He’s in the Navy and on “Nashville Star”
“Nashville Star” contender Tommy Stanley is making a statement for the military.
“Even if you’re in the military, you can still follow your dreams if you want something bad enough,” said Stanley, a Navy engineer who was stationed on the USS Kitty Hawk in Japan when he made his “Nashville Star” audition tape. “I made other people see how much I wanted to be a musician and how much I love music. And that made them want to help me more and more.
“Don’t give up just because you’re in the military.”
Stanley, 24, who was living in Cushing when he decided to join the Navy, has only positive things to say about his “Nashville Star” experience so far. Even when he was singled out for elimination at the beginning of the June 23 episode. And even knowing that today’s show could be his last.
NBC announced that two of the final eight competitors on “Nashville Star” will be eliminated this week — one in the first five minutes of the 8 p.m. Monday telecast.
“It’s pretty scary, but you have to be happy with what you have done,” he said. “That’s how I am. No matter what happens, I’m happy with how far I’ve gone. It goes to show you how far a packet can bring you.
“I got my ‘Nashville Star’ packet, turned it in, and it pretty much changed everything.”
(NBC PHOTO above: Tommy Stanley received a surprise visit from three of his Navy buddies during the June 30 telecast of “Nashville Star.” At right is show host Billy Ray Cyrus.
–Penny TV
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