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The Untold Lore of Orville Peck
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- Nicky at Night
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- Nov 26, 2025
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- 2796
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Summary
Orville Peck is living proof that it takes 10 years to be an Overnight Success From being a ballet dancer in South Africa, an actor in London, and a touring artist in a punk band for nearly 15 years– there is NO ONE with a journey quite like his. He exemplifies that the first step of your career does not need to look like the last step, and no matter where you are, or how long you’ve been doing something. You can ALWAYS make a creative pivot. Not only that, he doesn’t sit inside the box or conform to the “standards” of the industry. How many other gay country singers wearing a fringe mask can you name? But it was exactly that which made him stand out. So I wanted to sit down with him to learn more about his journey and talk all things his new EP “Appolossa” 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - The Lore of Orville Peck 7:25 - Why the mask? 12:28 - Willie Nelson 18:25 - Elton John 20:00 - Midnight Ride w Kylie Minogue & Diplo 22:06 - Noah Cyrus 26:36 - Cabaret & Maybe This Time 31:19 - My Side of the Mountain 33:56 - Drift Away 35:26 - Making Music Videos 42:00 - Street Fighter Movie 43:36 - Working w Friends 45:06 - Oh my days #orvillepeck #musicreview