"ciLIVING."
WELL, SHE STARTED WRITING
AND PERFORMING MUSIC AT 14!
AND MAKING HER WAY TO NASHVILLE.
SHE'S HERE TO SHARE ORIGINAL
MUSIC.
Tim: WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE
HER BACK.
SHE'S A SINGER-SONGWRITER.
HER NAME IS ELLIE GIBSON.
YOU'RE 14 NOW.
YOU'VE BEEN DOING IT A LOT OF
YEARS BEFORE THAT, YES?
Guest: YES, I CAME FOR THE
FIRST TIME WHEN I WAS 11 AND
STARTED PLAYING WHEN 8.
Heather: WOW!
Tim: HOW DOES AN 8 YEAR-OLD
DECIDE I WANT TO PICK UP A
GUITAR AND PLAY MUSIC?
Guest: MY FAMILY INSPIRED
ME.
THEY'VE ALWAYS LISTENED TO OLD
MUSIC AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
I WAS LIKE I WANT TO MAKE THAT
KIND OF MUSIC AND PLAY GUITAR.
Tim: I WOULD BE CONSIDERED
WHAT SHE CONSIDERS OLD.
Heather: RIGHT.
[LAUGHTER]
Heather: YOU ARE BRINGING
ORIGINAL SONGS TODAY TO
ciKITCHEN.
SO WHERE DOES A 14 YEAR-OLD DRAW
INSPIRATION AND I GUESS MATERIAL
AT A 14 YEAR-OLD AGE?
Guest: WELL, I FIND YOU CAN
FIND INSPIRATION IN ANYTHING.
ONE OF THE SONGS, I FOUND
INSPIRATION ON A ONE-WAY SIGN ON
THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
INTERESTING.
ABOUT YOU YOU CAN FIND
INSPIRATION IN ANYTHING.
Tim: YOU WERE TELLING ME
BEFORE THE SHOW, YOU STARTED TO
WRITE WITH PEOPLE IN NASHVILLE
WHO HAVE WRITTEN FOR REALLY BIG
NAMES IN NASHVILLE!
Guest: YES.
Tim: THAT'S GOT TO BE FUN.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU CAN
GIVE AWAY.
THAT'S GOT TO BE A FUN
EXPERIENCE.
Heather: OOH, GIVE AWAY!
Guest: WELL, I WORKED
WITH -- I'VE BEEN OFFERED AN
ARTIST DEVELOPMENT DEAL IN
NASHVILLE WITH A GROUP CALLED GO
LONG ENTERTAINMENT.
I WRITE WITH THESE PEOPLE, WILL
AND SHEREE ONCE OR TWICE A
MONTH.
AND WE WRITE MUSIC.
THEY'VE WRITTEN FOR TIM McGRAW
AND FAITH HILL.
Tim: WE'VE HEARD OF THEM.
Heather: I HAVE.
Guest: MAYBE.
Heather: WE NEED TO GET TO
YOUR FIRST SONG.
IS IT THE ONE WAY OR SOMETHING
ELSE?
Guest: NO.
WILL "ONE WAY" IS THE SECOND
ONE.
IT'S CALLED -- OH, MY GOSH,
WRONG GENERATION.
Heather: OH, MY GOSH, WRONG
GENERATION HERE ON THE ciSTAGE!
♪
Heather: ALL RIGHT!
THAT WAS FANTASTIC!
Tim: ELLIE GIBSON!
WHAT WERE YOU DOING WHEN YOU
WERE 14?
Heather: NOT THAT.
Tim: MY GOODNESS!
UNBELIEVABLE!
Heather: GIVE HER A LIKE ON
HER FACEBOOK PAGE AND INSTAGRAM.
SHE'S GOT MORE MUSIC COMING UP.
Tim: A COUPLE OF MORE SONGS
FROM HER.
COMING UP, A U OF I RESEARCH