Gretchen Wilson Talks Tomboy Tendencies

Gretchen Wilson is more comfortable being known as a 'Redneck Woman' than as a girl's girl. The country star admits that while she enjoys some aspects of femininity, she's still a tomboy at heart.

"I don't think I am ever a girly-girl," Gretchen tells GAC. "I never wear pink. Never. I don't like to go shopping for clothes. Now, if you want to go to Home Depot or Lowe's and hang out all day, I can do that. I'll sit down and watch an episode of 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' and cry my eyes out while I am painting my toenails, so I can definitely be that kind of a girl, but I am not a girly-girl."

Perhaps that's due to the company she keeps. Gretchen became part of a mostly-boys club known as the MuzikMafia when she came into the Nashville music scene more than 10 years ago. Comprised of artists who had yet to secure record deals, the group of friends played all over town, leading to success for many of the original members, including James Otto, Big and Rich and Cowboy Troy. Drawing comparisons to another group known as 'The Outlaws,' which included Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Waylon's wife Jessi Colter, Gretchen acknowledges one big difference between the two: "Then I am the Jessi Colter of the Mafia bunch," she says. "But I haven't married any of them yet!"

Gretchen is working on a new album, scheduled to be released by the end of the year. Her debut album, 'Here for the Party,' was recently certified double platinum.