![]() After some banter back and forth, Tolliver’s friend came up with “The Punk Rock Cowboy.” Originally hearing the name, Tolliver questioned why it would work if he wasn’t going to be doing “punk music.” “One of my really good friends, who is also my attorney, was like, ‘Yo, you need a cool nickname.’ And I was like, ‘Kid Rock already has the American Badass, so I can’t pick that because that would just fit too perfect,’” Tolliver joked. Tolliver described the process of coming up with the name he is now known as, “The Punk Rock Cowboy.” You just literally have to go grab it and go do it.”Īs Tolliver headed out of his hometown in Shreveport, Louisiana, while he had the characteristics and aura of a performer, he was missing his unique performance name. “There’s opportunity everywhere in this world. People have to understand that our society nowadays is all about freedom of expression, but not about chasing the freedoms that you’re given,” Tolliver said. While Tolliver has moved on from his Space Jam covers at elementary schools, he knows that being an entertainer and a performer has been second nature from a young age.įurther describing the process of leaving home and moving to the Nashville area to pursue his dreams full time, Tolliver remembered the process and the feelings it brought along with it. Growing up, Tolliver noted that he competed in talent shows, remembering his fifth grade performance of “I Believe I Can Fly” off the Space Jam Soundtrack. Taking his talents to a live audience was something that Tolliver had a little experience with before he made the move to Nashville. I did it and fell in love with it and was like ‘Yep, I’m gonna do this forever.’” I’ve done this for awhile and there’s no way you’ll go do it.’ I said, ‘You’ve known me since high school and you’ll know I’ll go do it,’” Toliver said. “I came back and me and my buddy, who is my manager now, were sitting there one day and he was just saying ‘You won’t do it. Tolliver’s “all in” moment in the music industry came after his return from the military and during a conversation he had with a friend. “And I’m telling you, the best things that have ever come out of life for me were when I said ‘I’m going all in.’” “I mean I’m telling ya, I’ve been probably in every situation that you could probably think of in life,” Tolliver said. From being an athlete and competing professionally in The Arena Football League, an indoor American football league in the United States, to joining the military after his playing days were over, and to now pursuing his dreams as a musician, Tolliver has experienced a lot of change and has been a part of many major events in his 31 years of life. Tolliver’s life so far has not been one that has followed a straight line. “That’s the key to everything, making sure people are entertained and I have gotten a lot of practice in, in different forms of entertainment.” “Music came into my life at a young age, maybe five, but for me I have always been an entertainer. I can’t think of a time when I was growing up that I wasn’t trying to entertain everyone,” Tolliver said. In Tolliver’s words, he has always been an entertainer. The passion and energy heard in Tolliver’s voice when he shares his musical journey is the same type of energy and enthusiasm he wants to display on stage. Ultimately, though, Tolliver noted to Open Chord that he wants to create a sound and presence that is unique and that hasn’t been done before. For Tolliver, he has a variety of songs that iTunes classifies as falling in the country, alternative, pop and hip hop/rap categories. Originally from Louisiana, 31 year-old Tolliver moved to the Nashville area at 27 to pursue his musical dreams full time. Singer-songwriter Austin Tolliver is not a musician that sticks to one genre or sound. ![]()
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