On The Record With… Scott Rusch

But he understands. I’ll always be a Rausch to him.

Shinneman: So have you considered – or maybe you’ve already tried out for – any of the talent shows? American Idol, The Voice, things like that?

Rusch: I tried out for The Voice over the summer and I got pretty far through the audition process.

Thing is, I’m not sure how much I’m supposed to talk about the audition process because I got to the point where I had to sign confidentiality agreements.

Shinneman: Has the season not aired?

Rusch: No, the season started, but I just wasn’t supposed to talk about the audition process.

But I got through, basically, most of the audition process. So I was very close to being on the show ... it didn’t end up working out. But I’ve definitely kept that in mind for the future.

Shinneman: Where do you see yourself? Since you’re graduating in May, not only down the road five, 10 years, but even in the next year or so –what’s the plan?

Rusch: I think at this point my plan is to look at moving to Nashville after I graduate and try to pursue music down there.

That’s what I truly want to do, and I feel like at this point with the success of “Hey Girl” and how much hype and exposure it’s gotten, it’s a good decision at this point. I can always go back and go to grad school or focus on psychology down the road if this doesn’t end up working out.

But I don’t think I could live with myself if I didn’t at least try to do something in the music industry.

Shinneman: Does that make your parents nervous?

Rusch: I think at first they were a little bit hesitant, and understandably so. I went from having this whole plan of this psychology job, and kind of throwing that out the window.

But I think after the song came out and after the video was released, they saw that this is what I really want to be doing, and that it makes me happy. And that makes them happy right now.

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