Brothers Osborne already had one award going into Sunday night’s ACM Awards for Top New Vocal Duo or Group, but they also took home a second award for Top Vocal Duo of the Year.
“We’ve been staring at things like this for a long time, you know, like since we were kids,” says John. “It’s iconic, and to be holding not one, but two of these is, it takes a long time to process stuff like this, and I don’t know if we ever will. It’s amazing.”
John and TJ aren’t sure where they’ll put their awards, but they will certainly be on display somewhere intheir homes. “My CMA Awards are sitting on my kitchen counter. That’s the only place I have. I got it out and I stared at it for like an hour. So, we literally have nowhere to put ‘em,” says TJ. “It’s weird, though. I kind of want you to narcissistically to walk into my house and see my awards, but then I’m like, am I gloating a little bit? Then do I put them in a side room, but then I don’t want to act like I’m not appreciative of the awards, so there’s a whole like mental acrobatics on what you do with these things. I’m showing off, by the way. They’re gonna be on display at my house for the next three years.”
The guys are currently making their way up the country charts with “It Ain’t My Fault,” from their debut album, Pawn Shop.
Audio / John Osborne of Brothers Osborne talks about their ACM Awards.
DownloadBrothers Osborne (ACM Awards) OC: …it’s amazing. :14
“We’ve been staring at things like this for a long time, you know, like since we were kids. It’s iconic, and to be holding not one, but two of these is, it takes a long time to process stuff like this, and I don’t know if we ever will. It’s amazing.”
Audio / John Osborne of Brothers Osborne says they’re so grateful for their ACM Awards because they’ve never compromised on their music.
DownloadBrothers Osborne (awards changing perception) OC: …no matter what. :23
“I don’t know. I will say this, I think it might change the public’s perspective or some people that have been kind of reticent to be down with what we do. I will say from our perspective, we are super grateful for this, but we’ll never change what we do, and that’s what I think makes these a lot more special to us, because we’ve never faltered, we’ve never wavered, we’ve never compromised. We just did our thing, no matter what.”
Audio / Brothers Osborne try to figure out where they’re going to put their ACM Awards.
DownloadBrothers Osborne (where to put ACMs) OC: (TJ) …three years. [John laughs]
JOHN: “We never expected to win these things.” TJ: “My CMA Awards are sitting on my kitchen counter. That’s the only place I have. I got it out and I stared at it for like an hour. So, we literally have nowhere to put ‘em.” JOHN: “We’ll have to build somewhere to put ‘em in. If we win a couple more, we can afford a bigger place to actually hang, put one of these, so.” TJ: “It’s weird, though. I kind of what you to narcissistically to walk into my house and see my awards, but then I’m like, am I gloating a little bit? Then do I put them in a side room, but then I don’t want to act like I’m not appreciative of the awards, so there’s a whole like mental acrobatics on what you do with these things. I’m showing off, by the way. They’re gonna be on display at my house for the next three years.” [John laughs]
