When you see Maddie & Tae dolled up on a red carpet, or looking cute and girlie in a video, you might not think they were the outdoorsy type, but Tae Dye clarifies, “Maddie and I love being outdoors. She grew up hunting, we both grew up fishing, so it’s just engrained in us to love to be outdoors and do stuff like that, so whenever we wrote a song about fishing, that actually came from a true story.”
While their latest single, “Shut Up and Fish” is based on a true story, as with any song, there’s always room for a little embellishment. Tae says, “Everything that happened in the song, except for pushing him in the water, actually happened.” Maddie says that’s the fun of being a songwriter, is that you can “dramatize it a little bit.”
Other than pushing the guy in the water, which Maddie & Tae added for fun, Tae says what’s fun about writing their own songs is, “We get to make music that’s completely us and our fans resonate with that.”
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Maddie & Tae – Shut Up and Fish authentic :23 (red carpet audio)
Tae – “Maddie and I love being outdoors. She grew up hunting, we both grew up fishing, so it’s just engrained in us to love to be outdoors and do stuff like that, so whenever we wrote a song about fishing, that actually came from a true story, everything that happened in the song, except for pushing him in the water, actually happened. So it’s fun that we get to make …”
Maddie – “Dramatize it a little bit.”
Tae – “Yeah, fantasize a little bit. But it’s fun that we get to make music that’s completely us and our fans resonate with that.”
WHAT THEY’RE DOING THIS WEEK – APRIL 11, 2016 – MONDAY
- Maddie & Tae play Keith Urban’s All for the Hall in Nashville on Tuesday (4/12) and then play shows this weekend (4/15-16) in Kentucky and Missouri.
- The duo also recently announced as openers on Lee Brice’s new “Life off my Years Tour.”
MADDIE & TAE – JUST THE FACTS
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.maddieandtae.com/homepage/
FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/maddieandtae
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MaddieandTae
RECENT TWEETS:
Maddie & Tae @MaddieandTae April 10
Best part of this whole weekend right here https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CfsxLUXVAAA7fys.jpg
Maddie & Tae Retweeted Big955 @Big955Chicago Apr 9
.@MaddieandTae brought these girls on stage and it was adorable! #GirlInACountrySong #LifeOffMyYearsTour
Maddie & Tae @MaddieandTae Apr 9
3 buses in 3 days. if that’s not rock & roll I’m not sure what is https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cfne0oEUkAAil_0.jpg
INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/maddieandtae/
MEMBERS: Maddie Marlow (b.7/7/1995) and Tae Dye (b. 9/18/1995)
HOMETOWNS: Texas and Oklahoma
DEBUT SINGLE: “Girl In A Country Song” – See the CMA award winning video here.
DEBUT ALBUM: EP released on November 4, 2014… Debut album; Start Here, released on August 28, 2015.
CURRENT SINGLE: “Shut Up & Fish”
GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT: September 23, 2014
TOURING WITH: Lee Brice
MUSIC VIDEO – 2015 – “Fly” – See video here.
MADDIE & TAE AWARDS
2015 – 49th Annual CMA Awards – Music Video of the Year – Maddie & Tae “Girl In A Country Song”