Orville Peck reflects on his career beginnings: “It was a lot of people laughing in my face”
Orville Peck opened up about his challenging journey as an openly gay country artist in a new interview. Since his debut in 2019 with his critically acclaimed album Pony, the 35-year-old talent has ruled the music sphere with his twangy vocals, trademark fringe mask and mysterious persona.
In addition to crafting his own unique lane in the industry, Peck has also made waves for being one of the few openly gay country music artists.
While the talented singer is showing no signs of slowing down his music takeover, the start of his career featured an array of setbacks due to his identity.
In a recent interview with People, the Dead of Night singer revealed that people “laughed” at him and his country music aspirations. “It was a lot of people practically laughing in my face, telling me that being an openly gay man in country would never work,” he said. “I’ve met very discouraging moments in my career.
