Welcome to another episode of Whiskey Riffraff. We're here with red dirt artist and songwriter Sterling Elza. And I met you a couple years ago at a festival.

Yeah, in Idaho.

Yes, in Idaho.

And I remember, like, you were with your friend and I was working in the Whiskey Rift

tent and your friend came by and was like, oh, yeah, he's an artist.

And I was like, oh, cool.

And then I just kept saying your name pop up after that. So it's been a wild couple years for you. No, I met so many people at that festival

that I still talked to like weekly. Really? Yeah, that was, I had so much fun up there. And I haven't

been back since, but I need to get back up there. And we were just talking about that you're from

Texas. So, you know, you're probably spending a lot of time in Nashville and probably all over

the country a lot right now. How do you think being from Texas really influences you and your

career and your spot in the industry? It's different for sure because you come here and you get

into a room to write with people and, you know, they're a little more weary about what kind of

song is going to get written that day or whatever.

But, no, and Texas, you know, hates on Nashville a lot, and I don't personally.

I've met so many people up here and written so many songs up here.

And there's just so much good that can come out of this town if you get with the right group.

Now, granted, there's going to be people, you know, that'll write a pop country song, but it's still fun.

You know, I enjoy being up here.

There's a lot of stuff to do.

And we know that, you know, you've started music at a very young age.

Yeah.

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