22 January 2023

When did you first know that you wanted to be a musician?  Kelly: Around 5 years old as I loved dancing and singing along to Kylie Minogue’s music videos with a lollipop as a microphone!   Jimmy: It was also around that age as that’s when I began playing piano!   Can you remember the first song you ever wrote?  Jimmy: The first song I remember was written with Matt Gilmour as I went to school with him. It was great because that’s how I also discovered what a genius his dad was! I didn’t realise just how well respected his dad was until I learnt more about Pink Floyd and absolutely loved their music when I first heard it.   Kelly: The first song I wrote was probably in my late teens with a band. It was called ‘Somewhere I Belong’  Can you tell me a little bit about the writing and recording process of the songs on your new album ‘How Do You See Yourself?’  On this album most of the songs were written in lockdown in Ireland and are quite reflective of what was happening at the time, both for me personally and in general.   There are a few songs in the album that were written years before and were fleshed out for the album too. The main process was communicating with each other and the band over a virtual band platform called Soundtrap as we couldn’t get together in person due to lockdown.   This was a great way to add in our parts and ‘create’ and collab via a virtual music platform that allowed us to produce rough demos for the studio! When there’s a will, there’s a way!   READ THE FULL INTERVIEW IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF MAVERICK AVAILABLE HERE! Media Contact: Zoe Hodges, Editor Email: editor@maverick-country.com

When did you first know that you wanted to be a musician?  I always loved music, but it didn’t occur to me that I could do this for a living until I was about seventeen or eighteen. I started playing guitar, writing and singing my stuff within that time frame, and shortly after, I ventured out to play a writer’s night to give it a shot. It was at Rolling Oaks Sports Bar & Grill in San Antonio, TX. The people loved it and were so nice and supportive. I came back every week, which eventually led to paid gigs, and I just got caught in the whirlwind and was off from that point. I had found what I was here to do.   What music did you listen to growing up?  Growing up, I loved older stuff and even dated back to some of the earliest country recordings by Fiddlin’ John Carson. I gravitated toward Hank Williams Sr. the most, though. You could always find some George Strait and Bob Wills around to being from Texas. I also just really loved hearing Bob Wills make noises in the background.    Can you remember the first song you ever wrote?   Oh geez! I honestly can’t. The first time I wrote, I wrote for a school English project that I was going on about not wanting to do. I went downstairs and complained to dad, and he turned to me and said, “well, you’ve been playing music a lot lately. Why don’t you try writing your paper to music.” I went upstairs and knocked out the project in no time. After that, I was off and running. Writing every song idea that I had. Which at that time was a lot.  READ THE FULL INTERVIEW IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF MAVERICK AVAILABLE HERE! Media Contact: Zoe Hodges, Editor Email: editor@maverick-country.com