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Is this thing on? Bonnie, who used to be a former sex worker and now hosts the podcast, Dunblanc. Most little girls grow up wanting to be doctors and lawyers and shit. And I was like, I want to be super hot, make a lot of fucking money and be a rock star's wife. That was my goal as a child. And here we are. I'm so excited.
What's up you sexy motherfuckers welcome to another episode of dumb blonde today I have an internet sensation I don't know about that you don't know I think that you are an internet sensation thank you well that's all that matters to me the reason why I Taylor Austin died by the way guys before we you know deep dive dive deep in um
I think you're an internet sensation because my husband pointed you out to me. He was like, I really like this girl. And I was like, yeah, she's cool. You know, I didn't really think anything of it because I had seen you on TikTok and stuff like that. And then when you dropped Bible Belt, I was like, oh, this girl is speaking my language. We're talking about hookers and...
trying to get out of the industry and put our clothes on and all this stuff. And I was like, this is amazing. So I went down the wormhole and I was just like, oh my God, I love this girl. I have to get her on the podcast. Thank you. It was crazy because when I posted Bible Belt, I just like had so many people that were tagging him in the comments and everything. And I just never...
thought that he would see it or anything like that. But I, you know, I mean, I get on TikTok and I use it just like scrolling through just like anybody else. So I'm sure he does too. But it was crazy to see like how everyone was tagging him and eventually he commented on it and let me know. So thank y'all for the support. Yeah, he's totally a fan and he put me onto you. So I have to thank my husband for that.
So, okay, let's start from the beginning. Where are you from? I'm from southeast Kentucky, a little town, middle of nowhere, called Boonville. And it's got population like 111, I guess 110 now that I'm gone. The whole county's got like 4,700 in it. Closest Walmart's about an hour away, depending on where you live in town. So, no chain restaurants.
You know, we got a dollar store. Yeah, we got one stoplight in a dollar store. So very small town in eastern Kentucky. I'm from the city and I never knew what like I knew what dollar generals were, but I didn't know the meaning really behind them of like how much the South really relies on those until I moved out here to Nashville. And I was like, holy shit, you guys really have like a thing for the dollar generals.
Like, I mean, if there's nothing else in a small town, there's probably going to be a Dollar General somewhere. It's like a town mascot, like just Dollar General, the town mascot. So growing up in a small town, what is that like? Like, do you, are you thankful for growing up in a small town? Oh, yeah. I mean, I love where I come from. I mean, I grew up on a backer farm. My grandparents had a backer farm and I stayed with them a lot. And, you know, we farmed everything like,
Corn, beans, tomatoes, potatoes. We canned everything. You know, it was really just that country life. And I'm super thankful that I got brought up like that. You know, it was go outside and play, take your cousin, you know, go up the creek and we'd kill snakes. Yeah.
you know, whatever. My papa had a wood shop. So we were always up there helping him. And, uh, it was just a good way to, I think, be brought up like that. And I couldn't imagine anything else. I heard you say that you, you were raised by your grandparents. Well, um, I know I live with my mom and dad, but my mom and dad and my uncle had a gas station, like the only gas station in town. And so they all three just ran it. And then I would stay with my grand, my
pretty much the whole time while they worked and then they'd come and pick me up. So I spent the days on the tractor with my papa. Oh, I love that. That's like a storybook. I love that so much. I'm always so thankful for people who have like cool childhoods because I did not have a cool childhood. So when I hear stories like this, I'm like, why can't I have something like that?
It was cool, but also like no cell service up there, no Wi-Fi. My grandparents never had cell phones up until they died and no computers, anything like that. So, you know, when we all started to get older, it was like, oh, we're going up in the holler. There ain't no service. You better get your last text out at the head of the holler before we go up in there. You know, that's amazing. So take me on this journey. You're growing up in a small town. Were you always into music?
Oh, yeah. Ever since before I could talk, I was just so enamored by...
Just any kind of music. My mom was a big ACDC fan. So she always had me listen to that. I love her. She loved Hank Jr. So my first favorite song was a Hank Jr. song. And she said that I would literally just sit in my car seat and, you know, kick my legs back and forth when I would hear Kalijah, which is like my all-time favorite song, by the way. So even before I could talk, I knew I loved it. And then eventually when I turned five and went into kindergarten, I had like horrible social anxiety. Like I was connected to my mom's hip.
And I cried every day in school until about lunchtime. And finally, I found a guy that was teaching music at the school and he came and pulled me out of class and would give me a lesson. So that kind of gave me a reason to want to go to school every day. So I credit that, you know, just always being interested in it. So I stuck with it, obviously, up until now. Do you still battle with social anxiety? Oh, yeah. Yeah.
I got on some new meds, though, so I'm feeling pretty good right now, to be honest. I love that you're very open about it because, you know, a lot of people hide it. And I'm very vocal about I have severe anxiety. I literally have panic attacks all the time. So to hear that you were suffering from that as a child is huge because there could be people who are dealing with their children going through it. And, you know, for you to talk about it just probably creates like a safe space for everybody. And music was my outlet. I mean, I truly struggled hard.
you know, for years going to school. And then when I finally found that I could go and I could have my lesson during the day, it gave me that thing to look forward to. And, um,
um even I got put on anxiety medicine in high school and you know I've been on it ever since on and off um so it's just something I've always struggled with but you know a lot of people think that because I'm on stage and I see a lot of people and I meet a lot of people that that's not what gives me the anxiety that's what that's what brings me down from it like that's my happy place and my safe place from it so oh yeah so you started you know doing music at a young age you're
In high school, when did you decide that, hey, this is what I want to pursue as my passion and just go for it?
I never really had a backup plan. Ever since I started playing, I started taking fiddle lessons when I was five. And then I picked up mandolin, guitar, piano. Just, you know, I always knew that I wanted to. And even when I was like 12 years old, I had a band. And we would go around and play at all these little festivals and fairs, you know, in eastern Kentucky and all over Kentucky, actually. And so I just always wanted to do that. I always said I wanted to be a rock star. If anyone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up,
And so I went actually was a first year college student and went and graduated with a music degree. So here we are now in Nashville, you know, all these years later, just still chasing it. So your life has pretty much revolved around music. I mean, to even just go to college and your degree is in music, that's just shows that you have such a passion for that. I think I read somewhere that you.
did American Idol when you were 15. Take me on that journey. Oh gosh. So the first, the first year they lowered the age. Um, so it used to always be 16 and then they lowered it to 15. And that first year they lowered it was the year I turned 15. So I begged my mom and dad to take me down to new Orleans. And on the way down to new Orleans, we hit a deer in Kentucky, totaled my mom's car. Oh my goodness. It was horrible.
so we go back change vehicles we borrowed someone's vehicle because we didn't have one that could make it down to new orleans so we borrowed a vehicle and drove down there parents though i just want to interject what great parents that they were like no we're getting to this audition we are not playing around it was very sad i was kind of traumatized from that because the beer was all kind of still alive anyway we don't have to talk about that um so anyway we go down there all
audition and I sang Gunpowder and Lead by Miranda Lambert and I did the cattle call like the big one where it's just the stadium there's 20,000 people in there and they would make you step forward sing and if
that five at a time and they would just cut your bracelet and tell you to go home if you didn't make it. And it was kind of like nerve wracking. So I'd never done anything like that before. And eventually I got down there and I made it through like the first three rounds, which like you don't see on TV, you know, it's like, Oh, here's the celebrities. And yeah, I didn't even see the celebrities till months after the audition process. Um, but it was interesting. You know, I, I, that was my first foray into like, um,
reality TV and I didn't, I was naive, I guess. And I didn't realize that nothing is as it seems. Reality is not reality. So eventually when I got to the celebrity judges and audition, JLo was one of the judges at that time. She said I was sexy. I was like, okay,
I'm still holding on to that high. That's a compliment coming from JLo. Right. And then she asked me to clog. Are you familiar with clogging? Of course. Yeah. She asked me to clog right before my audition. So I was like all out of breath and winded. Are you a clogger? Yeah. Oh my God. That is amazing. I've always been fascinated with seven brides for seven brothers. It was like one of my favorite movies growing up. I don't know if you've ever seen it. And there's a part where they clog and like dance in there. And I'm, I've always just loved it. It's an art.
I started clogging when I was probably 10 years old and actually we formed a clogging group. We went to like nationals a few times and it was fun. I still love to do that. That's my like party trick when I get real fucked up, you know, I'm like, all right, let me cut her a clear. Oh my God. We got to, she has to come out on tour. I need a clog session. Dude, Jay would fucking lose his mind. He would love that. That would be so awesome. Um,
So JLo made me clog right before I had to sing. Anyway, I sang again, Gunpowder and Lead. That was the one they wanted me to sing. And I ended up making it. But when I like burst out the door and saw Ryan Seacrest and everything, they made me do it like 10 times because I wasn't excited enough. Oh, gosh. And I was like, don't you hate that? Like reality TV sucks. But it was a good experience. I got to Hollywood. I made it to like the top 300 and just
Getting to see all the ins and outs of the industry and everything kind of prepared me, I think, at a young age to be doing what I'm doing now. When I think of summer smells, I think of sunscreen, salty beach air, barbecue on the grill, and unfortunately, body odor. Well, not this summer. Thanks to Lume, whole body deodorant, BO will no longer be an unwelcome guest at my summer plans. Their pH optimized formula is clinically proven to block odor automatically.
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all Lume products with our exclusive code and link. Use code bunnyxo at lumedeodorant.com. That's L-U-M-E-D-E-O-D-O-R-A-N-T.com. You guys already know I'm a Lume girl. I have to have it, especially when we're on tour, high paced shows, back to back, running around, armpits, sweating,
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BrickHouseNutrition.com. Promo code BUNNY, B-U-N-N-I-E. That's BrickHouseNutrition.com. Promo code BUNNY, B-U-N-N-I-E. So when did you, have you always like written music? And you said you played numerous instruments. I mean, I think I heard you say the mandolin. Like that's crazy. Like who just picks up the fucking mandolin?
I was in a bluegrass band. A lot of people don't know that when I was in middle school, I actually played mandolin and was a singer for a bluegrass band. And we got to open for Ralph Stanley, like the whole thing. So bluegrass is where my heart actually started. I love that so much. So when you decided to come to Nashville, how old were you?
I came here in 2018. I think I was 23 at the time or about to turn 23. But after I graduated college, I worked for a year and a half in radio, which a lot of people don't know that. I had my own radio show in central Kentucky.
It was like a drive time show. It's called Songbird Radio. And I would like take requests and I had regulars that would call in. That is my dream. It was really fun. That's my dream. Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted to be like a DJ and just take calls and play music. It was literally all I mean, I had some creepy old guys that would call in every day, but we ended up being friends and...
Taylor, will you play this Ted Nugent song? It's always the creepy old guys who show the most love. Listen every day. Hey, baby. You know, sound like they smoked a pack of pale males before they called in. But no, it was so fun. And I moved to Nashville after a year and a half of doing that. What made you get into radio? Because I mean, music has been like your life this whole time. So how did the radio get involved?
intertwined? Well, I had actually met the owner of this radio station at one of my shows and he had, he was running sound and doing all the audio. And he said, Hey, we've got a spot. Um, we're looking to fill a three hour drive time show. Um, if you want to come in and do that. And at that time I didn't, I knew I always wanted to move to Nashville, but I was still living at home. I was married at the time. Right. Um, and then you were married at the time. Yes. Um, from like, let's see, gosh, that's a whole other story. Um,
What year was that? 2015 to 2019, I guess. But anyway, I went in for the interview and they're like, you're perfect. We want to have you. And it just met him through doing music. So I ended up doing... I love that job, though. It was so fun. Just like, I don't know. I got to control the playlist. And, you know, it was just like my own little world. Yeah. For like, you know, however long you did it for. That's amazing. So let's rewind back. So are we allowed to talk about the marriage? Oh, yeah. Okay. So I...
You went to college and were you married before you went to college or take me on that journey? So I had been dating my high school boyfriend since I was 14 and we went through high school and college together and we got married after I graduated college. So we were together for like 11 years total. But I moved down here and
um just kind of wanted different things you know I like I said I wanted to be a rock star and he's just really satisfied with his life in Kentucky and at home with his family and everything so he's a small town boy you know he was and it didn't work out got nothing but love for him but um and the family but it just uh was just a separation of ways now I'm remarried yeah I'm really on number two by 28 you know what am I doing but I um I've got a few under my belt too it happens you know
We all know about it here. We talk about it all the time. Okay, so your first day in Nashville, you come to Nashville. What are you doing? How are you feeling? Who are you with? Paint that picture for me. When I first came to Nashville, I started playing at Margaritaville. There was a contest called the Indie Music Channel Talent Show or something like that. And I went up and auditioned for it. And I ended up getting like second place.
and the manager of Margaritaville the person that did the scheduling was just like happened to be up there on the top floor and heard me sing and after I got done they offered me like a residency to keep coming to play at Margaritaville so first move down here I was literally playing at Margaritaville on Broadway like every day they knew talent when they saw it thank you it was uh unexpected and I was just tickled to death because like that's
That's what I always wanted to do. I've been coming to Nashville since I was young and I would walk down Broadway and just see all those bands. I knew that was something that I had to do. They offered me that and I was just tickled to death with it. I sat down in the window. I met so many people.
I really got my chops up. It helped me learn how to interact with the crowd. And because, you know, if you're not interacting with the crowd, you're not getting tips. Yeah. If you're not getting tips, you're not paying their rent. You know, I feel like that's like, like literally the best way
schooling that you could get like before you like actually go on tour and like have to deal with huge crowds and stuff like that like working in the bars on Broadway especially just probably like really showed you and people are ruthless too you know it's like they're in your face screaming wagon wheel like two hours a day and I'm just like okay so eventually from there what's your most what was your most requested song wagon wheel lord I thought it would be journey don't stop believing
I would get that one sometimes. Yeah. Um, someone paid me like a hundred bucks for free bird one time. Oh God. The longest song in America. I was like, all right, if you want all 10 minutes of it, I'll give it to you, baby. That's what I'm going to do. But then, um,
what was the other one that i would oh mar margaritaville because i played it right so it was like salt salt salt all day long just dealing with drunk people all day long too you know and and there was a point where i was playing like 10 to 12 four hour gigs a week down there and that was my full-time job i've been blessed to never actually have to work a
A real job, as some people like to say. I've always done music, so I was really just busting my ass down there on Broadway seven days a week. And that's hard. I don't think people understand what really goes into being a musician. It's not easy. Like, yeah, it's beautiful to watch from afar, but all the logistics, the entire business, the industry, like there's a lot of things that go on behind the scenes that people don't get to see. And that was five years ago. I've had a lot of people recently like, where'd you come from? You just popped up all of a sudden. I'm like...
No, I've been here. I've been busting my ass and it's been, you know, all worth it, of course. Yeah. It's just so much goes into it before you actually start to get noticed by anyone. It's just crazy. So after Margaritaville, take me on that journey. What happened? So I eventually started playing on pretty much all the bars on Broadway. You know, Jason Aldean's, Keela Cowboy, Florida Georgia Line, whatever.
Some of them are even closed down now. But after that, obviously, I did that for a couple of years and then COVID happened. Right.
which was horrible for musicians. I had literally nothing to do. I was just kind of getting by. My husband now, he's a nurse, so he was an essential worker. Take me on that journey. Where did you meet him and how did you guys meet? We actually met through music too. He was a drummer and tour manager for a band that I grew up really close with in Kentucky called Halfway to Hazard. And they had some success in like the 2000s.
And so I just grew up opening for them when they would come to Eastern Kentucky, I would go and open wherever they were at. And so I met Ben through playing with them. And then eventually when I moved to Nashville, we kind of reconnected in that way. So got together, I guess, in 2020. And then that was right before COVID. So then COVID hit. So you guys got to know each other really fast. So we, yeah, we really were in close quarters. Yeah.
you know, for a lot of that, but when it's meant to be, it's meant to be though, you know, it all ended up how it was supposed to. So he was kind of keeping me afloat while I was starting Tik TOK. And then that's kind of where my Tik TOK journey started. Yeah. Let's talk about Tik TOK because we all have all have a Tik TOK journey and what an amazing platform for as toxic as that place is.
There's so much good that comes out of it just with exposure. I mean, it made my podcast go through the roof. Oh, I mean, it's incredible. It's amazing. And it's free. Yes. Everyone can have it. I think that's the appeal to it. So I started back in 2020. Obviously, I had no gigs. I was cleaning Airbnbs.
um through 2020 to try to make money that's a regular job yeah so you have had a regular yeah technically during covid i cleaned airbnbs you could tell people that yeah you're a housekeeper all right who that was that was a job i could only imagine the shit you found oh god what can do you have a story besides all the like pecker paraphernalia from bachelorette parties and the white boots that got left over everywhere feathers glitter a lot of puke oh a lot of um questionable
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I could never leave an Airbnb like that. And the worst thing was it was always, most of the time it was the girls. Like the bachelorette parties I left, it was so nasty. Nasty. I couldn't. You bitches are nasty. I'm the type of person that like, I'm making up the bed at the hotel as we leave. You know, I'm like, sorry. Yeah, me too. I will clean before my housekeepers come to our house every week. And my husband's like, what are you doing? I'm like, I'm cleaning. What does it look like I'm doing? It just, I will never understand it, but I saw some shit. Yeah, I could imagine. So then after...
or during 2020, that's when I started TikTok back to that. I posted like the first video I posted got like half a million views and I was like, oh, okay. It was a Fleetwood Mac cover. And I was like, okay, I'm going to keep making these videos. And then they just kept going. And then eventually I posted my first original song on there.
And it kind of blew up and people were like, release this, release this. So I ended up cutting it. And it was the first song that ever like charted on the country charts for me. CMT picked up the video. Which song was this? Good Time Girl. Good Time Girl, yes. It's an older one. And so that was kind of my first...
introduction into that whole world and it opened up so many doors for me just like meeting people and people ask me to come be on their podcast or be on on this program or do this song right around and I just met so many people that were doing the same kind of thing so I mean TikTok has opened up
Since then, so many doors. I feel like what sets you apart from all the other people on TikTok, and this isn't me throwing shade or talking shit, this is what made me drawn to you, was that you are like my husband. You talk about the gritty stuff. You talk about the stuff that's not beautiful and frilly and gorgeous. I think the Bible Belt has the lyrics that drew me in were, get out of these hills, get
get out of these hills, get off these pills and pay them bills with our clothes on. Cause that's literally what I've done my whole life as I was in the industry. And this year I finally got to retire because I make more money now with my clothes on. So when I heard those lyrics, I was like,
Jesus, she wrote me a song. I was so happy. I was like, this is amazing. You know? So I think that's what kind of sets you apart from everybody else is that you're willing to talk about shit that most people don't want to talk about. And you know how hard it was to find someone to write that song with me because I had this idea forever. Yeah. I had taken it to several rights and everyone was like,
Nope, the radio will never play that. And I was like, I don't give a fuck. I don't care if the radio picks this song. I don't care if anyone listens to this song. I want to write this song because this is something that I have grown up with. I've seen it.
Was from the poorest county in the nation. I mean, this is what I grew up in. Yeah. And it's real and it's raw. And that's what people want. And that's what people need. Like we crave that. We want to be able to relate to somebody. Like I relate to that entire song truly because it was my life too, you know? So it's like other people want that too. We don't care about...
you know, all the fancy stuff. I don't want to say stuff because then it zeroes in on certain artists and stuff like that. But we, we want to hear about the rough side of life because not all of us grew up privileged and were able to, are able to like sing about that. And I think that's, you brought that up. That's either why people love me or hate me is because I do not like tiptoe that line. I'm all the, I'm all or nothing. Like I don't care to talk about it. And people were so up in arms because,
because I said this song was about a hooker. And they were just, everyone just came and attacked me and you know, it just. - Everybody was tagging me in it. They're like, "Bunny, you gotta listen to this song." And I was like, "Oh, this is amazing. The hooker has arrived." So let's go back to the first one that you dropped. You said "Good Girl Gone." - "Good Time Girl." - "Good Time Girl."
That one charted as soon as you dropped it. That's amazing. Most people can't. Yeah. Yeah. Most people can't achieve that. It got to like 20 something, 22 or something like that. And that was the first, you know, thing that I dropped since I moved to Nashville. I was just, I was sick of death with it. Yeah. And then from there, you know, I've released single after single. And then I really caught up some more speed when I released rest in peace, which was kind of my most recent viral one aside from Bible belt. And of course that one is about domestic abuse.
which also has been kind of controversial in platforms and people just, you know, wanting to pick it up and, you know, saying, oh, we can't deal with that. That's too sensitive. That's too touchy of a subject. Yeah. I don't think people realize how, and I say this all the time, how censored Nashville is. Like,
I'm from the West Coast, so we're all more liberal out there, I guess you could say. And we touch on taboo subjects such as what you're talking about. So when I came out here and I realized how censored everybody was, I couldn't believe it. I was like, this is crazy. How do people live like this? Babble about things. Yeah. No, for real. It's insane. Yeah.
So take me on this journey. You're just on this snowball ride of dropping. I think it said you dropped like nine. You've dropped like nine singles. I mean, that's a lot of work. You're putting in work in between 2020 to now. Yeah. That's a lot of work. Yeah. It's, it's been crazy, but honestly, um, I'm about to drop a full album. I've not really said that on social media yet. So first person. Um, so yeah, I'm dropping a full album in a couple months and do you have a title for it yet? Um,
I don't think so. I have a really strong idea, but I don't want to say it just in case we change it. Right. The lyrics do come from Bible Belt, so you'll recognize it when you see it, if we go with that one. But I'm going to have, I think, 10 songs on it, and it's just stuff that I've really been working hard on writing
true things that I've been writing about and stuff that I'm pretty proud of. So I'm excited to put it out. I'm excited for you. Are you still independent or are you signed with anybody now? So I'm signed to independent label called LMG records. Um, and then I am with a booking agency called, um, UTA. Oh, we know UTA that's Leo's. Yeah. I'm signed with W W who am I signed? WME. I always forget. I was like,
Yeah, no, I'm always like, what am I doing? Who am I signed with? Okay, yeah, WME. And then my husband signed with CAA. But I'm really curious about hers. We need to look into their agency. They're awesome. Love those guys. Sorry, Sloan, I love you.
I know. Kidding, Sloan. I'm just kidding. Hi, Alex. Yeah, right. So when, who came to you, like, when did they come to you after you had started dropping these singles? Like, was it like after the third or fourth one? And they were like, finally, like, yeah, this girl has talent. And like, you started getting the attention that you deserved.
When do you feel like that took a turn? No, I didn't sign anything or really do anything like that until this year. Wow. Um, so it had been a long time coming. I just kept working. I was completely independent up until like the beginning of this year. And I just been, like I said, busting my balls, like playing the gigs, booking myself. Um,
Me and my husband, we did a little acoustic tour all through 2022. We just went all over the eastern U.S., actually some places in the west as well, and he plays drums for me and I sing. So we took off in Maquia Soul and just...
Made it happen. What a wild ride, though. That's that reminds me so much of Jay and I when we first got together seven years ago. I literally hopped on in a minivan with him and we just hit the road, did like 200 shows in a year. It was exhausting. But at the same time, it was the closest we ever were because it was like, you know, you are in something.
You know, the huckleback with each other. You're in the trenches when you're out like that, really. Touring with your partner is not for the weak. It is absolutely not because you see every side of them and we want to kill each other about...
half the time. Oh no, for sure. It's so hard. But in the end, you guys are going to look back at these times when you're like fucking, you know, just super stardom. You're going to look back at these times and be like, I wish I could go back there. I already kind of miss it because now we're in a tour van with a trailer and we've got, you know, our band guys, our content girl merch with us. You guys are doing the damn thing. I'm really proud of you guys. It's all just happened kind of quickly and it's kind of scary, but I'm pumped. I mean, it's all good stuff. Yeah, no, for sure. So what's next? Because I see that you're
You just were doing shows a couple days ago, correct? Yeah, we were just in Georgia with Corey Smith, a sold-out show. Yeah. Incredible. This weekend we go to Alabama and Georgia again. Then I think we're in Iowa with Ned Ledoux and...
no no no kansas with ned ledoux in iowa with like chase matthew and a few kids shout out chase oh yeah we love chase we love kid but we love chase too yeah totally so when are you gonna embark on like your own headlining tour do you think that's coming up next so that's something i've always wanted to do like live music you can ask anybody like that's where my heart is for sure like i love just the energy from being on stage and the crowd and everything so we're really trying to build like
this act that can can be a headlining act you know and and I've already been doing kind of that in a way where you know in the eastern part of the U.S. but we're looking into expanding it yeah and so I think over the next definitely next year um this year we're doing a lot of opening stuff so I'm very excited about that but I think next year we can expect a little bit of headlining action maybe I can drop your name in daddy's ear we can get you on the next tour we literally head out on a fucking four month tour on Thursday and I'm just like
it's my first time having my own tour but cheer i did it she says cheer all the time and uh it's my first time having my first tour bus i don't know why i said tear it's because i'm always making fun of her um and i'm nervous because i'm like what am i supposed to do i saw your bus on insta that's the cutest thing ever thank you did you design it i'm sure you did yeah i have to come with a razzle dazzle listen if i'm gonna be locked in something it's gotta be you know it's gotta have bunny written
I love it. I absolutely love it. So what's next for you? Like, you know, if you could look ahead to 2024, what do you want to accomplish?
Like I said, definitely a headlining tour. We're trying to get over into Europe because I have a huge fan base over there. I just found out that Bible Belt is still like number three in Switzerland, which is crazy to me. So I have so many fans over there. We're really hoping to get overseas next year, obviously put out more music and just keep on with the live stuff. It's my goal. Yeah. So you brought your guitar here, correct? I did. Can we do a live...
thing of, I didn't even tell Mimi we were going to do this, but would you, would you feel okay doing a live performance of Bible Belt so that the listeners can hear it? Yes, I am. All right. I'm excited. She's a star, you guys. Like she really is. She has star quality. It's crazy. I've called it every time to my husband too. Like normally I'm, are we recording? Yeah, we are. We're just scratching it.
Oh, sorry. Cause I'm twisting over here. I've told every time I've told my husband, this person's going to make it. They always do. But technically my husband came to me, so I have to give him the credit, but I want to take the credit for it. Like the wife, you know, I have to always just take the credit.
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All right, you guys, she's going to sing Bible Belt for us. And I am so excited. My butthole is puckered right now. You guys have no idea. I'm just going to stare in awe. So here we go.
Lipstick on a map, cold coffee cup Backseat watchin' mama get all dolled up Countin' change, sittin' at the pump 'til the sun comes up She'll be handin' out love Too young to stay by myself at home Old enough to know what's goin' on Sleepin' with somebody new Just doin' what she's gotta do And I hope that he's her now One day we can
♪ Get out of these hills, get off of these pills ♪ ♪ And pay them bills with all our clothes on ♪ ♪ And one day I won't feel ♪ ♪ Born into this fire, don't wanna die here ♪ ♪ I just want someone to see ♪ ♪ No, I didn't choose my family ♪ ♪ Everybody's talking, everybody's watching ♪ ♪ The whole town's going straight to hell ♪ ♪ Everybody's talking, everybody's watching ♪ ♪ Put another notch in the Bible ♪
Mama kept her men written in a book. Sometimes I'd sit and thumb it through. See the mayor, my preacher, my teachers. At any hour of the night they could reach her. Police came and tried to take me. Mama cried she needed her baby. It's like heaven's door is shut. It's so corrupt. Are prayers enough to get out of these hills? Get off of these pills and pay them bills with all our clothes on.
And one day I won't feel wrong Born into this fire, I don't wanna die here I just want someone to see No, I didn't choose my family Everybody's talking, everybody's watching The whole town's going straight to hell Everybody's talking, everybody's watching Put another notch in the Bible Country prison Single white cell If God still lives
I'm praying like hell. Get out of these hills. Get off of these pills. With all our clothes on. One day I won't feel wrong. Born into this fire. I don't want to die here. I just want someone to see me. No, I didn't choose my
Everybody's talking, everybody's watching The whole town's going straight to him Everybody's talking, everybody's watching Put another notch in the Bible bell Bible bell Bible bell
Good. Do you make her sing you to sleep at night? Cause I would, I totally would. You are so good mama. I just, I love it. You have so much conviction in your voice when you sing too. Just makes me like invoke so many emotions. I just want to like start balling over here, just rocking back and forth. All the trauma I've had as a child just comes up. Um, I think,
I think it's amazing what you're doing. I'm so proud of you and I cannot wait to see what the future holds for you. I'm excited too. Why don't you tell people where they can find you? I'm Taylor Austin. Die everywhere. Try to keep it simple. Die with a Y, not with an I. Spotify, iTunes, Taylor Austin, die. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter.
Farmers only, Christian Mingle, whatever y'all call it. Love it. Thank you so much for coming on. You got to promise me you're going to come back next year because I want to see where you're at next year. I'll be right here. All right. Thank you so much. And thank you guys for tuning in to another episode of Dumb Blonde. I will see you guys next week. Bye.
