Maddie & Tae have joined The Ty Bentli Show on Apple Music Country today. In the interview they talk about hosting their brand new show on Apple Music Country, Mood Ring Radio, how they’re challenging themselves while creating a new album, and what they want their legacy to be.
Maddie and Tae on feeling confident in their career and feeling like life is good:
Maddie: “...I don’t think we’re there because of the success. I think we’re there because of the perseverance. I think that looking back and knowing that we didn’t get shaken by adversity and we just held our own and stuck together. I think that is what gives us the confidence. It’s just really hard for me to freak out now because I’m like, “We have been through so much in our career and so many ups and downs that it’s kind of hard to throw us off our game now.”
Tae: “We had gotten so caught up in, we were happy when we were doing well in our career and when we were playing more shows and whenever, our offers were higher, nominations. That was kind of what was bringing us joy. And when all of that was stripped away, it was like, “Okay. I can choose to be happy right now, even though I don’t have any of those things. And what I do have as a family, friends, and a house, animal…Things that we kind of pushed to the side, like, “Yeah, yeah. Those will always be there.” Became what brought us joy, and those things are consistent for us. We’re thankful that they are, but in the career stuff, ain’t it all, but that’s okay. And we’re just making music for the love of it now, which I think is bringing us a lot of joy.”
Maddie on new music:
“I think Woman You Got and Mood Ring are really two nice introductions to the new album. We really kind of got to spread our wings on this one. And with Mood Ring, it’s real funky and gritty, something we haven’t really done before. So, we experimented a lot vocally, instrumentally, but we still have the same producers as the way it feels. So, it was really cool to get to kind of challenge ourselves and just kind of dive into different worlds. And fun fact about Mood Ring, John Osborne from Brothers Osborne played the solo. That’s why it’s so amazing.”
Maddie on when she finds herself on autopilot:
“I would say sometimes meet and greets are a little autopilot because my face hurts from smiling so much. And you kind of have to hustle because you want to get everybody a picture and get whatever signed and all that kind of stuff. So, sometimes I go a little autopilot, and then I have to check myself, kind of like what T was saying where it’s like, “I have to remember. These are the people that allow me to do what I love and I need to dedicate the time they deserve.” But sometimes those… I mean, all of those things are just kind of stressful, so you just have to find some grounding.”
Maddie and Tae on Mood Ring Radio:
“…let’s not get too crazy. A radio show is not our specialty. We’re still learning how to host it. And I’ve actually listened to a lot of your episodes because I feel like the transitions are kind of the harder part. And Tae and I are real chatty, so it’s hard to balance it, but after recording two episodes, we kind of got our rhythm back finally.”
Maddie on staying humble and grounded:
“I think it is so important. I think, as artists sometimes we get caught up in the ego and they’re like, “Oh, she’s so and so.” All that stuff. And then, I think the gift for us is, we’ve known each other since we were 16. So, it’s like, I ain’t let Tae get big-headed, and she ain’t letting me get big-headed. And anytime that our egos get funky or whatever, we check each other. We keep each other accountable, but I think the legacy that both of us want to leave behind… I would love to have a legacy of being a great songwriter and great singer and great musician and entertainer, but at the end of the day, I want people to say like, “They were just amazing humans, really good, kind, loving humans.” That is what I want to be known for. And if we get to be great artists and stuff, that’s just like kind of icing on the cake.”
“I think it is so important. I think, as artists sometimes we get caught up in the ego and they’re like, “Oh, she’s so and so.” All that stuff. And then, I think the gift for us is, we’ve known each other since we were 16. So, it’s like, I ain’t let Tae get big-headed, and she ain’t letting me get big-headed. And anytime that our egos get funky or whatever, we check each other. We keep each other accountable, but I think the legacy that both of us want to leave behind… I would love to have a legacy of being a great songwriter and great singer and great musician and entertainer, but at the end of the day, I want people to say like, “They were just amazing humans, really good, kind, loving humans.” That is what I want to be known for. And if we get to be great artists and stuff, that’s just like kind of icing on the cake.”
