Country music industry in Nashville

Langley says she needs time alone as a recluse to recharge and contrasts herself with Lainey Wilson, whom she calls superhuman.

“I feel like I have to have time away, like recluse time. And if I don't get that, then I'm like an insane person”

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #651 - Ella Langley (Apr 7, 2026) · Listen from 3:30

Langley recounts being extremely nervous performing 'What I Want' with Morgan Wallen and forgetting the words almost every time in front of stadium crowds.

“when I did What I Want with Morgan, I messed up the words almost every single time. I've never been so nervous to go out and do something”

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #651 - Ella Langley (Apr 7, 2026) · Listen from 1:29:38

Langley describes starting out playing weddings at fifteen for $200 and considering herself rich.

“Who would ever hire a 15-year-old to play while you're walking down the aisle?”

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #651 - Ella Langley (Apr 7, 2026) · Listen from 19:57

Von says he treated work as reliable and as his first love because effort produced a fair return in a way relationships did not.

“This was my first love. I liked work the most. And because work was reliable, it's like I knew what I got in”

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #651 - Ella Langley (Apr 7, 2026) · Listen from 37:49