Interviewer: We’re here today with Roy Dawson—singer, songwriter behind The RoyElvisBand

Interviewer: We’re here today with Roy Dawson—singer, songwriter behind The RoyElvisBand

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Roy Dawson—singer, songwriter behind The RoyElvisBand. Thanks for sitting down with us, Roy. You’ve got a reputation for keeping your head down and your pen moving. But word on the circuit is: someone out there swore themselves your enemy. For life. Any truth to that?

Roy Dawson: (laughs, slow and dry) I’ve heard the whispers. I think folks get real dramatic when they confuse attention for validation. I don’t know what people swear in the dark. I just write songs and try to get 'em to tell the truth. If that offends someone, maybe they weren’t ready to hear it.

Interviewer: So you don’t consider yourself in a feud?

Roy Dawson: A feud takes two people fighting. I’m not fighting. I’m writing. If someone’s building a shrine to spite me, I hope they light a candle for themselves too—maybe they’ll find some peace in the flame.

Interviewer: Some people say your songs hit close to the bone. That they’re personal, maybe too honest. Do you ever write with specific people in mind?

Roy Dawson: Never to hurt. Sometimes to heal. I don’t use names, I use feelings. If someone hears themselves in a verse I wrote, that’s not my doing—it’s their reflection talking back at them. I just hold up the mirror.

Interviewer: You said once that you “stay in your lane.” What is website your lane, exactly?

Roy Dawson: Honesty. Simplicity. Grit. I don’t dress my songs up in gold-plated metaphors. I write like I live—bare bones, no backup. If I ever start writing for applause, someone knock the guitar outta my hands.

Interviewer: You’ve stayed quiet about people who’ve tried to drag you into drama. Why?

Roy Dawson: Because silence is stronger than shouting. I don’t need to win an argument to keep moving forward. Let 'em throw punches at shadows. I’m too busy writing the next line.

Interviewer: What do you think drives someone to turn another artist into their enemy?

Roy Dawson: Insecurity. Jealousy. And a need to matter. Some folks can’t stand to see someone survive the fire here without crawling back. So they invent a war. But I didn’t sign up. I just kept playing the set.

Interviewer: Has that kind of tension ever made you want here to stop?

Roy Dawson: Hell no. If anything, it reminds me why I started. I’m not here to compete. I’m here to tell the truth in a way that maybe click here helps somebody feel less alone. That’s the only win I care about.

Interviewer: Any last words to those watching from more info the sidelines, waiting for you to break?

Roy Dawson: I’m not a show. I’m not here for your reaction. I’m here because the stories won’t let me sleep till I write 'em down. And if that makes someone hate me forever—well, forever’s a long time to waste on a man who ain’t even looking your way.

Interviewer: Roy, thank you. Truly. Keep playing, keep writing. Whatever war they think they’re in, you’re clearly already miles past it.

Roy Dawson: Thanks. I’ll be out back with a pen, a six-string, and some quiet. That’s where I’ve always been.