Schott Sounds | Vincent Neil Emerson

"If you don't believe the person who's singing the song, you know that ain't country music." - VNE

Well siad. We recently had the pleasure of spending a day with East Texas born singer-songwriter, Vincent Neil Emerson (@vincentneilemerson) on a recent tour stop here in NYC at@boweryballroom. An avid fan of the brand to begin with, we talked style, beginnings, and his influences. In addition to his already growing collection, Vincent rocked a 375 Unlined Rough Out Cowhide Jacket.

Be sure to do yourself a favor and give VNE more than a few listens.

"I remember seeing a photo of Link Wray wearing the classic perfecto style jacket and just thinking that was so cool and seeing motorcycle dudes wear those jackets - it's just ingrained in pop culture.

I always wanted one, but I could never find one out in the country. I finally got my hands on one when i was kid, and somebody stole it from me. So now i'm a grown man and i have several. look out, man."

"Townes Van Zandt changed my life when I found his music. And that led me to Guy Clark and Rodney Crowell, John Prine and Blaze Foley.

So all those guys, the idea of the Texas singer-songwriter - I felt like maybe I couldn't write songs as good as those guys, but. I could do it - I'm from Texas. I have a guitar."

"You know, i go to Europe, i wear a cowboy hat and people look at you strangely, but new york is cool."

"I got into leather work because I couldn't afford professional leather work. So I thought it might be cheaper to go buy a $100 Tandy kit and then buy a bunch of leather make my own things.

The finished result is really cool, but it's the process, put on a song, sit down with a cup of coffee, and get to work and it kind of helps you clear your mind a little bit."

"If you have a strong work ethic, you can get along with a lot of different people who do different jobs.

If you have a love for your craft like songwriting for instance - it's all i think about and i'm sure there's a lot of other trades when people do that - making jackets for example. i'm sure it means a lot to them just like music means a lot to me."

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UNLINED ROUGH OUT COWHIDE JACKET

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