The Band Perry Sends Fans “A Thousand And One Thank You’s”
The fans have spoken and The Band Perry has been named the Academy of Country Music’s Top New Artist! After accepting their award during the ACM Fan Jam at Mandalay Bay during the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday, Kimberly, Neil, and Reid Perry rushed over to the MGM Grand to chat with reporters about the first award they’d ever won.
“We’re not letting go of these suckers,” Kimberly said with a laugh as she walked in the press room.
When asked what they’d like to say to the fans who voted for them, Kimberly said they’d like to give, “a thousand and one thank yous.”
“We believe that country music is the people’s music and it’s our greatest desire to be their band. We really truly feel like our songs come right out of our hearts and immediately belong to them. We are so grateful for this to be the first award we ever get to accept. It’s seems appropriate that it’s fan voted and we are so excited.”
In addition to thanking the fans, The Band Perry also sent out a huge thank you to their parents during their acceptance speech.
“Because we are a labor of love,” Kimberly said of why they thanked their parents first. “Mom and Dad are everything…our biggest fans but also our greatest critics.”
“We have been doing this for thirteen years this October and they have been with us from day one,” added Reid.
“And they are still with us here. Our momma comes out everywhere with us and our dad when he can take time off comes with us as well. They both work with us and they’re our greatest partners,” said Neil.
“Our Dad is always the best at asking questions,” Kimberly continued. “We had no clue what we were doing when we got started thirteen years ago. So he was our surrogate booking agent and our biggest question asker. [Our mother] is our detail lady, she knows how to keep us in the right head space and works hard to keep us at our best, which is sometimes quit a chore.” (laughs)
So how did TPB celebrate their big win on Sunday night?
“We always celebrate in the food round in The Band Perry, we were raised in the deep south and that’s what we do,” she said with a laugh.
