Lucy Hale: ‘I Know Have A Lot To Prove’

Lucy Hale: ‘I Know Have A Lot To Prove’

Lucy Hale

Fans were first introduced to Lucy Hale on the set of ABC Family’s hit show “Pretty Little Liars.” Although Hale’s rise to fame is credited to the show, the Tennessee native insists acting wasn’t her first love.

“Country music is kind of all I know,” Hale recently told told FOX411. “I started in music and acting came as a surprise to me but I fell in love with acting and music kind of got put on the back burner.”

With the release of her debut album, Road Between, and a debut appearance on the coveted stage of the Grand Ole Opry under her belt, Hale is ready to prove that she’s more than just another Hollywood name trying to make it in Music City.

“It’s scary because there are so many people who have come before me and have failed and not done a good job, but for me I’ve always been a musician at heart — I want to be the exception,” Hale explained. “I know have a lot to prove and I know I have a lot of minds to change, but it’s a really good challenge and I think when people hear me talk about music, see me perform or listen to the CD, I think they’re like, ‘Oh now we get it.’”

It appears that she doesn’t have a lot to worry about because the country music community is welcoming her with open arms.

“I’m actually blown away from the support I’ve experienced by country radio and being invited to sing at the Opry and even a lot of the artists, its just been really cool,” she said.

“That’s what I love about Nashville and what I love about that community, is that they want to see people succeed and people root for each other,” she continued. “I’m used to Hollywood where it’s like dog eat dog and people are vicious, so its nice to get to experience something so genuine and it’s cool to feel welcome.”

The 25-year-old, who grew up in Memphis, couldn’t imagine making any other kind of music.

“I’m a southern girl, so country music was all around always,” she said of her upbringing. “It was on the radio, it was what I watched on TV, it was what I would perform so when it came time to make an album there was no other option.”

Fans can catch Hale performing her newest single, “Lie A Little Better,” this Wednesday, July 23rd at 8pm ET on FOX TV’s So You Think You Can Dance.