all the
great stuff, bad decisions, all the great music we talked
(35:32):
about today, and of course that latest EP. I love
you with the lights on across all those digital streaming platforms.
Love it so much. Can't wait, can't wait to see
what the rest of twenty twenty five holds for you.
Always appreciate you being an OG the program and hey,
continue success going forward. I hope we get a chance
to get up do a refreshmer in Nashville at CRS.
I always appreciate you, no doubt.
Speaker 3 (35:51):
Thank you so much for having me you got.
Speaker 2 (35:53):
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Exclusively on KKTC True Country ninety nine point nine
Hey guys, it's Presley Tennant and you're listening to the
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Speaker 2 (00:12):
Welcome inside the Backstage Past of course, all the day's
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when the ogs come back. Man, this is just the
popular term we have. I've been doing the show about
six years now, and she's back with us. She kind
of kicked us off there and got us started. Nashville
Recording artists Presley Tenant here on the program. My friend,
how you doing?
Speaker 3 (00:50):
I'm doing wonderful? How are you doing?
Speaker 2 (00:52):
It is good? And you know, for you guys, always
call this a grand slam of music and sports out
there is we're broadcasting live from the clay Aree Studios
dot com. And of course, looking back at this, the
recent NFL Pro Bowl was happening this past weekend in Orlando, Florida,
just right up into the Super Bowl coming up with
the Chiefs and the Eagles Super Bowl fifty nine in
(01:14):
New Orleans. I got to ask you about that, since
I cover it both here. You took the microphone. I
caught the live broadcast, a fantastic rendition. Thank you. Tell
me just the emotions what went through you and of
course being around NFL players that had to be a
lot of fun.
Speaker 1 (01:28):
Too, right, Oh my gosh, it was honestly the coolest
experience ever. I mean, it was from everything that was
set up, from like the hotel to the airport. It
was just like I felt so taken care of and
such like family there, which I think is the coolest thing.
Everyone was so warm and welcoming, and then especially I mean,
I mean when it was game day and then I
got to Collin, go to rehearsal, go to soundcheck and
(01:49):
things like that. Usually I don't get nervous at all,
but this was one of those times where I was like, oh,
this is like real, It's not just just for everyone here.
This is being broadcasted nationally on television. So that was
a different level of like adrenaline that hit, and I
don't know, it was just the coolest thing ever. And
then especially with like the I mean they had even
(02:10):
like the fireworks and they had the flyover. I it
was probably one of the best experiences I ever had,
and I'm so glad I didn't mess it up.
Speaker 3 (02:20):
You know, I don't want to.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
The national anthem is one of them that you don't
really want to mess up ever. But also I think
for myself, I've always kept the national anthem very traditional
because I love the meaning of what it is, and
especially for our veterans and for those who have served,
I feel like it's important to keep it the meaning
behind what it is, at least for myself, and so
I just wanted to do it justice as best as
I could.
Speaker 2 (02:42):
Well you certainly did that too. The justice was there,
and you know, the cool thing is sticking around. I
saw some of the photos on social media out there too.
We're in the jerseys having a lot of fun. What
do you think of the game, Maybe always high scoring.
I'd never for me being a football I guess coach
and a broadcaster too. For me years, I don't like
the flag football style of it. That's what led to,
I know, the high scoring, but I know it's to
(03:03):
kind of cut down on injuries and things like that.
I prefer like the full pats stuff and actually play
the football game. But for the first year of it
being a flag football game, would you think.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
I thought it was so fun. I thought it was
really cool.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
Especially I mean being out there and walking out it
was okay. It was one thing to like walk out
there during soundcheck when there was no one there, but
when I walked out onto the field and realized actually
how many people were there just behind the scenes, whether
it's like staff production plus the players, it was so crazy.
And then to like look over and then I see
everyone that I know, and I'm like, this is so weird.
(03:36):
It was definitely a crazy experience. But I had the
best time. I don't know, it was just and also
the flag football game was honestly very fun because it
was really fast faced, really really moving, so like the
entire time we were After I was done singing, we
went out and we kind of like hung out in
our seats, and then we found like an upstairs area,
(03:57):
so we went up there and watched everything, so we
got a little better of a bird's eyeb But it
was just so fun to be there and to see
like all the fans that weren't all the jerseys and
from so many different areas because so many people flew
in for this.
Speaker 3 (04:08):
It was really cool to be a part of.
Speaker 2 (04:11):
Any good food in New Orlando because I know there's
a lot of good restaurants down the wheld y'all eat,
Oh my goodness.
Speaker 3 (04:15):
We went over.
Speaker 1 (04:16):
We went to Disney Springs for one of the nights
after I played, and we went to.
Speaker 3 (04:21):
What was at the boat House some of the best food.
Speaker 1 (04:25):
And then there was one other we went to a
Mexican restaurant. I can't think of what it's called, but
they had the best bacon wrapped all openio popper. It
was delicious. Well, we did to try like the Cuban food.
That was like the one thing that we wanted to try.
We couldn't find anywhere that was recommended near us that
was close enough.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
Yeah, it's it's a heck of an experience. I've never
actually covered it myself. We love to go down there too,
and I've been to a lot of NFL games in
the past and my broadcasting career, but it's always fun
to get out there hang out with the all stars,
and of course that's what the game recognized, is the
best in the pro football out there too. No a
terrific job, and I know this is going to be definitely,
as you mentioned, one of those highlights of your career,
(05:02):
and you did it justice out there singing the national anthem.
We got to talk about the start of the twenty
twenty five outside of that Pro Bowl right there too,
which is huge adding to your resume. Talk about just
the other start you've gotten off to the touring and
staying busy and out there playing live shows. Talk about
that for me.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
Yeah, So, I mean, I have a bunch of new
music that's coming out this year, which I'm very excited for.
Speaker 3 (05:22):
One of them. I've been teasing.
Speaker 1 (05:23):
Little things on social media every now and then, but
there are some new stuff that's coming out that I
haven't even teased yet, which I'm very excited for. And
then as well as just playing a lot, we playing
more on the West Coast but venturing out.
Speaker 3 (05:34):
Into East Coast as well.
Speaker 1 (05:36):
Just waiting for those to get confirmed before I announce everything.
But yeah, there's a lot of stuff within Boots in
the Park, over to the Smoke Show, and then doing
a few things. I'm doing a cruise out to Athens Grease,
which I'm very excited for and that's happening in June,
and then going out to Nashville all the time, and
to write more songs and get them all recorded so
(05:57):
I can put out I am just really aesthetic. Were
what twenty twenty five? What's to come in twenty twenty five?
Speaker 2 (06:03):
Well, you've finish strong in twenty twenty four. We're gonna
talk about that great album here in just a few minutes,
Love You with the Lights On, which is fantastic song
out there across all the DSPs out there. But let's
talk about one that you finished twenty twenty four with.
I love this one just the title was like fantastic,
and I love titles because they grab listeners in and
of course all your fans out there. Pick your Poison.
We got to talk about this one that came out
(06:25):
toward the end of the year.
Speaker 3 (06:26):
Yeah, so pick your Poison.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
I wrote, I want to say a few a year
and a half ago, two years ago now, and it
was kind of just one of those things where it's
like I feel like when girls, even guys, when they
get into relationships that they know what's going to happen,
they're like, oh, this is bad for me, but I'm
still gonna do it anyways, you know. But sometimes when
you're like, Okay, I know what's bad for me, but
the other person you don't realize is playing you the
(06:50):
entire time. So it's kind of like you pick your poison,
you know it's probably gonna crash and burn, but the
other person is also playing the same game, and so
it just kind of it's like all the world's kind
of collide together and it just doesn't end up.
Speaker 4 (07:04):
Well.
Speaker 3 (07:04):
It's like you knew better, but you still chose to
do it. So it kind of was just like a.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
Warning for all the girls out there that have gone
through it, and they're like, you know better, don't do
it again.
Speaker 3 (07:13):
Like, you don't do it again, you're gonna get your
heart broke. Just because he looks.
Speaker 1 (07:17):
Nice doesn't mean that he's not nice, you know what
I mean, or that sort of thing. And I don't know,
it's like even like for myself. It's kind of like
a nice little reminder.
Speaker 3 (07:25):
It's like, don't do it, don't go back, don't you
can't change him, don't you can't do anything else. It's
one of those feelings. And so I'm really glad that
one went out there.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
It's one of my favorite songs to play live, and
I am really excited for the new music to fall
after that.
Speaker 2 (07:40):
I can't wait for it too. It's a little time
to play one here from Presley Tenant here again check
her out across all the social media out there, and
it's gonna come for that ep that she finished the
year I Love You with the Lights All. We're gonna
play one called Somebody Like You here. It is from
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Speaker 5 (08:22):
You like the fasting, I like them back root yousk
your heels in and I go ahead the lean bloats.
Speaker 6 (08:32):
We love the wrong thing. That's just the way it goes.
That you got over it now I'm gonna make.
Speaker 7 (08:41):
So now your path that alroun it too.
Speaker 8 (08:47):
Tell me I had about somebody lie.
Speaker 9 (08:51):
He made the money.
Speaker 7 (08:54):
You drive the ladies basy. It's kind of funny in
site things.
Speaker 8 (08:59):
It's tony babies could never love.
Speaker 7 (09:03):
You likely never true.
Speaker 8 (09:07):
That about somebody like.
Speaker 7 (09:20):
You is sublur with all of my girlfriends.
Speaker 6 (09:25):
I told you out to love, explaining them you were
up beaver around fixing.
Speaker 7 (09:33):
That's so biddy.
Speaker 6 (09:35):
Takes you well least in there.
Speaker 8 (09:37):
Picking it out, the close friend, telling your parents and around.
Speaker 10 (09:42):
It to tell me I had about somebody lie.
Speaker 9 (09:48):
You've made a bunny.
Speaker 7 (09:52):
It's not the lady's blasi. It's kind of bunny.
Speaker 9 (09:56):
Sad thing and tell me things. Never love you luck
you do.
Speaker 4 (10:03):
You move the soup.
Speaker 9 (10:05):
Then got about it by why I'm God, but good bye.
Speaker 11 (10:23):
To me?
Speaker 9 (10:24):
About me babies all me fine? Are you friends?
Speaker 7 (10:30):
And on to tell me I have foun.
Speaker 9 (10:38):
She'll pay abday.
Speaker 7 (10:40):
It's abound the ladies crazy. It's got off buday.
Speaker 9 (10:45):
Same baby.
Speaker 7 (10:46):
It's a baby, never love you, lucky.
Speaker 8 (10:52):
Soup, the songs all out the lucky, I'm all ever
about the father you.
Speaker 11 (11:21):
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Speaker 13 (12:18):
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That is the title of that three EP. Let's talk
about somebody like you, because everybody's got a story, And
what a title for another great song? Thank you, I.
Speaker 3 (13:04):
Mean somebody like you.
Speaker 1 (13:05):
I wrote this one I think is even before Pick
Your Poison. It's kind of just one of those songs
where it's like there was a moment in time where
I was inspired by to write this because I was
out with some friends and somebody had said like, oh,
it was along the lines of like, oh, never going
to find somebody, and I was like, oh, that makes
me think, like, you're never going to find somebody like that,
And usually after a relationship ends, you kind of don't
(13:28):
want to find somebody like that because it didn't work
out for a reason. So it's kind of just talking
about those things that like you don't want in somebody
that are kind of like the complete opposite about what
you had before or what it is. But moving forward,
it's like, Okay, keeping this in mind, I don't want
somebody that takes longer to get ready than me, and
the you know, fixes their hair up a lot more
than I do, and I'm like, I'm the girl in
(13:50):
the relationship.
Speaker 3 (13:51):
This is the pink job. It's one of those things
and so it's just little things like that.
Speaker 1 (13:56):
But I wrote the song mister Macadalaney and it's out now.
Very excited that it's out there.
Speaker 2 (14:01):
Yeah you should be too, no doubt about it too.
And of course another we'll talk about here and just
a little bit there the title of that EP too.
You know, I was actually watching the new season. This
had to bring this up too, because I can't believe
we're talking about season twenty seven of the Voice, Like
where did time go? And I remember back to season
sixteen and all the coaches have been just so fantastic
there too, and everybody it's somebody coming back to it
(14:23):
or just how great some of the veteran coaches have been.
But this has been pretty cool to kind of see
Kelsey Ballerini on this episode only the one episode they've
done so far on the Mondays are coming up with
the blind auditions. Take me back to you know, your
time there from the blind audition to getting really discovered
on that show even when you got off that show,
and just what an artist can really learn from a
(14:45):
platform like that. It's fantastic, you know.
Speaker 1 (14:47):
It's one thing that was really cool about the Voices.
It became like a family, and so I went on
the show when I was sixteen, and then right as
I finished the show, I was seventeen.
Speaker 3 (14:56):
So it was kind of a longer process.
Speaker 1 (14:57):
Than I was thinking it was, but I learned so
much from being there, just being surrounded by all these
artists and the staff and production and the musicians and
around my like with Kelly Clarkson because she was my coach.
Speaker 3 (15:08):
And it's also a really cool.
Speaker 1 (15:10):
Moment because Kelsey Vallerini was one of our guest coaches
for one of the rounds with Kelly, and so now
that she's a coach on the actual season.
Speaker 3 (15:17):
She was phenomenal during when I got to work with her, but.
Speaker 1 (15:20):
Especially now, it's really cool getting to see like her
be a part of it actually and choosing her own
team and things like that and really guiding them because
I feel like she has so much to offer everyone.
I mean alongside I mean, I know Adam's back, you
got Michael Blueblay, I think it's John Legend and Kelsey
and so it's really cool to see, especially this dynamic
(15:42):
as the coach has kind of changed throughout the years
because everyone has their own things going on, but I
feel like this is gonna be a really fun season
to watch.
Speaker 2 (15:49):
So much talent on her two and looking forward to
seeing just all the great singers out there man keeping
it true to themselves and wanting to get discovered and
love it too. And I love all the respect all
the other shows. Just something about that particular platform that
just brings out the best and those artists, you know,
trying to make it and get discovered. You know this
already again off to that fast start you mentioned this
year with new music and things like that makes me
(16:10):
think about this. I guess we could call it a
high school class here, maybe a college class reunion, whatever.
But I go back to nineties country so much and
ask this question a lot, even when we're in Nashville,
are doing these shows as we put them out there
on radio. This women's class now has got to be
one of the hottest that I've seen in a long time.
From Hannah Ellis to Ashley Cook to Laney. What she's
(16:32):
been doing the past few years taking home the hardware
and several categories the major award shows. What does that
do for you? Being a rising star such as yourself
right now coming up through the ranks and watching these
women just do their thing in country music talk about that.
Speaker 1 (16:47):
It's so inspiring to see all these women succeeding within
country music because I feel like before there wasn't too
many that you could really pick and choose from. It's
kind of just what was played on country radio. But
now with everything of streaming and social media, like, you
have so many different avenues within women and country music
that there's a song in different style for every person
out there, and it's really inspiring to see that, especially
(17:10):
to see these women that are so so uplifting towards
one another. It's like a breath of fresh air. And
I think it's really cool, and especially to see I mean,
Laney is incredible and she definitely inspires me a lot.
But then it's also like you got the Meg Maroni's
and the Ashley Cooks and all these different people that
I look up to for so many different reasons. But
I think it's really cool as an artist coming in
(17:32):
nowadays to see that there's so many people, so many
women that are just doing it and they just they're like,
I don't know, it's they're almost like a boss. Whenever
they do it. They're just like, yeah, this is who
I am. And if you don't like me, then that's okay.
But this is who I am and I'm not going
to change myself to be something that somebody else wants
me to be.
Speaker 3 (17:49):
And they just aret sew.
Speaker 1 (17:50):
Them just who they are authentically, and I respect them
so much for that, but just on a different level
of like the perseverance, the grind that they put into
all of it.
Speaker 3 (18:01):
I appreciate them so much.
Speaker 2 (18:04):
Let's talk about obstacles in this industry. You know, you've
been doing this a while now too, so it's coming
off that very show the voice. You know, obstacles you
have to overcome as an artist, and always use that expression,
at least I do sometimes even in sports, what didn't
kill you makes you stronger. Talk about just what you
have had to overcome over the years. Is that they've
gone by now too, and some things that you've learned
from too, from those obstacles to make you a better person.
Speaker 1 (18:26):
You know, it's funny, it's like one of those things
that I have noticed. At least when I was younger,
a lot of people didn't realize how serious I was
about music, and because I was sixteen through twenty, everyone
was like, okay, like it's just a hobby, like she's
been doing this for a while, she's going to get
burnt out, But it's like, I'm just getting started. This
is my favorite thing to do. I wouldn't be doing
this if.
Speaker 3 (18:45):
I didn't love it.
Speaker 1 (18:47):
But I think the biggest thing as an artist is
not you want to please everyone. I feel like that's
a human nature. Everyone wants to do that. But also
at the same time, it's like, you have to make
this music for yourself, and you have to believe in
yourself through and through, because if you don't, then other
people won't do it for you.
Speaker 3 (19:04):
There's only so much they can push you to.
Speaker 1 (19:06):
And so whether it's doing things that matter to you,
or speaking your mind and letting your truth be shown
and letting your truth be told and just kind of
doing it for you along the way and not trying
to make it where everyone else is happy with it,
because if you aren't, then it's like why are you
doing it? It becomes a job at that point, it's
no longer what you love.
Speaker 3 (19:27):
And so I feel like for.
Speaker 1 (19:28):
Me, my biggest thing has just been speaking the way
I feel.
Speaker 3 (19:32):
In the moment right then and there. Because I'm a very.
Speaker 1 (19:34):
Like logical person I try to see everything, and I'm like, Okay,
am I overreacting?
Speaker 3 (19:39):
If it bothers me? In three days, am I going
to bring it up again?
Speaker 2 (19:41):
Like?
Speaker 3 (19:41):
Is it's still going to bother me? That sort of thing.
But I think also it's like music is.
Speaker 1 (19:47):
All feeling and how you feel and what you want
to say in that moment, and so it's like you
have to be able to voice that, and you want
to be around people that respect that also, and that
want to give you the best product and that want.
Speaker 3 (19:58):
You to succeed. And so surrounding yourself with people that.
Speaker 1 (20:01):
Mean the most to you and that want your vision
to come true, I think is the most important and
yet the most challenging, But when you do find it,
it is the most rewarding feeling ever.
Speaker 2 (20:12):
Oh, I tell you what, She's got one hell of
a resume out there too, And if you haven't been
to a presleeu Tenant show, this is one of the
things you've got to put on your bucket list. To
say bucket list too, because I can say that do it.
Like I said, get out there and to check her
out at the website pres lieutenant dot com and of
course out there across all the social media aspects too
as well, because I can't wait to see you live.
Every time we go there, I want to catch you.
It just so busy with things that go on there
(20:35):
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every February to March. And we're in there this year
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Speaker 14 (21:17):
Cavey so high frocking cut then baby, I'm still falling.
Bet you wonder why all the mother gouts finally stopped
calling seven MD.
Speaker 7 (21:31):
Bed first in the dark.
Speaker 14 (21:34):
Couldn't give anyone ell smiled.
Speaker 10 (21:38):
Because you're the only one. Let me with the lads,
maybe we can. He was a man of you spit
me around.
Speaker 7 (21:50):
Two, so so let me see that on a sony.
Speaker 10 (21:56):
My mother just channge just dancing on the horn, wolf
mothers other awm.
Speaker 8 (22:02):
All than love you with the lads, Let me love,
Let me love, Let.
Speaker 15 (22:08):
Me love me with the lads on do you remember
when we were just friends.
Speaker 7 (22:21):
He loved to see you were having sends so different.
Speaker 5 (22:27):
God, me believe it that you have me brow when
we are mad to be that shining stud when that
song comes shining through.
Speaker 9 (22:42):
Let me love you with the lass.
Speaker 6 (22:46):
Letbe we could use a battle you spin me around
tor so so let me see that on the side
of you, the mother just strangers dancing on the hall whoop.
Speaker 8 (23:00):
While there's not an a long and I love you
with the lads.
Speaker 6 (23:06):
Let me alone, let me love, Let me love you
with the lads.
Speaker 7 (23:10):
All let me love you with the lads.
Speaker 6 (23:26):
Maybe we could use a bet of you spit.
Speaker 7 (23:29):
Me around two though some Let me see that.
Speaker 6 (23:34):
Other side of you more than just stranger stands and
no heart w B.
Speaker 7 (23:40):
There's not an.
Speaker 8 (23:41):
Album more than I love you with the lads, Let
me alone, let me alone, let me love you.
Speaker 7 (23:49):
With the lads. All you have love you.
Speaker 14 (23:56):
With the lad.
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powered by the Sports Guys podcast dot com. It's iHeartRadio
out there too. One of the most listened to apps
for podcasts Love You with the Lights On. I cannot
wait to hear the story of this one and where
the idea came from. Tell me about this.
Speaker 1 (26:03):
So I remember it was my third right of the day,
and I felt like, you know, after a week and
a half of writing multipal rights, I always want to
walk in with an idea, but it was like my
brain felt like mush at that point, and so I'm
I'm already running late. I'm like, oh no, this is
not going to go well. As soon as I walk
in with mister David Ray Stevens and Brain and Hart,
(26:24):
they go, you know, like, we have this idea. We
were thinking that's called Lovely with the Lights On. And
I was like, I like the idea, Where are we
going with this? Guys like this can really not what
I was thinking. They're like, well, you can take it
kind of whatever way.
Speaker 3 (26:36):
I was like when I heard it.
Speaker 1 (26:38):
The way I want it to be is the vulnerability
in a relationship where it's like, whether it's your imperfections
or your flaws or something that somebody's sensecure about that
could be that person's favorite part of them, and so
they really want to shine light on it where there's
not like this facade and there's not this trying to
be anything. It's like you can be real and just
who you are with this one special person. And I
(26:59):
think that's what makes me relationship so special. And so
when we wrote the song, it's like I wanted to
feel like you've known this person forever, even if you
may not have, but it's like you feel like you've
known this person, whether whether you've been through the ups
and downs or it's like it's been a friendship.
Speaker 3 (27:14):
And so we ended up going with that for the
idea of the song.
Speaker 1 (27:17):
It's like being friends with somebody and who you've known forever,
but you get to know them on every aspect of
their life, but whether it's the good, the bad, the ugly,
in between, whatever you can think of, and so you
just really want to shine light on it.
Speaker 3 (27:29):
And that's kind of how Lovely with the Light song
came to be.
Speaker 2 (27:31):
Love The idea is you never know what's going to
come out of those writers arounds, and like I said,
I love how you write your own material to just
to write great songs out there too that resonate with
the audience of the fans too. I gotta ask you
about it. When it came out last summer, I looked
at it and I said, you know, next time we
get her back on, got to talk about bad decisions,
because there's got to be an interesting story from this one, too, right.
Speaker 1 (27:49):
You know It's so funny is that I have learned
that my bad decisions are not quite like everyone else's
bad decisions because I am so boring, and so my
bad decisions are like changing up a hairstyle and I'm like, oh, granted,
don't get me wrong, or like my going out to
like the beach or whatever and going to the bars
(28:10):
and things like that, but I'm a little bit more
tame than most my friends. I don't know if that's
a good thing or a bad thing. I'd like to
say at least I don't wake up with a hangover
twenty four seven, But no, I think it's just one
of those songs for me. Like that's kind of what
summer feels like. I mean, going out to the lake
growing up and then going out to the beach and
(28:31):
like doing all these things with like your friends, and
it's like you're hanging out and you're having a good time,
and it's like then may or may not lead to
a bad decision or two.
Speaker 2 (28:40):
You never know what these song titles are going to
come real and have those real experiences when it comes
down to the allumcaits. For the record, you're not a
boring person. We met in person, record of the show,
and it's the things you told me when it comes
to Hoppies, things you do outside of which we're gonna
get into now. For the faces may not know. You're
a very enticing person and I enough to bring that ball.
(29:01):
She's a fun person.
Speaker 1 (29:02):
I feel like I need to put you in my
pocket and carry me around because he just made me
feel so much better about myself.
Speaker 2 (29:08):
You feel great about yourself, a great no doubt. Hey,
let's talk about that. I know for me, it was
like one of those key things do your resolutions, Like
I got to take more self care for me, I
went back to the gym, personal trainer. Did it all
too right now, trying to you know, get the eat
right part now, but when we're busy, but at the
same time, well, I guess we're still not two cheap
days a week. But at the same time, keep working out.
(29:29):
You want to get stronger me back in the gym
was one of those things. Personal decisions is self care,
talk about self careg just some things that you were
looking for on the personal side, not just even away
from the music side, the personal side. You're trying to
work on this ship for twenty twenty five.
Speaker 3 (29:43):
Ooh.
Speaker 1 (29:43):
I think the biggest thing has been building my relationship
with God and like going to church more and being
more active. That's been a big one for me as
well as I mean, you got the whole working out,
eating healthy. I will say eating healthy, I've done better
working out. I'm not done as much, which I know
I need to step up.
Speaker 3 (30:00):
On, but I don't know.
Speaker 1 (30:02):
I think just also getting out there more and being
more open with everyone because I'm pretty reserved. I've learned,
and so it's a little difficult when I go into
these rights and I'm like, I.
Speaker 3 (30:12):
Have to spill everything to you guys, and I just
met you today, and.
Speaker 1 (30:16):
I'm like, also, I'm at the point where I'm like,
who cares? Like this is everyone's first time living life.
Everyone's gonna everyone's gonna say something, everyone's gonna do something,
and you.
Speaker 3 (30:25):
Might as well live your truth and be authentic to
who you are.
Speaker 1 (30:28):
So I think being more open and being more vulnerable
with people, I don't know, that's like a fear.
Speaker 3 (30:33):
It's like a weird, weird fear.
Speaker 1 (30:35):
That I've always had, and I'm like, oh gosh, I
don't know how people do it.
Speaker 2 (30:40):
I like, tell you what, that schedule is gonna be
crazy that week too, because I always tell people like,
I get up about the four o'clock four thirty in
the morning, and I've struggled this past week, but get
there hour waits at least cardio three four, five times
a week. It is one of the roughest things you
can do. But man, when you come out of there,
it's almost like mind over mattered when it it really is,
which is just amazing sign for that week, they're gonna like, hey,
you're gonna sit there and talk all day and do
(31:02):
all these interviews and go through this at CRS and like, yeah,
but I'm gonna have done something for myself earlier that
morning at some point because the evenings are out of
the question for those two and a half three days. Yeah,
you know how it is we get to that that
omni It keeps you busy.
Speaker 1 (31:15):
All day and that's like the one thing, especially if
I'm going to the gym, I dread going to the gym,
but you know what, I never leave after the fact
being like I'm I'm so angry that I went today.
Speaker 3 (31:25):
I know, I'm always like I'm so glad that I
went today, Like it's good for you.
Speaker 2 (31:31):
Why don't you.
Speaker 3 (31:32):
Want to do it?
Speaker 2 (31:33):
My mental focus? Concentration and like what's that drug there?
They're staying down to that pharmacist say, oh, you get
see I'll be forty five here in a couple of
weeks and I'll have birthday coming back from CRS and
looking back, they're like, well when you hit fifty, get
that drug privileging. I'm like, I don't want no drug.
That just does know if some people go to the gym,
bust your tail and guess what, the memory and the concentration,
(31:54):
the focus will definitely be there. Already. Gotta throw this
one at you too, because this is kind of catching
all through all these interviews now to and it's kind
of a fun one because I just we just did
a show with Christian Bush, one half of sugar Land,
a few weeks ago, and he kind of we got
to talk in you never know where these conversations are
gonna take you. And so I started talking about a
weird question here, but we talked about his beard. Man.
(32:14):
I was like, well, I wish I could grow a
beard as good as that. I said, dude, you remind
me of Triple H. And he, of course he was
a huge fan of this. He said Triple Ah. So like, yeah,
Hunter Hurst, Helmsley and Paul Levick I think is the
Canadian name or something like that. Anyway, and then we're
referring to the World Wrestling Entertainment WWE, which always comes
on to and I was a huge fan of growing up,
as many fans are globally and world wide, and so
(32:36):
this got me to think in I said, well, what
if we put on the first like backstage pass wrestling
event like in Nashville, like have a ring, get some
wrestling contacts. I would m see it with a color commentator,
and just have all of our great artists come to
have both male and female and they get a chance
to like get choreographed and go through like the strength
training and all the stuff that all the WWE talent
(32:57):
people put them through. Because there is one in Orlando,
they have one of their minor league franchises. They have
a they go to school down there. They teach everything
you need to know so that when you hit live TV,
you know you know how to choreograph it to and
we all know again people, oh it's big, but it's
just fun to watch. So if I could get out there,
somebody could choreograph teach you something. And then you say,
you had a few months to get ready and we
(33:19):
launched this thing one day. If you get in the
ring with somebody in country music, who would you wrestle?
Male or female that matter? Or tag match? You could
team with somebody to take on two or three other people.
And the big question is they always say what would
be your like the finishing move, Like before you go
for the cover one, two, three, you have that finishing
move elbow from the top rope, stone cold stunner, some
(33:41):
kind of neck breaker, some type of body slam. Who
would you wrestle? What would be the finishing move for
Presley Tempants?
Speaker 3 (33:47):
Okay? Could I okay, mmm, this is such a hard one.
I'm gonna say. You know what you said?
Speaker 1 (33:57):
I could team up with someone good? Yeah, team up
with carr Outa would because do you see that woman's legs?
She works out, she works out. I don't know who
we would fight, but I would feel good if she's
on my.
Speaker 2 (34:10):
Team and y'all would take on what two ladies in
attack match?
Speaker 3 (34:16):
Oh no, oh no, I don't know.
Speaker 2 (34:25):
I could throw one out there for it.
Speaker 3 (34:27):
Yeah, give me, give me an idea.
Speaker 2 (34:29):
All right? Soon would be one sheet with she teams
with Lady Wilson.
Speaker 3 (34:40):
Oh, I feel like they would whip me.
Speaker 2 (34:43):
Well, you got Carrie Underwood.
Speaker 1 (34:46):
Okay, maybe maybe Carrie just want to pick up the
slack a little bit.
Speaker 2 (34:51):
I love that. It's such a great, great catch it off.
No doubt about it too. The rest of the questions
here on the backstage past, No doubt about it. Kk
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I can tell you they sit down. They go so
fast in the days just fly by. It's crazy. Hey,
congrats on all the success the Pro Bowl, all the
great stuff, bad decisions, all the great music we talked
(35:32):
about today, and of course that latest EP. I love
you with the lights on across all those digital streaming platforms.
Love it so much. Can't wait, can't wait to see
what the rest of twenty twenty five holds for you.
Always appreciate you being an OG the program and hey,
continue success going forward. I hope we get a chance
to get up do a refreshmer in Nashville at CRS.
I always appreciate you, no doubt.
Speaker 3 (35:51):
Thank you so much for having me you got.
Speaker 2 (35:53):
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