Orville Peck insists country fans are more ‘open minded’ than Nashville music industry

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August 9, 2024

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Orville Peck thinks country music fans are more "open-minded" than the Nashville music industry gives them credit for. The 36-year-old masked musician - who is openly gay - explained that while "true blue country people" are embracing his work, it's taking time for the industry itself to catch up.

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Orville Peck a musician in a gray suit and wide-brimmed hat plays a white and gold electric guitar on stage, with a blurred digital screen in the background.

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