Meet Country Rebel Robyn Ottolini
She is a bit of a country rebel and going on tour with a a country legend that you migh consider a rebel as well – Shania Twain! We discuss her music being less about being “anti-men” but more about self love, resonating in the song “Say It” as well as her crush on Adam Sandler!
Sue Bonzell
She is a bit of a country rebel and is going out on tour with another country rebel who is also a country legend with a Canadian connection. Robyn Ottolini is here. Hello, how are ya? I’m great. Okay, we got to talk about this big big news. I’m so excited. She’s gone on tour with Shania Twain dudes and
Robyn Ottolini
I am Mother, are you allowed to swear on this night? Well, I know probably not. Shania Twain man. Just plain we’ve it Shanaya mother. Yeah, I’m very excited. So
Sue Bonzell
what was it like to get that phone call?
Robyn Ottolini
I was actually in Jamaica. When I got that phone call. I was on vacation first vacation a long time. And my managers were like, we’re gonna leave you alone. Like, just relax. And then the next day, they’re like, Hey, can we call you? And I was like, Well, I guess I guess so. Because they wouldn’t say unless was important. They said, Hey, do you want to open up for Shanaya Twain, or some of her East Coast gigs in Canada? And I said BP BP? And and then yeah, it was I’d be announced the next day. It was like, hey, we need to know now because the announcements coming tomorrow. And I
Sue Bonzell
love it. Yeah. Are you just freaking out a little bit? I’ve reached
Robyn Ottolini
out to the dealer. Cuz y’all and we saw you were in Jamaica and Jamaica. Great place to celebrate right. A couple of Miami vices had a couple more drinks. I don’t know y’all. I don’t know where they want us. Yeah, people come in. They were.
Sue Bonzell
That is so exciting. So you are also Canadian.
Robyn Ottolini
I am same province and Schneider. Ontario, Ontario. Something
Sue Bonzell
in the Water? Maybe? I don’t know. Maybe maybe a complete isolation. Right? Yeah, yeah, I gotta do something. I’m gonna make music that’s gonna do Yeah, well, you know, I said, you know, country rebel. And I think you know, Shanaya Twain. When she first came on the scene, she blazed a trail. It really did. I mean, she was different. And she did things differently. And her shows were different. And she was pushing the boundaries. And I kind of see that in you as well. Where, you know, I’m listening to one of her songs. And I’m like, Oh, I don’t think I’m ever going to be able to play that one on the radio.
Robyn Ottolini
No, I definitely push different boundaries than she did. But yeah, I’m always trying to, you know, look for like, what aren’t people saying and what’s different and it scares a lot of people. Yes. They’re like, well, I’d rather just fit in. I suck at that. So I’m just gonna keep doing me. And yeah, it’s been
Sue Bonzell
great. So your music you have a you have quite a few that are kind of, you know, heartbreak song. Yeah, some people. So people are like, Oh, maybe a little man hater. But yeah,
Robyn Ottolini
I think I read something singular person hater.
Sue Bonzell
Right now. It’s 10 a person. Yeah, it’s
Robyn Ottolini
a human that happens to have male parts.
Sue Bonzell
You Exactly. Yeah, yeah, one of those. But I kind of like you’ve said something before where you’re kind of like, it’s more about the self love. Yeah. And you’ve got a great song. Say it. Yeah, that’s I call it say it to myself, because the message in that is so good. Tell me more about that song where that came
Robyn Ottolini
from. I wrote that song with Nate miles and Emily Favi, here in Nashville, Tennessee. And I came in with this idea that was like, my therapist said, to make a list of all the things that I wish he had said to me. And then we’re like, and we’ll just say it to myself instead. And then yeah, so the whole song, it’s like, kind of sounds like a love song. It’s like you look so hot and an oversized t, and then just a bunch of more compliments and you get to the chorus and you’re realizing like I’m taking everything that I wish he’d said to me and saying it to myself.
Sue Bonzell
See is that is so empowering. Thank you. I think that’s a great exercise for well, probably Friday. Yeah. For anybody who’s you know, maybe had a situation, you know, male or female who’d like, you know, yeah, they’re heartbroken and maybe didn’t get that from their partner. I think that’s a great exercise. Thank you. Now you got f 150. That’s another fun one. Tell us about that song
Robyn Ottolini
that was inspired. I wrote that one alone, pretty much in my home in Canada when I lived there. And I was dating a guy who drove an f150. And he destroyed me. And so I was like, I couldn’t drive anywhere without thinking of him. And every time I saw his truck, I would just kind of freak out because it was a small town and the likelihood of seeing him right and it being his truck was huge. Yeah. So anytime I saw an F 150.
Sue Bonzell
I think I think a lot of people can. I mean, I can relate to that. Because I every time I see this certain kind of blue truck, I’m like, Oh, cool. I get that feeling. You know, you’re struggling and you’re like, Oh, I hate that person. I don’t want to see one of those trucks again. Yeah, exactly. So probably, you know, Ford probably not gonna use that one as a promo. But then it has a truck
Robyn Ottolini
in my music video. I think they weren’t gonna work with me. And then they’re like,
Sue Bonzell
they’re like, I think he just blew up our truck. I think
Robyn Ottolini
you didn’t show up our relationship. I think that’s what they said. They worded it maybe a little differently. But
Sue Bonzell
yeah, well, we can get the sponsor for that like the explosives or something like that? Yeah, like that was TNA Call me after that.
Robyn Ottolini
Got another video coming away.
Sue Bonzell
We’re blowing up everything. Yes, speaking of blowing up, you’ve got a couple of new songs coming out like four new songs coming out I do you’re like on a roll.
Robyn Ottolini
I know I just last year I didn’t get to release as much music as I wanted to. But now I’m kind of free to just put out as much as I want so I’m very excited. We’re gonna start with four songs in the spring and then in the fall hopefully give you like six more songs. Just go absolutely crazy. Yeah,
Sue Bonzell
love it. Yeah. Now you just how recently did you move to Nashville?
Robyn Ottolini
in like a month ago? Okay. Yeah, I’ve had a house here for a bit but I’ve just was traveling so much and had to be in Canada for various reasons. But now so now I’m free to be in Nashville and I’m very excited. I love it here, don’t you? It’s just very much my vibe. You can go out any night you want. I have like, I live a little north of the city. So I’m still in the forest. And I’m very nature which is very nice. But then very close to the city. Yeah, it’s kind of the dream, which is kind of cool.
Sue Bonzell
I mean, even in my backyard. Yeah, it looks like I’m a million miles away and I’m literally five minutes away from the Walmart and yeah, it’s like you know, it’s I love this. Best of both worlds. Exactly. So so having a good time here in Nashville making a ton of music. Yeah, I have to ask you about Adam Sandler. Oh, God. Tell everybody wants to this song. Well, okay. So tell me about it because you kind of we I mean, you’ve gone viral several times on Tik Tok with you know, your song. Yeah, and that type of thing. But this is something completely different. Tell us the story. In the whole thing with Adam Sandler felt like
Robyn Ottolini
I feel like a fraud because I feel like there’s people out there who know way more about how to Sandler than me, but I love him. He’s like one of my celebrity crushes. Okay. And I didn’t know he had a wife at the time I wrote this song. So most respect to the wife. We bow down to you. We love you. You’re better than me. And no. So I went to my friend and I was like, Hey, I know I’m in a relationship. But like, if there’s one guy walked through the room, it would be Adam Sandler and my boyfriend for him. So we wrote like this really funny song called Adam Sandler. And it’s just like, it’s just the way it is. I don’t know what else to say. But I get messages weekly, about that song funny. And my managers are like, Oh, I don’t really know if like, that’s the message we should Poteau
Sue Bonzell
that’s great. Tiktok it was
Robyn Ottolini
a banger. And you got to go see him. I did see him in concert Nashville, because you can do everything in Nashville, Tennessee. Yeah, he had like a concert at Bridgestone, which was sold out. Yeah, exactly. Yeah.
Sue Bonzell
No, no. Would you be jealous if I told you that? Adam Sandler touched my arm. One time, I was on the set of his movie bedtime stories. As an extra and he happened to walk by you having to walk by and he like was like, how you doing? You know, you know how you’re doing? And I was like, you just touched? Yeah.
Robyn Ottolini
And then you sang the song ad?
Sue Bonzell
Yeah. Then I was like, Okay, I totally thought of Robert Monilinia. Yeah, okay. Well, there you go. There it is. Now, you did bring the guitar. I did. Are you ready to play the song for us? Yes, I
Robyn Ottolini
- Okay, well,
Sue Bonzell
hold on. All right, we are going to take a little break. And when we come back, we are going to play my world famous game called Truth or truth. And if you would like to catch her acoustic performance of her latest song, you can click the link in the description below. It’s truth or truth. It is time for my world famous game truth or truth. Robin Otto lini. Are you ready to play? No, I’m ready to rumble Let’s go. You gotta pick a question.
Robyn Ottolini
Milder spicy? Oh, and then I answer Yeah. Which one? Is it? mild, mild. Oh, I am a little chicken. No, no, I don’t do spice.
Sue Bonzell
Okay, do you do do you do Nashville hot chicken? Not really. You get the naked the naked national 100
Robyn Ottolini
Like just like mild sauce please. Mild, like all eat spicy. But I’d rather not. Yeah, you know, I’d rather if I have the option. He’d say mild. Okay. Or like medium mixed with ranch. Which Oh, yeah, that’s going down a little. Yeah, good.
Sue Bonzell
Which I find is really interesting that you have selected mild, because you remind me as if it’s kind of a spicy person. Right? You know, like everybody let’s spice of tequila right there. That’s a nice pious, yum, yum, yum, yum. Bring the heat on that one.
Robyn Ottolini
Bring it all whatever flavor of Mezcal. I don’t like Mezcal. It’s a
Sue Bonzell
smoke thing. Yeah, it’s a smoky thing. Yeah. It’s kind of an acquired thing. Yeah.
Robyn Ottolini
And I love tequila. Okay, so tequila for
Sue Bonzell
her. No mezcal, and no spicy Spicy. Okay, we got your hard it’s just anybody do to start sweating? Yeah. And you know,
Robyn Ottolini
I sweat enough. I’m over. I need to eat something that makes me so okay.
Sue Bonzell
Next question. Okay, so we know we know what the menu is going to be.
Robyn Ottolini
It’s going to be deep fried pickles. Okay. What’s one thing on your bucket list? Oh, it is to scuba dive at the Great Barrier Reef. Oh, yeah. Big reef girl.
Sue Bonzell
Have you ever been?
Robyn Ottolini
I’ve never been Australia been to New Zealand, okay. I was fidgeting. He was gonna yell at me. No, I’ve I learned to scuba dive in Thailand. And I’ve snorkeled in a lot of places, but I’ve never scuba dived or been to Australia. Okay, so the Great Barrier Reef the place that would probably be a top place to get hot place or Blue Hole in Belize. Okay, I really gotta get the license returned. I only did Patty once.
Sue Bonzell
I’ve never done it. I might. I’m too scared to do it. I
Robyn Ottolini
guess great. I get claustrophobic. Oh, there’s so much space in the ocean. Not claustrophobic at all. It’s like you in the sky.
Sue Bonzell
And then there’s sharks. Yeah.
Robyn Ottolini
I got a shark tattoos. Oh, yeah. Sharks are my favorite animal.
Sue Bonzell
See, now we’re finding
Robyn Ottolini
out learning outside. Now big ocean girl big
Sue Bonzell
ocean. Okay, so have you ever like met a shark in person? Yeah, really? Yeah. Like, what kind of shark like I’m very sure
Robyn Ottolini
there was Galapagos. Okay, I’m not that scary. They had pretty eyes and then sandbar shark. Okay. Yeah, I went free diving off of the coast of Hawaii. Oh, yeah. With some professionals and they and it’s just open waters. So like just a bunch of sharks swimming around. Yeah.
Sue Bonzell
So would you ever go into like one of those shark cages?
Robyn Ottolini
I don’t think I’m a cage girl. I think I’m natural or not. Okay.
Sue Bonzell
So you’re like, I want to be like, I don’t need the cage. Like no. Just put me
Robyn Ottolini
in the water. Couple I’d write why you make it so let’s make your dog Yeah. Yeah, I don’t know. I don’t think they would recommend a great way but they would take you in with tigers. Tiger legs, really? Ooh. Which are big ones. That’s a little scary. Yeah, they have professionals okay. They’re they’re biologists so they like read the behaviors. And they like communicate with the sharks for you. It’s actually very interesting. There’s shark whispers Yeah, they read the body language and then like do the body language but they need to to communicate. No kidding. Yeah, sharks are very smart. Okay, well, fun facts. Bob.
Sue Bonzell
Fun facts right here with Robert.
Robyn Ottolini
Sorry, I’m taking your
Sue Bonzell
game. Oh, this is good. This is what I want more info. Oh, I give all
Robyn Ottolini
the ins Okay. Sausage or bacon bacon. I have you know, I don’t want to eat bacon because the pigs are cute. I’ll get there one day but yeah, bacon.
Sue Bonzell
But sausage is also picks it too.
Robyn Ottolini
Yeah, but it doesn’t taste as good that tastes good. That’s the only reason that like bacon still on the menu
Sue Bonzell
but is smoked bacon little get that smokiness to it right
Robyn Ottolini
now. I do have maple bake. Oh, she
Sue Bonzell
does the maple bacon. Yeah, I
Robyn Ottolini
don’t think I do smoked bacon much.
Sue Bonzell
Have you ever had the million dollar bacon at FirstWatch sounds very expensive. It’s not like it was a million dollars. Not it doesn’t does not cost a million dollars. It tastes like a million dollars. And you’ll feel like a million dollars when you have it too. Well, there it is. Okay, so worth it
Robyn Ottolini
doesn’t make you go away.
Sue Bonzell
Okay, it’s got maple syrup.
Robyn Ottolini
Where’s the first watch?
Sue Bonzell
There’s a whole bunch of them all around here. Spa. It’s a little restaurant out here. Breakfast. Good breakfast bowls too. So all right. That’s my local recommendation for breakfast.
Robyn Ottolini
I’ll go I’ll drag a friend out. Yeah, go have a million dollar bacon. We’re gonna be
Sue Bonzell
our perfect, perfect perfect. Well, you did great. I think you I think you won the game. Really? You won? You won. You answered all this shit. I know.
Robyn Ottolini
Who did you see at your first concert? Nickelback. Oh, really? Yeah. Cuz we all just saw on faith big rock star. I think I was like 12 or 13 in my mind each of the lawns Yeah.
Sue Bonzell
And did your mom wear that your your your plucks?
Robyn Ottolini
I don’t think she put on your plugs. Okay, the lawns but it’s at Budweiser stage and Troy Okay. And the lawn is like very far back. And I remember being like, Why does it smell like skunk so much? I grew up I learned the hard lesson you were hoping to well buy some wildlife here. You’re right. Yeah. And I’d like fall asleep and that’d be like, wait, I know this song. So I get up and then
Sue Bonzell
oh man, Nickelback my I have a best one of my best friends. She’s a big fan of Nickelback. She’s been to see them several the I’ve never been how was the concert?
Robyn Ottolini
I think it was good.
Sue Bonzell
I think it was good.
Robyn Ottolini
I remember my great. My mom was happy. So there you go. It’s mom’s happy. I’m happy. I guess.
Sue Bonzell
So if you were to go to a concert now that you have not been to before someone you’ve not seen? Who would it be? Feel like really
Robyn Ottolini
good performance are either Kacey Musgraves Taylor Swift or Maren Morris. I’d be interested to see any of those three. Okay. I bet they’re put on a show.
Sue Bonzell
Yes. Well, especially Taylor. Yeah.
Robyn Ottolini
full production. Yeah.
Sue Bonzell
It’s crazy.
Robyn Ottolini
I’ll never four tickets. But if any Right exactly. Wants to charity. I’m right here, right. You’re
Sue Bonzell
like anybody have free tickets? Yes, sir. Yeah, we’re both available. We’re so free. You know, we’re just free. We are a birder. We’re free and available. We’ll go Yeah, anywhere anywhere it goes here. Yeah, do it.
Robyn Ottolini
Okay, so long as you don’t kill us.
Sue Bonzell
We that’s the only rule.
Robyn Ottolini
Yeah, still murder us. Thank you. Well, thank
Sue Bonzell
you so much for being here playing the game. We had a great time and Robin Otto Leaney everybody. Thanks for watching up in country be sure to like and subscribe and leave us a comment. We do new episodes every Tuesday and be sure to follow up and country on Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook and you can follow me to add Sue Bonzell on instagram, Facebook and Tiktok.
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