Lainey Wilson has reflected on her small-town origins. And she certainly hasn't forgotten her roots.
As reported by Fox, the Baskin, Lousiana native has opened up about her experience growing up in her farm town, exposing the misconceptions that "city people" have. During an appearance on the "No Filter" podcast, she explained the joys of being brought up in a small town community of 170 people.
"Where I'm from, it's really just like a big farming community", she said. "Like my daddy farms corn, wheat, soybeans, oats. Very blue-collar town. We don't even have a red light. We have a caution light."
She noted that "everybody knows everybody". To her, that fact is "the best thing and the worst thing... it's like they're there when you need 'em, and they're there when you don't." Isn't that the truth!
In a more general discussion about rural life on the podcast, Laney Wilson discussed the perceptions of "city people" with host Kate Langbroek. "I think city people in particular like to have this view of country that it's kind of unaccepting but, in fact, when you are in a really small town, in a really small community - it's the opposite,", Langbroek said.
Lainey Wilson agreed with this sentiment. "And my folks especially, they're the kind of people who... [would] go help the neighbour... they would give you the shirt off their back." There's nothing more caring than that!
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Lainey Wilson Also Called Out Her Haters
In the interview, Lainey Wilson also called out her haters who said she achieved overnight success in the country scene. The "Yellowstone" star spent 15 years building her career before her breakthrough.
She explained that she lived 3 years living in a 20-foot camper in Nashville, and that it took 8 years for the momentum to shift in her career. But, she never doubted herself. "I knew that my storytelling was the thing that kind of set me apart at that time... and so that was the foot that I led with."
Lainey Wilson said that she has a "weird sense of peace and faith" that everything would fall into place eventually. And, thankfully for our ears, it did!
