April 4, 2025 • 41 mins
He was the runner up on Season 22 of the hit TV Show Amercian Idol! One of the best voices in country music joins us as Will Moseley stopped by the show to talk about his new single, Mechanic and lots more! Tune in!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey, y'all, this is recording artists Will Moseley, and you're
listening to the award nominated Backstage Past podcast on KKTC
True Country ninety nine point nine and on KYBN ninety
eight point one, your Bay area broadcasting network.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
And welcome inside the Backstage Pass. Already the first Friday
in April. Hard to believe it is coming up East
will be here before we know it too. Out there
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(00:38):
your podcast. It is the Backstage Pass powered by the
Sports Guys Podcast dot com. And of course we've been
a friend of this guy for a long time. We've
been friends and you know him best from season twenty
two runner up of the hit TV series American Idol.
He's back to talk about some music. We're going to
play some and have some fun. Will Moseley to the broadcast.
What's up, brother, how are you guys? Man? It's doing good?
Speaker 3 (00:58):
Brother.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
Well, hey, take me back there too. Because a lot
of people may not know, especially in the new markets.
The show is getting played now. Made a lot of
cool things for you too when you came in from
that first audition to just lighten up the judges. I
remember the story too, if I remember correctly, Liona Ritchie
was actually on a plane somewhere and they had to
call him about your audition too. So take me back
and just kind of remember, take a little trip down
(01:19):
memory lane, which you remember best about the audition, and
then how you progressed the competition.
Speaker 4 (01:24):
Man, American Idol was a cool experience, you know. When
I I had my audition in Leesburg, which was Loop's
on town, and uh Line had a flight to catch
they so they had his private flight scheduled to leave
the airport at a certain time and it was already
kind of pre set up.
Speaker 1 (01:46):
He missed. If he missed that time to.
Speaker 4 (01:48):
Fly out, it was going to take him like three
or four hours to get off the ground after that,
because they had so many stacked up after him. And
so right in the middle of my audition, before they
give me an answer, he's out the door. He's in
the car on the way to the airport. So we
had to FaceTime him on the way to the airport
to get an answer. But you know, it was, uh,
(02:09):
it was super cool. You know, it was an original song,
and it was just really really neat to see people
of that status enjoy an original song.
Speaker 1 (02:23):
So it was it was.
Speaker 4 (02:24):
Cool to get the feedback that I got from those
guys off of that, and then uh, you know, from there,
Hollywood Week, Uh just just progressed throughout the season. You know,
as it went, I kept kind of feeling that that
feeling of like, all right, this is probably it, like
this is probably the end of the road, that I'd
make it another cut and make it another cut until
(02:47):
the last episode there was three of us, and uh,
you know, me and Jack and Abbey had had been
there for you know, through the whole thing, and so
we were we're all really good friends, you know, and uh,
we were talking about it, and me and Jack had
this joke going that like, there's no way that it's
going to be the two guys in the in the
(03:07):
final twos. And we both knew that Abby was a
powerhouse man, you know, and so me and him were
joking it was like it's me or you next, And
I told him I was like, I'll be cheering you
on from the sideline and they called his name and
he got cut.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
You know, he coming third, and it shocked me again,
you know.
Speaker 4 (03:26):
And as it just kept going and right there at
the end, you know, Abby won and.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
Well, like I say, she was an absolute powerhouse.
Speaker 4 (03:35):
But it was so cool to just get to make
it that far in the competition and just keep getting
opportunities to go out on stage and perform in front
of those people and have a good time doing it.
Speaker 2 (03:45):
You know, have all those great songs you left the
memories with fans there too. What was your most challenging
song you would say of the covers you did on
stage there as you progressed through rounds.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
Man, you know, I have to say it was the
Disney song. It was.
Speaker 4 (04:00):
It just isn't a song that I've ever listened to,
and I probably I don't think I've listened to it
since that night, but you know it it was. It
was pretty difficult for me because I wasn't familiar with it.
I kind of I kind of picked the best option
that I had at the time for a Disney song
(04:23):
and that's what it was, you know, and I actually
messed up the words on it, and I felt like
for sure, I was like, yeah, this is it, Like
this is where I'm going to swear I'm gonna get
cut at somehow, I know the people kind of saw
through it. They understood. I guess maybe they you know,
I don't think it was a secret that that wasn't
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my strong suit.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
So I made it through it.
Speaker 4 (04:49):
But I'd have to say that was probably my most
difficult performance.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
Oh you nailed it to in my mind. I also know,
just looking back at this, this was a cool honor
talk about the New Year's Eve picked big show there
opening for Zack Brown that was actually in Atlanta, if
I believe, is that correct? Atlanta?
Speaker 1 (05:05):
Man? You know, Zack's a Georgia guy. It's been around
for a long time and.
Speaker 4 (05:10):
I've been extremely blessed to be able to kind of
build that friendship with him, and he extended that offer.
The first offer that we got to go out with
him on was our first amphitheater show. We went up
to Canadagua, New York on the Finger Lakes and you know,
as the South Georgia kid. I always thought New York
was New York. I thought New York was New York City.
Speaker 1 (05:33):
We got up there, man, and it was just a surprise.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
We got to play our first amphitheater, and then he
asked us to go back out on New Year's even
State Farm Arena.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
It was our first arena show, you know. So we
had a lot of fun doing that, and just there
was a lot of emotion because of it being just
such a big venue, you know, and a big show
in general, just with with Zach and we got up
there and I had some guys ask me the other
day and they were like, how was it was it
(06:02):
nerve wracking to play that show? And I told him
I was like, honestly, you.
Speaker 4 (06:06):
Get up there and there was like seventeen thousand people
in there, and like you're looking and it just looks
like a sea of people, like you can't pick anybody
out at that point.
Speaker 1 (06:16):
It's also very dark in there, so you can't like
see real well anyway.
Speaker 4 (06:21):
So I think that's what kind of helped us out,
was the fact that you couldn't see them enough to
be worried about it.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
You just got to get up there and do your
thing and play. When the lights come on, it's time
to shine, no doubt, Hey, take me back to this
one too, because the first single you released, I loved
it because I love just like you grew up in
the country down here in Texas, loved to go out
hunting and fishing, and fishing for a living was something
that really did it for me too. And even like
I said right there the competition, you got to play
a lot of great songs on the Idle Show, But man,
(06:51):
what do you remember best about this one? And I'm
sure it's probably still in the show lineup right.
Speaker 4 (06:55):
It is, so we actually opened the show with it.
We've been opening the show with it for about two
months now, three months some of that, honestly, maybe longer
than that. We just have a good time with it, man,
And it's one of those songs that it almost feels
cheesy to me because the nature of the songs that
I've been writing, But I have a good time doing it.
(07:16):
And it's kind of lighthearded and fun, man, you know,
and it's upbeat and it's rocking. So we've been really
enjoying and we still enjoy playing it live.
Speaker 2 (07:25):
Lot's good stuff right there too. We'll play some music
here in a little bit too, including talking about the
new single Mechanic which is man fantastic too for one
of the best country ballots I've heard in a long time.
Speaker 3 (07:34):
Too.
Speaker 2 (07:34):
We're gonna talk about this one right now, Too Good
for Gone. This came out September of twenty twenty three.
Got to get the low down here and kind of
dive deep into this one too, because this has to
be one of your most special songs too, right.
Speaker 4 (07:45):
It is Man Gone for Good. I got to play
it on That was the song I auditioned with. Wound
up playing it three or four times on the show,
just different different instances. There was a repeat night where
you sing a song you've already sung before. I sung
that one again, and then toward the end I got
to sing it again. And then at the finale, I
had one song that meant the most to me, and
(08:05):
I sung that one again, and so it was just
kind of this like repeating thing. It was cool because
you know, the band that plays behind us, they're absolute professionals,
and they're great guys, Chris Pooley and the guys Man,
They're awesome. And it was cool because by the end
of it, they were like really familiar with it. They
started doing little stuff, just adding little details in there.
Speaker 1 (08:28):
Man, it made it so cool because you'd hear something
from one performance to.
Speaker 4 (08:32):
The next you're like, wait, y'all didn't do that last time,
and it's kind of like it was just a funny thing,
man like. But it being an original is what made
it special to me. You know, the song itself, you know,
I credit it to a lot man because I feel
like that's what people connected with me on is the
(08:53):
original music, and that's the one that I put out
there the most on the show, and it just it's
still it's one of the high streaming songs.
Speaker 1 (09:03):
I think it is the high streaming.
Speaker 4 (09:05):
Song that I have, and it'll always be special to
me just just because of the weight that it carried
through that experience.
Speaker 2 (09:12):
Well, I'll tell you the weight of this one too.
We're gonna love it and I'll get a chance to
play the acoustic version of it here on the backstage
pass again KYB in ninety eight point one, kk t
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it there, everything but me. It's the acoustic version from
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be just too.
Speaker 5 (09:57):
Hot and the mound it's too cool.
Speaker 6 (10:01):
I'm getting too damn old to be running.
Speaker 5 (10:08):
Like like I used to be. Plans to hide the
cost to so.
Speaker 6 (10:19):
Give me well, I need to go and all I'm
at it's her man moorye all the house for the
big back y'all, fancy coos and a brand new car.
Speaker 5 (10:40):
When she left, she took everything she pleased.
Speaker 6 (10:48):
Let me tell you she wanted everything with me.
Speaker 5 (10:58):
Water needs some asper rish.
Speaker 6 (11:02):
I filled the foods and a dust and dish, something to.
Speaker 5 (11:08):
Put my mind.
Speaker 6 (11:10):
Baddy, I wasn't not my medicash, I wouldn't be here
and asperish. But I'm down here bigging on my nae.
Speaker 5 (11:33):
Water.
Speaker 6 (11:33):
The house with a big back yard, fancy coos, and
a brand new cor When she left, she took everything
she pleased. Let me tell you she wanted everything with me.
Speaker 5 (12:08):
This next part goes out to her new man.
Speaker 6 (12:15):
You can give her the stars and hang her the moon,
but the sun's won me. The flies bloom your re
butcher saw and you sawchery.
Speaker 5 (12:29):
I knew you can't trust, so you can't sleep, don't.
Speaker 6 (12:34):
Get dimes to kick you. That's the way love goes,
no time because I don't try everything.
Speaker 5 (12:49):
Tell you water house with a.
Speaker 6 (12:53):
Big bag, yond fancy calls. I'm rand new collar.
Speaker 5 (13:00):
Where she lives. She took yourverathy. She please Lamente.
Speaker 6 (13:09):
She wonted everything to meet a Lamente. She wonted everything
with me.
Speaker 7 (13:28):
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Speaker 8 (13:42):
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Speaker 5 (13:50):
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Speaker 9 (13:56):
Hey y'all, this is Nashville recording artist Shalen and you're
listening to the award nominated Backstage Pass on True Country
KKTC ninety nine point nine and KYBN ninety eight point one,
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Speaker 2 (14:12):
And I'll tell you this background the show, the Backstage
Pass again powered by the Sports Guys Podcast dot com.
And check out all the interviews there too, and of
course wherever you guys find your podcast too. I love
it because you know, you can do anything with your voice.
We talked about this the great raspiness in it, bringing
back that old school sound of country music. We'll get
to mechanic here in a little bit, but man, this
one just had a great feel to it, both from
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the recorded studio version for everything but me, but also man,
this acoustic version really had to hit home because there's
so many lyrics in here that do so many great
things right.
Speaker 1 (14:42):
Yeah, Man, it's a cool song for sure.
Speaker 2 (14:46):
How did this one kind of come about as far
as the writing goes and working with a great team.
Speaker 4 (14:52):
So this song come about from my guitar player and
my best friend.
Speaker 1 (14:58):
Benji benj Taylor.
Speaker 4 (15:01):
Me and him started playing acoustic probably four years ago
or so now, Like he started coming out to my
small acoustic shows all over the South and he would
come up and play guitar with me. Me and him
got to be really tight, and we're still really tight,
and he still plays with us, and he's brought the
idea up based on personal experiences and so now it's
(15:24):
got to be this thing where if I ever get
the chance to You know how friends are, man, we
always throwing jabs and picking on each other at the.
Speaker 1 (15:31):
End of the song when we sing the chorus.
Speaker 4 (15:34):
Every now and then, i'll mess with him in a
live show, I'll look at him.
Speaker 1 (15:37):
I'll say.
Speaker 4 (15:39):
When she left, she took everything she pleased and she
wanted everything. But Benji and I say that when me
and him crack up and laugh about it every time
we do it.
Speaker 2 (15:49):
You know, I love the fact the artists can tell
the stories when it comes to these songs because again,
originating from somewhere, I have to create something from nothing
to what's your favorite part will of this songwriting process
and coming with the idea talk about that.
Speaker 4 (16:02):
Man, You know that it's something that I really have
fell in love with. I truly enjoy writing songs. And
for me, you know, the cool part is just having
this like random idea no matter where you get it from.
I mean, I had two ideas come to me today
driving down the road, and it's like just a idle
(16:22):
left field, just have this idea for this song. You're like,
you know you could take you could take this one
line and you could write a song about it. And
getting to go and sit down by yourself or with
other people or whatever. It is and bring that idea
to life and turn it into this whole song where
when someone hears that, they know exactly what you meant
and they understand this whole story and you tell it
(16:44):
all in three minutes and wrap it up with music
on top of it.
Speaker 1 (16:48):
It's just a It's a.
Speaker 4 (16:49):
Cool experience to get to be able to do that,
you know, and it's really a blessing, you know. I'm
really grateful for the the ability to be able to
do that.
Speaker 2 (17:00):
You got the ability, no doubt about that, my friend.
Like I said, we saw that from the first audition
of that show, and it took off, no doubt. And I
love the fact is I can sing anything in the
phone book A to B when you look back, hey,
including a little bit of a setting the tone for Christmas.
I noticed last year in November. All I want for
Christmas is you. I love this rendition of it because
you kind of put your own spin on a Christmas classic.
(17:22):
Talk about this for me, man.
Speaker 1 (17:23):
You know, that's such an iconic song, and.
Speaker 4 (17:28):
It's wild because looking back on it, everybody's always gonna
listen to Mariah Carry's version, just are you know what
I mean? Like it's you're not gonna top that, But
at the same time, it's still cool to get to
throw your own spin on something and completely mix it up,
you know, and do something different with it. And I
(17:49):
feel like there are people out there that appreciated it.
Speaker 2 (17:51):
Oh hey, I was one of those men of mini
fans out there too.
Speaker 1 (17:54):
Well.
Speaker 2 (17:54):
Time to play some more music, Karen talk about this
great current single. It's one of the best country ballads
out there too. It tells a real story, speaking from
the heart. Here it's called Mechanic. It's Will Mosley here
again more information Will Mosley Music dot com. All the
tour dates and merchandise out there too. At the same time,
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spending that too in Taos, New Mexico. Back in the
Flash powered by the Sports Guys podcast dot com, it's
Will Mosley and Mechanic. Stay tuned.
Speaker 6 (18:38):
She one thing about an engine.
Speaker 5 (18:44):
Here she came Eve and Bob who.
Speaker 6 (18:51):
She don't know the difference between four on the floor and.
Speaker 5 (18:56):
Three on the tree. But when it comes to working
on me damn, she's good. I was pull down.
Speaker 6 (19:05):
I was lost, yew strandy, hot gas and running a
little long fee. She worked over time, reversing on my damage,
putting back to get the pieces of hart.
Speaker 5 (19:25):
She didn't breathe how she did.
Speaker 6 (19:31):
I never wrong understanding, But when it comes to fixing me,
she's of my candy. She found me and guiding the
EGBAC to running.
Speaker 5 (19:52):
She had the tools and tools.
Speaker 6 (19:54):
To sit me street, even when a mile long less
the problem. She stood by me when she could have
walked away. I was pulling, I was yeah, house stranded,
(20:18):
out of gas and right the long fie.
Speaker 5 (20:23):
She worked over.
Speaker 6 (20:25):
Time, rather saying on my damage, putting back together the
pieces of hard.
Speaker 5 (20:32):
She didn't breathe.
Speaker 4 (20:36):
Else she did.
Speaker 6 (20:38):
I'm never long understanding you. When it comes to fix me,
she's her on my candy. She s.
Speaker 5 (20:59):
I was pull down, I.
Speaker 6 (21:00):
Was loose, yow strandy, hot gas and run a little
long feet. She will go all the time, run I
saying on my damage, putting back together the pieces of
her heart. She didn't breathe.
Speaker 5 (21:24):
How she did. I'm never long understanding.
Speaker 6 (21:30):
When it comes to fixing me, she's up my candy.
Speaker 1 (21:53):
Here she came.
Speaker 6 (22:00):
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Speaker 3 (22:26):
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Speaker 2 (22:38):
Now you gotta love that song for all the fans
in fact, DM me on Facebook and all the socials
out there, because that just told the story. I Beck
here with Will Mosley on the backstage Pass again. Thanks
for our friends with the Sports Guys podcast dot com
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watch station there, so we got anna just came out
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there March at twenty eighth. Out there, dude, this is
something again. Like I said, money can't buy when it
comes down to it, this song is already catching on
fast for you too. At the same time, people were
giving it spins, and rightfully so, because you're really telling
a story from the heart. Man, talk about this before me.
Speaker 4 (23:16):
Man, you know, we kind of took this idea in there.
I brought the idea in the room, and it's one
of those deals of like.
Speaker 1 (23:26):
You know, they say.
Speaker 4 (23:27):
People can't change, and like, to an extent, you kind
of believe that, you know. I mean, like I've seen
people that I don't know if they couldn't, but they
wouldn't change for sure. But you also see these stories
where the right person comes in and they fix it,
you know what I mean, Like whatever the issue was
before of why somebody wouldn't just do right, you know
(23:48):
what I mean, especially in a relationship.
Speaker 1 (23:51):
Man.
Speaker 4 (23:52):
You know, I tell people all the time, a good
woman does a lot in a man's life, you know
what I mean. So that's what it was all about. Man,
It's just you know, taking the idea. I was actually
surprised that no one had done that before. You run
into that from time to time, you just stumble across
a hidden gym, you know, And that's what that was
for us. As soon as we said the idea and
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kind of explained it to the other two guys in
or the guy and the lady in the room, they
both were like, man, that's awesome, Like that's a great idea,
and like there's a lot of people that relate to it.
You know, there's a lot of people who was young,
wild and free and running running rampant there for a
little bit, you know, and found the right person and
settled down and and and that's what fixed them, you know.
(24:38):
And so uh, it was just special to get to
put that into words and make it relatable.
Speaker 2 (24:44):
No doubt about it too. And that's taking that concept
that hadn't been done before and looking looking at and
listening to and looking at and feeling the lyrics to
you mechanic and understanding that, like I said, from the
outset when you say, you know, talking about under the hood,
and she knows nothing about that too, but she definitely
can work a relationship in in mine too. And I
was telling my wife last night, what is just a
creative idea? And I was surprised, You're right that this
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hadn't been done in a song before. If it has,
at least I haven't heard about it too. But looking back,
it's hard for people to sit there and want to change, right.
I love it too. Another one that came out This
was August of last year that I got to to
put on the playlist and listen to it and spin
on the radio station say I Don't want to Fight
no More. Another one of those relationship songs you kind
(25:27):
of dig deep into, man, and the really the nuts
and bolts of it.
Speaker 4 (25:31):
Here.
Speaker 2 (25:31):
Can kind of feel this one.
Speaker 1 (25:32):
Right, yeah, man, You know, I actually didn't write that one.
Speaker 4 (25:36):
That's one of the that's one of the only two
that we've released so far that I didn't write on.
And you know, I I felt like it just had
a story in it, you know, it had the same
kind of story that I like to write in my
own songs, and I just I kind of had a
personal connection with it, and so, you know, I believed
(25:58):
in the song.
Speaker 1 (25:59):
And there's some.
Speaker 4 (26:01):
About recording songs that you didn't write on, you know,
and there's this whole stigma behind it in the music
world of some people don't write at all and they
just straight up sing. And then there's some people who
won't release the song if they didn't write on it.
Speaker 1 (26:18):
And I had someone explain it to me like this
one time.
Speaker 4 (26:20):
They said, you know, if you think that your idea
and you take an idea and you write a song,
and if you think that anybody else has ever had
that idea and your idea, the song that you wrote
is gonna be better than theirs. Every time, you're fooling yourself.
There's so many great writers, and there's so many people
(26:41):
all over, I mean, especially in Nashville for country music,
you know, but there's so many people there that are
extremely talented, and you know, it's not really doing them
a favor, but it's just putting the voice, us in
the emotion behind a great piece of work, you know.
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And I'm not gonna say I didn't. I've never thought
of the idea of like, you know what, like I
want to write a song about a relationship that goes south,
and you're just tired of fighting about it, you know,
you're just tired of fighting, tired of trying to make
it work. But my idea, my song, the song that
I wrote with that idea didn't come out as good
(27:26):
as theirs did.
Speaker 1 (27:26):
And so you know, I feel like.
Speaker 4 (27:31):
You you kind of that there's no reason not to
do that, you know, because those people are are just
as talented and as anyone else. But you know that
they just they don't sing, they don't release music. So
I do and I believe in the song. So I
mean at a certain point, like you kind of have
(27:52):
to let that stigma die.
Speaker 2 (27:54):
You know, what's one of the biggest things you kind
of took from the show? A lot of people say
it's that platform to stand on, but the real work
begins when you get off a platform like that. But
you learn so much about artistry and about stage presence,
picking the right song, wardrobe, all these things that kind
of go into it from all the different facets of
the show. What's the biggest thing you took when you
kind of got on your own when you got off
that show.
Speaker 4 (28:15):
You know something that I feel like probably the biggest
thing that I took from the show was things just
like this, just like us today sitting here talking, but
just finding a way to connect with other people, other
media outlets, other platforms, because you know, like this is
(28:39):
a mutual deal for me and you like I'm gonna benefit.
There's people that watch your show never heard of me,
And there's people that are gonna watch your show because
I posted or because I'm on it that have never
heard of you, And it's the same thing. But like,
there's just so many opportunities like that for people to
grow and find new people who love and support their music,
(29:01):
people that love and support your podcast.
Speaker 1 (29:04):
That's what I learned the most from.
Speaker 4 (29:06):
The show is how to how to navigate that and
how to make those connections and build those relationships and
work with other people to help both of us out.
Speaker 1 (29:17):
You know, I think that's the biggest thing that I
took from the show.
Speaker 2 (29:21):
Well putting Will said there too, I got to ask
you about this one going back to last year, a
song called why I Think This was one of my
favorite Will Moseley songs out there too. They're all my
favorite too, but I play them loud over my pas
figure and when I'm driving over the stereo in the
truck too. At the same time, this really hit home
with me, and this had a purpose, no doubt about.
All your songs have a purpose, but this one with
those three letters why you start talking about this is
(29:43):
life right here?
Speaker 4 (29:45):
Yes, sir man, you know that's one of those songs
that it had a different feel to it. It's not
your down the middle country, but that's something we're not
scared of.
Speaker 6 (29:55):
You know.
Speaker 4 (29:55):
I feel like a lot and I'm not saying other
people are, but I feel like people try to keep it.
Speaker 1 (30:00):
In the box a little bit too much.
Speaker 4 (30:02):
This song felt like it needed to be rocked up
a little bit, and so that's what we did, you know,
and it come out completely different than anything else we've done. Man,
I'm still a big fan of it.
Speaker 2 (30:13):
A huge, no doubt. Hey, collaborations, you know, will are
becoming more a huge part in this industry right now,
all genres of music, not just country, but you see
more a little Bammy Post Malons come on work with
Luke Colms on some tracks here too, and performed on
some of the major stages out there. Looking back, you
did a song with Nate Baker. I think this was
in November of twenty twenty three when this came out
(30:33):
here too, somewhere in the middle. Talk about just collaborations
at general, and how important this is to the music
industry and what you learned by collaborating with Nate on
the song.
Speaker 4 (30:42):
You know, collaborations are huge. It's the same thing that
we just talked about. There's people who listen to other
artists that have never heard of you. It's the same deal, man,
you know. And no two songs are just alike, and
no two songs need the same exact things on Sometimes
a different voice leads to a different emotion, to a
(31:04):
different explanation, a different interpretation for the listener, you know,
and sometimes that's exactly what it needs. And then you know,
like today, so this may be, this may not be
uh what's the word for expected, maybe, but like we listened,
(31:26):
like we drive a lot, like we're on the road
all the time, we listen to a lot of music,
and we started listening to Big X the Plug and
him and Bailey Zimmermann just just released this this collab
together today actually, and you know, I mean it's super cool,
but like getting to see that kind of stuff that's
bringing a whole new fan base into country.
Speaker 1 (31:45):
Music, you know, and that that's a cool thing in
its own right.
Speaker 4 (31:49):
And uh, you know, like the Nate song for instance,
So we actually wrote that about Nate's dad and Nate.
Nate's a good friend of mine. Man, He's a really
good friend. And he actually I want to say, he
leaves the Monday after Easter going to the Air Force.
Speaker 1 (32:12):
Wow.
Speaker 4 (32:13):
And we wrote the song somewhere in the middle about
his dad who had served, And so it's just it's
one of those like full circle deals right now, like
that song start, it's meaning so much more right now
getting to see Nate getting ready to go to Basic
and all of these different emotions and just things starting
to happen, you know, on that side of things. But
(32:35):
it was one of those songs. We wrote it about
his dad, and there's no way we were going to
record it without Nate on it, you know what I mean,
just because it just meant so much to.
Speaker 2 (32:43):
Him, no doubt to it. Thank you for his services
or expect the services and sacrifice he's making for his
country out there too at the same time. And it's
such a great song and a great collaboration.
Speaker 1 (32:53):
All Right.
Speaker 2 (32:54):
I gotta throw some sports questions at you, because I
know for you football is big out there too. Like
I said, we both played it to it so time.
And you know we're in the best time of year
now for sports with the NFL Draft, You've got the
Final four coming up in San Antonio, Texas. U of
H has ended up a Cougar fan down here too.
At the same time. I love that and then baseball
season right here too, looking back at it. Your favorite sport,
(33:15):
your favorite team. Who do you pull for.
Speaker 4 (33:18):
I'm a big Georgia Bulldogs fan. I graduated from Georgia Southern.
They don't cross paths a lot. I'd have to take
the alma mater if they did. You know, this one's tough.
This is a tough pill to swallow. They're gonna pull
it out. I hope. I'm a braved fan man, you know,
(33:38):
being right here in Georgia, I just grew up on it.
And they're having some struggles right now, but you know
they'll work it out. They're working the kinks out.
Speaker 1 (33:49):
I hope.
Speaker 2 (33:50):
Yeah. Tough start there too, of course. Look, I'm an
Astros fan, so I've had the luxury of the last
eight nine years, eight out of nine doing what they did.
And I go back to the days when the rivalry
was there, back in the early I see late nineties
to early two thousands. You know, that was the time
of the Astronome, when when the Braves and the Astros
had some great ball games that you never can forget.
Walt weiss to throw a home plate to Neil Caminetti
(34:11):
at the time, back in the day. And I still
go back to John Smoltz and Denny Nagel and uh
Steve Avery and so many great pitchers they had there too,
Greg Maddicks. There's so many, you know, aces of that staff.
You know where they won those what fourteenth straight division
championships back in the day. And I know it was
still sour pill with that one World Series championship, which
we expected a little bit more, but man, those were
some games that go down for the history. And still
(34:33):
when those teams get together, will it's still a great
rivalry Astros and Braves, it is, man, I love it
too so much there. All right, you mentioned college football there,
but you have a final four prediction. I'm gonna go
hate to say, my my heart is with Houston. My
head is with Duke as far as his final four
this weekend at San Antonio. I don't, I don't.
Speaker 4 (34:56):
I don't have a good opinion on it. I hadn't
been out of honor Steve and I when I was
in college. Man, that's all we did, and we stuck
right there. We watched every game, you know, we was
nailed into it, and we've just been so busy. I
hadn't been keeping up with it, but uh, I have
to check it out this weekend.
Speaker 2 (35:17):
It'll be fun. Aubert and Florida of course on the
other side of the bracketing Duke and Houston coming up
this weekend into the Aliblodome in the San Antonio, Texas.
I know one we didn't talk about was going to
talk about Good Book Bad because I love this one
too when it came out in May of last year.
Too special song for you. Talk about a little bit
of writing and we'll dive into this one here man.
Speaker 1 (35:38):
You know.
Speaker 4 (35:39):
So this is the second song that I've released that
I didn't write, and.
Speaker 1 (35:45):
It was one of those songs.
Speaker 4 (35:46):
From the first time I heard it, I couldn't get
it out of my head.
Speaker 1 (35:49):
It just kept circling back. It just kept coming back
to me.
Speaker 4 (35:53):
I would, you know, wake up the next day, hadn't
listened to it in twelve fifteen hours and I wake
up the next morning that's in my head, just like that.
And so it was one of those things I just
I couldn't get away from it. Love the message in
the story, have lived the message in the story, not
with the Dui side of it, but the you know,
(36:14):
just the growing up in a small town.
Speaker 1 (36:17):
You know, I tell people all the time, in a
small town, there's two things you can do. You can
play sports or do drugs.
Speaker 4 (36:23):
And I was fortunate enough to play sports, but I
had a lot of friends who wasn't. And you know,
it's it's such a tough thing and it's you know,
you want to say it's nobody's fault, but there's just
nothing for you to do. And so I've been in
that experience with so many different friends and even myself
(36:44):
in small trouble, you know, here and there. But it's
just one of those things of like when you hear
the song, you just automatically have that that memory that
you automatically associated with that makes me think of this guy,
or that makes me think of that guy, that makes
me think of this one time when this happen or whatever.
But you know, everybody has their own store that automatically
(37:04):
pops up in their brain as soon as they hear it.
Speaker 1 (37:07):
And it just it felt right for me, and so man,
I jumped all over it.
Speaker 4 (37:12):
I love the song one hundred percent, believed in it,
then believe in it now, and you know, I hope
to see it keep growing.
Speaker 2 (37:20):
They definitely will love the music video you guys put
out there too for that one too for good book
bat At the same time, people need to check that
out across all the digital streaming platforms and of course
YouTube channel a great music video for that song. All Right,
when you're out there traveling doing some roadshows, give me
that favorite kind of hole in the wall place or
maybe a chain. I usually say whole the wall recommendation
from locals things like that, or some people say want
(37:41):
a burger, go catch this or that or dairy quinny whatever.
What's your kind of go to food when you're out
there on the road. What do you like to have?
Speaker 4 (37:47):
Man, we're simple, so we're from the South. We'll eat
any barbecue, any chicken, any cheeseburgers, Like it ain't real
complicated with us. Now, if like two weeks ago, we
were down in South Louisiana, now we cashed in there.
Speaker 1 (38:04):
We got our money's worth for that week.
Speaker 4 (38:07):
We need some good Cajun cooking that week. But you know,
like if we're somewhere that they're known for something. A
few about a month ago, we were out in Texas
hit the barbecue. I've always I've loved brisket for a
long time. I've never had brisket that compared to Garland,
Texas right there, you know, I mean it just it
was awesome. But like, that's the stuff we look for, man,
(38:30):
we look for if it's a hole in the wall
or a local spot. We asked people to we straight up,
if we find somebody that's from there, We're like, where's
the best food in town? At give it to us?
And they tell us somewhere. We're gonna trust them, We're
gonna go to it. We hadn't been we hadn't been
led in the wrong direction much.
Speaker 2 (38:49):
Hey, the locals know those places out there too. All right,
we'll finish with this one too. If Will Moseley is
a spirit animal, what would be your spirit animal out there?
Talk to me about that, man.
Speaker 1 (39:00):
That's a good one. Man.
Speaker 4 (39:02):
I got a yellow lab as a dog, and that
dude's my best friend. So that's probably where I'm at,
you know, I'm probably that'd be it.
Speaker 1 (39:15):
As long as I get to sleep in the house
like he does.
Speaker 2 (39:18):
Yeah, mine's outside. It's a husky too that I have too,
And she's about what fourteen, fifteen years old, still kicking man.
She's still doing her thing out there too. And if
I guess my choice would be, I just said come
back here, Like what would it be? I say, you know,
for me, it just be a shark because I'm always grinding,
ferocious and just that tenacity to get out there and
go hunt for the food, go hunt for what I
want to do, and that kind of thing is I'll
(39:40):
work all the time doing this radio show and still
taking care of my five year old two at the
same time. But looking back, I'm like, you know, this
is or I'm in Nashville doing the show live at
the CRS event or CEM a week. So I want
to come back as a shark. It's a good choice, right,
That's right. My thing, You guys, make sure you check
out all the great music we talked about today across
all the DSPs out there, and of course pick the
(40:00):
current single for Will Moseley across all the DSPs. Go
give it some streams out there if you have not already.
And our affiliates out there, we thank them all the time.
KKTC True Country ninety nine point nine in Taus, New Mexico.
KYBN ninety eight point one, your Bay Area Broadcasting Network
and THHWN dot org and our friends too as well.
KISW Country out there, iHeartRadio and wherever you guys find
(40:20):
your podcast. We'll appreciate the time out there as always
spending a few minutes with us talking about some music.
My friend and hey continued success going forward. Hope to
see you in Nashville during cem ayweek my friend.
Speaker 1 (40:30):
Yes, sir man, it's great talking with you. I enjoyed it.
Thank you, guys, you got it.
Speaker 2 (40:34):
Will Mosley out there too, Will Mosley music dot com.
Make sure you check out the website for all the
great tour dates and everything out there too. We're back
with more great music and more shows coming up over
the next two weeks. Get this. Kenny Wayne Sheppard coming
by the show on April the twenty first, some blues rocking.
Will can play the guitar, he can take you speak
on that and one of the greatest guitar players blues
(40:55):
rock all the time, Kenny One Shepherd will be here
with us too. He and a legend. They're collaborating new album.
Bobby Rush coming by to as well to talk about
some new projects. There to April the twenty first, across
all the affiliates. More great music coming up. God bless
take care.
Speaker 4 (41:09):
Hey guys, this is Annie Bosco and you're listening to
the Backstage Pass with Brandon.
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Speaker 2 (00:16):
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your podcast. It is the Backstage Pass powered by the
Sports Guys Podcast dot com. And of course we've been
a friend of this guy for a long time. We've
been friends and you know him best from season twenty
two runner up of the hit TV series American Idol.
He's back to talk about some music. We're going to
play some and have some fun. Will Moseley to the broadcast.
What's up, brother, how are you guys? Man? It's doing good?
Speaker 3 (00:58):
Brother.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
Well, hey, take me back there too. Because a lot
of people may not know, especially in the new markets.
The show is getting played now. Made a lot of
cool things for you too when you came in from
that first audition to just lighten up the judges. I
remember the story too, if I remember correctly, Liona Ritchie
was actually on a plane somewhere and they had to
call him about your audition too. So take me back
and just kind of remember, take a little trip down
(01:19):
memory lane, which you remember best about the audition, and
then how you progressed the competition.
Speaker 4 (01:24):
Man, American Idol was a cool experience, you know. When
I I had my audition in Leesburg, which was Loop's
on town, and uh Line had a flight to catch
they so they had his private flight scheduled to leave
the airport at a certain time and it was already
kind of pre set up.
Speaker 1 (01:46):
He missed. If he missed that time to.
Speaker 4 (01:48):
Fly out, it was going to take him like three
or four hours to get off the ground after that,
because they had so many stacked up after him. And
so right in the middle of my audition, before they
give me an answer, he's out the door. He's in
the car on the way to the airport. So we
had to FaceTime him on the way to the airport
to get an answer. But you know, it was, uh,
(02:09):
it was super cool. You know, it was an original song,
and it was just really really neat to see people
of that status enjoy an original song.
Speaker 1 (02:23):
So it was it was.
Speaker 4 (02:24):
Cool to get the feedback that I got from those
guys off of that, and then uh, you know, from there,
Hollywood Week, Uh just just progressed throughout the season. You know,
as it went, I kept kind of feeling that that
feeling of like, all right, this is probably it, like
this is probably the end of the road, that I'd
make it another cut and make it another cut until
(02:47):
the last episode there was three of us, and uh,
you know, me and Jack and Abbey had had been
there for you know, through the whole thing, and so
we were we're all really good friends, you know, and uh,
we were talking about it, and me and Jack had
this joke going that like, there's no way that it's
going to be the two guys in the in the
(03:07):
final twos. And we both knew that Abby was a
powerhouse man, you know, and so me and him were
joking it was like it's me or you next, And
I told him I was like, I'll be cheering you
on from the sideline and they called his name and
he got cut.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
You know, he coming third, and it shocked me again,
you know.
Speaker 4 (03:26):
And as it just kept going and right there at
the end, you know, Abby won and.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
Well, like I say, she was an absolute powerhouse.
Speaker 4 (03:35):
But it was so cool to just get to make
it that far in the competition and just keep getting
opportunities to go out on stage and perform in front
of those people and have a good time doing it.
Speaker 2 (03:45):
You know, have all those great songs you left the
memories with fans there too. What was your most challenging
song you would say of the covers you did on
stage there as you progressed through rounds.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
Man, you know, I have to say it was the
Disney song. It was.
Speaker 4 (04:00):
It just isn't a song that I've ever listened to,
and I probably I don't think I've listened to it
since that night, but you know it it was. It
was pretty difficult for me because I wasn't familiar with it.
I kind of I kind of picked the best option
that I had at the time for a Disney song
(04:23):
and that's what it was, you know, and I actually
messed up the words on it, and I felt like
for sure, I was like, yeah, this is it, Like
this is where I'm going to swear I'm gonna get
cut at somehow, I know the people kind of saw
through it. They understood. I guess maybe they you know,
I don't think it was a secret that that wasn't
(04:45):
my strong suit.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
So I made it through it.
Speaker 4 (04:49):
But I'd have to say that was probably my most
difficult performance.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
Oh you nailed it to in my mind. I also know,
just looking back at this, this was a cool honor
talk about the New Year's Eve picked big show there
opening for Zack Brown that was actually in Atlanta, if
I believe, is that correct? Atlanta?
Speaker 1 (05:05):
Man? You know, Zack's a Georgia guy. It's been around
for a long time and.
Speaker 4 (05:10):
I've been extremely blessed to be able to kind of
build that friendship with him, and he extended that offer.
The first offer that we got to go out with
him on was our first amphitheater show. We went up
to Canadagua, New York on the Finger Lakes and you know,
as the South Georgia kid. I always thought New York
was New York. I thought New York was New York City.
Speaker 1 (05:33):
We got up there, man, and it was just a surprise.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
We got to play our first amphitheater, and then he
asked us to go back out on New Year's even
State Farm Arena.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
It was our first arena show, you know. So we
had a lot of fun doing that, and just there
was a lot of emotion because of it being just
such a big venue, you know, and a big show
in general, just with with Zach and we got up
there and I had some guys ask me the other
day and they were like, how was it was it
(06:02):
nerve wracking to play that show? And I told him
I was like, honestly, you.
Speaker 4 (06:06):
Get up there and there was like seventeen thousand people
in there, and like you're looking and it just looks
like a sea of people, like you can't pick anybody
out at that point.
Speaker 1 (06:16):
It's also very dark in there, so you can't like
see real well anyway.
Speaker 4 (06:21):
So I think that's what kind of helped us out,
was the fact that you couldn't see them enough to
be worried about it.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
You just got to get up there and do your
thing and play. When the lights come on, it's time
to shine, no doubt, Hey, take me back to this
one too, because the first single you released, I loved
it because I love just like you grew up in
the country down here in Texas, loved to go out
hunting and fishing, and fishing for a living was something
that really did it for me too. And even like
I said right there the competition, you got to play
a lot of great songs on the Idle Show, But man,
(06:51):
what do you remember best about this one? And I'm
sure it's probably still in the show lineup right.
Speaker 4 (06:55):
It is, so we actually opened the show with it.
We've been opening the show with it for about two
months now, three months some of that, honestly, maybe longer
than that. We just have a good time with it, man,
And it's one of those songs that it almost feels
cheesy to me because the nature of the songs that
I've been writing, But I have a good time doing it.
(07:16):
And it's kind of lighthearded and fun, man, you know,
and it's upbeat and it's rocking. So we've been really
enjoying and we still enjoy playing it live.
Speaker 2 (07:25):
Lot's good stuff right there too. We'll play some music
here in a little bit too, including talking about the
new single Mechanic which is man fantastic too for one
of the best country ballots I've heard in a long time.
Speaker 3 (07:34):
Too.
Speaker 2 (07:34):
We're gonna talk about this one right now, Too Good
for Gone. This came out September of twenty twenty three.
Got to get the low down here and kind of
dive deep into this one too, because this has to
be one of your most special songs too, right.
Speaker 4 (07:45):
It is Man Gone for Good. I got to play
it on That was the song I auditioned with. Wound
up playing it three or four times on the show,
just different different instances. There was a repeat night where
you sing a song you've already sung before. I sung
that one again, and then toward the end I got
to sing it again. And then at the finale, I
had one song that meant the most to me, and
(08:05):
I sung that one again, and so it was just
kind of this like repeating thing. It was cool because
you know, the band that plays behind us, they're absolute professionals,
and they're great guys, Chris Pooley and the guys Man,
They're awesome. And it was cool because by the end
of it, they were like really familiar with it. They
started doing little stuff, just adding little details in there.
Speaker 1 (08:28):
Man, it made it so cool because you'd hear something
from one performance to.
Speaker 4 (08:32):
The next you're like, wait, y'all didn't do that last time,
and it's kind of like it was just a funny thing,
man like. But it being an original is what made
it special to me. You know, the song itself, you know,
I credit it to a lot man because I feel
like that's what people connected with me on is the
(08:53):
original music, and that's the one that I put out
there the most on the show, and it just it's
still it's one of the high streaming songs.
Speaker 1 (09:03):
I think it is the high streaming.
Speaker 4 (09:05):
Song that I have, and it'll always be special to
me just just because of the weight that it carried
through that experience.
Speaker 2 (09:12):
Well, I'll tell you the weight of this one too.
We're gonna love it and I'll get a chance to
play the acoustic version of it here on the backstage
pass again KYB in ninety eight point one, kk t
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it there, everything but me. It's the acoustic version from
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(09:34):
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be just too.
Speaker 5 (09:57):
Hot and the mound it's too cool.
Speaker 6 (10:01):
I'm getting too damn old to be running.
Speaker 5 (10:08):
Like like I used to be. Plans to hide the
cost to so.
Speaker 6 (10:19):
Give me well, I need to go and all I'm
at it's her man moorye all the house for the
big back y'all, fancy coos and a brand new car.
Speaker 5 (10:40):
When she left, she took everything she pleased.
Speaker 6 (10:48):
Let me tell you she wanted everything with me.
Speaker 5 (10:58):
Water needs some asper rish.
Speaker 6 (11:02):
I filled the foods and a dust and dish, something to.
Speaker 5 (11:08):
Put my mind.
Speaker 6 (11:10):
Baddy, I wasn't not my medicash, I wouldn't be here
and asperish. But I'm down here bigging on my nae.
Speaker 5 (11:33):
Water.
Speaker 6 (11:33):
The house with a big back yard, fancy coos, and
a brand new cor When she left, she took everything
she pleased. Let me tell you she wanted everything with me.
Speaker 5 (12:08):
This next part goes out to her new man.
Speaker 6 (12:15):
You can give her the stars and hang her the moon,
but the sun's won me. The flies bloom your re
butcher saw and you sawchery.
Speaker 5 (12:29):
I knew you can't trust, so you can't sleep, don't.
Speaker 6 (12:34):
Get dimes to kick you. That's the way love goes,
no time because I don't try everything.
Speaker 5 (12:49):
Tell you water house with a.
Speaker 6 (12:53):
Big bag, yond fancy calls. I'm rand new collar.
Speaker 5 (13:00):
Where she lives. She took yourverathy. She please Lamente.
Speaker 6 (13:09):
She wonted everything to meet a Lamente. She wonted everything
with me.
Speaker 7 (13:28):
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Speaker 8 (13:42):
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Speaker 5 (13:50):
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Speaker 9 (13:56):
Hey y'all, this is Nashville recording artist Shalen and you're
listening to the award nominated Backstage Pass on True Country
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Speaker 2 (14:12):
And I'll tell you this background the show, the Backstage
Pass again powered by the Sports Guys Podcast dot com.
And check out all the interviews there too, and of
course wherever you guys find your podcast too. I love
it because you know, you can do anything with your voice.
We talked about this the great raspiness in it, bringing
back that old school sound of country music. We'll get
to mechanic here in a little bit, but man, this
one just had a great feel to it, both from
(14:32):
the recorded studio version for everything but me, but also man,
this acoustic version really had to hit home because there's
so many lyrics in here that do so many great
things right.
Speaker 1 (14:42):
Yeah, Man, it's a cool song for sure.
Speaker 2 (14:46):
How did this one kind of come about as far
as the writing goes and working with a great team.
Speaker 4 (14:52):
So this song come about from my guitar player and
my best friend.
Speaker 1 (14:58):
Benji benj Taylor.
Speaker 4 (15:01):
Me and him started playing acoustic probably four years ago
or so now, Like he started coming out to my
small acoustic shows all over the South and he would
come up and play guitar with me. Me and him
got to be really tight, and we're still really tight,
and he still plays with us, and he's brought the
idea up based on personal experiences and so now it's
(15:24):
got to be this thing where if I ever get
the chance to You know how friends are, man, we
always throwing jabs and picking on each other at the.
Speaker 1 (15:31):
End of the song when we sing the chorus.
Speaker 4 (15:34):
Every now and then, i'll mess with him in a
live show, I'll look at him.
Speaker 1 (15:37):
I'll say.
Speaker 4 (15:39):
When she left, she took everything she pleased and she
wanted everything. But Benji and I say that when me
and him crack up and laugh about it every time
we do it.
Speaker 2 (15:49):
You know, I love the fact the artists can tell
the stories when it comes to these songs because again,
originating from somewhere, I have to create something from nothing
to what's your favorite part will of this songwriting process
and coming with the idea talk about that.
Speaker 4 (16:02):
Man, You know that it's something that I really have
fell in love with. I truly enjoy writing songs. And
for me, you know, the cool part is just having
this like random idea no matter where you get it from.
I mean, I had two ideas come to me today
driving down the road, and it's like just a idle
(16:22):
left field, just have this idea for this song. You're like,
you know you could take you could take this one
line and you could write a song about it. And
getting to go and sit down by yourself or with
other people or whatever. It is and bring that idea
to life and turn it into this whole song where
when someone hears that, they know exactly what you meant
and they understand this whole story and you tell it
(16:44):
all in three minutes and wrap it up with music
on top of it.
Speaker 1 (16:48):
It's just a It's a.
Speaker 4 (16:49):
Cool experience to get to be able to do that,
you know, and it's really a blessing, you know. I'm
really grateful for the the ability to be able to
do that.
Speaker 2 (17:00):
You got the ability, no doubt about that, my friend.
Like I said, we saw that from the first audition
of that show, and it took off, no doubt. And I
love the fact is I can sing anything in the
phone book A to B when you look back, hey,
including a little bit of a setting the tone for Christmas.
I noticed last year in November. All I want for
Christmas is you. I love this rendition of it because
you kind of put your own spin on a Christmas classic.
(17:22):
Talk about this for me, man.
Speaker 1 (17:23):
You know, that's such an iconic song, and.
Speaker 4 (17:28):
It's wild because looking back on it, everybody's always gonna
listen to Mariah Carry's version, just are you know what
I mean? Like it's you're not gonna top that, But
at the same time, it's still cool to get to
throw your own spin on something and completely mix it up,
you know, and do something different with it. And I
(17:49):
feel like there are people out there that appreciated it.
Speaker 2 (17:51):
Oh hey, I was one of those men of mini
fans out there too.
Speaker 1 (17:54):
Well.
Speaker 2 (17:54):
Time to play some more music, Karen talk about this
great current single. It's one of the best country ballads
out there too. It tells a real story, speaking from
the heart. Here it's called Mechanic. It's Will Mosley here
again more information Will Mosley Music dot com. All the
tour dates and merchandise out there too. At the same time,
our affiliates kyb in ninety eight point one in the
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(18:15):
spending that too in Taos, New Mexico. Back in the
Flash powered by the Sports Guys podcast dot com, it's
Will Mosley and Mechanic. Stay tuned.
Speaker 6 (18:38):
She one thing about an engine.
Speaker 5 (18:44):
Here she came Eve and Bob who.
Speaker 6 (18:51):
She don't know the difference between four on the floor and.
Speaker 5 (18:56):
Three on the tree. But when it comes to working
on me damn, she's good. I was pull down.
Speaker 6 (19:05):
I was lost, yew strandy, hot gas and running a
little long fee. She worked over time, reversing on my damage,
putting back to get the pieces of hart.
Speaker 5 (19:25):
She didn't breathe how she did.
Speaker 6 (19:31):
I never wrong understanding, But when it comes to fixing me,
she's of my candy. She found me and guiding the
EGBAC to running.
Speaker 5 (19:52):
She had the tools and tools.
Speaker 6 (19:54):
To sit me street, even when a mile long less
the problem. She stood by me when she could have
walked away. I was pulling, I was yeah, house stranded,
(20:18):
out of gas and right the long fie.
Speaker 5 (20:23):
She worked over.
Speaker 6 (20:25):
Time, rather saying on my damage, putting back together the
pieces of hard.
Speaker 5 (20:32):
She didn't breathe.
Speaker 4 (20:36):
Else she did.
Speaker 6 (20:38):
I'm never long understanding you. When it comes to fix me,
she's her on my candy. She s.
Speaker 5 (20:59):
I was pull down, I.
Speaker 6 (21:00):
Was loose, yow strandy, hot gas and run a little
long feet. She will go all the time, run I
saying on my damage, putting back together the pieces of
her heart. She didn't breathe.
Speaker 5 (21:24):
How she did. I'm never long understanding.
Speaker 6 (21:30):
When it comes to fixing me, she's up my candy.
Speaker 1 (21:53):
Here she came.
Speaker 6 (22:00):
This is Nashville Recording artists Brandley Gilbert and you're listening
to the award nominated Backstage Pass oh KKTC True Country
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Speaker 3 (22:26):
Hey y'all, this is Bruce Wallace of the Little Riverband
and you're listening to Brandon on the Backstage Pass exclusively
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Speaker 2 (22:38):
Now you gotta love that song for all the fans
in fact, DM me on Facebook and all the socials
out there, because that just told the story. I Beck
here with Will Mosley on the backstage Pass again. Thanks
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and of course out there KYB in ninety eight point
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(23:00):
there March at twenty eighth. Out there, dude, this is
something again. Like I said, money can't buy when it
comes down to it, this song is already catching on
fast for you too. At the same time, people were
giving it spins, and rightfully so, because you're really telling
a story from the heart. Man, talk about this before me.
Speaker 4 (23:16):
Man, you know, we kind of took this idea in there.
I brought the idea in the room, and it's one
of those deals of like.
Speaker 1 (23:26):
You know, they say.
Speaker 4 (23:27):
People can't change, and like, to an extent, you kind
of believe that, you know. I mean, like I've seen
people that I don't know if they couldn't, but they
wouldn't change for sure. But you also see these stories
where the right person comes in and they fix it,
you know what I mean, Like whatever the issue was
before of why somebody wouldn't just do right, you know
(23:48):
what I mean, especially in a relationship.
Speaker 1 (23:51):
Man.
Speaker 4 (23:52):
You know, I tell people all the time, a good
woman does a lot in a man's life, you know
what I mean. So that's what it was all about. Man,
It's just you know, taking the idea. I was actually
surprised that no one had done that before. You run
into that from time to time, you just stumble across
a hidden gym, you know, And that's what that was
for us. As soon as we said the idea and
(24:14):
kind of explained it to the other two guys in
or the guy and the lady in the room, they
both were like, man, that's awesome, Like that's a great idea,
and like there's a lot of people that relate to it.
You know, there's a lot of people who was young,
wild and free and running running rampant there for a
little bit, you know, and found the right person and
settled down and and and that's what fixed them, you know.
(24:38):
And so uh, it was just special to get to
put that into words and make it relatable.
Speaker 2 (24:44):
No doubt about it too. And that's taking that concept
that hadn't been done before and looking looking at and
listening to and looking at and feeling the lyrics to
you mechanic and understanding that, like I said, from the
outset when you say, you know, talking about under the hood,
and she knows nothing about that too, but she definitely
can work a relationship in in mine too. And I
was telling my wife last night, what is just a
creative idea? And I was surprised, You're right that this
(25:05):
hadn't been done in a song before. If it has,
at least I haven't heard about it too. But looking back,
it's hard for people to sit there and want to change, right.
I love it too. Another one that came out This
was August of last year that I got to to
put on the playlist and listen to it and spin
on the radio station say I Don't want to Fight
no More. Another one of those relationship songs you kind
(25:27):
of dig deep into, man, and the really the nuts
and bolts of it.
Speaker 4 (25:31):
Here.
Speaker 2 (25:31):
Can kind of feel this one.
Speaker 1 (25:32):
Right, yeah, man, You know, I actually didn't write that one.
Speaker 4 (25:36):
That's one of the that's one of the only two
that we've released so far that I didn't write on.
And you know, I I felt like it just had
a story in it, you know, it had the same
kind of story that I like to write in my
own songs, and I just I kind of had a
personal connection with it, and so, you know, I believed
(25:58):
in the song.
Speaker 1 (25:59):
And there's some.
Speaker 4 (26:01):
About recording songs that you didn't write on, you know,
and there's this whole stigma behind it in the music
world of some people don't write at all and they
just straight up sing. And then there's some people who
won't release the song if they didn't write on it.
Speaker 1 (26:18):
And I had someone explain it to me like this
one time.
Speaker 4 (26:20):
They said, you know, if you think that your idea
and you take an idea and you write a song,
and if you think that anybody else has ever had
that idea and your idea, the song that you wrote
is gonna be better than theirs. Every time, you're fooling yourself.
There's so many great writers, and there's so many people
(26:41):
all over, I mean, especially in Nashville for country music,
you know, but there's so many people there that are
extremely talented, and you know, it's not really doing them
a favor, but it's just putting the voice, us in
the emotion behind a great piece of work, you know.
(27:03):
And I'm not gonna say I didn't. I've never thought
of the idea of like, you know what, like I
want to write a song about a relationship that goes south,
and you're just tired of fighting about it, you know,
you're just tired of fighting, tired of trying to make
it work. But my idea, my song, the song that
I wrote with that idea didn't come out as good
(27:26):
as theirs did.
Speaker 1 (27:26):
And so you know, I feel like.
Speaker 4 (27:31):
You you kind of that there's no reason not to
do that, you know, because those people are are just
as talented and as anyone else. But you know that
they just they don't sing, they don't release music. So
I do and I believe in the song. So I
mean at a certain point, like you kind of have
(27:52):
to let that stigma die.
Speaker 2 (27:54):
You know, what's one of the biggest things you kind
of took from the show? A lot of people say
it's that platform to stand on, but the real work
begins when you get off a platform like that. But
you learn so much about artistry and about stage presence,
picking the right song, wardrobe, all these things that kind
of go into it from all the different facets of
the show. What's the biggest thing you took when you
kind of got on your own when you got off
that show.
Speaker 4 (28:15):
You know something that I feel like probably the biggest
thing that I took from the show was things just
like this, just like us today sitting here talking, but
just finding a way to connect with other people, other
media outlets, other platforms, because you know, like this is
(28:39):
a mutual deal for me and you like I'm gonna benefit.
There's people that watch your show never heard of me,
And there's people that are gonna watch your show because
I posted or because I'm on it that have never
heard of you, And it's the same thing. But like,
there's just so many opportunities like that for people to
grow and find new people who love and support their music,
(29:01):
people that love and support your podcast.
Speaker 1 (29:04):
That's what I learned the most from.
Speaker 4 (29:06):
The show is how to how to navigate that and
how to make those connections and build those relationships and
work with other people to help both of us out.
Speaker 1 (29:17):
You know, I think that's the biggest thing that I
took from the show.
Speaker 2 (29:21):
Well putting Will said there too, I got to ask
you about this one going back to last year, a
song called why I Think This was one of my
favorite Will Moseley songs out there too. They're all my
favorite too, but I play them loud over my pas
figure and when I'm driving over the stereo in the
truck too. At the same time, this really hit home
with me, and this had a purpose, no doubt about.
All your songs have a purpose, but this one with
those three letters why you start talking about this is
(29:43):
life right here?
Speaker 4 (29:45):
Yes, sir man, you know that's one of those songs
that it had a different feel to it. It's not
your down the middle country, but that's something we're not
scared of.
Speaker 6 (29:55):
You know.
Speaker 4 (29:55):
I feel like a lot and I'm not saying other
people are, but I feel like people try to keep it.
Speaker 1 (30:00):
In the box a little bit too much.
Speaker 4 (30:02):
This song felt like it needed to be rocked up
a little bit, and so that's what we did, you know,
and it come out completely different than anything else we've done. Man,
I'm still a big fan of it.
Speaker 2 (30:13):
A huge, no doubt. Hey, collaborations, you know, will are
becoming more a huge part in this industry right now,
all genres of music, not just country, but you see
more a little Bammy Post Malons come on work with
Luke Colms on some tracks here too, and performed on
some of the major stages out there. Looking back, you
did a song with Nate Baker. I think this was
in November of twenty twenty three when this came out
(30:33):
here too, somewhere in the middle. Talk about just collaborations
at general, and how important this is to the music
industry and what you learned by collaborating with Nate on
the song.
Speaker 4 (30:42):
You know, collaborations are huge. It's the same thing that
we just talked about. There's people who listen to other
artists that have never heard of you. It's the same deal, man,
you know. And no two songs are just alike, and
no two songs need the same exact things on Sometimes
a different voice leads to a different emotion, to a
(31:04):
different explanation, a different interpretation for the listener, you know,
and sometimes that's exactly what it needs. And then you know,
like today, so this may be, this may not be
uh what's the word for expected, maybe, but like we listened,
(31:26):
like we drive a lot, like we're on the road
all the time, we listen to a lot of music,
and we started listening to Big X the Plug and
him and Bailey Zimmermann just just released this this collab
together today actually, and you know, I mean it's super cool,
but like getting to see that kind of stuff that's
bringing a whole new fan base into country.
Speaker 1 (31:45):
Music, you know, and that that's a cool thing in
its own right.
Speaker 4 (31:49):
And uh, you know, like the Nate song for instance,
So we actually wrote that about Nate's dad and Nate.
Nate's a good friend of mine. Man, He's a really
good friend. And he actually I want to say, he
leaves the Monday after Easter going to the Air Force.
Speaker 1 (32:12):
Wow.
Speaker 4 (32:13):
And we wrote the song somewhere in the middle about
his dad who had served, And so it's just it's
one of those like full circle deals right now, like
that song start, it's meaning so much more right now
getting to see Nate getting ready to go to Basic
and all of these different emotions and just things starting
to happen, you know, on that side of things. But
(32:35):
it was one of those songs. We wrote it about
his dad, and there's no way we were going to
record it without Nate on it, you know what I mean,
just because it just meant so much to.
Speaker 2 (32:43):
Him, no doubt to it. Thank you for his services
or expect the services and sacrifice he's making for his
country out there too at the same time. And it's
such a great song and a great collaboration.
Speaker 1 (32:53):
All Right.
Speaker 2 (32:54):
I gotta throw some sports questions at you, because I
know for you football is big out there too. Like
I said, we both played it to it so time.
And you know we're in the best time of year
now for sports with the NFL Draft, You've got the
Final four coming up in San Antonio, Texas. U of
H has ended up a Cougar fan down here too.
At the same time. I love that and then baseball
season right here too, looking back at it. Your favorite sport,
(33:15):
your favorite team. Who do you pull for.
Speaker 4 (33:18):
I'm a big Georgia Bulldogs fan. I graduated from Georgia Southern.
They don't cross paths a lot. I'd have to take
the alma mater if they did. You know, this one's tough.
This is a tough pill to swallow. They're gonna pull
it out. I hope. I'm a braved fan man, you know,
(33:38):
being right here in Georgia, I just grew up on it.
And they're having some struggles right now, but you know
they'll work it out. They're working the kinks out.
Speaker 1 (33:49):
I hope.
Speaker 2 (33:50):
Yeah. Tough start there too, of course. Look, I'm an
Astros fan, so I've had the luxury of the last
eight nine years, eight out of nine doing what they did.
And I go back to the days when the rivalry
was there, back in the early I see late nineties
to early two thousands. You know, that was the time
of the Astronome, when when the Braves and the Astros
had some great ball games that you never can forget.
Walt weiss to throw a home plate to Neil Caminetti
(34:11):
at the time, back in the day. And I still
go back to John Smoltz and Denny Nagel and uh
Steve Avery and so many great pitchers they had there too,
Greg Maddicks. There's so many, you know, aces of that staff.
You know where they won those what fourteenth straight division
championships back in the day. And I know it was
still sour pill with that one World Series championship, which
we expected a little bit more, but man, those were
some games that go down for the history. And still
(34:33):
when those teams get together, will it's still a great
rivalry Astros and Braves, it is, man, I love it
too so much there. All right, you mentioned college football there,
but you have a final four prediction. I'm gonna go
hate to say, my my heart is with Houston. My
head is with Duke as far as his final four
this weekend at San Antonio. I don't, I don't.
Speaker 4 (34:56):
I don't have a good opinion on it. I hadn't
been out of honor Steve and I when I was
in college. Man, that's all we did, and we stuck
right there. We watched every game, you know, we was
nailed into it, and we've just been so busy. I
hadn't been keeping up with it, but uh, I have
to check it out this weekend.
Speaker 2 (35:17):
It'll be fun. Aubert and Florida of course on the
other side of the bracketing Duke and Houston coming up
this weekend into the Aliblodome in the San Antonio, Texas.
I know one we didn't talk about was going to
talk about Good Book Bad because I love this one
too when it came out in May of last year.
Too special song for you. Talk about a little bit
of writing and we'll dive into this one here man.
Speaker 1 (35:38):
You know.
Speaker 4 (35:39):
So this is the second song that I've released that
I didn't write, and.
Speaker 1 (35:45):
It was one of those songs.
Speaker 4 (35:46):
From the first time I heard it, I couldn't get
it out of my head.
Speaker 1 (35:49):
It just kept circling back. It just kept coming back
to me.
Speaker 4 (35:53):
I would, you know, wake up the next day, hadn't
listened to it in twelve fifteen hours and I wake
up the next morning that's in my head, just like that.
And so it was one of those things I just
I couldn't get away from it. Love the message in
the story, have lived the message in the story, not
with the Dui side of it, but the you know,
(36:14):
just the growing up in a small town.
Speaker 1 (36:17):
You know, I tell people all the time, in a
small town, there's two things you can do. You can
play sports or do drugs.
Speaker 4 (36:23):
And I was fortunate enough to play sports, but I
had a lot of friends who wasn't. And you know,
it's it's such a tough thing and it's you know,
you want to say it's nobody's fault, but there's just
nothing for you to do. And so I've been in
that experience with so many different friends and even myself
(36:44):
in small trouble, you know, here and there. But it's
just one of those things of like when you hear
the song, you just automatically have that that memory that
you automatically associated with that makes me think of this guy,
or that makes me think of that guy, that makes
me think of this one time when this happen or whatever.
But you know, everybody has their own store that automatically
(37:04):
pops up in their brain as soon as they hear it.
Speaker 1 (37:07):
And it just it felt right for me, and so man,
I jumped all over it.
Speaker 4 (37:12):
I love the song one hundred percent, believed in it,
then believe in it now, and you know, I hope
to see it keep growing.
Speaker 2 (37:20):
They definitely will love the music video you guys put
out there too for that one too for good book
bat At the same time, people need to check that
out across all the digital streaming platforms and of course
YouTube channel a great music video for that song. All Right,
when you're out there traveling doing some roadshows, give me
that favorite kind of hole in the wall place or
maybe a chain. I usually say whole the wall recommendation
from locals things like that, or some people say want
(37:41):
a burger, go catch this or that or dairy quinny whatever.
What's your kind of go to food when you're out
there on the road. What do you like to have?
Speaker 4 (37:47):
Man, we're simple, so we're from the South. We'll eat
any barbecue, any chicken, any cheeseburgers, Like it ain't real
complicated with us. Now, if like two weeks ago, we
were down in South Louisiana, now we cashed in there.
Speaker 1 (38:04):
We got our money's worth for that week.
Speaker 4 (38:07):
We need some good Cajun cooking that week. But you know,
like if we're somewhere that they're known for something. A
few about a month ago, we were out in Texas
hit the barbecue. I've always I've loved brisket for a
long time. I've never had brisket that compared to Garland,
Texas right there, you know, I mean it just it
was awesome. But like, that's the stuff we look for, man,
(38:30):
we look for if it's a hole in the wall
or a local spot. We asked people to we straight up,
if we find somebody that's from there, We're like, where's
the best food in town? At give it to us?
And they tell us somewhere. We're gonna trust them, We're
gonna go to it. We hadn't been we hadn't been
led in the wrong direction much.
Speaker 2 (38:49):
Hey, the locals know those places out there too. All right,
we'll finish with this one too. If Will Moseley is
a spirit animal, what would be your spirit animal out there?
Talk to me about that, man.
Speaker 1 (39:00):
That's a good one. Man.
Speaker 4 (39:02):
I got a yellow lab as a dog, and that
dude's my best friend. So that's probably where I'm at,
you know, I'm probably that'd be it.
Speaker 1 (39:15):
As long as I get to sleep in the house
like he does.
Speaker 2 (39:18):
Yeah, mine's outside. It's a husky too that I have too,
And she's about what fourteen, fifteen years old, still kicking man.
She's still doing her thing out there too. And if
I guess my choice would be, I just said come
back here, Like what would it be? I say, you know,
for me, it just be a shark because I'm always grinding,
ferocious and just that tenacity to get out there and
go hunt for the food, go hunt for what I
want to do, and that kind of thing is I'll
(39:40):
work all the time doing this radio show and still
taking care of my five year old two at the
same time. But looking back, I'm like, you know, this
is or I'm in Nashville doing the show live at
the CRS event or CEM a week. So I want
to come back as a shark. It's a good choice, right,
That's right. My thing, You guys, make sure you check
out all the great music we talked about today across
all the DSPs out there, and of course pick the
(40:00):
current single for Will Moseley across all the DSPs. Go
give it some streams out there if you have not already.
And our affiliates out there, we thank them all the time.
KKTC True Country ninety nine point nine in Taus, New Mexico.
KYBN ninety eight point one, your Bay Area Broadcasting Network
and THHWN dot org and our friends too as well.
KISW Country out there, iHeartRadio and wherever you guys find
(40:20):
your podcast. We'll appreciate the time out there as always
spending a few minutes with us talking about some music.
My friend and hey continued success going forward. Hope to
see you in Nashville during cem ayweek my friend.
Speaker 1 (40:30):
Yes, sir man, it's great talking with you. I enjoyed it.
Thank you, guys, you got it.
Speaker 2 (40:34):
Will Mosley out there too, Will Mosley music dot com.
Make sure you check out the website for all the
great tour dates and everything out there too. We're back
with more great music and more shows coming up over
the next two weeks. Get this. Kenny Wayne Sheppard coming
by the show on April the twenty first, some blues rocking.
Will can play the guitar, he can take you speak
on that and one of the greatest guitar players blues
(40:55):
rock all the time, Kenny One Shepherd will be here
with us too. He and a legend. They're collaborating new album.
Bobby Rush coming by to as well to talk about
some new projects. There to April the twenty first, across
all the affiliates. More great music coming up. God bless
take care.
Speaker 4 (41:09):
Hey guys, this is Annie Bosco and you're listening to
the Backstage Pass with Brandon.
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On KKTC True Country ninety nine point nine.
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