It is an honor to have Bailey James as our latest member of the Southern Fellow family. There is a cheesy side to her that can be found in the middle of the interview. Bailey inspired the cheesiest mac and cheese recipe we have ever done. Also make sure to enter our giveaway at the bottom. Here is our interview with country music artist Ms. Bailey James.
Tell us about your road to Nashville.
I started singing when I could talk. My first memory of music was singing Johnny Cash “Walk The Line” and “Folsom Prison Blues” in the car with my father. Country music was the first music I was introduced to, and it really shaped me. I didn’t think it was possible for me to become a singer until I heard Patsy Cline’s “Crazy.” I became obsessed with the way she could emote, and move people with her music. At that time I was being trained by an opera singer. We decided to make a small EP of a few covers including “Crazy” by Patsy, “Blue” By Leann Rimes and “Memory” from Cats. We took it to a few record labels in Nashville, and of course they all turned them down, but that’s where it all started. From there, I would go to Nashville for a week every month until I was 14 years old, and then moved to Nashville.
If you could not play music, what do you think you would be doing?
I’m honestly not sure, probably something artistic. I love painting and writing poems. I also would still be in Pennsylvania and going to public school there. Crazy to think about.
What does success look like?
Success looks like the moment someone tells you how your song affected them. Success looks like a random person singing the lyrics to your song,people looking up to you and looking at you as a true artist. That’s success.
If you came with a warning label, what would yours say?
Handle With Care 🙂
We are always developing recipes here at Southern Fellow; when writing music, what recipe do you use?
I usually start to play around with my guitar, plug it into the speaker and find a riff or chord structure I like. Then I base my song off the vibe of that. That’s how it usually happens. Or I’ll have a random idea hit me, and I have to stop everything I’m doing.
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