Aubrie Sellers

Playing at the Opry, for me, it has such a history. It feels sort of like a coming-out party as a country artist. To know your heroes have played here is kind of crazy. ”

Steve Earle had a mainstream career. Dwight Yoakam had a mainstream career. Willie Nelson did. But they always made good music, they always stuck to who they were. They weren't relying on radio like a lot of people are in Nashville. ”

A lot of the songs are very rock-oriented. My voice makes them country, and a lot of people think that is a strange combination... I think it creates something different and unique. ”

I grew up in the entertainment industry, and I think being around that gave me a different perspective on people and what's real and what's fake. I think about that a lot, and it comes out in my songs. ”

When I first started performing, I was a nervous wreck. Honestly, sometimes I felt like I was going to run off the stage. ”

I'm a very friendly, smiley person. ”

I just don't have a tolerance for people being fake, I don't think. Maybe especially when I think they have bad intentions. ”

It is like therapy to write and have people connect with it. That's the kind of music I connect with most. ”

I want a long-lasting career. I want to build up a fan base that will come to my shows and love me no matter if I have a song on the radio or not. ”

Everyone in my family, they do music, and they love music; it's all about the music. ”