Hi, I'm Sarah Harrelson, your host of Take and Walk Nashville. Today I get to interview the three other ladies that I am a part of an upcoming documentary with called Women Behind the Lyrics. It features myself, Wendy Moten, Judy Pastor, and Delaney Ann. The documentary shines a light of what it's like to be a woman in the music industry and on the road. Wendy Moten is the 21st season runner-up of The Voice and is currently on tour with Vince Gill. Delaney Ann is an eighth generation Texas country singer-songwriter, and Judy Pastor is a Nashville-based Americana artist originally from Pennsylvania. Join me as we discuss our upcoming documentary. We are here at the SAG-AFTRA office in the Jeannie Silly studio on Music Road today. This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed human. Let's go! Our iHeart Radio Music Awards are coming back Thursday, March 26th. Live on Fox. 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Hi, my name is Wendy Moten and it seemed like an amazing opportunity to share my story and my journey of my musical career. And so it was a great opportunity to do that and to share and learn from other, some of our other divas that's a part of this show. And you know, life is about experiences and this is another one of those great experiences. I love that. My name is Delaney and I really wanted to be a part of Women Behind the Lyrics because I just feel so inspired by women in music. I think it's just an amazing thing to be a woman in music. It's honestly such an honor to be a part of this industry and to be able to do what we love. And I thought that this could be a great way to help inspire other young artists and just women that maybe want to get involved in music. Absolutely. And what about you, Judy? I wanted to connect with all of you ladies. I wanted to be able to write with the women together like what we're doing, sing and just have that like female camaraderie. Yeah, and I think this documentary is great to shine a light on what it's like to be a female in the music industry because it's not all glitter. You know, sometimes we're doing our makeup and gas stations and there's a lot more to consider being a female in the music industry like safety on the road that I think people get insights into. And kind of speaking along those lines, can any of you talk about maybe struggles you have faced being a woman in music? Well, I've been in this game longer than most and I would have to say there's struggles no more no different than in everyday life for any woman in the world. The goal is to stay true to yourself, have some boundaries and in the music industry, you still have to know what you're going to do and what you're not going to do. And so I've always known that and I think that my musical journey has been one that I'm happy that I've lived through and I can still look in the mirror over the choices that I've made in my musical career. So, you know, that's it. It's a journey. I would say just there have been times where I felt like I've auditioned or done something where it was like the guy was more favored, I guess you could say. But at the same time, personally, I've just kept on like Wendy said and I like where I am and I like who I am. So I'm just I'm actually very grateful. I think we all are to be women and I mean, you know, you just make the best of whatever the times and the situations are. Yeah. And I think, you know, we look around at these writers rounds in Nashville and usually we are the only woman on stage. I mean, I can't tell you how many times it's me and three other guys. It's pretty much the most common way it goes. But I think there's something really beautiful about being the only woman up there and being able to represent women and it can be hard to look around and go, you know, we're kind of walking different journeys with a lot of the people in the music industry. But it's also beautiful. I think this documentary will show some of the struggles we have faced being a woman in music, but also how powerful it is being a woman in music. And so what are all of your biggest female influences and music, some females you look up to? Well, I love I love so many different genres, probably like the rest of you. And so I grew up my main source of inspiration was the great Aretha Franklin. But I also, you know, and I'm a lot older than you guys. So I love the Linda Ronstadt and the Barbara Streisand and the Dionne Warwick's because they were just amazing, classic, beautiful singers who had amazing abilities and a great quality. So that quality was always important to me. What I'm singing, how I'm going to deliver and the message that I want to to offer to the world that always mattered. So the journey has been amazing. And I'm going to continue in this with these beautiful ladies, this continued journey of great music, song and the message that we want to leave to the world. Yeah, I love that so much. I was very inspired early by Taylor Swift, of course. She's just such an amazing songwriter and amazing at her business. And I mean, her success speaks for itself. So she was the first one that I really heard and was like, wow, I want to do that. Honestly, when I was young, I think I was doing this just to try to meet Taylor Swift one day. I was extremely inspired as a child by like 70s singer songwriters because I have an older brother that would play them and also would play like Linda Ronstadt and a lot of classic rock and country rock. And it just kind of blew me away, but specifically the songwriters. I heard the Joni Mitchell songs or Carol King songs and I was like, wow, like songs. But I was like eight, you know what I mean? So it was like, I wasn't like cognizant that I'm going to do that one day, but I remember how they made me feel right. And that kind of started it. Yeah. And our new single paved the way kind of shines a light on all of the women who have influenced us and how we'll continue paving the way for other artists. And so a couple more questions left for you ladies. What is some advice for young women who are wanting to pursue music? What would you tell them? Get a good lawyer. Absolutely right. Yeah. Get a little, a good lawyer, you know, own all your music and, you know, it's important to own you. I would say stay true to your voice. Finding your voice is so important because you're in a sea of voices. So when you look out, like Wendy and I were talking about the other day, it can really like mess up your whole perspective. So you really have to find out what's inside of you and then let that voice come out. And I think you have to love it. If you don't love it, it's just not going to happen. I think you have to come from a place of this is my gift. This is my passion and this is what I want to do forever. Yeah, especially in an age where you're seeing a bunch of artists on social media everywhere. It's so important to know that it's your passion and to find your voice. So I think that's all great advice. And lastly, since we are on taking a walk Nashville, I always ask people on the show, where is your favorite place to take a walk in Nashville? Delaney, I know you're in Texas now, but maybe you have a favorite place like in Clarksville or somewhere. I can say, I like, well, I don't want to say where I live, but it's in Hermitage and I live on a circle. So I walk the circle all the time and just to get my steps in and I just love it. I'm going to just go Centennial Park. I would take my dog down there and she loved to walk up the steps and like, yeah, I'm going to go Centennial Park. Well, you know, I'm spoiled. I don't do that much walking. However, if I'm in town, I'm in a mood for it. I go down Broadway. There's tons of food and tons of great music. Not a bad place to take a walk unless it's a Saturday night in Nashville. My favorite place is always the Percy Warner Park near Bellevue. Thank you ladies for being on taking a walk Nashville today. Be sure to check out our new single, Paved the Way and the Women Behind the Lyrics Compilation album on all streaming platforms. Follow at womenbehindthelyricsandwomenbehindthelyrics.com to stay up to date on our documentary and tour dates. Thanks for listening to Taking a Walk Nashville with singer-songwriter Sarah Harrelson. And check out our other podcasts, Music Saved Me, Comedy Saved Me, and Taking a Walk. Available on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey there, this is Josh from Stuff You Should Know with a message that could change your life. The Stuff You Should Know ThinkSpring Podcast playlist is available now. 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