Chandler Flint Opens Up About Chasing Her Country Music Dream Ep125

 What does it really take to build a career in country music?

This week on Happy Hour with Deb, Deb is joined by co-host Gage Briney for an inspiring conversation with rising country artist Chandler Flint. From writing songs and performing at just seven years old to sharing the stage with some of the biggest names in country music, Chandler's journey is a testament to hard work, passion, and staying true to yourself.

In this episode, Chandler shares how she first fell in love with music, the experiences that shaped her as an artist, the inspirations behind her songwriting, and what it's like performing alongside artists like Carrie Underwood, Lee Brice, Brooks & Dunn, Zac Brown Band, Old Dominion, Dan + Shay, Jordan Davis, Chris Janson, and more. She also talks about her recent performances at major festivals, touring experiences, and what's next as she continues making her mark in country music.

If you love discovering talented artists before they become household names, this is an episode you won't want to miss. 

Transcript

SPEAKER_00 0:00

Where would you play? Where's a dream place to play?

SPEAKER_02 0:02

Where would I play? You know what is funny because I think about drinking beer in the middle they have to. Yeah, go for it. Thanks. You know, I don't even judge, girl. You good.

SPEAKER_00 0:22

Hey, it's Deb. It's Happy Hour with Deb. I have a good day today. Chandler Flint's in the house today, and I've got Gage Briney with me as my co-host as my sexy co-host. Good day today. It is a good day. So nice to meet you. You too. Seriously. I've heard nothing but just like incredible things about you.

SPEAKER_02 0:43

Thank you. You too. Seriously. They can't say enough that's good about it.

SPEAKER_03 0:46

We love you.

SPEAKER_00 0:47

I love you. I do. I know. We were we've been talking all morning, like the power of like good friends and and good people and surrounding yourself with good energy. And and this is your first podcast. I feel so honored. Like when you have a bar on in Nashville, like when and you get it named after you wait for that. Right, you're gonna be this big crazy star. You and I are going VIP meeting ballot. Absolutely. Um so like I I want you to remember that. I want you to be like I was on this crazy blonde from Philadelphia's podcast one day.

SPEAKER_02 1:19

Very crazy girl. We're we gotta listen.

SPEAKER_00 1:22

I know I only really resonate with the crazy, like the normal kind of throw me off, you know? Like like my friends would have like normal jobs, and I'm like, What do you mean?

SPEAKER_02 1:32

How do you trap?

SPEAKER_00 1:32

How do you exist? I know, right? Um like I know. They have regular lives though, but I'm like, I think they're settling for I don't even know what that would be like. No, me neither. Me neither. Me neither. I try to throw a little crazy in every day. So tell me about your music. Tell me when you the brooch is beautiful.

SPEAKER_03 1:47

She's still stylish from head to toe 24-7. Really? Just see her closets.

SPEAKER_00 1:53

You just see her closets. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 1:54

Closets. Too much, too many clothes. It's okay.

SPEAKER_00 1:58

You wear them beautifully. Well, thank you, baby. And if you can, you should. Thank you. I'll take it. You know what? That's how we're going to go back to the case. If you can, you should. Should you can, you should. Tell me about music. When did you get started?

SPEAKER_02 2:09

Okay, so you know what I was thinking about how to like say this on a first podcast. I actually came to Nashville for a music marketing internship. Stop it. I did. And I've always wanted to sing, um, but I did sports through college, and if you don't train at something, you don't really get out in front of people and go do it. You don't. And so I came here for the music marketing internship, and uh he ended up asking me if I could sing for a project that he was on. I'm here where I am because of it. And yeah, absolutely.

SPEAKER_00 2:36

But all these little things, you know, get us to where we are.

SPEAKER_02 2:39

They are, and it's all like a journey, everything's connected, and it's cool how each thing is like a stepping stone to the next. But music has always been something that I have wanted to do, and I finally feel like I've found my group of people.

SPEAKER_00 2:52

I love that you found them. You could not have picked better.

SPEAKER_03 2:55

We couldn't have either. We Chandler is just oh.

SPEAKER_00 2:58

These guys love hard. I love that. They love hard.

SPEAKER_02 3:01

You have to. That's the only way to do it. If you're heartbroken, at least you know you went in and gave like your all itself. Absolutely. It's helped to have the right kind of people around that like have the surround yourself with good people. That want to do it, and you know, Gage is a go-getter. So is Bella. Oh, Bella's a beast, man.

SPEAKER_00 3:18

Yes, she's a beast. Like, she can perform at night, and then I can text her at seven and she in the morning and she answers right away. She's a Bella. We love you, sister. It's insane. She's a beast. She's a beast. So, what made you like start to you got to meet them. Yes. When you were here. Do you work with Bella?

SPEAKER_02 3:35

I I've we've all worked together all the time. I've been, I'm finishing up my debut stuff right now with his name's Corey Cottle. He's the keys player for Tyler Childers. Yeah. And so he's producing all my stuff right now. We're finishing up. I think we're on song seven right now. What? Exciting. I actually have a song I've been teasing. It's funny because today's uh St. Patrick's Day, but it's called Just My Luck. Just a It's fun. It's a barn burner. It's a good old song. It's a barn burner, garbage. I love that. You're like, you can't help but do a little two-step to it. I love that.

SPEAKER_00 4:06

But that's uh that's so is there a whole album that will be released or are you dropping some stuff?

SPEAKER_02 4:17

It's been a long time trying to figure out ideas.

SPEAKER_00 4:19

It's kind of like the gentleman before you. It's been two and a half years in the making. I don't think people understand. It takes a long time. It takes a long time, it takes a lot of money, it takes a lot of work. Right. Like I think people think that, you know, from the outside looking in, that they just see you guys like, you know, as these people that have all this money, and you know, and but like I don't think people even remotely understand how much money it costs too much like time and effort.

SPEAKER_03 4:42

Like I've watched Chandler like work, like this girl is constantly working, but it's like people don't see like the creative side that they're doing and like the songwriting process.

SPEAKER_00 4:52

It's really a lot of work, and everything costs so much money absorbent.

SPEAKER_02 4:58

It costs a lot of money, but you know what? It's uh thankfully I've got my my parents. It's a labor of love, right?

SPEAKER_00 5:05

Yes, yeah, and really it's good, and we're gonna talk about this too. It's good to go in things, don't go with a scarcity mindset, right? If you have a scarcity mindset, you know what? You'll always be chasing money. You will always be chasing money, you know, as opposed to abundance coming to you.

SPEAKER_02 5:17

My parents have always told me that if you're if you're passionate about something, you're gonna find a way to make money.

SPEAKER_00 5:21

Absolutely, and do what you love and do it every single day.

SPEAKER_02 5:25

Absolutely, without a doubt.

SPEAKER_00 5:26

Who is your biggest influence in country music?

SPEAKER_02 5:28

Whoo, that you know what? It is all over the place. Um this is something I should have thought about way beforehand. I would say that I really I'm I'm attached to the old school country music because my mom used to even start over songs. She'd be like, you gotta listen to the words. You didn't you didn't listen to the words, you gotta you gotta listen again. And so I'd I mean George Jones, all that, like Tammy Wynette, the Juds, any of any of those influences of like I feel like there's so much specificity in their music and their lyrics.

SPEAKER_00 5:56

Yeah, I would say that the Juds, I haven't heard that in a long time. I always ask that question because somebody has one spark, yeah, right, right that turns their their corner with a guitar in a dream. Right, you know, and I think I haven't heard that in a really long time.

SPEAKER_03 6:10

Her music is very much like that old school I love country, which is like you don't really hear it that much anymore of. Yeah. So it's like really just that.

SPEAKER_00 6:20

We've turned like the corner almost to like pop and country together, which I think the Kalamia love, the like I love the rap and together and that kind of stuff too. If you could play anywhere, right? Let's pretend Gage and I have a magic wand, and I know we're gonna have a magic wand.

SPEAKER_02 6:34

I think we all have a magic wand in just totally.

SPEAKER_00 6:36

So I always say, I'm like, let me get my magic wand out, we'll get that taken care of. Um, where would you play? Where's a dream place to play?

SPEAKER_02 6:42

Where would I play? You know what is funny because I think about it. Drinking beer in the middle of the afternoon. Yeah, go for it.

SPEAKER_00 6:46

Yeah, thanks. You guys want it?

SPEAKER_02 6:48

No, I don't even judge, girl. Are you good?

SPEAKER_00 6:50

Um I don't judge either.

SPEAKER_02 6:52

I would say right now, personally, where I'm at, I think it would be really cool to be in an opening slot for somebody. And this is just where I'm at. Originally, you know, of course, one day I want to be um whatever, but I feel like the there's some really cool girls that are pioneering some stuff in country music, and it would be really cool to be a part of like a I don't know, to there are the girls are kicking.

SPEAKER_00 7:13

The girls are growing.

SPEAKER_03 7:15

The girls are growing. Like I would love to see you open for like Ella Langley.

SPEAKER_00 7:18

Yeah, Kelsey Ballerini. Can I tell you that she's in Texas?

SPEAKER_02 7:22

Oh, that's an incredible song.

SPEAKER_00 7:23

It is the most in I'm telling you. I love Ella Langley. Oh, I love her too. And she's come such a long like that's gotta be a huge inspiration. Oh, yes. You know, to watch them. The girls are kicking ass in music.

SPEAKER_02 7:37

It's nice to not hear that from the business side as much of like, you know, there's a little bit that's always been like, oh, well, you know, you have this obstacle because you're a female, which I understand. Like I get, but um, it's it's cool to see some success happen.

SPEAKER_00 7:50

And there are no obstacles. No, there aren't. I agree. I agree with like that's not an obstacle, that's an opportunity. Exactly. You know, you have a beautiful mindset too. Thank you. Like you have a winning, she's got good energy.

SPEAKER_03 8:04

Positive energy. She's very positive. We like need Chandler. So then if everybody else can get a bit of Chandler, they they need her. They they need they need her too.

SPEAKER_00 8:15

As soon as this release, she's gonna be booked on 50 more podcasts.

SPEAKER_03 8:18

I don't sneak like a superstar every day, and she's a superstar. It's really great. It's really great at all. Chandler's good at like everything.

SPEAKER_00 8:26

I think you were essentially like the queen of everything I'm talking about. Yeah, I'm gonna sit next to her. That's because they haven't seen me do everything. That's why. Oh, they've meant to be.

SPEAKER_03 8:36

But you always make it look so beautiful and seamless. Everything she does.

SPEAKER_00 8:40

She showed up looking like a badass rock star. And she does. Totally.

SPEAKER_03 8:43

If you saw her closet, you'd be like, whoa.

SPEAKER_02 8:46

Yeah, I like it. Yeah, no, I honestly I'm it's funny too.

SPEAKER_03 8:49

She's the creative director, the creative stylist, everything. Yeah, super. You should see her house.

SPEAKER_00 8:55

Uh what I want to come over next time. I come over. I want to come over. Well, let's go for St. Patrick's Day. Oh, we got a damn film all day. Oh, yeah. Hey, that other day is we got it. So, what's the big dream? Tell me what big dream, what your life's gonna look like in five years.

SPEAKER_02 9:08

The big dream is to be doing exactly what we're doing, but hopefully, you know, I would love to reach more people, of course. This dream doesn't happen without an audience, right? Amen.

SPEAKER_00 9:17

You know, and if there weren't fans, there'd be no music.

SPEAKER_02 9:20

Exactly. My name might be up there, but it is absolutely a team effort. And so I would love to have a team. I'd love to have a group of fan base people that can, you know, it's that like the music that I've been working on for so long, it would be that would be I feel very fulfilled with that. But at the end of the day, like this is not my this is not my gift to share. And so if if I can go out and do whatever I can with it, I'm really excited to see. Do I want the best? Yes.

SPEAKER_00 9:46

So you deserve the best, you'll get the best, no doubt in my mind. But I think that it's that's a really important point to touch on. You know, if God has blessed you with a talent, it is your obligation to him and to yourself to chase that dream. I know. No matter how hard it is, you know, because and you know, I think that this is a my favorite part about this show is you know, like I love to see people grow into what they're becoming. Yes, you know, and it's such it's so humbling to me that you guys would come here and take the time to tell me the stories because when we air these shows, you have just said to somebody else, just do it. Just do it, just do it. Absolutely, just chase your dreams, live your life. Always go back to something else.

SPEAKER_03 10:33

We don't wait for those things to happen to us. I I'll tell you between me, Chandler, and Bella, we're we're always on the road or doing a show. And we'll just be like, okay, we're going on tour, we're doing four shows, and and I'll perform, and both of them will perform, and we create our own. Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 10:47

Amen. Amen. Because you have to go for it. I tell people, I'm like, life doesn't go to you. You go to life. That's so true.

SPEAKER_02 10:53

You gotta make your own opportunities.

SPEAKER_00 10:54

Because it's not, yep, it is. Tell me how important the fans are to you.

SPEAKER_02 10:58

The fans are everything. You know, I look at my family, it's been absolutely like the that's incredible.

SPEAKER_00 11:05

I'm so glad you have a wonderful family unit.

SPEAKER_02 11:07

And so I feel like anybody that's come into it's been a quick, you know, I really appreciate this stage in music because there's been where I can reach out to the people that stay for a writer's round, and you they come up to you and they're like, hey, I really enjoyed that song. Like that, that I mean so much to me.

SPEAKER_00 11:22

I love going to writer's rounds. I think it's the raw music is just so good.

SPEAKER_02 11:27

But that personal connection between people at this stage, like I would hope to have that with a lot of people one day. And I know, you know, hopefully it gets to the point where we can reach a lot of people, but you'll totally reach a lot of people.

SPEAKER_00 11:39

Yeah, it helps you fuel to energize for the next one.

SPEAKER_02 11:44

Maybe someone, you know, hears something that really the biggest thing about songwriting, in my opinion, is that if I can say something that maybe someone's too scared to admit, and then we get to empathize together in their car or wherever, then that that's enough.

SPEAKER_00 11:58

I I totally love that too, because I think and it's so this is such a great city. The vibe in this city is unbelievable. I know. I leave here and I go back home and like a deflated balloon. It is, I need to do it. It's not like I need to move to Nashville. It is, it's a great city to do. Like, so this is it. You're all in. This is it.

SPEAKER_02 12:16

I'm on this is no plan to do it. I love it.

SPEAKER_00 12:20

They're not gonna let you have a plan B.

SPEAKER_02 12:23

No, no, my parents honestly are my my parents have always been. I'm lucky that they're encouraging too, that they're like, go follow it. Oh, really? We've got a whole family of people who are still, you know, asking mommy and daddy for money. Dude, let me tell you something.

SPEAKER_00 12:37

Any parent that's I like I remember when my daughter is older now, but when she was growing up, our financial advisor said, the worst investment you can make is in your adult children. I'm like, who doesn't give their money to their kids? Like, give my kid call, I'd be like, all right. Yeah, this is if that's what you need. I mean, I think part of the reason you work hard as a parent is to give your kids the opportunity that you never had.

SPEAKER_02 12:59

That's the coolest, it's super selfless too, because like, I mean, I've watched them pull any dream that they want to, and my both my parents are entrepreneurs, and so it's you know, probably a little different than Yeah, well, you guys are entrepreneurs. Right, and so maybe it's not scary to me because I've seen that. And they've always been like, go for it, go for it, go for it. Right. So I can't necessarily empathize as much with people that have that going against them, but what I can say is that it really does just depend on if you go out and do it. You just have to try. Just go out and try and do your best and go and do it. Right.

SPEAKER_00 13:31

How important is networking in this city?

SPEAKER_02 13:33

Oh my goodness. Networking is everything. This, like, your real job starts after the show. Absolutely. Or before the show. Yes. Like the amount of times I don't want to put makeup on.

SPEAKER_00 13:42

I know. I know.

SPEAKER_02 13:43

Every time I have to shoot a reel, I'm like, yes. I'm gonna have to wash it. My hair doesn't be washed in three days. Right. I usually get together at least once or twice a week, right? And we just we get ready and we do it all day. Because we're like, I just, yes.

SPEAKER_00 13:58

But networking, you always look fabulous, though, in everything.

SPEAKER_03 14:02

I'm my lord.

SPEAKER_00 14:03

You do, you always look like fresh, even that like you do. Like, I when I roll out of bed, like I'm an ugly human being. Oh, I look terrible. Oh, no. I'll take a photo, I will prove it to everybody. You're not gonna air that. Like, we're not gonna yuck her, yum, she's beautiful just the way she is. But yeah, it is. It's definitely uh it's a grind. It's a grind. Do you handle your own social media?

SPEAKER_02 14:27

Right now I do. Yeah, I do. I would uh, you know, it's it's been fun to watch him too because he's really good about just posting like a lot of things. Oh, he's the best, I know.

SPEAKER_00 14:35

He he makes it look easy. And I feel like a slacker when I say shit.

SPEAKER_02 14:39

I hold on to a lot of stuff, and they've helped me like get into that just like putting it out. Um, but social media, it's tricky. It's it's something I'm definitely learning. I need to learn more about. And I am changing, though, doesn't it? Oh, it does rolls of it too. It does. It's a roller coaster. It is a roller coaster.

SPEAKER_03 14:57

And you can't let it get you down. You just have to that I'm relentless. Yeah, I will post. I don't care. You think algorithm, you think you're gonna get rid of me? I wish six to seven times a day. That thing, though. Uh-uh. No, you gotta just post. That's what I like to tell all artists. Post, post, post, post. Even if you post the same thing three times, post. Just post it, right? Post it.

SPEAKER_00 15:15

Have you ever had like a mean comment?

SPEAKER_02 15:17

Not yet. Dude, that's another level of like we've made it, I think.

SPEAKER_00 15:21

But somebody called me a Karen. They did. And said, first of all, if you know me, I'm the anti-Karen. Right. That's just goes. So I replied, thanks for following the show.

SPEAKER_02 15:31

Yeah, no, for real. Hey, at least you those.

SPEAKER_00 15:33

Jackass, and I know you're watching. He said to me, He goes, Your nasty show is never gonna show up on my algorithm. I'm like, it just did. How do you know me then? Like it just did. Right. But I think you know what? You're not a rock star until somebody hates what you're doing. And this is what I lit, I told my husband, he's like, Oh my god, you're you're a little twisted. I'm like, that man's probably 48 years old, living in his parents' brace. He probably just broke their dryer, playing video games all day, yeah, waiting for his weed plant to grow. That's right.

SPEAKER_02 16:04

It's evil. It is. I have had one time where I was um, because I'm from Panama City, Florida, which is a real small town. Right. And uh someone, I remember I came home for a local show and someone was like, Who's Chandler Flynn anyway? Which actually inspired the merch. Because I was like, I put that on the bat. Who's Chandler Flynn?

SPEAKER_00 16:20

I need a t-shirt.

SPEAKER_02 16:21

Who is that anyway? That is, I was like, oh my gosh, I went to high school with your girlfriend, but I hope to see you at the show. Like, right, that's right. I'm like, thanks for watching.

SPEAKER_00 16:29

I always say that right, exactly. I think that, you know, and you do have to develop a sort of a thick skin, you know? Because people are by nature, people, most people aren't just nice, they're just not friendly. They it's a jealousy thing. Yeah, yeah. You know, like it's it's always when I always get a comment, I'm always like, shut up. Shut up, shut up.

SPEAKER_03 16:52

That's what I do too. I'm just like, whatever.

SPEAKER_00 16:54

Whatever, whatever. But yeah.

SPEAKER_03 16:55

What are you doing to contribute? Right. Yeah, right, exactly. Besides, you've got zero followers and you have a fake profile picture. Right.

SPEAKER_00 17:02

And besides yucking my yum, what else are you doing with your pathetic life? Is the way what's the greatest compliment you've ever received on your music?

SPEAKER_02 17:11

That people felt comfortable by the lyrics, that they felt heard. I think that was the coolest thing. Because again, just like we're talking about about the God thing, like whenever when stuff pops into my head, I just laugh because I'm like, it came out of nowhere. It really does come out of nowhere. Like writing lyrics, and you know that nowhere is, of course. Right. And uh it's just cool to think that like you can frame words in a certain way that people are like, hey, that that hits different. It's just it's cool to me.

SPEAKER_00 17:36

Yeah, it's you get like the inspiration, like middle of the night, like you wake up, you're like, it's all over. I gotta write that down, right? Like you must be the same way too. Like you hear something, you're like, hold on a second.

unknown 17:46

Oh yeah.

SPEAKER_02 17:47

Oh yeah. We all get very distracted with our ADD pretty fast. Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 17:51

Well, you don't even know. Oh, I was talking to my friend in the airport yesterday. It was a colossal hot mess yesterday, and usually that kind of shit does like water off a duck because I travel so much. And I I'm bringing up one thing, and she goes, Maybe we should talk to our family doctor about the ADD. I'm like, I think it's what makes the show good.

SPEAKER_02 18:08

I don't know if I should I like it.

SPEAKER_00 18:10

I do, I like it too. It works for me. It works for me.

SPEAKER_02 18:12

We all have short attention spans. It's nice. We gotta like it.

SPEAKER_00 18:14

Totally. Totally. My husband's like, you're at a 10, I'm at a two, let's meet halfway at five. Five. Five works. Yes. It's like because I'm always at a two.

SPEAKER_02 18:24

How long have you been married?

SPEAKER_00 18:25

Uh six years. This is my second.

SPEAKER_02 18:27

Congrats.

SPEAKER_00 18:27

This thank you so much. He is um we we collectively cannot do what we do if we don't have an incredible support system, whether it's your husband, your wife, your friends, your family, whatever. Um, for somebody to let me chase my crazy dream and still be proud. Yeah. The show is two years old this month. I don't know the exact date. Sorry, happy hour. And you know, it's really funny. I was talking to my assistant, and I'm like, happy hours two years old, which is a huge accomplishment. Those podcasts don't make it to episode 10.

SPEAKER_02 19:02

You did this. You're doing it.

SPEAKER_00 19:03

I did, you know, here's the the greatest part about it is that I feel so honored to be amongst all of you. I truly do. And everybody holds a special place in my heart. I haven't met one person yet that I was like, out of my chair. But you're only as good as the people you're surrounded by. You know, I have the best team in media and um they're family to me. And I think that shows in this show like how much we truly care about each other.

SPEAKER_02 19:30

Absolutely. Also, you're very easy to talk to. Oh, thanks so much.

SPEAKER_00 19:34

I know Susie talks a lot. That's what my friends call me. I love Susie talks a lot.

SPEAKER_03 19:41

I love it so much. It's so comfortable.

SPEAKER_00 19:43

Yeah, it's good energy, I think. That's the one thing I can say about this show, and you'll be back so many times. I can't wait. I wish I was going to Charlie's with you. Oh, please, anytime you want, girl, pop a chair. You're totally gone. Um, I think it's it's an easy show. Like we were talking about because we're shooting the CRS, and I was last year, I'm in the restroom, and here's a publicist shoving. I'm like, we don't have any spots left. And you have to remember the show was only a year old then. So I was like, am I doing that wrong? If people are gonna hate me, blah blah blah blah blah, like all these things, and now you're like, this is my show. I'm gonna determine the quality of guests that are on this show.

SPEAKER_02 20:18

What a cool spot to get to, too.

SPEAKER_00 20:20

I can tell you. Because in the beginning, I mean, when you say you have a podcast, people are like, gosh, who doesn't have a podcast? Right. You know, but it it really feels good to be in a position where I'm like, and I I'll I'll call Mitch and be like, what do you think of this person? What do you think? Like, do you think they're a fit for the show?

SPEAKER_04 20:36

Right.

SPEAKER_00 20:36

Um, because I only want I only want big dreamers. I only want people who are living out loud on the show. Oh, yeah. You know, and I've been so blessed with with you know, guests. So blessed. Like I've had just the I Bella and I met because I loved her bad boyfriend thing online. Dude, that one was good. That was good. She's got some the bad boyfriend thing is got some new stuff. I know it's so good. She's got some good stuff. And I literally commented on for the show and we just started going back and forth. And I think Bella is an inspir. I think you're an inspiration. I think you're an inspiration, and I think you dream big and don't right. I know, I know. People who dream big like us are like, they're like, No, you gotta have a thing you gotta have a little bit of crazy to talk to strangers, you do. I've been to two weddings of complete strangers I've met on flights.

SPEAKER_02 21:27

That's awesome. Yeah, that's incredible.

SPEAKER_00 21:29

I do.

SPEAKER_02 21:30

Honestly, I still have to.

SPEAKER_00 21:31

It's a whole nother, it's a whole nother to uh to like getting drunk on a plane. I've been to two actual weddings that I had to fly to. That's incredible. Strangers I've met on planes.

SPEAKER_03 21:41

Oh my gosh, that is fantastic. It doesn't surprise me at all. No, it doesn't. It doesn't surprise me at all.

SPEAKER_00 21:46

Honestly, and to go through with it, like that's the kind of stuff like I love. Can I tell you the one was in Florida and I walked in and the mother bride's like, I've heard nothing but great things about it. Stop it. That's so sweet. I'm like, what in first of all, to somebody to invite you to. The most important day of their life. What an honor. Truly. Like, what an honor to be there to witness it. And like, I feel so blessed that somebody would think that I would be. Oh, that's and I am a a like a party favor. Yeah. Yeah. My friends are like, just take Deb, it'll be fine. She'll she'll make the whole world laugh. It'll be really figure it out. Yeah. But I love people like us that like live out loud. Oh, yeah. You know, although it's sometimes it's bad. Like we'll go out to dinner, and my husband will be like, it doesn't matter where the waiter went to college. Just stop. You don't need to fix that he had a bad childhood. But I love, and we talked about this before. I love people.

SPEAKER_03 22:36

I do too.

SPEAKER_00 22:36

And I the the more we've gotten into the social media and everything else, we've lost the ability to connect with human beings. And that's sad. It is sad. It's really sad that you know 20-year-olds can't look up and have a conversation. I know that's that's bad. We're we're doing them a disservice. That's true. By teaching them, you know, we're ice it's self-isolating to be on the phone all the time, but that's the whole airport yesterday. And there was this group, the plane, the plane was delayed.

SPEAKER_02 23:06

I heard that was everywhere yesterday.

SPEAKER_00 23:07

Yeah, you know, we were getting thunderstorms in Philadelphia, which I didn't even know happened. Um but the plane had been there, I was telling Gage for four hours, and then it's time to board, and they're like, Um, there's a technical issue. I'm like, four hours ago, we didn't know that. Yeah, we didn't know that. Like we just let it kind of hang out there, and then, you know, and then I got on the plane. And I love a good stranger. So the woman behind me and I were talking, and the guy that was sitting next to me was so sick. I know he started COVID. I know it. Oh my god. Like I was so sick. And all I'm thinking, not really a germ phobe, but all I kept thinking was a small plane. I got it was a small plane, and I got I got four days of shoots ahead of me. Can't can't feel like yeah, it's it's I know. You like strange.

SPEAKER_02 23:51

You look like you're doing well so far. Thanks.

SPEAKER_00 23:52

I did good. I actually got a good night's sleep and a shout out to the printing house. Um, it's a new downtown uh my friend Gail. It's gorgeous. They m it's the the roof bar and that is gonna be so layers. You know they're doing live music on Friday nights.

SPEAKER_03 24:08

I heard about that.

SPEAKER_00 24:09

Yeah, they're doing they're actually having a little party this afternoon.

SPEAKER_03 24:11

This afternoon.

SPEAKER_00 24:12

Gail would love to see you. You should pop in and see.

SPEAKER_03 24:14

I would love to pop in.

SPEAKER_00 24:15

She would love it. This is this is the I want to know more about that later. All right, okay. Gage is on my show, right? And we're filming in her hotel that's brand new. Um, it's a Marriott, and it's just it's a really cool hotel. All of a sudden, Gail, who's my friend, who she starts this from the ground up. She gets in, does these projects, gets them profitable, and then moves on to the next one. She comes around the corner and she's like, Oh my god, you're the Sauvignon Blanca. Oh my goodness. We're in the legit middle of filming. Yeah. She's like, oh my God. She's like, my sister-in-law loves you. All of a sudden, she runs down a list of 50 people that love Gage. I'm not surprised. We are we're cracking up. I'm like, this is funny. It is like she was fabulous.

SPEAKER_03 24:58

I love her.

SPEAKER_00 24:58

Oh, she's fabulous. We both said we want to grow up and be like her.

SPEAKER_03 25:01

I do.

SPEAKER_00 25:01

Mate same. God, she's like the mayor, damn. And the kindness in this woman.

SPEAKER_03 25:06

Maybe we should go tonight.

SPEAKER_00 25:07

If you guys have time, stop over and see Gail. She would be so psyched to see you. She would be so psyched. And the whole thing. I was like, we gotta meet her. I gotta meet you. You gotta meet her. And she's the kind that will like take people under her wing, and she's just wonderful. And we usually shoot there. Um, but we love to spread the the wealth here to Mitch, too. Like, we love Mitch's. This is Mitch's whole complex here, so we love to we love to spread. And his wife is an artist. Oh, cool. Yes, and she just released a single not that long ago. Actually, she'll be on listen. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 25:36

Uh Mitch, do you remember what it is? Yeah, dude.

SPEAKER_00 25:40

Uh okay. I'm gonna go look it up. She's a rock star. Very cool. You know what she is? She's she's sunshine into human. I love that. Those are my favorite kind of people. I love her. I love her. I know. She's like you just feel like better when you're around her. That's the best. That's the best. She's awesome. I don't know. I you can tell some people they're that's just DNA'd. Yes. You know, like they were born with the ability.

SPEAKER_02 26:03

You really can't force that.

SPEAKER_00 26:04

Nope. And it's not teachable.

SPEAKER_02 26:06

No, it's it's not teachable.

SPEAKER_00 26:07

So neither is loyalty.

SPEAKER_03 26:09

No. You either have it or you don't.

SPEAKER_00 26:11

Yeah. I totally agree. Yeah. So where would if you had a bar on Broadway, what would you name it? Ooh.

SPEAKER_01 26:18

Oh. Oh my. I don't know if I can come over it. Just my luck. Just my sure. Just my luck. Let's go ahead.

SPEAKER_03 26:25

Yeah, just my luck. Chandler Flint's Just My Luck. Just luck.

SPEAKER_00 26:29

I'd say we've been playing with uh Should we get our own box, me and Bella and Gage? Like our own box. Yeah, that would be great. Absolutely. We want a private booth.

SPEAKER_02 26:38

Of course. Yes. No, we don't, you know, we love people, but it can get very good.

SPEAKER_03 26:42

Chandler Flint's Just My Luck. Just my luck. I would be going. But let's put it on, let's put it instead of Broadway, let's put it on um Midtown. Yeah. Midtown.

SPEAKER_00 26:52

I have just fallen in love with Midtown.

SPEAKER_03 26:55

Yeah, it's gorgeous.

SPEAKER_00 26:56

I think people think that when you work here, you're at Tootsie's and you're right. That's the last place. I can't even tell you that. I can't even tell you the last time I was on Broadway. Like fair. I can't even tell you.

SPEAKER_03 27:09

Midtown is just Midtown space. Yeah, yeah. My favorite bar.

SPEAKER_00 27:13

I hear it's a great place to live, too. Like Yeah, the gulch and stuff.

SPEAKER_03 27:16

Yeah, it's it's booming over there. It's amazing.

SPEAKER_00 27:18

Yeah, I hear it's it's completely amazing.

SPEAKER_03 27:20

It's amazing. I love it. That's where I want to see your bar at. Yeah, let's do it. I want to see it there. Next start building. Right next to Odie's, because that's my favorite bar in Nashville.

SPEAKER_00 27:27

I was in Odie's one night. Writer's round. I love a good writer's round, man. I just think it's so good.

SPEAKER_02 27:32

I love people just listening. Those are I you know, before I even knew what writers' rounds were, which is funny, I we had this thing called Stars and Guitars in Panama City. And it was the first time that I ever seen people sit on stools and explain like how the music is written and everything. And it's so cool to let people in on that because it's so much more than just what you hear on the radio or whatever. Absolutely. Or like to me, it's interesting, and of course all of us it is, but you know, some people I'm sure are like, whatever, play the song. Right. Um but it's just it's cool. Deeper dive. Yeah, that's what this show is about.

SPEAKER_00 28:00

Like, it's not just the song. You're gonna get to know the artist behind it. It's why we have my dream is a tour bus for this show. That's that's the logo. That would be cool, right? On a black tour bus, would that not be fun? That would be so fun. I could take my dog with me. Be cool to have her. We could all get on it. We always gotta take the dog in. That's it. Oh, I love a dog. A King Charles Cavalier. She's this dog, I'll tell you. She's 10. Oh. Ten and a half. Um she's a nut. I I'm packing, I've been traveling forever. And I'm packing a suitcase, and she jumps in the suitcase. Stop. She's like, and then as soon as it was like time for me to leave, she's like, she was having a legit like meltdown. I'm like, oh my god, just get me. Told my husband, I'm like, just get me in the car before like she completely loses her mind. But I think a tour bus would be so much fun. Oh, yeah, but we can take it to every city, yes, right? We'll get your logo, we'll get gateway, we'll get Bellas, we'll get all these. It'd be really, really fun. That's it. By the time we're done, this can I tell you about our sponsor? Yeah. All right. So, Freedom Brew is a brand new beer. If you love beer, we'll send you home with some beer. Um, he was a vet, and he this gives back to veterans, and he's helped get raising money to help suicide with veterans.

SPEAKER_03 29:19

Oh, that's amazing.

SPEAKER_00 29:20

I work with veterans uh for free because we wouldn't be able to do what we do if they didn't do what they do. And shout out to you, Alan. We love you, my friend. Keep pumping out the beer, keep pumping out. Um, Alan, when I met him, had a very strong uh opinion about us helping each other that we're stronger together, people helping people. I agree. We are, and that's what he's doing, and he's a super cool guy, and we're gonna get him here one time. You'll all get to meet him. He's a super cool dude. His his daughter loves country music and she wants to come to Nashville. And he's like, Is there things to do if you're not 21? I'm like, there's more things to do. Oh, there's tons to do. Right. Like, just don't come here to drink for God's sakes. There's a lot of good things.

SPEAKER_04 30:01

There's so much more.

SPEAKER_00 30:02

Will you come back and hang out with us? Absolutely. Anytime you'll come back. Anytime you're an absolute delight. Well, vice versa. You seriously. Thank you so much. You have I already knew I was gonna love you. And when you sent the text, I was like, is she kidding? She's gonna do stuff for me. But I know you're gonna be a huge success. Thank you. And I really what's your advice to somebody who's you who has a guitar and a dream? What's your advice?

SPEAKER_02 30:32

Just to not to look at the big picture necessarily when it comes to the work because it can get overwhelming. Sure, but to take each day and like you know, something about sports that I learned at the end of it, especially um I went from an individual sport of gymnastics and then during it floor to state. So going from an individual to a team perspective, and it's just to you might not always have a hundred percent that day, but if you give a hundred percent of whatever percentage you have that day, then you're doing your best.

SPEAKER_00 31:00

That's beautiful. That would be my gift. That's beautiful. I teach my clients the power of 15 minutes. It's exactly it's a one, it's one percent of your day. We spend more than that scrolling or bitching or looking at a menu to decide what you want. But like if you can give a hundred percent effort for 15 minutes a day consistently, not everyone taking off Saturday or Sunday, you can get anywhere you want to be in this world.

SPEAKER_02 31:24

It's only you standing in the way.

SPEAKER_00 31:25

Yep, exactly. I tell people, I'm like one step left, get the hell out of your own way. There's a whole life out there, you're messing with it.

SPEAKER_02 31:31

I'm a strong believer that if you go out and you have the intention to love people and you network and you do the best that you can to get somewhere that you're gonna you're gonna get somewhere. Absolutely. You reap what you sow. Amen.

SPEAKER_00 31:42

And when you give back, it the universe recycles that self-100. I mean, I think the way this podcast grew is because I put myself in position to meet a lot of fabulous people, you know. Absolutely. It is, it's and you really, you know, when you do this and you guys deal with people too, that you know, you're you're I've become very picky. Yeah, like it like. I'm like, don't be bringing that, I don't need that energy in here. I don't, you know. You have to, you have to be. You gotta protect your peace at the end of the day, too.

SPEAKER_03 32:10

Absolutely. That's what we have been.

SPEAKER_02 32:14

It's hard sometimes too when you have such empathy for people. Yeah. Oh, oh. Because you want to see the veterans. Uh, you are too. Me too. It's so hard to not.

SPEAKER_00 32:22

I saw my ring doorbell from home in Philadelphia last night, and there was like somebody with like lost puppies. I'm immediately trying to call my husband, be like, you look at the puppies.

SPEAKER_02 32:31

It is so like I mean it's such a blessing to have a heart that like runs that deep for everybody, but it is, it's it's hard sometimes.

SPEAKER_03 32:37

Yeah, because you have to stay firm and protecting your pieces. It's the most important part of anything. It really is.

SPEAKER_00 32:43

It is because not everybody is, let's face it, as fucking cool as we are.

SPEAKER_03 32:48

They're just and doesn't deserve every every access to you. Right. Not everybody needs access to you.

SPEAKER_00 32:53

Yeah, we were talking about in the course we shot this access denied, right? Sorry, that credit card didn't work. Um but we were talking about how important it is to not let everybody else's energy stick to you.

SPEAKER_02 33:06

Yeah, especially if they're not coming with the same genuine right, you know, right.

SPEAKER_00 33:11

And it's it's that's we were we're people pleasers, we're reformed. Same. I'm learning how to pleasers get there. So no, it's a complete sentence. It is yes, it is, it is a complete sentence. Excellent. I know, right, exactly. I know. Like my friends are like, don't even ask her. She's gonna tell you no. Yeah. Yeah. And I also have one of those friends, too, that like, I'm so busy all the time that they're like, give it to Deb, she'll get it done. Give it to a busy person.

SPEAKER_03 33:36

That's how Chandler is.

SPEAKER_00 33:37

Give it to Chandler, she'll get it done.

SPEAKER_02 33:39

Yeah, the more busy I am, I feel like I am.

SPEAKER_00 33:40

Me too. I run on, it's really funny this week, and I think my husband was like approaching it gently. He's like, You're gonna have a great week. I'm like, dude, you don't have to coach me up. I'm good. I love you. I don't have to coach me up. I'm good at this. But yeah, it is. It's been an it's been an honor to have you on. I can't wait to have you back. Thank you. We're gonna follow your career. Thank you. Like close. I'm gonna check all the clothes on Instagram and see me too.

SPEAKER_03 34:05

I would love to.

SPEAKER_02 34:06

Come in, try some more.

SPEAKER_03 34:07

You should film an episode of your podcast in her creative. No, in your creative studio. She has a new creative studio. I'm gonna plug this thing for right now. She has this new creative studio that she's opened up that you can rent out to do content shoots. What's the name of it again?

SPEAKER_02 34:21

We called it the Rhinestone Ranch.

SPEAKER_03 34:22

The Rhinestone Ranch.

SPEAKER_00 34:24

Rhinestone. Oh, Mitch, we're going to the Rhine. Pack up the cameras. We're going to the rhymes. First of all, I just want to be in a place called the Rhinestone Ranch. You know what's funny?

SPEAKER_02 34:32

It's in 12 South, and it's like all these multi-million dollar homes around it, and it's like this one. It's like you can tell. Buy dirt, girl. Buy dirt. Right?

SPEAKER_03 34:43

You can, you can. I love it. It's gorgeous. It's wonderful.

SPEAKER_00 34:46

It's probably shoot there next time. Tell the audience where they can find you.

SPEAKER_02 34:51

They can find me anywhere at Chandler Flint Official. If I'm looking at this camera or this camera, I'm not sure. First podcast. Any camera, any camera. But Chandler Flint Official, it sounds way cooler than I actually am, you know? Girl, get the cool is. But we're we're out here faking it until we make it. So you can find me on that. You're not even faking it.

SPEAKER_00 35:08

You're very genuine.

SPEAKER_03 35:09

She is very genuine. She is.

SPEAKER_02 35:11

Hey, we can't, you know, you can't catch yourself in a lie. You just gotta be what you are. Just gotta go.

SPEAKER_00 35:15

Gage, where can the where can the widowers find you?

SPEAKER_03 35:20

I'm on Instagram, um, YouTube, TikTok.

SPEAKER_00 35:25

Out in real life.

SPEAKER_03 35:26

Um out, yeah, out and about at OD's ones.

SPEAKER_00 35:29

Right.

SPEAKER_03 35:30

Um, but yeah, mainly Instagram and TikTok.

SPEAKER_00 35:33

Follow these two because you'll really, I love to see you guys interact because the bond is so beautiful. Like I can tell that you're you guys are family. Like no one's there's no man, there's no man down.

SPEAKER_03 35:46

No. No, we're like we work as a unit.

SPEAKER_00 35:48

Yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_03 35:49

That's that's that's so that's I want my friends to, I want everything for them. That's the thing. Like, there's so much.

SPEAKER_00 35:55

People who want people to win are the best. I want us to be able to do that. Without jealousy, there's room for everyone. Avery. I say that all the time. Like, there's room for everybody at the top.

SPEAKER_02 36:04

If there wasn't room for me to begin with, it was because it wasn't there. Right, right. Right. There's room for everybody. Right. Amen. Absolutely.

SPEAKER_00 36:10

You're gonna, she's gonna be a big star. I know.

SPEAKER_03 36:12

I'm listening. Chandler can she can work the room, she can get herself into anything. Yeah, I mean, she just did an interview with Lainey Wilson not too long ago. I saw it. Like, she can get it. If anybody can get it, Chandler can get it.

SPEAKER_00 36:26

Yeah, there are some of the opportunities. I know. I'm gonna tell you, people are afraid to hear no. I'm like, no means I can't shock. I'm not scared of anything. Yeah, I'm the same way. I'm not scared. Nothing. And rejection isn't rejection, it's just a not yet. Yep, that's what I always say. I'm like, well, right, amen. That's a really good thing. That's the good advice to give to artists, too, because get comfortable with people telling you no.

SPEAKER_02 36:50

They're gonna say it a lot.

SPEAKER_00 36:51

They're gonna say it a lot. And if you don't learn to let it roll off you like water off a duck, it's true. You can't take it personally. I don't take anything personally. No. I'm like, and if this was a slap at that, that's on you, not on me. Kind of thing. Because yeah, you're gonna be a big star. Thank you, Love. I'm so excited. She's a sweetheart. I love her. You were so right. Yeah, seriously. She's so great. All right, you'll come back. Uh-uh, yeah. For sure. And you oh, I'm back.

SPEAKER_03 37:18

Stop.

SPEAKER_00 37:19

I feel like we should be holding hands during our episodes now. We're at the point where Gage and I should be holding in. True. So, Mike, Mike, shout out to Britney. I love you, sister. I have a business coach. She's actually more of a very dear friend, but she's brought in to scale businesses. Okay. Um she's amazing. She's in Hawaii this week on vacation. God bless her. Please wear sunscreen. Don't mess up your beautiful skin. But she was, I was telling her about Gage and how we were gonna, you know, we're we really we want to teach people how to mentally get strong and step into the best chapters of their lives. Without sending sounding like professors with the blackboard behind us, right? And she goes, Oh my god. She goes, I see the two of you have in six months getting a talk show together. Oh I'm like from your lips to God's ears. Cause like I think that you're just manifesting it.

SPEAKER_02 38:08

It's gonna happen. Totally happen. Absolutely.

SPEAKER_00 38:10

It will, it'll be great. And then we'll shoot it from the rhymes. I love this. This is the power of connection. The power of connection. It is drawing. You know what?

SPEAKER_02 38:20

I'm gonna say this lightly, so hopefully, I'm gonna say this legally. No one can steal my idea for an upcoming song, but I think there's something to do with people like this, and it has to do with optical delusion.

SPEAKER_00 38:28

Yo, you know, shoot. My whole life is delusional. Do you guys know Rami Garrison? Do you guys know Rabini, Rami Garrison? I think she's an artist. She is, oh God, Ram, we love you, sister. She's been on the show several times. She wrote a song called Delusional. Okay, I love it. And I feel like that's my life.

SPEAKER_03 38:46

That's my life for sure. I live in delusion.

SPEAKER_00 38:48

Right. Well, you know why? Because reality kind of sucks. It does. I don't like it.

SPEAKER_03 38:51

So if I just stay here and delusion, amen. That's what I was doing.

SPEAKER_00 38:56

It's reality at the time. Oh, absolutely. Because it's just gonna happen. I know. My husband is so grounded and so normal. He was like doing the tax there, Dam. Like, what are you doing? He's like, what is that? The taxes. I'm like, oh yeah, every year. Like, that's a punishment. We have to what? I know. Eddie's so good. He's you guys gotta meet him. You're gonna love him. I can't wait. Oh, he's I can't wait. I'll bring him down for the next year. All right, my friends. I love you. Thanks for being my new best in last year. Anytime, my friend, anytime. It's been an honor.

unknown 39:30

Yay!