Miranda Lambert Thankful for ‘Shady’ Start
Miranda Lambert spent plenty of time as a teenager cranking out cover tunes in dive bars across her home state of Texas, and says she's thankful for the experience and how it toughened her up. The songbird says the first piece of advice she gives new artists is to play anywhere and everywhere they can.
"I started playing in bands when I was 17, and I played in bars every weekend in Texas until I was 19 and kept doing it while I was on 'Nashville Star.' I always felt like I needed to be there because I was paying my dues," Miranda tells Metromix.com. "It's really important to play in dives where there are shady people getting arrested in the parking lot. I have plenty of stories. But when people ask for my advice, the first thing I tell them is, 'Go play shows. Play wherever you can.' The road is hard, and you have to get accustomed to it."
Miranda adds she thinks it's high time the outlaw country movement experienced a resurgence and hopes she's part of that. Her first headlining tour, the aptly titled Roadside Bars and Pink Guitars tour, is currently underway.
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